Developers can no longer make graphics in games even more realistic – UNIAN
Photorealism in games is needed only by the older generation; young players prefer style, says a developer from Square Enix.
Throughout the history of the gaming industry, developers have strived for photorealistic images in their games. Now that the goal has been achieved, the largest companies find themselves at a crossroads: continue to improve the picture, but at the same time work at a loss, or move to stylistically framed graphics.
The New York Times magazine writes about this. The publication took Marvel's Spider-Man 2 as an example of one of the most graphically advanced projects in the last few years: Spider-Man's suit physically stretches correctly, and Parker himself is reflected in the windows of skyscrapers thanks to ray-tracing. Such pleasure cost Playstation 300 million…
