Because they want to be able to advertise all their products to you, and take a better cut from those than they get through steam.

They know you'll play the game either way.

Why do I have an erection?!?

I thought the sand/snow physics in FW were good..?

"I feel like if this was more of a focus we would be at a place right now with graphics that could really look real."
we have already attained that sense of realism, you see it in film, but the tech required for it is incredibly demanding

Probably because devs choose to focus more on a stylized art style.

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All I want the gaming industry to overcome this decade though, is the sand and snow phisics. We need better trails and marks after characters have passed through those.

For sure, though it adds another 100+ (for 2) to the price I think it’s worth it. And it’s always handy to have two to charge one / play with the other. At least this is what I do.

Yes, I would. I mean you can use the joy-cons obviously, they're just uber delicate

Also why I don't buy things from ubisoft anymore I just can't be assed for another launcher,heck I installed epic years ago for free games but do you know how often I touched it?never and the 40 or so games rot there

Photo-realism is expensive and ages poorly.

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It's great that apple has cool stuff going on but gaming doesn't happen on an Apple.

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1. It's hardware intensive
   1. Hardware optimization is a time consuming task, the job of most AAA publishers these days seems to prioritize about shovelling as many games out the door, with optimization being second place
   2. The amount of players being cut-off due to the high requirements would be too high for the game to be profitable
2. The Return of Investment on such a task is likely not going to be good. There's a lot of great looking games on the market, but they usually lack something else, bringing in a good looking but subpar experience
3. Photorealism is generally not a requirement of gamers, just see the success of Minecraft and Roblox

You could also look into local e-waste recycling if anything is non-functional or completely broken. They would break it down for parts and recycle what they can. But definitely see if any hospitals or other local charity providers could use them first.

It’s good, I honestly prefer Civ 5, but it’s hard to beat 90% off

The same reason that modern art museums and art exhibitions are not only filled with photographs; people tend to like the imperfections and fantastical touches that the human hand can apply. There is certainly a place for photorealism, but it's definitely not appropriate for all circumstances.

Because people dont realize most games are made on just a handful of engines, and they are not kind to photorealism.

I’d second the suggestion about getting a controller, especially if hooking it up to the TV will be the main play style. I got a Nintendo Pro controller and it’s much better to use than the joy cons that come with it

I think photo realism in games is beyond today's computers. The images themselves are hard enough to make then you need to add everything else. Besides, grafics aren't the be all and end all in what makes a game good

Just get the normal OLED switch and put a screen protector on it.

Set up an account for yourself and a separate for your kid.

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The OLED switch can be used on the TV and as a handheld.
Regarding controllers, I'd go for 3rd party (depending on your budget) and not get the pro controllers from Nintendo.. they have a pretty fast rate of having stick drift, especially with dirty kids hands.

It’s called a Nintendo Switch that he wants, it can hook up to the TV or be used as a handheld like you said. They’re about $300 new

True. I guess most gamers are looking to escape realism.

It may have something to do with uncanny valley theory

"The uncanny valley metaphor suggests that a human appearance or behavior can make an artificial figure seem more familiar for viewers — but only up to a point. The sense of viewer familiarity drops sharply into the uncanny valley once the artificial figure tries but fails to mimic a realistic human."

So if they make it look too good but it's not 100%perfect it will look more awkward and make people uncomfortable

We have come to a point where the options we have are limited by the hardware we're having. If only 3% can run a certain game in highest graphical settings why would you spend an insane amount of resources to get to that point. It's not feasible yet.

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However we're on a point in time where big changes will come soon.. If you're seeing what apple does with the M2 chips and their Pro versions there is a LOT of neural technology that can be used in the future to account for calculations towards AI behavior or weather impact etc.

Right now.. we're not at that point.