Soundwave said:
lol, a PS5 is not a Ferrari compared to a Honda relative to a PS4. We're talking more like the difference between a Honda Civic and a Honda Accord. Senua's Saga is a "small game" ... it is completely bombing, so I don't really buy that as a solution. When AI can drop a budget of $300 million down in half or a third, then that's a discussion, as of right now it's a pipe dream, it means nothing to a studio head who is trying to finance a game today. Kids today don't give a fuck about graphics. Lets even look at most of the top brands in the industry right now Call Of Duty - Right here in this thread, still a cross-gen series almost 5 years into this generation. Fortnite - Biggest new hit gaming IP of the last 10 years probably, not exactly a graphics focused game, you can even play it on a smartphone. Minecraft - This one doesn't even need an explanation. Mario Kart - The most modern one and successful one is a Wii U game that's now sold 50+ million copies and continues to sell every month. Animal Crossing - Biggest phenomena during COVID that totally crushed FF7 Remake in sales head to head, had massive social media and popular media following. Genshin Impact - A game you can play on a smartphone if you want. Roblox - I dunno even know what the fuck the appeal here is, but apparently it's massive. Helldivers 2 - Even this is entirely playable on like 10-series GTX cards that are pretty ancient. Legend Of Zelda - Skyrocketed from a franchise selling about 4-8 million to over 30 million with BOTW/TOTK, but this is basically a Wii U graphics engine. NBA 2K/FC Soccer/Madden NFL - I mean there's a graphics overhaul every new gen, but then they just rehash the same engine every year, in Madden and FC Soccer's case I don't even think the "generational leaps" are impressive anymore even. Another group of games that aren't really graphics driven. When even a lot of big 3rd party IP are not really graphics focused titles, it shows to me a shift in audience mentality. People would rather play this stuff than graphical showcase titles. Yet another sign of this is the Fallout games all of the sudden charting again in big numbers because of the TV show ... but these are last gen games coming out of nowhere, no one cares though that it's "last gen". | 
