>>712964632 (OP)They didn't abandon because of the bg3 audience, they actively have a special youtube channel specifically to stay connected to that audience in hopes of bringing that audience into buying their next project.
They abandoned because of WotC/Hasbro sucking.
WotC/Hasbro sucks so bad, that the two main leads of D&D "retired" just to join Critical Role's game developer company.