Gamasutra put up an interesting piece where they interviewed developers on what they wanted from next-gen consoles, and got fairly long responses relative to normal. Some are a bit shorter though, and that will be apparent in their lists.
I'll use lists and excerpts, but there's a lot more at the link: http://gamasutra.com/view/feature/167557/what_game_devs_want_from_nextgen_.php
They're listed in order of appearance so you can find it easily in the article.
Preface:
Epic: (Tim Sweeney, Page 1)
List:
-All the main features from all the major platforms today.
-Improved social networking.
-Downloadable games (including retail, presumably meaning day one).
-That they're mainstream computing devices that hook into all your social circles.
-Very significant hardware increase, as otherwise there's nothing separating them from other platforms.
Excerpts:
Crytek: (Carl Jones, Page 2)
List:
-A very powerful GPU with GPGPU capability (He wants Compute Shaders/Shader Model 5.0 to make this a bit more technical. Look at the excerpts for specific examples of what he wants to do with them if you're not familiar with GPGPU.)
-About a 10x increase in everything else.
-The ability to do f2p games and microtransactions much more easily.
-A very short turn around time for patch/new content certification.
Excerpts:
Capcom: (Christian Svensson, Page 2)
List:
-More games as a service support.
-Very fast turnaround for patching/new content.
-More backend servers under publisher control.
-Making the barriers between consumers and publishers much lower like it is in the mobile market.
Excerpts:
Nadeo (Ubisoft): (Anne Blondel-Jouin, Page 3)
List:
-An open platform.
-Barring that, as much freedom as possible.
-A lot of support user generated content and user creativity.
-The platform holders to respect their consumers and enable them to use the console as they like instead of fearing them/gating their capabilities.
Excerpts:
Ubisoft Massive: (David Polfeldt, Page 3)
List:
-For the consoles to be very similar architecturally.
-For consoles to be connected online 24/7.
-For patching and adding new content to be cheaper and easier so they can service their customers instead of feeling patches are too expensive/difficult despite wanting to change something.
-The ability to run their business and add features to their games as they like without the platform holder blocking them.
Excerpts:
DICE: (Karl-Magnus Troedsson, Page 3)
List:
-Significantly more hardware power.
-Platforms that are architecturally similar to each other and easy to develop for.
Excerpts:
Source: http://gamasutra.com/view/feature/167557/what_game_devs_want_from_nextgen_.php
I'll use lists and excerpts, but there's a lot more at the link: http://gamasutra.com/view/feature/167557/what_game_devs_want_from_nextgen_.php
They're listed in order of appearance so you can find it easily in the article.
Preface:
Gamasutra said:
Epic: (Tim Sweeney, Page 1)
List:
-All the main features from all the major platforms today.
-Improved social networking.
-Downloadable games (including retail, presumably meaning day one).
-That they're mainstream computing devices that hook into all your social circles.
-Very significant hardware increase, as otherwise there's nothing separating them from other platforms.
Excerpts:
Crytek: (Carl Jones, Page 2)
List:
-A very powerful GPU with GPGPU capability (He wants Compute Shaders/Shader Model 5.0 to make this a bit more technical. Look at the excerpts for specific examples of what he wants to do with them if you're not familiar with GPGPU.)
-About a 10x increase in everything else.
-The ability to do f2p games and microtransactions much more easily.
-A very short turn around time for patch/new content certification.
Excerpts:
Capcom: (Christian Svensson, Page 2)
List:
-More games as a service support.
-Very fast turnaround for patching/new content.
-More backend servers under publisher control.
-Making the barriers between consumers and publishers much lower like it is in the mobile market.
Excerpts:
Nadeo (Ubisoft): (Anne Blondel-Jouin, Page 3)
List:
-An open platform.
-Barring that, as much freedom as possible.
-A lot of support user generated content and user creativity.
-The platform holders to respect their consumers and enable them to use the console as they like instead of fearing them/gating their capabilities.
Excerpts:
Ubisoft Massive: (David Polfeldt, Page 3)
List:
-For the consoles to be very similar architecturally.
-For consoles to be connected online 24/7.
-For patching and adding new content to be cheaper and easier so they can service their customers instead of feeling patches are too expensive/difficult despite wanting to change something.
-The ability to run their business and add features to their games as they like without the platform holder blocking them.
Excerpts:
DICE: (Karl-Magnus Troedsson, Page 3)
List:
-Significantly more hardware power.
-Platforms that are architecturally similar to each other and easy to develop for.
Excerpts:
Source: http://gamasutra.com/view/feature/167557/what_game_devs_want_from_nextgen_.php
