Well, you know what I mean. There are now next-gen graphics and you have to keep up with the latest tech and graphic quality, otherwise, it will be harder to find a job in the gaming industry if your portfolio looks like game art from 6 years ago.
"[...] There are now next-gen graphics and you have to keep up with the latest tech and graphic quality, otherwise, it will be harder to find a job in the gaming industry if your portfolio looks like game art from 6 years ago." I take umbrage with this, mates of mine working freelance - game dev / vfx / military sim, since…
I assure you that you don't need new top of the line hardware to "keep up with the latest tech and graphic quality", as others have pointed out, 5 year old hardware is perfectly adequate and will in no way hold you back from finding a job in the industry. Demonstrate that you can make good art, your hardware is largely…
I agree that software is more important than hardware. There I said it. I have told that too many of my pc gamers friends bash game consoles which is an argument I point out that software and optimization are even more important than hardware especially when you can have amazing looking games like Last of Us Part II on…