If lasers are antiquates by the TNG era how are Photon Torpedoes still relevant?

[Timo]

As regards the latter point, it's hilarious how Rogue One finally provides the perfect explanation for why the Stormtroopers, feared for their sharpshooting, have such difficulty hitting any of the heroes... Who are with the Force while the Force is with them.

Now there's the fight of the century: a Starfleet vessel with its usual 100% hit rate trying to score at the Falcon from twenty paces...

Timo Saloniemi