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I'm going to have to agree, graphics, although not the most important factor in a game, still have a certain weight when trying to part a gamer with his cash.
There are gamers, like myself, who have been playing since before the NES and we've watched the technological advancements in graphics through the generations and constantly look for the next leap. For people like us graphics are a major talking point, something we will share when we're impressed, this alone can sell a game to someone.
Nowadays graphics aren't as important as they used to be and people who advocate better graphics tend to get labelled with 'graphics whore' or similar, when we discuss the finer details of the art. However as long as I continue to be impressed with shiny new effects I will continue to invest in games that push themselves graphically, even if it's just to see if my PC can run them.
Great gameplay with pretty graphics sell me. :)
Everything must be balanced
Hey it's worked for the PC hasn't it?
How many PC gamers boast about their beastly new graphics card upgraded every six months?
Eye candy always seems to be a first option for many gamers these days.
next gen = graphics to ya'll console gamers.