The modern kids who are into gaming don't even give that much of a shit about graphics. They are the ones that drive Minecraft, Fortnite, Animal Crossing, Switch, etc. sales these days.
Nobody cares that much outside of internet echo chambers about graphics, if they did the top 5 games every year should be the ones with the best graphics ... that isn't the case at all. The Switch should be the worst selling console on the market, it's by far the best selling one. GTAV is a PS3 game on steroids it has no business still selling a decade+ after its release, nor does Mario Kart 8, nor does Minecraft, yet these games still run circles around every current seller. All the COD games are still built to run on last gen consoles.
That Avatar game that was hyped for graphics made one month at a no.6 debut (not even top 5) and then fell out of the charts like a rock and it had promotion from Sony themselves and based on one of the most popular movie IP out there. Starfield didn't do shit to move XBox consoles and quickly also fell off the face of the planet sales wise, guess not even a $400+ million budget can buy you a top seller.
Last edited by Soundwave - on 13 March 2024
