You know that small teams of developers already make lightweight games? A lot of them, in fact. The indie scene has never been better, in terms of production (the problem right now is discoverability, so the good ones rise over the bad ones, specially over the AI slop).
Many people compare the current times to the videogame crash of the '80s, but while the scenario for the AAA companies is similar, the AA and indie scene is a lot more healthier and would probably survive a AAA crash without major issues.
You know that small teams of developers already make lightweight games? A lot of them, in fact. The indie scene has never been better, in terms of production (the problem right now is discoverability, so the good ones rise over the bad ones, specially over the AI slop).
Many people compare the current times to the videogame crash of the '80s, but while the scenario for the AAA companies is similar, the AA and indie scene is a lot more healthier and would probably survive a AAA crash without major issues.
I agree with you and would promote more 80s style AA development. I think AAA has reached the end of the road