I agree. Off the top of my head, the most important new features they introduced in recent years were: Krita: A new brush engine. A new file format for brushes

I agree. Off the top of my head, the most important new features they introduced in recent years were: Krita: A new brush engine. A new file format for brushes. Some animation features that I don't use. New text system. PS: AI-based object selection. AI-based neural filter. AI-based generative fill. New Javascript API for plugins. It's quite clear that Adobe doesn't see PS as a digital painting app, but an (AI-assisted) image manipulation app.