Future Timeline

So far there has not been too many games that have caught my attention recently. I keep getting Star Citizen videos on Tik Tok and am curious since it look so amazing. Does anyone play this? Last MMORPG I played was World of Warcraft early 2000's and that was fun & addicting. I do not know if this is just as.

Two amazing western-mech games that have been out for a while now. Mechwarrior online is free! And the free to play model is not restrictive, been playing for years, have over a dozen kitted out mechs and haven't spent a dollar.

Is there anyone who is also waiting for another masterpiece from Rockstar with a ton of secrets?

We are seeing diminishing returns. Look at the comparison below - there is more change in the first 10 years than in the last 16 years between 1995 and 2021.

1995 Command & Conquer:
DOS

Windows 95

2005 Age of Empires III:
battle

town

2021 Age of Empires IV:



Or look at this:
1994 Warcraft:


2004 World of Warcraft:


upcoming World of Warcraft Dragonflight:



As you can see, the graphics have improved since 2004/2005, but changes in everything between 1994 and 2005 were much greater than between 2005 and 2022. It looks like diminishing returns instead of accelerating returns. Perhaps VR and AI might change all of that. But currently, changes in key areas are smaller than they used to be. And the worst of all is that Age of Empires IV runs on ... one CPU thread.

Or look at 2006 Wii Sports vs newest 2022 Switch Sports: same gameplay with better graphics are less contents (will get more with updates, so it's probably a temporary issue). Keep in mind that Wii Sports was featured for free with most Wii units, but Switch Sports costs $50 and there are various accessories sold separately (leg straps, tennis rackets and more).




But certainly graphics also matter and no one will convince me otherwise. I prefer how Switch Sports looks rather than Wii Sports, which seems very dated. My friend is thinking about buying this. I know people who own Switches, but I don't. I mostly play on PC, often using emulators.