I Would Like to See More Realistic Technology

My sarcasm is directed at those who miss the point of the thread completely. I give honest sincere replies to others.

Fair enough, I respect your opinion.

Although it seems to me that all lore has its basis in the original films and the original films strove to push the imagination of its audience with futuristic technology. I would say the 1970s version of futuristic technology is outdated.

Lucas was actually invoking stuff from even EARLIER than the 70s for inspriation, such as "Manhunt in Space" and the Commander Cody serial series, which is decades earlier. Take a look, unless old stuff makes your smartphone cry. You'll see Naboo-style rocketships, blasters, and even rocketpacks that would fit on a bounty-hunter's back.

He added 70s stuff out of convenience, because it was the 70s. Note that the computer displays DID update over time (Prequel computer displays versus the simple images in the original New Hope Death Star briefing), but the huge buttons and crazy consoles and well-worn, lived-in technology is deliberate.

And we love it.

You keep equating the technology to the 1970's which whether you like it or not is the Star Wars feel. Being "retro" is completely subjective and a matter of opinion but the overwhelming response in this thread says regardless of how "modern" the look is, it simply does not matter. The reason it does not matter is that we all love the way it is and feel their is no reason to change it just to suit the times. So your argument about it being a 1970's version does not hold water as the lore stretches way longer than just the films.

You keep equating the technology to the 1970's which whether you like it or not is the Star Wars feel. Being "retro" is completely subjective and a matter of opinion but the overwhelming response in this thread says regardless of how "modern" the look is, it simply does not matter. The reason it does not matter is that we all love the way it is and feel their is no reason to change it just to suit the times. So your argument about it being a 1970's version does not hold water as the lore stretches way longer than just the films.

This... OP you aren't really a fan are you? To me the Star Wars tech/aesthetic is a better version of steam punk.

No need to change the lore though. Don't get rid of holocommunicators. Just make them appropriate for 2013.

Bioware got me hooked with Knights of the Old Republic. The movies? I'm not blown away by them and that's because they are before my time. I liked the prequels better than the originals (well, not episode I).

IMO Knights of the Old Republic was kind of like bioware's version of Star Wars. I feel like they had more freedom with the universe. TOR seems like they had to stick to the original theatrical star wars in order to satisfy all the hard core star wars fans that would play this game just because it's star wars.

Be that as it may the look to SW will most likely change in the upcoming movies. The 1970s look will most likely get replaced the same way the 1980s look did in Prometheus. Look at the new Tron. People are going to expect cutting edge stuff from a mainstream franchise movie being release in 2014/15.

The only people who love the old style feel are the ones who grew up with it and there is nothing wrong with that but the franchise needs to mordernize if it is going to continue imo.