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https://venturebeat.com/2021/02/11/asmodee-acquires-board-game-arena-a-platform-for-playing-tabletop-games-online/

Not sure where this leads, but is this a competitive move against Tabletop Simluator?

More discussion on BGG :

https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/114436/asmodee-group-acquires-board-game-arena-analysis

Personally, I see these online games as marketing tools for physical product, not just for online games themselves. A BGG'er mentions how sales of physical product increase after the online version is release. I think that makes sense. An online game lets you "try before you buy" and can be useful to learn the game and make an informed decision for purchasing.

That doesn't, of course, mean TTS isn't under threat, and some games will no longer be available. Just because someone owns a property doesn't mean they know what's best for it!

TTS will always be useful for game designers too -- that's why I picked it up.

It's also pretty handy for miniatures wargames. There's an active Relicblade community there, for example, supported by Metal King who make Relicblade.