I think he means "irrelevant" in the same sense as that by which Paul Graham considers Microsoft "dead".
The problem with the game industry (and much of the entertainment industry) is that anything with a $20 million budget is going to be designed by committee, in addition to being harmed by culturally semi-illiterate moneymen who let economic interests crush aesthetic concerns.
The problem with the game industry (and much of the entertainment industry) is that anything with a $20 million budget is going to be designed by committee, in addition to being harmed by culturally semi-illiterate moneymen who let economic interests crush aesthetic concerns.