User blog comment:Master Sima Yi/Assassinews 10-07-'13 — Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag pirate gameplay naval exploration/@comment-3046679-20130719142151/@comment-1888015-20130720043229

And that's pretty much why people buy the same "gritty and realistic" crap, knowing it's brown and grey, because "graphics".

It's just a dumb mentality that's driving the prices of AAA games development, meaning higher retail prices for games, and less real innovation and fun that's invested into games.

The only thing the newer generation of gaming will bring is some crisper visuals at this point, but the increased specs available for games won't be utilized for around 3 years past release.