ps2 game, xbox 360 gameI recently bought a new Xbox 360 game which has heard a lot of buzz around the outstanding graphics and cinematic scenes. The graphics are fantastic. My roommate who is a bit older than me and not much of a gamer sat down on the couch and watched me play for 30 minutes. He was completely blown away how far gaming has come since the days of Mario. I’m amazed how far it has come since PS2 games won my heart as a mini-gamer. Some of those titles still stand up today. The evolution of graphics for every single system sold online in just over a decade is perplexing. It makes me wonder what the world of gaming will be like thirty years out from now.

If the push towards realism stays strong, we could be playing games on par with the training levels Neo used in The Matrix when learning how to jump buildings and master kung fu. I still have a couple of PS2 games. They aren’t worth selling so I keep them as gaming timepieces.