Seeing Sword and Shield get so slammed and seeing people finally hit GF in significant numbers for issues that have plagued the series really since Gen 6 makes this genuinely the most exciting time in Pokemon since I checked out.
Will it change literally anything? I don't know - the criticisms are extremely disorganized, so any meaningful course correction will me just as much so, but I don't think I've ever been so hopeful. Be good to the Platinum Remake, Gamefreak.