Hitman: Absolution dev says game limited by current gen - Report

Roberto Marchesi is absolutely correct.

In fact, every console game in existence has been limited by what the then-current generation consoles could do.

Example: Instead of essentially developing the original Metal Gear for the NES and MS-DOS, I'm sure Hideo Kojima would have preferred developing it for a PS3 (or PS4) console. His ideas were unfortunately limited by late '80s technology.

It's also an economic issue, because next-gen consoles are primarily only released when the costs associated with materials, production and promotion can successfully be recovered through consumers. The consoles may be very technologically advanced, but being too expensive means that fewer people buy them -- and as a result, game developers who develop games for those consoles sell fewer games.

The best developers know how to make great games in spite of all this.

This really isn't (or shouldn't) be shocking news to anyone.

Of course it's limited, the "current" gen is absolutely pathetic at this point in time.

I have a bad feeling this game is going to suck, especially the PC version

@zfizz4shizz I buy all my games and they're PC versions. All my console friends have them pirated, in best case they buy 1-2 games a year. Piracy in consoles is huge too.

I just remembered something. I was playing Hitman Sniper Challenge and noticed that you have to hold a key/button to aim. Now isn't it lame they didn't have the option to choose between hold and toggle like 90% of games do? It might sound as a minor thing to most of you but it's not something hardware demanding nor difficult to programme, it's just lazy.

I like how the article tells us how limited he was by the current gen, but doesn't tell us how.

Also, the PC exists. This sounds like a scapegoat for a poor game.

So... if the game comes out flat, with poor reviews, then he can fall back on this and blame console limitations?

Agreed, console babies, especially wii-u nerd fanboys, are ruining video games.

Just miss the old times. where story where incredibly told WITH gameplay! Old scholl animated sprites still are charming and classic! We need new ways of gameplay not endless cinematic cutscenes that makes you sleep.Games are being more watchable than playable. People are just tired of receiveing a batch of shooters the entire year.... shoot shoot shoot shoot!!!!!!!!! Please Fumito Ueda finish Last Guardian at once =(.

«The first games that will come out for the next generation of consoles will probably be just like an up-scaled version of everything," he said. "All the textures will be ramped up twice, the resolution, everything…that’s really just a brute-force approach to making great-looking games, and, in a way, it's much more of a challenge doing it with this current generation."

So it is limited in graphics ... nowhere it is question of making things more complexe, a new gameplay, making things bigger, more epic ... no ... "our game is shit because we don't have more graphics power" ... yeah dummy because it is the only thing that could make you game better ...

And of course a new generation of consol will only see better graphics, nothing else will be better. It is starting to sound like shit ... Just better graphics with everything dumbed down, FPS everywhere and gamer calling themselves "hardcore" ... shit this is stupid as ****.

No one is creative now or what ? No one can play anything unless it as the best graphics possible that will be outdated in a month ? Damn ...

Ok then,if the game sucks I'll blame it on the hardware the consoles have.What BS is this...Its like Cryio said,adjust to what you have and make the best of it.

I understand where they come with the "limited by the technology phrase".

But seriously now: Gears of War 3, Assassin's Creed III, Crysis 2, Battlefield 3, The Witcher 2, Skyrim, Uncharted 3, Halo 4, Arkham City.

How come these games work on consoles just fine and they only have to make small sacrifices?

See PC vs Console differences in Crysis 2 (Maldo Mod, DirectX11), The Witcher 2 (totally different versions) and Skyrim (a modded one).

Also, see how the first games from a franchise compare to its last entry in this generation: Unchared 1 vs 3, Gears 1 vs 3, Halo 3 vs 4, Crysis 1 vs 2, AC 1 vs 3, Oblivion vs Skyrim.

If you want to improve, just adjust, rethink and it's doable..

Marchesi, my PC would like to speak with you.

Perhaps they shouldn't have waited so long between games.

Even if they had waited and made this a launch title for next gen, they would still have made it for the current gen, and presumably the same excuses?

they just make it for the wii u or pc

Why is the PC release date "TBA 2012 (US) »" on the games page?

Excuses excuses...the Reality is nothing is Handcuffing them from creating good content. If new consoles were out some developers would probably complain about the learning curve of the new hardware(which would be valid normally speaking),but too many people are using things as an excuse to sort of make status quo games when really in all honesty it makes them look bad that this console cycle was so long and they mastered working on the hardware, so why does 1 particular game end up sucking or have a ton of flaws. Can they guarantee there will be less of these kinds of problems with the new generation of consoles? I dont think so not with the increased production cost and increased work-overhead tied to a newer more powerful hardware..If anything its gonna be more of those sorts of problems. Im kind of tired of hearing the whining in the media about certain things from game developers...

@Volgin @groowagon Ya man i loved all the black isle games, the story was always extra. I would constantly come back to the game and completely forget the story,yet I continued because the gameplay was great.

the problem is, people are so used to good graphics, that sacrificing them to make a more interesting gameplay experience would be highly risky, Rockstar's RDR managed to balance this, because the wild west isn't as crammed with stuff.

And the visuals were quite decent.

people tend to glance over a game if it doesn't look good.

a good looking FPS is a safe bet, more time spend on visuals since the mechanic is always the same.

There's nothing wrong with the current generation consoles. What makes a great game is great story telling, an excellent soundtrack and character development! Sure next gen consoles will provide better graphics, textures etc, and thats all good, but there's too much zombie like focus on this (a bit like every game should have a multiplayer!), and it's simply laziness. It's all about being to immersing the player in your world and it's acheiveable now...if, as a developer, you can be bothered to acheive it!

@PSYCHOV3N0M Is that so? Yes it has to look great, yes graphics are a main element in gaming, yes I do care about visuals, but it's not all I care about.

I want to hear how you'll be able to drive through any wall, how buildings will collapse Red Faction style, how explosions will leave craters in the ground that you could walk into as examples of next gen prowess.

I already know it will look great, after all, any visual upgrade from current is amazing because games are looking sharp already.