Oct 21, 2026, 5:26 PMi have an antagonistic theory i can't prove that fruit is less common in games with PBRealism, but if it were true it would be largely because games featuring PBRealism as their visual style are less likely to feature giant hovering fruit in their gameplay, and there's fewer studios with big budgets for lots of incidental background details. less to do with anything about PBR itself tho.
Oct 21, 2026, 5:27 PMit probably holds up for 7th gen game consoles though
Oct 21, 2026, 5:28 PMfruit confirmed canon in metal gear solid https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@pupxel/117480075755599575
Oct 21, 2026, 5:28 PM
Oct 21, 2026, 5:41 PM@aeva fruit are also canon in kirby fyi. and it reconfirms that tomato are in fact fruit (they fill your fruit gauge) https://wikirby.com/wiki/Maxim_Tomato
@aeva it's because fruit is unrealistic