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Speaking on BBC's Click program, Metal Gear creator Kojima made a comment on what's in store for the future of gaming, and when:

"We will keep on making games for consoles and the graphics and sound quality will get better and better. But I think no matter how much we improve the quality, there is only so much we can hear or see. The next level will be when we start improving the backgrounds, the things you don't instantly see but enhance the experience."

"For example, there are leaves in the background and when you water them they grow. Instead of the backgrounds being pre-programmed, they actually respond to what the player does. This is not possible right now but maybe in the future it will be, and that is when we will have entered the next era of gaming."

It's easy to get really bent on the progression of technology (and nothing against that) while forgetting how far we've come in such a short time. I mean, just two decades ago you were probably playing stuff like this:

And now you're playing this:

Seriously! I think that's quite something to achieve in about two decades. But of course it is cool to think about how much further we can go, and how fast. I wonder if what Kojima is talking about will be possible with the next generation of consoles or not, and if the graphical leap this time will be as big as it was in previous generations.

Kojima is currently rumoured to be working on a new game based on RPG series Snatcher, one of his earliest works. Reportedly, this will be a collaboration with Suda 51 (No More Heroes).