So the new generation is coming... what are you expecting to see evolve?

For me I hope we see better lip synching (Uncharted or Ratchet and Clank quality) NPC animation be almost as good as main characters so we see less mechanical AI, MORE TIME SPENT ON THE AI DEPARTMENT.

What is your opinion on the matter?

I want to see Nintendo go after the hardcore gamers and graphics lovers more aggressively.

The new generation is coming? When?

This thread is just about 2 years too early

Well besides the obvious answer of 'better graphcs' there are a few things I'd like to see.

1. Improved Online - If you do charge for me to play your game online, give me a reason to. If it's free, then make sure it's still a quality service.

2. Simplification of Dev Tools - I mean at this point, you should be spending time making sure the dev tools you send to developers are intuitive and as easy to use as possible. Basically this means that when a game is released multi-plat that I shouldn't have to scour the internet for reasons to buy it on one system over the other.

3. Some New Gameplay - I can't shake the feeling that this generation of gaming feels like an extension of last gen. So very few "new" experiences with the 360/PS3/Wii/PC in the past 3 years. Want to see some fresh ideas come out from a gameplay standpoint.

For me I hope we see better lip synching (Uncharted or Ratchet and Clank quality) NPC animation be almost as good as main characters so we see less mechanical AI, MORE TIME SPENT ON THE AI DEPARTMENT.

What is your opinion on the matter?

swamplord666

I bought the 80GB MGS4 PS3 Bundle recently for $500.00 Dollars. My mind is not ready for the next generation... Can't we just slow down and let the artists get used to these consoles first?

This thread is just about 2 years too early

Auricom-R

I expect graphics speed and realism to improve while game-play quality difficulty and length all decline

The next gen won't start until at least 2011......more likely 2012

The next generation is still far off, 2011 is my best bet

The overall quality of games.

For me I hope we see better lip synching (Uncharted or Ratchet and Clank quality) NPC animation be almost as good as main characters so we see less mechanical AI, MORE TIME SPENT ON THE AI DEPARTMENT.

What is your opinion on the matter?

Better graphics. 8) I want a new gen every year because the graphics will get better.OreoMilkshake

Just get a PC. >.> Graphics quality gets better every time a new graphics card comes out, plus the PC gets the benefit of 'upgraded' backwards compatability. Couldn't play S.T.A.L.K.E.R. with 8x AA at native 1600p? Well now you can!

I don't really caretoo muchabout the next gen since I'm stopping after this one, but I have still been thinking about what might happen next gen. Some possible improvements that I can imagine happening, and would hope to happen if I wasn't going to stop with this gen are:

-Further getting into the whole Wiimote/Natal/Eyetoy wand thing, with greater interactivity, and a much better use in games. Have the next step in the evolution, and have it surprise us. I know it isn't something everybody wants, say "O noez t3h cazualz r ruininz t3h gaminz 4 uz allllllll, even if motion controls are not neccessarily equal to casual gaming" but this is really the bes thing that they could to to expand gaming IMO.

-More possibility for bigger, more detailed worlds. In my dream GTA game, I'd be able to go into as many buildings as possible, and it would be like an actual virtual world (with more variety than GTA4, but that's a topic for another discussion :P). If that's not possible this gen, then I would hope it would be possible next gen. And the same is true for other aspects of the gameplay. More advanced physics and stuff that wouldn't be possible even for this gen. Not neccessary for all games, but would definitely be welcome for the ones that could benefit from it.

-Free online. Not only that, but good free online.

Not really sure what else I would include, though I'm sure that there are other areas that could definitely use improvement. If these things do end up happening, then I will be very tempted to go against what I said about stopping after this gen, though probably would still stop.

Noooo i dont want it to come.. at least not now or the next 4 years :P.. even tho i bought my ps3 almost 2 years ago it still feels like yesterday and dont want to see new gen anytime soon,it would be best to be on either 2013 or 2014

[QUOTE="OreoMilkshake"]Better graphics. 8) I want a new gen every year because the graphics will get better.Technoweirdo

Just get a PC. >.> Graphics quality gets better every time a new graphics card comes out, plus the PC gets the benefit of 'upgraded' backwards compatability. Couldn't play S.T.A.L.K.E.R. with 8x AA at native 1600p? Well now you can!

Hmm, i thought it was coming in around 5 more years.

Parallax mapping, soft (Shadows, particles, water, etc etc) and volumetric (light, smoke, fire etc), full bump mapping and proper full dynamic lighting (everything casts a shadow at the right angle). So basically Clear Sky, well actually DX10 feature set, it is possible this gen but only in small amounts on the consoles (the smoke in KZ2, the mapping in GeoW2) but I would expect to see these existing technologies implemented in tandem and to their full extent. BoloTheGreat

Hopefully Pinsir finally manages to evolve.

Seriously, eh probably more attempts to win over casual crowd.

This thread is just about 2 years too early

Auricom-R

[QUOTE="Technoweirdo"]

[QUOTE="OreoMilkshake"]Better graphics. 8) I want a new gen every year because the graphics will get better.OreoMilkshake

Just get a PC. >.> Graphics quality gets better every time a new graphics card comes out, plus the PC gets the benefit of 'upgraded' backwards compatability. Couldn't play S.T.A.L.K.E.R. with 8x AA at native 1600p? Well now you can!

My sarcasm detector's always broken. >.>