The problem isn’t the graphics. The game just doesn’t do anything new which is why the game has been overlooked. No one talks about the game at all. Microsoft tried to one up with photogrammetry graphics but it failed to get a lot of attention. Just like Hell Blade 2 went for graphics but it’s no where near in gameplay like GOW.
Sony raised their game to the next level where it counts. In the gameplay. The cars always looked great because Polyphony always had an attention to detail. Which are the most important things you are looking at on the road. But Sony added online competition to GT that has propelled them into the winners circle. Then, when Turn 10 went back to the drawing board to compete, they didn’t add online competition to counter GT. Instead, they went for more graphics. Sony one upped them again with not only a better controller to feel the road, but are also using VR for increased immersion. Taking GT to a higher level again. Then, added an AI opponent that rivals real game player actions with Sophi.
No one talks about Microsoft’s controller for the game because nothing changed from the last controller. And Microsoft and Turn 10 didn’t at least add VR for PC like Flight Simulator. And for a company that is pushing AI, Microsoft hasn’t improved their AI for this game compared to GT and Sophi.
This improvement will not help this game sell or add new subscribers to game pass. Time to go back to the drawing board.