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I'm scared. As soon as it becomes profitable, companies in the gaming space will be rushing to enshitiffy PC gaming the way they're doing with consoles. Big, public game companies not paying attention to the PC space is a GOOD thing.
It has always been profitable and we've already seen the enshittification with the plethora of completely useless launchers and company specific accounts. We've more or less grown accustomed to the enshittification that has happened in the last decade.
So I'm not really scared because the real gems of PC gaming aren't from big public companies, they're from small indie teams. All that enshittification just pushes me more and more towards indie games. I occasionally tip my toes into the mainstream games whenever I see something I want to play, but mostly I play games made by small studios who want to make games for others to play rather than make games to make money.
That is true, but until now we've mostly been able to enjoy the best of both without compromise or major obstacles, and even AAA games can offer quality, especially considering the value add of the modding community. We got all the benefit of a AAA title with customization and community at a fraction of the price. Sure, indies will still be there and delivering great quality no matter what, but more actively engaged big companies is still a net loss to PC gaming.