Next Generation ... Fantasy vs Reality.
Ever since the TGS, I have had to wade through about 500 threads of nonsense. Comparing this rendered screenshot with that rendered screenshot. How this console will be awesome because "look at the detail in his mustache" vs "Oh my god, that is fluid animation".
So, I came upon a thread extolling the wonders of the 360. Look at this great Call of Duty 2 screenie.
http://xbox360media.ign.com/xbox360/...6083820688.jpg
Wow. Jaw dropping. I know its a rendered cut scene ... but still, that is pretty impressive stuff.
So, a do a little digging .. and here is some actual IN-GAME stuff.
http://62.4.81.225/html/cod2/c38.jpg
http://www.cod-infobase.de/?page=new...fd92bbdcdb7b2a
Maybe I am a little harsh. But if I spent 400 dollars on a new machine .. I would HOPE it looked better than that. I don't even know where to begin. I realize this a 4-way screenie and you will lose some graphical detail ... but that is fucking putrid looking after looking at the other screenies. You would think/hope that the 360 could support 64 players with that kind of graphical quality drop.
The only other example I can think of is PDZero. Where you had some nice rendered stuff .. and absolute horrible in-game screenshots. Is this what the next generation has to offer?