Biggest graphical evolution on a single console?

SW is all graphics so this belongs.

So what console do you think has had the biggest graphical leap? Like launch title to what it's last best release? I haven't been gaming forever, but I'm always amazed how far the PS2 went. The first really great looking game was MGS2, then we get God of War 2 in 2007 which looks like an early PS3 game in SD. The PS3 and 360 have also come really far, look at how the Uncharted franchise and the Gears franchise have evolved graphically. Thoughts?

Super Nintendo/Super Famicom

Yeah... Probably the PS2.

Certianly wouldn't say any of this gen's consoles saw as significant evolution.

Commadore 64 to the PCs of now.

EDIT: Oh..."single CONSOLE." NVM. How about NES-SNES. :?:P

PS2 or N64, but I'm inclined to say N64.

Yeah... Probably the PS2.

Certianly wouldn't say any of this gen's consoles saw as significant evolution.

Probably the Super Nintendo but it did kind of cheat. Devil-Itachi

SNES - N64 (3D and way ahead of the PS1)

SNES - N64 (3D and way ahead of the PS1)

NaveedLife

The 3D sucked in most games though.

I get cold shivvers/nausea just thinking of Doom or Jurassic Park on the SNES. (the parts where you go inside, where it transitioned to a FPS). Those were so bad they basically were totally unplayable.

Yeah... Probably the PS2.

Certianly wouldn't say any of this gen's consoles saw as significant evolution.

vashkey

And those are both terrible so its a level playing field. I think this gen has come a long way. Maybe not as far as the PS2 but people seem to forget how mediocre everything looked before Gears of War.

I pretty much agree with the TC. Both the 360 and PS3 have come a long ways since launch.nightshade869

Well I still say PS2 because the last PS2 titles look better than Fall of Man and.... everything on the PS3 until Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. The PS2 started as a next gen console and ended looking as good as the current next gen console. PS3 and 360 have come a long way but I don't think its quite as far as the PS2.

[QUOTE="Devil-Itachi"]Probably the Super Nintendo but it did kind of cheat. ShadowDeathX

[QUOTE="ShadowDeathX"][QUOTE="Devil-Itachi"]Probably the Super Nintendo but it did kind of cheat. Devil-Itachi

The PSP... The launch games compared to its more recent stuff, its like it is a completely different system or something. Games just kept stepping up over and over again

Sega Genesis gets a nod as well.

The PSP... The launch games compared to its more recent stuff, its like it is a completely different system or something. Games just kept stepping up over and over again

Sega Genesis gets a nod as well.

VendettaRed07

Oh man I totally forgot about the PSP. I actually think I might agree with you. Ghost of Sparta is incredible and when you compare that to, say, Daxter, big big jump.

Snes->n64 Basically 2d to 3D

Maybe this gen? I never reallt paid much attention to graphics before this gen but we have gone from ugly games like Resistance Fall of Man to games like Killzone 3 and God of War. Huge leap between them

[QUOTE="ShadowDeathX"][QUOTE="Devil-Itachi"] All those chips devs threw into carts added quite a bit of extra power to the system. Sure it's not really cheating(hence kind of) but for most consoles power of the system is static.Devil-Itachi

Well that was the good thing about carts. The carts were actually part of the hardware. So the carts could easily be upgraded and what not, without worrying about the base hardware.

It is like a PC, plug in better hardware as time goes.

In current day, the physical disc isn't part of the actual hardware process. It just delivers the data needed, that is all. Of course, this just means that carts are more expensive, which happened. Publishers and developers cried over the costs required in such thing. Made sense for a market that was going to see new consoles every 4 years.

I think there is a big difference through this gen.

Well, somebody already beat me to it, but I'd definately say SNES, especially with Starfox.

Most major consoles have had similar levels of improving graphics.

Though If I had to point to one console, it'd be the ps3. From Developers not even using the spe's + the low optimization of launch games (Resistance fall of man, and a wealth of shoddy ports) to multiplats catching up and having exclusives like Gow 3 and Uc3.

I'd say the PS2.

I'd say this gen went through a pretty big leap. here is oblivion races vs skyrim races. and this isnt even that big of a jump compared to something like from resistance fall of man to something like gears 3 or battlefield 3

N64 went a long way graphically during its life cycle (partly thanks to the additional 4 MB of RAM plugin).

The Dreamcast. It was the first time my jaw hit the floor, I noticed graphics a lot as a kid and the Dreamcast blew me away. Now not so much, even if something is hyper realistic I am not going to care. Prefer art style now.

Snes to 64..

i'd have to say the jump to actual true 3d games with the PS1,Saturn and N64 after the mainly 2d era of the snes and megadrive.

either NES to SNES (Mario to Star Fox / Donkey Kong Country)

or more likely the SNES to N64

either NES to SNES (Mario to Star Fox / Donkey Kong Country)

or more likely the SNES to N64

Scoob64

What part of "Biggest graphical evolution on a single console?" didn't you understand?

Either ps1 or N64... I dont believe anyone can doubt this, they were the first 3D consoles... I think thats a big graphical evolution...

PS1.

Tekken 1.

to tekken 3.

[QUOTE="Scoob64"]

either NES to SNES (Mario to Star Fox / Donkey Kong Country)

or more likely the SNES to N64

BlbecekBobecek

What part of "Biggest graphical evolution on a single console?" didn't you understand?

woah... calm down there little guy. i read it wrong due to the fact that i was reading some responses saying "SNES to N64" and such... please find it in your heart to forgive me? hehe. :)

Halo CE....

...to Halo 2 was a fairly big leap.

PSOne .. Tekken 1 >> Tekken 3 is a very good example.

Wii .. any early 3rd party game >> SMG 2 + MPC.

XBOX360 .. GUN >> GOW3.

To be fair .. i think every console has a big graphical evo somehow.

PS1.

Tekken 1.

to tekken 3.

HAZE-Unit

First pic is ok but second is emulator shot. PS1 did not have smooth textures.

The PS2.

Halo CE....

...to Halo 2 was a fairly big leap.

balfe1990

...and there were several games on Xbox that were graphically superior to *bows down* Halo 2.