Thats the great thing about 3d graphics it evolves all the time, i do agree that the sensational magic as you call it might have gone for some. But think a lot of people would enjoy being able to make such things if it werent to complicated. Which poser over time could help do, but with poser and any other 3d software out there, applying the newest technology is not very easy and also require that the end user have the computer needed to work with it.

But as computers gets more and more powerful and software gets more and more advanced, i dont see any reason why these new thngs shouldnt just be integrated into any software package in the future, its just a matter of time in my opinion.

Here are some examples that are pretty interesting i think:

GPU Technology Conference 2014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XISqvBVyASo

Realistic character hair 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cECnvJeXXE8