To answer the question if graphics matter I would have to say yes. Seriously go to any site that looks at Video games. Look at the preview section. The big thing they look at in previews is graphics. They say stuff like "Man this game looks great" or "this game look terrible".
The new GTA trailer that was released, it was just a preview of how the graphics look and the shading. Now look at the message boards after that and about 1/3 of the posts is about the graphics. I dunno if I made my point correctly but I think I did.
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