MS just stealth-launched their own version of Steam Box (Off-Topic)

by Kermit , Raleigh, NC, Monday, June 13, 2016, 20:11 (3088 days ago) @ Cody Miller

I never really thought about this before and I find the idea fascinating. Labyrinthine hardware equals room to grow without changing the hardware. Makes you wonder, though, how first-gen games managed to look as good as they did (like Halo), but it's all relative to what we're used to seeing I guess. At this point, however, we're getting closer to our physical limits regarding what we can perceive visually, and since improved visuals have been the primary driver for improving consoles, perhaps hardware is going to matter less? That idea might sound really stupid in a few years. I don't know.

The other thought your comment brought to mind was the Naughty Dog employee in the TLoU doc comparing game making to game playing on expert mode.