Indeed, 8 GB VRAM are not enough anymore for new games and it has nothing to do with having a fetish, it's a scientific fact, as proven by the very video you posted. And there are many videos like that, just use the search (I think it started in 2021). 

Here are some more (I leave you to search for the older ones):
Jun 25, 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=dx4En-2PzOU ("How Much VRAM Do Gamers Need? 8GB, 12GB, 16GB or MORE?")
Apr 9, 2025: youtube.com/watch?v=e4GCxObZrZE ("This is what happens when you run out of VRAM... Say NO to 8GB GPUs!")
(Aug 22, 2025: youtube.com/watch?v=ric7yb1VaoA)

Games are often developed for consoles first and the PS5 has 16 GB VRAM. Yes, unlike in a PC, some of it is used by the OS, but not 8 GB, and more like 4 GB, and so it becomes 8 GB VRAM dGPU vs 12 GB VRAM.
I would not even blame the game developers for not optimizing, because time is money and I don't think it's easy to optimize and fit 12 GB of content into 8 GB.
And if many games are based on current console's 12 GB VRAM, it means that any dGPU with less than 12 GB VRAM should ideally not exist.

QuoteThe PlayStation 6 is rumored to feature 24GB to 32GB of RAM..The PlayStation 6 is expected to be released sometime in 2027, although some speculation suggests it could be delayed until 2028 or beyond.

VRAM demands will continue to grow, it's totally normal. That's why the 3GB GDDR7 chip densities production is being ramped up, to give all the 16 GB VRAM GPUs a 50% VRAM boost to 24 GB VRAM (NVIDIA 5070 Ti SUPER 24 GB). And for the ones who don't want or can't get the more expensive GPUs, 8 GB VRAM will become 12 GB VRAM, but will it be enough for PS6 games? Doesn't look good. Old rule for the noobs: Buy your dGPU based of the latest console's VRAM minus ~4 GB for its OS: If PS6 gonna have 24 GB VRAM, then it's 24 GB - 4 GB = 20 GB VRAM. Yes, the scammy companies will continue to sell GPUs with less VRAM, so that one has to buy twice.
Indeed, if one can only afford an 8 GB VRAM GPU (is it really 'can' or 'want' tho?), then it is what it is (desktop PC is half the price vs a gaming notebook and you can get a used/refurbished one from a company, too; also, gaming notebook vs traveling almost excludes itself, because people who are traveling, have better things to do than gaming ;-), let's be honest for an attosecond).

Even better than quoting: Add further videos or articles that show/prove that 8 GB VRAM are not enough anymore.

Running local LLMs is a thing now too and the more VRAM one has, the bigger/more parameters LLM one can run. No wonder there are memory supply issues now, because the demand is so high.

Gotta get ahead the VRAM and local LLM fetish guy here:

youtube.com/watch?v=ric7yb1VaoA ("Gaming Laptops are in Trouble - VRAM Testing w/ ‪@Hardwareunboxed‬")

Thank me later, Mr. "Only 8GB of VRAM"

Hello!

I appreciate the great breakdown you did for this laptop, and I ended up picking one up this Black Friday. I downloaded and applied your ICC profile and it looks waaaaay better than the stock colors so I thank you for that!

I noticed that my reds are more of a deep orange on things like Youtube, Netflix, etc. and was wondering if if thats on my end or if its possible that is something that I can fix.

I have no idea how you made an ICC profile and everything else seems to be great, but comparing those reds to my phone and my TV they seem off to me.

Thanks,
Zach