: And I'm not sure that power will ever be put to use in a way that delivers
: substantially better games. Look at how budgets have ballooned. You won't
: be able to keep throwing more money and people at it for better and better
: graphics, it's the law of diminishing returns.

Bioshock Infinite proves you wrong. The game was shit, but look at how much fun it was to just walk around in the world it created. Every single review mentions this. A world only possible because of cutting edge graphics technology. What, you think Columbia would have been nearly as awe inspiring if it looked like Quake 1?