Is Hardware getting TOO Powerful?

[PAOerfulone]

Some of you have mentioned how some games get too ambitious for their own good to the point where they lack focus or vision.

There is something to be said there. That's the catch-22 w/ just about any major AAA title, especially as hardware gets more and more advanced. Devs get excited thinking about all the difference ways they can push said hardware to its limits to bring the most out of the game, down to every minor detail, but if they're not careful, they can end up putting too much effort into something that ultimately doesn't contribute to the game and they end up losing sight of the purpose of the game. All the while, time and budget has been eaten up and they have to spend that much more either pulling it back to refocus on their original goal, or doubling down and going "more! More! MORE!"