> The cost of all this is that nuance and the ability to have a single train of thought

People aren't watching TikToks while video gaming. The rise of video games, and the success of narrative ones, should tell us that people engage with the content and focus. For hours at a time.

But they need to care about it, expect way more quality and are way less tolerant of mediocrity. That's sure not great for Hollywood producers, cry me a river.

Libraries are reinventing themselves in many places, IMHO they'll happily outlive movie theaters by a few centuries.

People definitely watch YouTube videos while playing video games and play games on their phones while watching TV/movies.

Narrative video games are a tiny and obscure niche.