since when did graphics > gameplay?

[GribbleGrunger]

Veknoid_Outcast said:

GribbleGrunger said:

Since technology improved and some people wanted to make out you can't have both because their company of choice started falling behind.

The reality.

There's plenty of insecurity to go around, Gribble. Maybe some Nintendo fans are embarrassed about graphics so they focus on gameplay. And maybe some PS gamers are embarrassed about gameplay so they focus on graphics.

It goes both ways.

I can't deny some PS fans (and XB1 fans ... funny you overlooked that one ...) might be like that but I think you'd have to agree it's a much MUCH bigger stretch. I don't see many people starting threads asking 'when did gameplay trump graphics'. I'd say 99% of 'modern' gamers expect both.