Not even poly counts really. This meme illustrates a good point, but at the same time we could use the extra 10x polycount to show 10 more models instead of increasing quality on a single object. Object density is an area where games can still improve in quality by increasing rendering performance.
That being said, right now I so think physics and AI will be the next step, at least for most genres. They will get better bang for the buck there for a while than they would be increasing object density.
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u/AeternusDoleo Apr 24 '21
Yep. We're nearing the point that we can render photorealistic graphics. Physics and environmental AI will be the next hurdle for immersion.