In other words..... it would have been a much better game if it was a PC game...?

Just lay off the koolaid.

Well aren't we glad that Obsidians next big game will be made from the ground up with next gen in mind.

After Grounded releases, its going to take at least 2 years to put something else out.

More platforms and much lower specced entry hardware will obviously change the design philosophy.

Unless they're willing to release two extremely different versions. 

.. ..and in other news developers in 12 months time are saying how the PS5/XSX version of games were cut back due to console hardware constrains and held back the games from their envisioned version created for PC.

In reality the game is held back because big budget PC exclusives don't generate enough money.
They could've easily skipped the consoles and realized their vision if it wasn't for trying to make a decent profit.
But as we know there isn't a point in creating a game that only one super computer on earth can run, so you have to make compromises. There will always be something that is holding back other systems.

not if they have old gen in mind as well 

Depends what they want to make. A game like Grounded suits being cross-gen. Their next big rumoured RPG game would be built around next gen and if anything, ported down to the previous gen not the other way around. 

I don't see why a company like Obsidian would base their next big game around 2013 hardware in 2022 especially if next gen takes off better, like if the Series X does a number on the X1.

That's why it depend on what Microsoft are trying to sell of. If they are trying to sell gamepass (which what are they trying to focus on) then Xbox One will be the priority and general quality all across the platform will be the focus. And it will held back by old gen tech.

I think you only half got the point. ALL games are “held back” in the first 2 years regardless of cross gen. 

Not even Sony is immune to this. Resistance Fall of Man - Last of Us. Killzone Shadowfall - Ghosts of Tsushima/Last of Us 2. You tell me those games are graphically on par and you win this debate (surprise, I all ready know the answer)

Think there is also the possibility that Obsidians next big game might fall outside the 1-2 year cross gen plan. If this is a 3 year dev cycle then it can very well be Next gen/PC. Guess we wait till June to find out it’s release timeline.