I think one of the most depressing attitudes to see is "gaming is becoming a cesspool of consolidations and layoffs, so I think video games are no longer for me." It's just saying "I only care about high budget things that are fed to me by corporations." No drive to go off and find the people who are creating the things you'd love. No exploring games made by small teams, even solo devs to find wonderful experiences that a corporate committee could never provide for you.
No, it has to be Corporation that makes the game for you to sell at Brand which you found out from reading about it on Outlet. Actually, you know what? If that's your attitude then maybe I don't mind you leaving the medium. Then maybe the people I care about won't feel pressured to cater to you.
Sure this attitude is harsh and uncharitable, but my perspective is that there are more games that exist, right now, than I could ever get sick of or experience. Things that are extremely for me and to my tastes. Things I don't know that are to my tastes yet, that will change me. I dunno, I just can't get behind people who only play AAA corporate slop. Does it suck the games industry is the way it is? Absolutely, for sure. But if all you care about is the stuff those corporations put out, well we're just fundamentally different.
