You think a FPS is gonna be the game to take these consoles to the next level? Give me MGS, a next gen GTA, Last of Us, Final Fantasy over any FPS any day (as a game to showcase next gen)
For me, Halo made Xbox and Gears took things to the next level for the 360. Hoping TitanFall can take over from where Gears left off so I can play that franchise for the next 7-10 years.
Yup
Its so easy to forget in this age of Copypaste FPS like COD and BF, that FPS were once the Showcase genre for a new consoles performance.
Original Xbox came out with Halo 1. Set the standard again with Halo 2
360 got a slower start, but next-level performance arrived in Fall 06, when Gears and Halo 3 released.
FPS dominance goes way back into PC days. DOOM, UnReal etc.
It really wasn't until Medal of Honor first, and later COD exploded on the scene that FPS became a low-tech repetitive cash grab
I do agree that the power of 360/PS3 gen was best showcased by non-FPS games, like GTAV, RDR, Skyrim, TLOU.
But if TitanFall brings the ruckus that could swing back to FPS