"Why not benefit shaders and other goodies?"
Because most guys can't produce the assets to take advantage of them, and even if they can, they generally don't know how to balance things so their game works on a wide range of systems, or produce something that looks decent.
For people who are happy to muck around with no intention of selling what they make... sure, why not ;)
Because most guys can't produce the assets to take advantage of them, and even if they can, they generally don't know how to balance things so their game works on a wide range of systems, or produce something that looks decent.
For people who are happy to muck around with no intention of selling what they make... sure, why not ;)