Future of Gaming

[BigOnYa]

Of course whether the game is good or not is what's most important, but as far as graphics and storage is concerned, which is more important to you.

 

[emigre]

Good graphics doesn't inherently mean it'll be visually appealing. The PS360 gen had a lot of good graphics but were fucking horrible to look at as Devs decided grey and brown were the only colours at play.

In terms of the poll, I went for graphics despite it needing more storage. SSD storage is getting really affordable and I have full fibre so it's no biggie for me.

 

[Cranesbill]

Im not saying stop making games look realistic (Because there’s times it works like GTA) I’m saying stop trying so hard to make your games look realistic as possible to where you’re practically forcing your consumers to pay extra to upgrade their storage to be able to play those games. What matters is variety, styles that differentiate your games and not have it all feel blend together by one style (Realism)

 

[kijetesantakalu042]

I answered larger game size on the poll, but devs should be less lazy and try to compress their data. Also maybe release the high quality assets as a free dlc so you don't need to download the 4k textures to play the game.

 

[hippy dave]

Full range of the spectrum just as it is now

 

[mathew77]

Low graphic is always better, 'cause it ignites players' imagination more.

Tldr: IF are the best games ever.

 

[kijetesantakalu042]

I think indie games with low graphics are going to be more common.

 

[Cranesbill]

I think indie games with low graphics are going to be more common.

The most popular and beloved Indie games right now have basic graphics and not anything realistic like Undertale or Stardew Valley

 

[Cranesbill]

MFW when I won the presidential debate:

 

[SylverReZ]

I think indie games with low graphics are going to be more common.

They also don't consume half of your hard drive up with too much bulk and DRM non-sense. All I want is to play the game straight away.

 

[kijetesantakalu042]

They also don't consume half of your hard drive up with too much bulk and DRM non-sense. All I want is to play the game straight away.

I think i already made that point in the unpopular opinions thread, but thanks for putting my thoughts into words.

 

[Jayinem]

Ever since the HD started the focus has been graphics graphics graphics resolution resolution resolution, and then stuff like gameplay and story come after. Not that there haven't been good games but not as many as there used to be.

 

[Marc_LFD]

I have a PS4 Pro (9.00) and PS5 (7.00) I don't need to say they're great consoles and all, but haven't really had time to play. I have Demon's Souls and Ratchet & Clank for PS5, while my PS4 Pro is hacked so I can play any PS4 game I want... I don't bother though.

I'm not even gonna bother buying the so-called PS5 Pro. They don't care about making exclusives for it (for PS5 in general) to make it worth.

 

[Blythe93]

To me it's more about story and the gameplay, good graphics are always a plus but they don't have to go overly realistic. Especially not to take half of my SSD just to get jaw-dropping visuals.

 

[BigOnYa]

I used to not care, but after getting a Series X console and a 120hz 4k tv, I want the best graphics possible. Hard drive space is last thing I care about, especially with how cheap hard drives (internal/external) are now days. Bring on the 200+ GB games.

 

[The Real Jdbye]

Why not both? Some games have hi res textures as optional DLC (free of course), so you can choose not to install it if you want to save drive space or bandwidth.

I have a powerful desktop, so I will always max out the settings whenever possible.
More and more people go with entry level or 1-2 generations old GPUs nowadays which can't push max settings on new AAA games and those high res textures are just wasted space.
It makes more sense than ever for them to be an optional download, for some reason very few developers offer this. I can't think of any recent games that actually offer this. Granted I don't play many new games on PC, I always wait for good Steam sales unless the game is cheap.
I think it should become standard.

 

[mathew77]

 

[Blythe93]

Bring on the 200+ GB games.

What about 50GB updates every now and then?

 

[BigOnYa]

What about 50GB updates every now and then?

Stalker 2 has had 2 updates now over 120gb, basically like reinstalling the game. The game is awesome now, but hard.

 

[kijetesantakalu042]

I used to not care, but after getting a Series X console and a 120hz 4k tv, I want the best graphics possible. Hard drive space is last thing I care about, especially with how cheap hard drives (internal/external) are now days. Bring on the 200+ GB games.

Devs should still learn how to perform basic compression.

If they want super high quality textures they could use proc textures like they use to generate the textures in the first place.