While video games today boast stunning visuals, with advancements appearing incremental, some argue that the graphical arms race in gaming may be nearing its end. The article explores the diminishing returns of graphical improvements and the shift in focus towards other aspects of gaming, such as gameplay and storytelling.
Video games today are more beautiful than they have ever been. At last month’s Game Awards, we saw cinematic trailers for games boasting stunning graphics. One was Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, from The Last of Us creators Naughty Dog, whose wry heroine was animated with such fine detail that she communicated more through facial expressions than dialogue.
In a leaked memo from Insomniac, creator of the recent Spider-Man PlayStation series, one developer asked whether the budget of Spider-Man 2, which was $300mn to the first game’s $100mn, was a sensible use of resources: “Is 3x the investment evident to anyone who plays the game?” It certainly didn’t result in triple the sales. In fact there’s little evidence that better graphics result in higher profits.
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