• M500@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    I completely agree. I think the 360 era was the last time it felt like there was a huge jump in graphics. Everything since then seems to just be a slow drip of improvements.

    I’m not saying thing aren’t amazing these days, but ps4 vs ps5 isn’t as different as ps1 to ps2 was.

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      I play games since the 8-bit era.

      The last time I was amazed by graphics was when playing GTA V on my PS3 around 10 years ago.

      It felt like a next gen game on a last gen console (because it was).

      Everything since then has only seen gradual change it seems.

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        Strange how perception works. The last time I was really amazed by graphics was with Unreal. I could admire the castle in the intro for hours.

        The Doom 3 alpha was astonishing as well. But by the time it was released it felt like just another gradual advancement among all the other games.

        Maybe it’s a console vs PC thing where console players would get and incredible leap with each generation whereas PC players saw all the steps to reach the next generation.

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          Man, Unreal was one of the leaps for sure! Loved that game.

          Yeah, consoles tended to be bigger steps, but the steps get extremely small. PS4 to PS5 did not feel like a real graphical step at all to me

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        I played ever since the Atari days. The biggest jumps were Atari to super Nintendo, SNES to ps1, ps1 to 1080p, 1080 p to 4k, all very noticeable and next-gen graphics jumps from one to the next

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      Looking back, there were definite jumps between generations, but at the time it definitely felt gradual after xbox->360/PS2->PS3. The jump to Xbox/PS2 was incredible at the time

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        For reference, my first console was an nes. But I think the PS2 era was the last great era of games.

        Once we had online connectivity, everything kind of got worse. Broken games to be patched later, micro transactions, the loss of local multiplayer.

        I almost only play indie games these days or I emulate titles from the ps2 and earlier. It’s a shame that the magic gaming had before the internet has been lost.

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      I went from PS3 to late-stage PS4 (think TLOU2). You can’t convince me that wasn’t a pretty big jump between one generation.