> AAA game studios aren't going to be able to afford to spend hours lovingly drawing intricate details if only 0.1% of players can play their games in 4k They

> AAA game studios aren't going to be able to afford to spend hours lovingly drawing intricate details if only 0.1% of players can play their games in 4k They do this anyway for future proofing. The tools they use capture far more detail than can be used on modern hardware. So they down-sample for target hardware and keep the hi-res assets around for the eventual next-gen "remaster". Publishers have realized that AAA titles have long legs. GTAV and Skyrim have seen releases on several generations of hardware because people will keep buying them. So now the concept of a "remaster" release on future hardware is baked into development.