I think this is out of touch with reality. Nobody is "buying off" influencers (except for scummy gatcha games). And companies are still making quality games. I think what happened is gaming companies started targeting younger audiences. If you grew up playing Doom II or Quake you probably won't want to re-experience new games that are made for kids. You want games made for you, in your 30s or whatever. But they don't exist, or if they do, they're poorly made.