Although there seems to be a very small graphical update, in the beginning at least, the hardware is much better which gives companies the opportunity to do things that they weren't able to do in previous generations (obviously).

Recently, I was playing NHL 14 and a few things that I'd like to see among bug fixes that we have to deal with every year, is more customization. What I mean by that, and maybe other people who play sports games year after year, is that I get sick and tired of the same commentary and, more or less, the same commentators.

FIFA 13 did something that I hadn't seen done previously in a sports game, it used multiple commentary duos (think there might have only actually been 2, but nonetheless). With next-gen hardware, there is no reason that any and every sports game couldn't handle this. I understand it would cost more money, but companies like EA can afford it. It's not a make or break on a purchase for me, but it would keep the game feeling fresh.

There are other things that I would want changed/added to the NHL franchise, but I'm not gonna get into that here. Overall, my point is that I want a more engrossing experience that makes me feel like I'm there.


Mortal Kombat really doesn't have anything at the moment that I could think of. It's different when it comes to fighting games. The last Mortal Kombat I think really went into great detail in many different aspects in terms of damage taken to you and your opponent, living backgrounds, etc. I suppose the only thing I would say about another MK would be to just improve on these things that they already did well. I suppose they could add more costumes, customization of costumes and what not, but that's more or less the fault of NRS that that isn't included at this point. The previous generation of consoles could even handle it.



Anyway, regardless of what your preference is of video games, whether it's sports, shooters, racing, fighters, etc., what do you expect the next-gen systems to be capable of doing to enhance your gameplay experience?