Fantasy vs. Science Fiction

this:

-shooters and action games. what a huge difference, right, Moni?:)

-Star Wars. among the fantasy elements, you can only vaguely mention Jedi magic, and that's it. and the word "knight" in context, yeah?

-Terry Pratchett. I didn't write at the beginning of the topic for nothing that there is almost no truly original and unique fantasy, with rare exceptions, to which I also include Terry.

-the world of sci-fi is not limited, because for fantasy to be fantasy, numerous clichés such as magic and dwarves must be present. otherwise, it won't be fantasy. for example, tales about Ivan Tsarevich. this is not fantasy:) this is just a fairy tale.
sci-fi can only be burdened by high technology. this fact follows from the name, doesn't it? otherwise, it's an unrestrained flight of fantasy and/or delirium. mutations, kosmos, aliens, mercenaries, corporations, wars, intrigues, empires, spice, Clans, barbarism, robots, time machines, parallel universes, demons-bursting-out-of-hell, cultists, evil geniuses, steel-rats.... as you can see, there are many more plot options than in the competing genre.
besides, I haven't seen almost any fantasy book (except, again, Terry) where the story is about an ordinary person who has achieved something, and not about the owner of a super-sword or magic, or the dark elf Drizzt.

-Warhammer 50/50. Fantasy Battles Warhammer - it's 100 to zero, and the 40k setting is difficult to classify.

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THE STAINLESS STEEL RAT SINGS THE BLUES - 1994
THE GOLDEN YEARS OF THE STAINLESS STEEL RAT - 1994
THE STAINLESS STEEL RAT GOES TO HELL - 1996
STAINLESS STEEL RAT JOINS THE CIRCUS - 1998

are you trying to show me that the genre was born a long time ago in the nineties? I can't find the clichés you listed in these books;)
but here is "Totalitarian Clisant" - 1970, note.

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See, not everyone picked it up. They also churn out sci-fi in the same way. How many shooters and other games are made in the sci-fi style?
Of course, RPGs are often made in the fantasy style... but there are not many more of them. 50/50

I wouldn't say so. a huge part of shooters are shooters about World War II, and anti-terrorist shooters. and the main part of RPGs, I would say... about seventy percent - these are all swords and bows.
so...:)