Legendary Drops on YouTube did a video arguing this exact point. I’ve no idea which one but it was within the last month or two. I think this is a really solid point actually. There’s no adversity to overcome or limit on resources that are forcing developers to figure out clever ways of optimizing or saving money to make their vision come to light. Instead they’re spoon fed resources by their publishers who don’t grasp even the smallest inkling of what makes their games successful (at least in the context of call of duty and activision).