No, they can. They just enjoy an overall smoother and prettier experience. I was once able to afford such a machine.
Hell, tuning the graphics and all that is an experience. I used to get games I’d never play looking as good as possible just because it was fun to tinker until I got the best performance I could get.
It’s a whole other experience. I’m happy to play whatever, but that was fun too.
I still have my old consoles hooked up to an old crt. I still play my NES and N64 regularly.