What do you want in the next generation console?

Graphics continue to get better each year, and since so much progress has been made during the Xbox and GC years, it was hard to really appreciate the graphical leap the 360 and PS3 offered their first year. So, instead of the next systems trying to impress me on a graphical scale, what I want to see happen is advances in performance. I want 60 FPS as a standard. I want no load times. I want games to perform without glitches. I want more stability and reliablity. And I actually want less features in my next console. I'm not looking for a multimedia console that's always connected online, with a bunch of services I don't pay for because I won't use. I'm looking for a straight up gaming machine.

I want Wii HD. No joke. I currently only own a Wii, and it's a great console that's near perfect for me game wise. However, I got an HDTV last Christmas, and even with a component cable, the graphics still look a little too rough. So, I'd like Wii HD to have at least 360 level graphics, an HDMI output, Dobly Digital 5.1 sound, full backward compatibility with all Wii and GCN games (and upscale them to HD resolutions), have more internal memory for storing VC/Wiiware games, and have a wireless Nunchuck. :)

i want them to focus in decent games instead in this new motion crap

Anything but 3D and motion control.

Besides fun games, I'd love to see better web browsing capabilities.

Besides fun games, I'd love to see better web browsing capabilities.

CheekyIchi

Plus (this won't happen) I want M$ to stop jerking us around and charging/over chargingfor a service that the competition gives away for free. All this crap that cluttersthe dashborad (FB, twitter, etc..)thats meant for casuals/non gamers is garbage and I'm being forced to pay for it, they in no wayimprove theXbox or gamingexperience. If we were given dedicated servers across all games or something worth while I could understand being charged, but forcing me to pay to play is BS and greedy. I already pay for internet and at least in MMO's your paying for the servers/maintnance. Were really paying for nothing, Live's serviceis nothing.

I want Wii HD. No joke. I currently only own a Wii, and it's a great console that's near perfect for me game wise. However, I got an HDTV last Christmas, and even with a component cable, the graphics still look a little too rough. So, I'd like Wii HD to have at least 360 level graphics, an HDMI output, Dobly Digital 5.1 sound, full backward compatibility with all Wii and GCN games (and upscale them to HD resolutions), have more internal memory for storing VC/Wiiware games, and have a wireless Nunchuck. :)

Ravenprose

The Wii shouldn't have 360 level graphics.

It should be STRONGER than the 360!

Graphics continue to get better each year, and since so much progress has been made during the Xbox and GC years, it was hard to really appreciate the graphical leap the 360 and PS3 offered their first year. So, instead of the next systems trying to impress me on a graphical scale, what I want to see happen is advances in performance. I want 60 FPS as a standard. I want no load times. I want games to perform without glitches. I want more stability and reliablity. And I actually want less features in my next console. I'm not looking for a multimedia console that's always connected online, with a bunch of services I don't pay for because I won't use. I'm looking for a straight up gaming machine.

JustPlainLucas

Most of what you're talking about is based on software makers, not hardware. 60 fps and 1080p are within the reach of current gen consoles (some games run at those rates and those resolutions) but they tend not to happen because there is other stuff that either developers value more or they figure players will value more (Obsidian's games are horrendously buggy because they would rather throw stuff in until the last moment than playtest).

Personally, I'm really happy with the design of current gen consoles because online connectivity and hard drives have massively benefitted gaming.

Magazines with demo disks (OPM and OXM in the States) cost at least 50 bucks a year to subscribe to back when they still existed. Nowadays demos can be had for free (those who pay for XBL Gold or PSN Plus just get a week's early access, which is meaningless unless you are an extremely obsessive sort like I am). IMHO the coolest thing about online connectivity and hard drives is that they have allowed for india games (and user created content) to hit consoles in a big way for the first time.

What you said, Lucas. 60FPS should be standard and we should be ata point where loading times are cut drasticly or eliminated.Travo_basic

Agreed. It's been long enough for everyone to learn how to properly do that. There's no excuse for it to not be standard already.

