Especially judging by whats happening in the gaming industry right now. Mass layoffs everywhere from once leading lights in the industry, now acquired by big business and having to succumb to broad budget cuts.

At the same time, more people are getting news from independent sources on social media and self publishing platforms. I can’t remember the last time I watched cable news.

for the future? this has already been happening for years and is a major reason we're in the predicament we're in

Roku isn't a media company. They make hardware and license software.

It is a strong signal that open solutions should be available to swap into when the enshittification comes.

I have been unable to find an open equivilent of Roku, Apple TV, and Nvidia's Shield, but would be interested in sponsoring an open version via https://bounties.fulu.org/ that could be manufactured through CrowdSupply. An open design and code to run on the hardware avoids future commercial capture. One can then own their media system end to end, from storage, streaming (Jellyfin ecosystem), and hardware on a display.