Next gen and Current gen techniques

amotaf

Hello everyone

I am kinda new around these forums so if this topic has been covered in the past please feel free to close it if need be.

At the moment I am aware of next gen and current gen techniques but I am still learning and I am very hazy on the major workflow differences between the two.

Also with alot of compaines now wanting to stretch the life cycles of game consoles and therefore the technology that is in them.If I was to create a portfoilo should it mainly consist of next gen assets or should I try to incorporate current gen in there as well.

I am just hoping as to whether anyone could give me some better insight into the two.

CrazyButcher

what is "next-gen" and "current-gen" for you?

Andreas

amotaf wrote: »

At the moment I am aware of next gen and current gen techniques

Those gens are one and the same at the moment. We are smack bang in the middle of the current gen.

glib

This is why so many people hate the moniker 'next-gen'. It came out of nowhere, and has hung around far too long.

Last-gen techniques are still useful for less powerful systems, such as the Wii and mobile platforms. Everything else is current-gen.

Andreas

Don't be glib. OHO!

Yeah, Glib is right. I think it is a handy term to have at the beggining for a new round of consoles, but gets redundant after that.

warby

last gen current gen next gen thats all just fancy talk

you shoudl always try to do AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE with AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE no matter if you make a game for xbox 1080 or the commodore 64.

MoP

hehe, well said warby

Mark Dygert

warby wrote: »

last gen current gen next gen thats all just fancy talk

you shoudl always try to do AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE with AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE no matter if you make a game for xbox 1080 or the commodore 64.

Here here!

MoP

Closed this thread at user's request, there's another one right next to it which contains the similar questions and info. Post any follow-ups there, please.