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PS4 and Xbox One: The Diminishing Returns Of Next-Gen Console Graphics

Posted October 02, 2013 2:35 PM

From ExtremeTech:

While the PS4 and Xbox One boast hardware specs that are much more powerful than their predecessors, the actual difference in visual quality between the PS3 and PS4 or Xbox 360 and Xbox One will be minimal. We would be much wiser to focus on other attributes that aren't yet affected by the diminishing returns of faster chips, such as AI and art direction, but we'll soon see if developers and publishers feel the same way.

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10/02/2013 9:46 PM

Why did they use a picture from Tomb raider from what looks like a PSone?

If the Visual Quality doesn't make much difference anymore maybe they could focus on the important things like game-play and story instead of making another call of duty part 360.

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