>>18004180Entertaining this line of argument for a while:
What kind of "creative" streams do you see indies do that big corpos like HoloEN won't/can't do?
I'm asking in good faith here and looking for honest examples.
Obviously, stuff that involves uncleared copyright is kinda NG, I'll give that indies get away with more than a big corpo who has to clear everything first (though tbf, the indie mostly gets away with it just by the virtue of flying under the radar and being too small to be noticed by the copyright holder and being less of a worthwhile target). This also ties into game permissions, sure indies need less to bother with that (see above), but I rather doubt the narrative, that if for example HoloEN didn't need permissions and could stream every game they wanted, that the actual entertainment quality of their streams would significantly improve. For example, I think Mori is a bore and a drag to watch. Now if she got her way and suddenly her coveted Persona 3 or Bloodborne were available, aside from hype in the beginning she'd just do the same boring commentary and the stream would be just as shit as now with her other games. Streaming/Entertainment quality is intrinsic and independent of the games, good streamers don't need their favorite games to be themselves good and entertaining, and bad streamers aren't necessarily saved or improved by having access to better games.
Also, Ame's issues stem less from corporate interference than her own impatience, flakiness and burnout. It's not that the corpo nixed all of her "creative" projects (fishtank doko? I'd love a continuation), it's more that she herself gotten bored with it or realized they are too much work to continue, and dropped them on her own.
Coco was similar. While her morning show did indeed get neutered by corporate (especially after the Kanata-hanging gag), it was always unsustainable in the long run anyway, as it was simply too much work to do continuously and the material (other Holo happenings) dried up so quickly that in the end she had been reduced to having to fill whole episodes with "english lessons" and (ugh) Reddit meme reviews, by which point retiring the show altogether was probably a better mercy kill in its pitiful state.
