Lol go on PoE2 Reddit and hardcore vs casual is still very much alive! I bet it's the same for any competitive game.
Hardcore are the 24/7 players gatekeeping against casuals wanting to play the end game as well.
But yeah console wise, the switch took it to handheld vs console rather than hardcore vs casual console.
Hardcore vs Casual has indeed become more of a time grind thing.







