>But it doesn't fucking matter if you and me know it - the sheeple are going to be hyped for this game and buy millions of copies
Stop caring about that, really. Any thought spend on that is a wasted thought.
Some companies just stop being interesting over time for the sophisticated game enjoyer and vanish from the radar.
I loved Diablo 2, Warcraft 3, GTA up to 4 and so many more games from former top class developers, but they all started catering to the plebs since gaming was adopted by much larger masses and now they make the next logical step by adopting more and more predatory monetary schemes as the plebs accept even that, not my problem.
But if any of those studios brings forth a single dev that is fed up by those practices and limitations at work and starts working on his own small project that ultimately spawns another Minecraft, StarSector, Rimworld, Kenshi, Prodeus or whatever, it was worth it.
Those just aren't as marketed anywhere, so you have to find those gems yourself.