For nylig udtalte PlatinumGames sig ret kritisk om den kommende generation af konsoller, som lige nu bær de muligvis midlertidige navne PlayStation 5 og Xbox Scarlett. Åbenbart mener de ikke at konsollerne innoverer nok, og alt tyder da også på at det bliver i antallet af hestekræfter at vi kommer til at se den største forskel.
Spørger man dog Ubisoft, så er energien lidt en anden, for de mener at vi kan se frem til et "major leap" med de næste konsoller. I et interview med Telegraph fortælller Ubisofts Alain Corre nemlig følgende:
"I don't know! I really don't know. We don't know what the fans will want, we don't know how streaming will increase... what we do know is that the next generation of consoles which have been announced are a really major leap from the current generation, and for us creators, it is fantastic because we have always been very excited in trying to capture the cutting edge of what technology can offer."
"Developers want to surprise all the time, to innovate - and technology allows us to go into unknown territories and to bring something fresh. Like in Watch Dogs for example. Thanks to the AI that they are mastering now we are able to bring new gameplay. And if the manufactures of this world can go on innovating and pushing the boundaries of technologies, then we will be able to create better games and convince more fans and the industry will go on growing."
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