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Improved Visuals, Surround Sound and 32 Player Online Matches : Is This What Next-Generation Gaming Is All About?
What defines next-gen gaming for you? Back in the day, I would have said graphics. Whenever a new system came out, all you would think about was graphics. I absolutely think that gameplay is the most important part of any game, but when you looked at new console releases 10 years ago, all you had to talk about were graphics. Now, times have really changed. Consoles and portables offer so much, with developers putting out wildly varying platforms. Sony and Microsoft are heavily focused on audio and video, while Nintendo is dedicated to experience and interaction. Who’s to say which is truly next-gen? A console that mixed both from the get-go would likely squash these arguments, but that may never happen.