What makes a game truly Next-Gen?

They shoved it down our ears for months and months. The next gen is finally comfortably here and i still have yet to see anything, besides graphics and cover-systems, that make any new games actually next gen.

the only games i think are actually going to make everyone realize what advancing games really is (since updated graphics is a given, everyone knows graphics are always going to get better, why does everyone acted so amazed when they see better graphics?!?!?!) are Metal Gear Solid 4, LittleBigPlanet and maybe a few others, but those two are the only two that seemed to be doing things in whole new ways. mgs4 will introduce dozens of new features, gameplay mechanics, story telling techniques, and much more - let alone graphics. and littlebigplanet is introducing what is practically an entirely new genre of gameplay- thats what is truly NEXT-GEN to me. what about you?

what do you think makes a game truly next-gen????

To be honest I never really think about games in terms of whether or not they qualify as "next gen". The term is simply bandied about by marketers for hype whenever a new line of gaming system comes out, it has been happening for years and years.

I guess when I hear the term now all I think about is "better graphics", which is normally the most obvious step (as a result of more processing power) between generations.

I suppose that if a system comes out that doesn't really push processing power and markets itself on other changes (i.e. the wii and motion controls) then the term "next gen" and what it implies really is up for a lot of debate.

Well its hard to say what a next gen game is. Especially now that we're pretty far into the current gen. But for me personally the first "next-gen" experiance I had was Motorstorm. I played what I think was a demo in a store back early '07. I was with some friends and we were just standing by the PS3 stand for like a good 20-30 minutes. It was really quite awe inspiring, and very cool. Now that I have Motorstorm in my home it doesn't give the same feeling, b ut it still awesome fun :D.

But back to the topic... I think a next gen game needs graphics, story, and gameplay that is all better than most of the games last gen

To be honest I never really think about games in terms of whether or not they qualify as "next gen". The term is simply bandied about by marketers for hype whenever a new line of gaming system comes out, it has been happening for years and years.

I guess when I hear the term now all I think about is "better graphics", which is normally the most obvious step (as a result of more processing power) between generations.

I suppose that if a system comes out that doesn't really push processing power and markets itself on other changes (i.e. the wii and motion controls) then the term "next gen" and what it implies really is up for a lot of debate.

n00b1337

Agreed. I get the feeling that people are expecting some massive 2D to 3D type leap forward, and its just not going to come.

Graphics are given so...

If it's a sequel, gameplay should be improved and a lot of new features.

If it's a new game, it should have something that not a single previous gen game has.

They shoved it down our ears for months and months. The next gen is finally comfortably here and i still have yet to see anything, besides graphics and cover-systems, that make any new games actually next gen.

ronniepage588

Really, that's all you've seen from this generation?

Maybe you should pay closer attention or play some better games?