How can a videogame be in development for 5+ years, but have up to date graphics when it releases?
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Depends on the team and on the game but generally the final game’s look isn’t really done until closer to release. They have simple or placeholder graphics that allows them to quickly make changes to more core parts of the game (mechanics, characters, etc) and when they finally get a good grasp of what the game is suppose to be, then teams will start trying to figure out the look and feel of the world and characters in it. There have been a lot of cases where games originally were going to have one look but the team pivots to a different look for whatever reason later on in development.
Please please keep in mind that this isn’t a 100% thing. Game development is still an evolving craft/artform and so best practices are still being worked on. I am also not a game developer so take everything I’ve said with a massive grain of salt. Game development is a complicated process that involves multiple people with different disciplines so not everything is going to be clear cut.
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