How can a videogame be in development for 5+ years, but have up to date graphics when it releases?

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How can a videogame be in development for 5+ years, but have up to date graphics when it releases?

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Most games have similarly long development cycles for one

Another is graphics in many ways can scale

Textures can be replaced for example. So you can have a mediocre texture on a gun for 4 years of development then have a good one for the final year. This is why so many old games can have “texture packs” and look like new games. Look at Skyrim unmodded vs Skyrim with a texture pack.

Hell even Minecraft can look way different. All anyone did was change the block images.

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