Most of what you're talking about is based on software makers, not hardware. 60 fps and 1080p are within the reach of current gen consoles (some games run at those rates and those resolutions) but they tend not to happen because there is other stuff that either developers value more or they figure players will value more (Obsidian's games are horrendously buggy because they would rather throw stuff in until the last moment than playtest).

CarnageHeart

Perhaps, but it'd still be nice for there to be some focus on achieving top-notch performance for a change.

No more FPS

More RPG

The ability to carry over DLC and games you bought on the last gen systems.

A catalog of ALL the old NES/Sega and even ATARI games..not just released each week but the whole thing and for a reasonable price.

And STEAM installed on the next gen systems.

I want another golden age of rpgs, I'm sick of all these damn shooters.Allicrombie

Im with you on this one..Although duke nuke em will rock the house..We are getting two good rpgs in martch..Dao2 an the witcher 2 cant wait..

I really don't care for a new console. They should just focus on making amazing, original games on the current ones. What we have now is good enough for me, just bring the games.

I want another golden age of rpgs, I'm sick of all these damn shooters.Allicrombie

Agreed. Regardless of the hardware capabilities of this gen, I feel none of the current system's libraries compare to the PS2's.

Shooters, shooters, and more shooters. How many is enough?

I want another golden age of rpgs, I'm sick of all these damn shooters.Allicrombie

That's an odd thing to say considering the utter RPG overload in 2011:

• Dragon Age II
• The Witcher 2
• Guild Wars 2
• Star Wars: The Old Republic
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
• Diablo III
• Dungeon Siege III
• Two Worlds II
• Mass Effect 3
• Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
• The Lord of the Rings: War in the North
• Dead State
• Darkspore
• Torchlight II
• Neverwinter
• Rift

More than anything else, I want this to become sufficiently accurate to be viable for commercial applications, and then have it become the newest development in game control.

To tell you the truth. I don't want any more Consoles. Or lets have just one system for everything.Easports48

[QUOTE="Allicrombie"]I want another golden age of rpgs, I'm sick of all these damn shooters.UpInFlames

That's an odd thing to say considering the utter RPG overload in 2011:

• Dragon Age II
• The Witcher 2
• Guild Wars 2
• Star Wars: The Old Republic
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
• Diablo III
• Dungeon Siege III
• Two Worlds II
• Mass Effect 3
• Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
• The Lord of the Rings: War in the North
• Dead State
• Darkspore
• Torchlight II
• Neverwinter
• Rift

True. If you close your eyes and stick you hand in a bin you're likely to come up with a first person shooter, but if one is honestly interested in rpgs, racing games, fighting games, sidescrollers or what have you, there are plenty of options out there.

Built in toaster ovens. TheFallenDemon

I really don't care for a new console. They should just focus on making amazing, original games on the current ones. What we have now is good enough for me, just bring the games.

musicXpirate

That's probably the way most people feel (I know I feel that way). So many developers content themselves with UE 3.0 that the hardware isn't often pushed hard.

i want them to focus in decent games instead in this new motion crap

Krelian-co

Agree. I hate it. I'm good with sticking to my good old controller/keyboard and mouse.

[QUOTE="Allicrombie"]I want another golden age of rpgs, I'm sick of all these damn shooters.UpInFlames

That's an odd thing to say considering the utter RPG overload in 2011:

• Dragon Age II
• The Witcher 2
• Guild Wars 2
• Star Wars: The Old Republic
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
• Diablo III
• Dungeon Siege III
• Two Worlds II
• Mass Effect 3
• Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
• The Lord of the Rings: War in the North
• Dead State
• Darkspore
• Torchlight II
• Neverwinter
• Rift

I want another golden age of rpgs, I'm sick of all these damn shooters.Allicrombie

10/10

[QUOTE="UpInFlames"]

[QUOTE="Allicrombie"]I want another golden age of rpgs, I'm sick of all these damn shooters.Allicrombie

That's an odd thing to say considering the utter RPG overload in 2011:

• Dragon Age II
• The Witcher 2
• Guild Wars 2
• Star Wars: The Old Republic
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
• Diablo III
• Dungeon Siege III
• Two Worlds II
• Mass Effect 3
• Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
• The Lord of the Rings: War in the North
• Dead State
• Darkspore
• Torchlight II
• Neverwinter
• Rift

Tactics Ogre is excellent and judging by their predecessors, Valkyria Chronicles 3 and Demon's Souls 2 will probably be excellent.

