The difference in graphics between 1999 and 2003 was much greater than the difference between 2003 and 2007, and the difference between 2007-2011 will be much more than 2003-2007.
Graphics have been in a slump where the hardware can't quite handle what we need it to, but now we are beginning to get some power to do basic things like lighting.
Graphics have been in a slump where the hardware can't quite handle what we need it to, but now we are beginning to get some power to do basic things like lighting.