So when some numpty dev exclaims "it doesn't matter that it uses twice the bandwidth, cpu and hard drive space that it needs to, all those things are cheap and getting exponentially cheaper" I can officially slap them with a trout now?
Games need insane amounts of CPU despite not producing any more happiness than 90s games. The graphics and content really has expanded though, so it's not like it's all for nothing, it's just that the amount of enjoyment doesn't seem to scale linearly with graphics quality.
Still lots of great stuff that does run on an i5 though!
See how many of the most popular highest-grossing games, like say Overwatch or Warframe or No Man's Sky or Fortnite or Roblox or Minecraft or Apex Legends or such, all end up wanting to target at least one traditionally-lower-end device (a Steam Deck / Nintendo Switch / iPhone+iPad / Android / etc).