Hot take They could have survived (at least for a significantly longer period of time) if they had actually followed instructions correctly. The tragedy here really comes from them misunderstanding what they're being told to do and not comprehending the situation

1. The talent behind the games industry is largely gone, replaced by a workforce of corporate drones
2. The tech and man power needed to produce the kinds of products the AAA industry wants has been growing more expensive and more unwieldy year by year
3. The focus and goals of the AAA industry have radically changed over the past 15 years with these changes almost exclusively revolving around unsustainable spending in the pursuit of live service cash cows, and focus tested sludge

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>wandering the wasteland with a telepathic dog
When I heard that bit all I could think of was pic related.