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

by Cody Miller , Music of the Spheres - Never Forgot, Monday, June 13, 2016, 20:16 (3356 days ago) @ Kermit

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.

Better visuals are not the only things you can do with better hardware. The more power you have under the hood, the better you can make your games. Period. The quest for improvements will only end when it becomes physically impossible on a quantum level, or until designing games on said improved hardware is not financially viable.