In the gaming space, (Sony) produces cinematic video games ( The Last of Us, Uncharted ) where the line between playing and watching has vanished. Their production process involves motion capture, script writers from television, and Hollywood composers. Meanwhile, Larian Studios produced Baldur’s Gate 3 (2023), a "choose your own adventure" epic with 17,000 ending variations—a production so sprawling it represents the future of branching narrative.