Concept shots of PS3/Xbox 2 Madden and NFS

[Matt Young 0]

www.insidepulse.com has posted the following:

 

"Electronic Arts has just released two conceptual images to demontrate what the graphics of next generation console systems will be like. Neither of these are official games, but rather a preview of what may potentially come. In other words, frivolous fluff; but still fun to imagine the possibilities and look at."

 

These screenshots are incredible. I had seen shots of Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion for PS3 and Xbox 2 in Game Informer and those were amazing, but this Madden shot tops those.

 

I didn't think they could improve this much on today's console graphics. Here are the links:

 

Next Gen Need For Speed

 

Next Gen Madden

 

Enjoy.

[kkktookmybabyaway 0]

Holy crap...

[Vanhalen 0]

Gran Turismo 4 looks better than that Need for Speed pic, although Madden does look awesome

[Matt Young 0]

Consider this- These are concept images from (I presume) development kits. The first generation games, once completed, could look even better and by the time we get a couple years into the systems' lifespans they will have figured out how to get the most out of the hardware, thereby improving things further.

[Dr. Tyler; Captain America 0]

 

I'd have trouble playing a game that realistic.

[BUTT 0]

Real games never look as good as the system's concept art or videos.

[Special K 0]

I think there will come a time as well where it may just take too much devolop games to taht extent, except perhaps the really big budget titles. Of course, developer's tools keep evolving, but there's gotta be a manpower bottleneck in the future.

[AndrewTS 0]

Real games never look as good as the system's concept art or videos.

Take a look at some of the concept shots from "Project Reality" (eventually the N64) for examples of that.

[Damaramu 0]

Yeah but the shots they always show in video game commercials are generally FMV's or different camera angles than what you actually get in the game.

[MarvinisaLunatic 0]

A game needs more than great graphics to be good.

[Matt Young 0]

Yes, Marvin, I agree. Gameplay is the most important thing. But if developers can match up graphics of this quality with good gameplay... wow.

 

Besides, we already know that the Madden and Need For Speed games feature really good gameplay.

[Guest Flyboy]

Besides, we already know that the Madden...feature really good gameplay.

HAHAHAHAHA. That comment was tremendous.

[Damaramu 0]

A game needs more than great graphics to be good.

Well no shit. I'm one of the biggest supporters of substance over graphics. But when I'm promised pretty graphics dammit I want what I'm promised!

[Use Your Illusion 0]

If graphics didn't matter, we'd be playing Ataris.

 

Looks brilliant.

[GreatWhiteNope 0]

The quality of the graphics is comparable to CGI.

 

Still not mistakeable for the real thing, but damn cool.

[El Psycho Diablo 0]

You just have to remember..this is EA.

 

The Xbox version will be halfassed as much as humanly possible.

[Jer 0]

Graphics stopped mattering when they stopped effecting gameplay. Games now don't play any better than games did on the DC, and there's no reason to think that'll change with the next generation. And on top of that, it's going to be more and more true that almost all developers can't even afford to make games that take advantage of the new hardware. Even with this generation, the vast majority of games aren't pushing the hardware to the limit, at all. I wish they'd just stop releasing new consoles and let me save money, heh.

 

The screens do look nice, though. I wonder how many games will actually look like that.

[Red Baron 0]

Besides, we already know that the Madden...feature really good gameplay.

HAHAHAHAHA. That comment was tremendous.

Now now.

 

If they can't average 400 yards a game, its not real to them.

[NoCalMike 0]

Question: were those pics what they expect GAMEPLAY to look like, or just the intros and FMV sequences?

[Ced 0]

Concept pictures? Bah!

 

I demand video! I demand sound! I demand the game not suck after passing the first two requirements!

[Kahran Ramsus 0]

Besides, we already know that the Madden...feature really good gameplay.

HAHAHAHAHA. That comment was tremendous.

Now now.

 

If they can't average 400 yards a game, its not real to them.

You see the Colts play lately?

[Dr. Tyler; Captain America 0]

Pfft, I'd like you to average 400 yards a game on All-Madden in 2005. If you do it, you're adjusting the sliders.

[Thoth 0]

Consider that last-gen games on a system can push the hardware farther than possible, sometimes, and games could look that good.

[Red Baron 0]

Besides, we already know that the Madden...feature really good gameplay.

HAHAHAHAHA. That comment was tremendous.

Now now.

 

If they can't average 400 yards a game, its not real to them.

You see the Colts play lately?

Okay, lets be more realistic.

 

The Cardinals.

[Mole 0]

Too bad Insidepulse is down now.

[Mole 0]

 

 

Since InsidePulse is down for the moment, here are the pictures from homeentertainment.com.

[EricMM 0]

I'll believe it when I see it.

 

Of course, if anyone can get these kidns of graphics from their titles, EA can. They're slave drivers, and if anyone else buys anything from EA again, they ought to be ashamed of themselves.

 

I agree with Jer, graphics alone aren't that big a reason to drop another four hundred dollars. This is why I don't play much PC games anymore, and if they want me to play the same old games with prettier pictures, well, I'll wait til the systems cost 100-150 again.

[NoCalMike 0]

I would love to see a Metal Gear Solid game on a next gen system. Considering they go all out to push the PS2 specs, imagine the future.

[Mole 0]

Of course, if anyone can get these kidns of graphics from their titles, EA can. They're slave drivers, and if anyone else buys anything from EA again, they ought to be ashamed of themselves.

What do you mean exactly?

[El Psycho Diablo 0]

Of course, if anyone can get these kidns of graphics from their titles, EA can. They're slave drivers, and if anyone else buys anything from EA again, they ought to be ashamed of themselves.

What do you mean exactly?

Recently there's been an uproar over how EA treats their employees. Can't find the link at the moment.

 

Personally: EA's the biggest mediocre game manufacturer on earth. The equivalent of a video-game company vampire..asorbing everything around it.

 

People may bitch about Microsoft using their money to buy a studio here and there, but EA's ten times worse about it.

 

That, and they have this blatant hatred for the Xbox. They must, because they refuse to graphically upgrade games after porting them from the PS2..