Until developers have some time to build out engines for the new consoles, PS4 and Xbox One buyers will be left with one thing: garbage. Big, swirling, flying clouds of garbage.
What is the defining visual motif of the next generation of video games, which arrives Friday in the form of the PlayStation 4? It's garbage. Literal garbage, flying all over the screen.
When the PS3 and Xbox 360 inaugurated the last generation, it was the first time a lot of people had gamed in HD. Glossy, shiny textures abounded. That saran-wrap filter became ubiquitous in gaming circa 2008.
