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When I first played the playstation 2, I was simply amazed. I find that very hard to admit (being a nintendo fan) but it's true. But after a few hours of playing teken tag tournament, I realised that it there was absolutely nothing new. It felt like-actually, I was just playing a playstation one with a new, graphical makeover. Many people have already labelled the PS2 as a near-failure. If you forget the great games, the PS2 is really nothing special. Don't get me wrong though, it could have been and still can be great but the one thing it's lacking is innovation. I've always thought that "next-gen" consoles were all about innovation and with the kings of innovation (nintendo) and Microsoft both bringing out stunning, innovative new systems in a few months, the PS2 will be completely shadowed.
What do you think Innovation is?
What do you think Innovation is?
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Player_x wrote:
>If you forget the great games, the PS2 is really nothing >special.
Does that comment strike anyone esle as being incredibly amusing?
>If you forget the great games, the PS2 is really nothing >special.
Does that comment strike anyone esle as being incredibly amusing?
The progress between each console, in my opinion, seems to be less and less.
The jump from 8-bit to 16 was nothing short of remarkable.
Look at Sega. As much as I enjoyed the Sega MAster System, when the Megadrive came along, everything was improved. The graphics were amazing, the sound a joy, and the games were so much bigger.
When the Megadrive became the Saturn, the games again were better, but it wasn't the same kind of improvement as from 8 to 16 bit.
With Nintendo it's similar, if you compare late NES games with early SNES games there is clearly an improvement in all areas, but if you compare say Donkey Kong Country with an N64 game, it isn't quite as impressive an improvement.
Of course if we were comparing a late SNES game against a late N64 game, the progress is more obvious.
I think that developments in new technology aren't so remarkable as they were, and although things are continuing to improve, it's not at the same rate.
So, yes, the new consolew will be a marked improvement over what was available previously, but as time goes by, it won't be that easy to distinguish between the launch games of one console, and the final releases of it's father.
The jump from 8-bit to 16 was nothing short of remarkable.
Look at Sega. As much as I enjoyed the Sega MAster System, when the Megadrive came along, everything was improved. The graphics were amazing, the sound a joy, and the games were so much bigger.
When the Megadrive became the Saturn, the games again were better, but it wasn't the same kind of improvement as from 8 to 16 bit.
With Nintendo it's similar, if you compare late NES games with early SNES games there is clearly an improvement in all areas, but if you compare say Donkey Kong Country with an N64 game, it isn't quite as impressive an improvement.
Of course if we were comparing a late SNES game against a late N64 game, the progress is more obvious.
I think that developments in new technology aren't so remarkable as they were, and although things are continuing to improve, it's not at the same rate.
So, yes, the new consolew will be a marked improvement over what was available previously, but as time goes by, it won't be that easy to distinguish between the launch games of one console, and the final releases of it's father.
There are few games these days on any platform that are truly original; it's not just a PS2 issue.
When I first played the playstation 2, I was simply amazed. I find that very hard to admit (being a nintendo fan) but it's true. But after a few hours of playing teken tag tournament, I realised that it there was absolutely nothing new. It felt like-actually, I was just playing a playstation one with a new, graphical makeover. Many people have already labelled the PS2 as a near-failure. If you forget the great games, the PS2 is really nothing special. Don't get me wrong though, it could have been and still can be great but the one thing it's lacking is innovation. I've always thought that "next-gen" consoles were all about innovation and with the kings of innovation (nintendo) and Microsoft both bringing out stunning, innovative new systems in a few months, the PS2 will be completely shadowed.
What do you think Innovation is?
What do you think Innovation is?
Page: