Why do so many textures look like they are from a ps2 game?

[WellFooled]

While this is true of course... even "I would rather xxx than yyy." isn't wholly inaccurate. Even if the teams are different (which they are), resources are finite. You have a budget of $XXX, and in that instance adding more "here" can cut from "there".

I agree, you and Catwho are also right about how a budget can be pulled from anything. I guess the heart of what I'm saying is that we can't shut down every suggestion with, "That's not good, because it might take away from this other thing." I think a more productive discussion is basing an idea's merits on its own and not how it theoretically could effect some other unrelated aspect of the game.