Developers are being hindered by the "next-gen" consoles, not the old ones. The PS3 and 360 were beginning to be mastered and used properly into making games that were beyond amazing. Now they have to start over and are being tasked with making miracles (PC level games) without the proper tools. Look at The Order and all the news that is coming out about the game.
I'd rather have 15-20 years of 360 and PS3 use than shoving a struggling console out onto the markets.
Um no. Devs can and do so much on PC and have for years. They've been forced to scale back bc of the limitations of the 360/PS3. There used to be a time in the PS2 days where PC versions were far inferior but thats not the case as PC games hold higher quality textures, have higher resolution and can hit 60 fps on a regular basis and this isnt with the top of the line set up. The PS3/360 have lagged behind and that was very apparent, especially for anyone that played the same game on the PC vs console set up.
The PS4/X1 have opened the doors and giving them access to a new se of tools that simply are not possible on the old gen consoles. I really dont see how anyone can honestly say the PS4 and X1 are hindering development
You say shove a struggling console onto the markets, but these consoles arent struggling. They are both doing just fine. The 2015 exclusive lineup is looking to be amazing with titles like Bloodbourne, Batman Arkham Knight, Uncharted 4, The Witcher 3 and Halo 5 all set to be released and this is bc Sony and MS released their consoles when they did
I think the issue is that as soon as they figure out how to get power out of one console the new one comes out. Like it takes them close to a decade to pump out the maximum of a current gen ironically.
that may be true but its not like its just a series of crap games till then. The Last of Us was arguably the epitome of the PS3's capabilities but did that in any way take away the technical achievements that were the Uncharted games, Journey, Mass Effect 2, Batman Arkham Asylum, MGS4, God of War 3, etc... before it? TLoU came about bc of the years of experience with the hardware. You need them out in order to get that. Had the PS3 launched later, lets say in 2010 instead of 2006, then we might not have seen it