Conrad over at Joystiq has started a discussion based on the recent release of the eight new Unreal Tournament 2007 screenshots. There's even a post by yours truly in the comments section.

"It’s clear that there are lot of problems involved within the field of super realistic graphics, two of which we’ve looked at here. Other factors include the quality of gaming hardware, slower progress in the field of animation and most importantly: the need to focus on gameplay. After all, don’t we play games to have fun?"