Ex-PlayStation exec says Sony can't keep "increasing the graphics power" with new consoles

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Former PlayStation Indies head Shuhei Yoshida said "Graphics almost hit the level that even I cannot tell the difference between some of the [graphical capabilities] like ray traced or not ray traced, unless it's side by side, or higher frame rate."

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00:00How many of us can really tell the difference between 90 frames per second and 120 frames

00:05per second?

00:06Former Sony CEO Sean Layden raised this question a while back, highlighting how gaming technology

00:12has hit a brick wall, and he's not the only one thinking this.

00:16Former PlayStation Indies head Shuhei Yoshida said,

00:19Graphics almost hit the level that even I cannot tell the difference between some of the graphical

00:25capabilities like ray traced or not ray traced, unless it's side by side or higher frame rate.

00:30On the subject of PlayStation, Yoshida says that,

00:33Clearly they just cannot do the same thing they have been doing, which is increasing the

00:37graphics power and providing high-end experiences.

00:41With the super heroic power of the PS5 though, that may not be the worst thing ever.

00:46Yoshida explains,

00:47I think PS5 is an amazing system in terms of quality of experience.

00:52I think the adoption of SSD was like an almost miracle.

00:56What do you think?

00:57Can Sony keep pushing graphics power with the new consoles, or is it hitting a plateau?

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