In AAA titles especially gains in hardware are generally not squandered to make the software/engines simpler, but rather invested towards better fidelity or hig

In AAA titles especially gains in hardware are generally not squandered to make the software/engines simpler, but rather invested towards better fidelity or higher frame rates / better frame pacing (which is very, very noticeable). Games are one of few areas where the chronic wasting that is pervasive in almost all other software development is not accepted, by and large.