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For the record I much prefer framerate. But I won't stubbornly obssess over it to the point I try to downplay some of the best game releases and dissuade others from enjoying them.

And since I mostly play single-player, and especially since I bought my new TV at the start of this gen, I would opt to have my first playthrough in most games on quality mode as long as it's stable. If the game is worth playing and putting in time beyond that, then I'd switch for higher performance from then on. I just rarely get that devoted to a single game enough to care about that gameplay edge these days.

If you're spending money for an expensive new TV to match expensive new hardware, you want to at least see what they're capable of. Of course there're many who jumped into next-gen already but may not have made the jump to 4k, so quality modes won't have the same value to them.