I don't care about next-gen graphics anymore, and you shouldn't either

Historically, graphics have been the primary driver behind enticing consumers to buy the newest console. Jumping from 8-bit to 16, or 16-bit to 3D was mind-blowing at the time and made it obvious why these new machines needed to exist. These graphical leaps between generations sold themselves in a single image, let alone video. There was plenty more going on under the hood of these machines, but we didn't really need to know anything about that. All that mattered was that the new machine made games look leaps and bounds more realistic than the previous one.