50 Gaming Trends That Will Continue on the PS4 And Xbox One

Get ready to take a trip into the absurd and the sensible as we look at 50 gaming trends that will continue on the PS4 and Xbox One.

Posted By | On 24th, Nov. 2013

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11. Heavily modified engines in place of brand new engines

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Gamers can expect to see some pretty heavy duty modified engines ruling the games in place of brand new engines. For example, Call of Duty Ghosts runs on a modified engine that has powered so many games on the PS3 and Xbox 360, and yet the game just looks the same as it did previously, with just a few minor changes. Nothing has really changed in terms of next gen. Players were annoyed as Activision/IW was pushing this as a brand new engine, but everything looked the same and to an extent bland.


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