>>715488719
It's because all of the furfags that would previously have gotten jobs at AA studios working on some kind of 6-8/10 PS2 mascot platformer are now stuck taking the indie route in the modern western vidya industry, so without the need to appeal to shareholders or target a broad market they can just go ham with the furry bait.

Imagine if Dev Madan had been born, like, 10 years later and hadn't been old enough to work on Sly Cooper. That's now.