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When do you think we will see another mind blowing next-gen game?

I feel like its been a while. I still think HFW is the best looking actual playable game thats come out so far, it feels like not a lot of wow factor has been presented yet. I also think rift apart was crazy and forza horizon 5. It still feels like we haven’t even neared the peak of what games will be this generation, feels like it hasn’t even started to be honest.

Nothing really over summer gamesfest, xbox showcase, or ONL screamed next gen to me. Everything kind of just looks like whatever, some games look nice, like street fighter 6 or FF16, but they dont look like games that couldnt exist of previous gen.

When is the next big ‘holy shit’ game to be revealed? What game do you think it will be? If you think there already exist a game of that stature coming out, what is it?
 
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The Last of Us remake looks next gen visually imo, so does Callisto Protocol imo

It only looks next gen because we haven’t truly experienced next gen yet. The next Naughty Dog game will not look like TLOU 2 or Remake. TLOU3 probably won’t look like that.

Look at the evolution between the last of us, uncharted 4, and the last of us 2…its honestly insane. We haven’t even left the parking lot yet
 
Starfield from a game design perspective will be bigger than anything we ever seen. 1000+ planets, a crafted bethesda story and game design loop. multiple cities. The kind of game I'm really looking to push next gen hardware. That will impress me more than prettier graphics. On top of that whatever Obsidian is working on with Avowed. I expect A tight skyrim world with far more choice and consequence. Just the next steps in RPGs in general should be mind blowing because it should allow greater freedom and choice.
 
Spider-Man 2 gameplay demo. GTA 6 reveal trailer. Usual "in engine" reveal trailer footage of the next Playstation first party AAA blockbuster.

Keep an eye on Alan Wake 2 and Wonder Woman in game reveals. I suspect those will impress.
 

KillaJamm

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Personally I think it will be The Calissto Protocol judging by recent videos, but The Last of Us should hold the crown for a short while once it releases.
 

cormack12

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So hard without any real commitments to release dates or actual wip reveals.

I think a lot of stuff is going to be detail driven this gen, so its going to be harder to pick out a massive step up.

The only ones I'd be confident of delivering above and beyond would be:

GTA VI
Whatever Naughty Dog are working on
Hellblade II
Insomniacs next game
Coalitions next game

I can't really look beyond any of that even for pubs like Ubisoft - maybe Avatar has a chance?
 
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This one is easy, but it will take a while. These are not in rankings or anything, put numbers for the sake of easier count.

These are off top of my head.

1 - Gears 6 from The Coalition
2 - The next new IP/Game from Naughty Dog
3 - Fable from Playground Gamss
4 - The next title from Sony Santa Monica after God of War Ragnarok
5 - Wolverine from Insomniac Games
6 - Perfect Dark Reboot from The Initiative
7 - GTA VI from Rockstar
8 - Alan Wake 2 and Max Payne Remake from Remedy
9 - Next Gen Assassin's Creed from Ubisoft
 
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Hobbygaming

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It only looks next gen because we haven’t truly experienced next gen yet. The next Naughty Dog game will not look like TLOU 2 or Remake. TLOU3 probably won’t look like that.

Look at the evolution between the last of us, uncharted 4, and the last of us 2…its honestly insane. We haven’t even left the parking lot yet
I definitely agree with you, I've always said we will get a big leap in visuals this gen

These games will be passed and Naughty Dog will raise the bar
 

DAHGAMING

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Maybe GTA6 but im not to trusting of Rockstar anymore, same feeling for the next Witcher game and CD Peojeckt.
 

ANIMAL1975

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GymWolf

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Graphically wise, when one between hellblade 2, stalker 2 or spidey 2 (hopefully) are gonna come out, maybe even atomic heart on a super pc.

If none of these work, then we have to wait for gta6 or tlou3, new fable or something from guerrilla\santa monica only nextgen.
 

Caio

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I think Hellblade II, GTA6, next project from Naughty Dog, Alan Wake 2, Fable, Spider-man2 and Wolverine from Insomniac Games, the Next Game from Santa Monica, these are the ones who come to my minds right now, I might have forgotten some...
 

NahaNago

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Probably not until 2024 and maybe not even until 2025. Sony will have pretty much launched everything that got started last gen when Spiderman 2 comes out in winter of 2023. Spiderman 2 could be the start of the mind blowing next gen games but I don't know if that one is next gen only or not.
 

Beechos

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Its really going to be hard pushing next gen stuff where the focus now seems to be 60fps/4k/120fps. I guess hellblade 2 will prob be the next mind blowing next gen game.
 

NahaNago

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Its really going to be hard pushing next gen stuff where the focus now seems to be 60fps/4k/120fps. I guess hellblade 2 will prob be the next mind blowing next gen game.
I agree. Expecting the most next gen looking game when the hardware now needs to push not only the jump to 4k but also doubling the fps with many of these games seems a bit much.
 
GTA is always the game I look at to see the difference between a generation. Of course, we didn't get a new GTA game last gen :messenger_unamused: so I think we're in for a real treat when GTA VI is shown off. RDR2 was beautiful and still is. It's been 4 years since it came out so I can't wait to see how they've improved RAGE. Rockstar really know how to make a stunning looking game.

I still remember seeing the first screenshots of GTA V back in July 2012 and they blew my mind. It was these ones :messenger_tears_of_joy:

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Markio128

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FF7 R part 2 is likely to drop a jaw or two. Maybe Starfield will wow after the delay, then I’d say Spider-Man 2 is a shoe-in.
 

Impotaku

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probably something in VR on PSVR2 as thats the last time i was blown away by anything gaming, standing inside a world instead of looking at it on a screen changed everything for me.
 

RoadHazard

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I think Hellblade II, GTA6, next project from Naughty Dog, Alan Wake 2, Fable, Spider-man2 and Wolverine from Insomniac Games, the Next Game from Santa Monica, these are the ones who come to my minds right now, I might have forgotten some...

Pretty much this, plus whatever Sucker Punch have coming up (GoT was very, very pretty).
 

Haggard

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The current consoles are pretty underpowered for their render targets. I'd not bet on anything "jaw dropping" at all.
I guess we can consider ourselves lucky if we get anything that's anywhere near the playable part of the matrix demo, and then we'd still be looking at 99,9% static setdressing because having something like that as a dynamic deformable and destructible environment is another 1-2 gens away.
This gen will be like the last but with higher asset quality, more freedom in the world building thanks to the new I/O and some lightweight implementations of RT.
For the next really transformative step in graphics, namely fully dynamic environments including all lightsources acting like real lightsources, we'll need at least another 10 years in hardware development if we get there at all within acceptable power consumption levels.

However, that is my personal take on the matter and what's "mind blowing" is probably subjective.
 
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