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"Several media outlets are reporting that Sony has sent memos to developers concerning future game projects. Apparently, Sony has been feeling the heat of the graphical power of GameCube and Microsoft's Xbox and the company has now advised developers to put more development time into creating better graphics and less time in developing lengthy gameplay experiences.
As consoles get more powerful, the video game industry has transformed into a visual presentation race. Sony's recent memo to stress graphics over gameplay is just a sign of the changing times."
Report from Nintendojo.
It's true though, isn't it, the real battle will take place on looks, with the casual gamer choosing the console that has the best graphics, assuming that it also has the best games.
Give it another generation or so, and gameplay will again become the main focus for developers, as all those that are there to be converted will have done so, the casual gamers will become more informed or lose interest - the size of the gaming industry makes in unlikely that there will be another generation of 'newbie gamers' that apparently were brought into it by the appeal of the Playstation.
As consoles get more powerful, the video game industry has transformed into a visual presentation race. Sony's recent memo to stress graphics over gameplay is just a sign of the changing times."
Report from Nintendojo.
It's true though, isn't it, the real battle will take place on looks, with the casual gamer choosing the console that has the best graphics, assuming that it also has the best games.
Give it another generation or so, and gameplay will again become the main focus for developers, as all those that are there to be converted will have done so, the casual gamers will become more informed or lose interest - the size of the gaming industry makes in unlikely that there will be another generation of 'newbie gamers' that apparently were brought into it by the appeal of the Playstation.
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"Several media outlets are reporting that Sony has sent memos to developers concerning future game projects. Apparently, Sony has been feeling the heat of the graphical power of GameCube and Microsoft's Xbox and the company has now advised developers to put more development time into creating better graphics and less time in developing lengthy gameplay experiences.
As consoles get more powerful, the video game industry has transformed into a visual presentation race. Sony's recent memo to stress graphics over gameplay is just a sign of the changing times."
Report from Nintendojo.
It's true though, isn't it, the real battle will take place on looks, with the casual gamer choosing the console that has the best graphics, assuming that it also has the best games.
Give it another generation or so, and gameplay will again become the main focus for developers, as all those that are there to be converted will have done so, the casual gamers will become more informed or lose interest - the size of the gaming industry makes in unlikely that there will be another generation of 'newbie gamers' that apparently were brought into it by the appeal of the Playstation.
As consoles get more powerful, the video game industry has transformed into a visual presentation race. Sony's recent memo to stress graphics over gameplay is just a sign of the changing times."
Report from Nintendojo.
It's true though, isn't it, the real battle will take place on looks, with the casual gamer choosing the console that has the best graphics, assuming that it also has the best games.
Give it another generation or so, and gameplay will again become the main focus for developers, as all those that are there to be converted will have done so, the casual gamers will become more informed or lose interest - the size of the gaming industry makes in unlikely that there will be another generation of 'newbie gamers' that apparently were brought into it by the appeal of the Playstation.
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