[QUOTE="Easports48"]To tell you the truth. I don't want any more Consoles. Or lets have just one system for everything.JustPlainLucas

[QUOTE="Easports48"]To tell you the truth. I don't want any more Consoles. Or lets have just one system for everything.JustPlainLucas

So what? Only fanboys care about exclusives. Making system-selling exclusives shouldn't be the goal of a game developer if that same game developer doesn't happen to be a console manufacturer as well. Stop being a fanboy.

Make it the next gen console as fully user-friendly and game dev-friendly console. Just putting the embedded OS inside the console and only update the embedded OS files rather than updating firmwares that looking annoying for some people.amirzaim

Ya, I think making the console for game developer friendly is a good start.

I want another golden age of rpgs, I'm sick of all these damn shooters.Allicrombie

That's an odd thing to say considering the utter RPG overload in 2011:

• Dragon Age II
• The Witcher 2
• Guild Wars 2
• Star Wars: The Old Republic
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
• Diablo III
• Dungeon Siege III
• Two Worlds II
• Mass Effect 3
• Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
• The Lord of the Rings: War in the North
• Dead State
• Darkspore
• Torchlight II
• Neverwinter
• Rift

I would like to see blu ray support become standard or at least make it so that games can be completly installed on the hard drive either by download or multiple DVD's. Online multiplayer should be free on all systems and anything extra could cost a fee. Dont really need a web browser on a console, it works on the PS3 but i'd rather use my computer or even a smart phone. Normal controllers shoudl remain the standard with the option to use motion controllers on most if not all games. I would like to be able to download demos for games even if the games are released in a different region (they can throw up a warning about language barriers and the possibility of never seeing this game released in NA).

On the hardware side, i'd like to see quad core CPU's (doesnt have to be extreme high end - to keep costs down) and graphics processors on par with GTX 580/Radeon 6970. This would allow games with tesselation support. Hard drive sizes, 500Gb minimum with 1Tb or more on a higher model. Of course the ability to swap out the hard drive with any off the shelf equivelant would be nice too (i'm looking at you Microsoft). This would allow the user to download the game and install it on the hard drive, which could be beneficial to consumers who cant find a copy in stores.

I would like to see Nintendo step up to the plate and deliver a console that DOES support HD graphics. It doesnt have to be top of the line, but i'd like to see games that dont look like they were made 10 yrs ago.

i want them to focus in decent games instead in this new motion crap

Krelian-co

Maybe a return to just regular controller-based gaming. Enough of this motion stuff. At the end of the day, motion control is trumped by a regular, old-fashioned controller.

Upgradeability

Maybe a return to just regular controller-based gaming. Enough of this motion stuff. At the end of the day, motion control is trumped by a regular, old-fashioned controller.

MathMattS

Unless you have a Wii, no one is cramming motion control down your throat.

More power. I want a stronger machine that can crunch more data. I want to be able to shoot a grenade in Battlefield 4 and literally blow a hole in the ground. I want my tank shot to be able to cause a rock face to crumble. The ability to put C4 in a tunnel and cause a cave in. I want Destruction 4.0 :)

I want more new IP's and less sequels! Okay, that's not really platform related.

I want more game testing and less bugs! Okay, again not platform related.

Just more processing power. Technology has increased by leaps and bounds since the PS3 and 360 came out, and they could give us much more powerful consoles without much of an increase in price. Loading times could be geatly reduced, graphics could be improved, and there would still be ample room left for tons of other processing to be going on simultaneously.

i want them to focus in decent games instead in this new motion crap

Krelian-co

To be honest not much more can be done here besides better graphics.

There is nothing that Next Generation Consoles can offer me, that this Generation of Consoles can't offer me already, in terms of what I want from video games.

Dedicated servers and less annoying kids on xbl.

All of the games running at least at 720p. Seriously.