And here’s an interesting post from this morning by Erik Mona, Paizo’s CCO:
“Folks, the game is doing well. It'd be doing better if we weren't in the middle of a worldwide pandemic, but we've sold a TON of books and continue to do so. More importantly, we believe the current game provides a design infrastructure and presentation that we can better build on toward the future than a system whose infrastructure dates back to the 1990s.
In terms of the overall timeline, we are not in the "2015" of Pathfinder Second Edition. We are in the "2011" of Pathfinder Second Edition. And the fundamental business (and the game's fundamental design) is much more sound, and the potential for growth much more significant, than it was back then.
Online engagement with the brand, from people making, watching, and commenting on online videos to participation in online forums, is something that actually happens now. That activity was dead prior to second edition, and now it is vibrant and getting more so.
Most of our subscriptions are higher now than they were 2 years ago. In ALL of those cases they are also higher than they were 3 years ago. And 5 years ago.
The RPG hobby has grown monstrously in the last 3-5 years. There are plenty of gold pieces to share among the party.”
(Link:
paizo.com - Forums / Pathfinder Second Edition: General Discussion: Paizo/Pathfinder 2e and the Current Market)