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It makes me dare to dream. 
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That tagline has spawned numerous speculative daydreams for me, and inspired me to think about what normal things like Video Games would look like in a future Socialist society where resource efficiency is prized over graphical fidelity. Games like Caves of Qud, Celeste, etc. Would definitely pop off, same with Dwarf Fortress. Emulators would be big, too.
I wonder what games are commune certified? Could be a recurring review style honestly
I'm sure there will still be big-budget, high graphics games, but honestly, does (home console) gaming tech even need to improve much more? It feels like we've almost reached photorealism in the current gen. Like, I thought Red Dead 2 looked amazing, and that was on the PS4 6 years ago. Many game environments can pass for real-life photos. I feel like if character models were made more realistic, then we would hit a ceiling on how much more graphics can improve.
I don't know shit about game development, I'm sure there's plenty more advancements to be made in stuff like physics engines but graphically it seems like we can't, or at least don't need to, improve. The jump from last gen to this one seems like it has the most diminishing returns of any gaming generation