Just sitting here thinking about the collective loss of the years and years of new ideas, mechanics, characters, universes, etc. that will never see the light of day due to callous business decisions wiping them out in an instant
So many beautiful, unfinished things that could be out in the world bringing joy but for whichever artless fucks were in charge.
It’s the same mentality as AI, just an endless, soulless recycling of the expected to diminishing returns while actual creativity and talent languishes.
Vulture capitalism is in full effect in every creative industry. Gut a company that makes things people like for short term stock price hikes, sell and move on before the anemia sets in.
and also just like .. bad business decisions
the fear driven decisions spooked at even the slightest hint of newness you can’t prove with data are studio killers