Graphics will ALLWAYS improve with time, our standard in game graphics will never be on par with cgi, becuase they are both advanceing, cgi will allways look better.
But that dosent mean, come PS4, Xbox 471 + Sega Dreamcast 2 that we wont have graphics that look great,they will look like our current cgi films [advent children, shrek] ,but not this gen.
We will never get phototrealitisc graphics, not in the foreseeable future becuase even if they look great, things like animation, lip sych, and physics will allways hold it back, causeing it to classed under the Uncanney Valley [http://www.joystiq.com/2006/05/18/heavy-rain-in-the-uncanny-valley].
Graphics will reach a saturation point though, like the differance between this generation and next gen wont be that huge [ps3 - ps4].
Companys will have to innovate, just like Nintendo, in the future.
< Message edited by silentbomber -- 16 Jul 06 14:54:57 >
Change is inevitable. Except from a vending machine.
Viva La Revolution! erm, I mean Viva La Wii!