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The 'next level' of gaming "not possible right now" says Kojima
Posted: 22.07.2008 06:41 by Technet2k Comments: 3
The Metal Gear Solid dev has said in an interview with the BBC's Click programme that there is "only so much we can hear or see."

Visuals and sounds can only go so far and that he believes the 'next level' will come when "we start improving the backgrounds," which isn't feasible right now with today's technology.

"We will keep on making games for consoles and the graphics and sound quality will get better and better," he said. "But I think no matter how much we improve the quality, there is only so much we can hear or see."

"The next level will be when we start improving the backgrounds, the things you don't instantly see but enhance the experience. For example, there are leaves in the background and when you water them they grow. Instead of the backgrounds being pre-programmed, they actually respond to what the player does."

"This is not possible right now but maybe in the future it will be, and that is when we will have entered the next era of gaming," he added.

Metal Gear Solid 4 has certainly pushed the boundaries of what our current technologies can achieve in visual and sound. So when we get our acorn-to-oak moment we'll know mankind’s on the right path.



Source: CVG
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Comments

By Zerk on July 22, 2008
avatar Whatever! things Can go a lot farther than that without Watching thing grow! Come on! what about "Real Hair" "Real Clothes" "Real Flesh" Real Bones" or Grenades with Real Fragments! Better looking Water! More Scaling Grounds! ...

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By Revan006 on July 22, 2008
avatar I dunno about that Zerk. I happen to agree with Kojima, with today's tech, theres only so far we can go. Oh, graphical improvments WILL come yet, you can be sure of that. But not untill technolgy improves with it. If anyone knows what he's talking ...

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By herodotus on July 22, 2008
avatar It's a good comment on what consoles are able to achieve, though not necessarily on what game Devs can with evolving graphic engines. Its' not background visuals that need improving, but the hardware architecture of the console as PC's will ...

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