Correction

One reason I became a fan of crpg's was that generally they didn't
need as much in the way of hardware. Of course, this was because they
did not have 3D and did not have to move graphics around quickly.

Now we have 3D graphics in RPG's and FPS/TPS elements added to the
genre like every other genre seems to have!

We now have games like Jade Empire, STALKER, Bioshock and Mass Effect
being called RPG's, when they are closer to being shooters and now have
shooter/3D hardware requirements for RPG's (Oblivion) just like
shooters always have, going all the way back to Terra Nova: Task Force
Centauri 15 years ago!