> Every single smaller gaming company from my youth is dead

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> Every single smaller gaming company from my youth is dead or a shambling corpse of its former self
> Nintendo is reduced to making underpowered gimmick consoles
> Microsoft's bullshit with the Xbox has permanently affected the entire industry with paid online and other things
> Lasting effects of the recession means there's few games made between indies, shovelware, and AAA titles
> AAA titles are mass-produced trash full of identity politics
> Graphical capabilities have essentially ground to a halt despite the fact that there's room to improve
> Gabe Newell betrayed the Steam userbase by increasing consumer-unfriendly practices
> A push toward "open world" gameplay essentially forced video games into a dark age
> Mobile games have gutted the marketplace and is experiencing a recession itself

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