The most significant trend in "popular entertainment studios" is the return of —something illegal during the Golden Age (banned by the 1948 Paramount Decree, finally rescinded in 2020). Today, studios are once again owning both the production and the cinema/streaming service.
produces maybe one game per decade, but when they do, the world stops. Red Dead Redemption 2 cost over $500 million to produce, featuring a script longer than the entire Game of Thrones series. Their production process is infamous for "crunch" (overworking developers), but the result is a level of immersive detail that traditional studios cannot touch.
The last decade has witnessed an upheaval. Theatrical windows have shrunk, and the "streaming giant" has become the most popular type of entertainment studio for home audiences.