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That is indeed the general consensus that has been getting more traction the past few years, no less thanks to the insane bloat and visual cancers of the modern Unreal 5 sloppa.

It's no longer a meme that games looked and ran far better 10-15 years ago. You only realize how good we had, and how far we've fallen, once you go back playing some ye older titles.

If you want to get more detailed nerd info on the modern issues of game graphics and optimization, check out the Threat Interactive's videos on YT.