RetroGamingUK
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Now that we're about half way through the generation, looking back it's been quite a strange one…
- Covid causing game development delays
- Covid causing hardware production shortages
- GPU prices being higher due to the likes of bitcoin
- Sony's misguided approach to live service (thankfully mostly cancelled now)
- Diminishing fidelity returns due to the focus on 60fps
- Actor/writer strikes in the US
All of this, coupled with the PS5 Pro has left me feeling that this generation has only just got going.
Apart from the likes of COD, EAFC and indies were finally leaving the cross-gen period.
For me I'd be happy to wait until 2030. One big problem with game development is ray tracing, it (along with UE5) was supposed to solve the long dev times caused by baked lighting. Instead, due to weak GPUs it's ended up increasing dev times due to the performance and quality modes requiring one or the other. For me another generation with baked lighting would be pointless.
I think by 2030 we'll be able to get a solid generational leap at a price that will be comfortable for the mass market.
What are your thoughts?
- Covid causing game development delays
- Covid causing hardware production shortages
- GPU prices being higher due to the likes of bitcoin
- Sony's misguided approach to live service (thankfully mostly cancelled now)
- Diminishing fidelity returns due to the focus on 60fps
- Actor/writer strikes in the US
All of this, coupled with the PS5 Pro has left me feeling that this generation has only just got going.
Apart from the likes of COD, EAFC and indies were finally leaving the cross-gen period.
For me I'd be happy to wait until 2030. One big problem with game development is ray tracing, it (along with UE5) was supposed to solve the long dev times caused by baked lighting. Instead, due to weak GPUs it's ended up increasing dev times due to the performance and quality modes requiring one or the other. For me another generation with baked lighting would be pointless.
I think by 2030 we'll be able to get a solid generational leap at a price that will be comfortable for the mass market.
What are your thoughts?
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