I hear the argument of this article and how important it was (being able to mod/participate in mods) but computers are also fading for gamers with the next gene

I hear the argument of this article and how important it was (being able to mod/participate in mods) but computers are also fading for gamers with the next generation. The Kids I interact with are on tablets/phones, not the PCs we had that we could modify and upgrade and tweak as we saw fit. Currently I feel like we're in a period of very locked in devices that stifle creativity by default. Even PC games are always online so you can't get all the content of the game, it has to be server-side unlocked or bought.