Elder scrolls came out 27 years ago, gta came out 24.
These franchises have been around longer than a large percentage of gamers on this planet have been alive.
I don't deny that AAA titles can still make bank. But how many NEW AAA titles do you see have success like those two? Yeah Mario, Zelda, that excrement prints cash. But unless you have a time machine, it's not the way to go.
Also GTA has gone all in on the micro transaction bandwagon