I don't think it was tbh. I remember a lot of people giving him the benefit of the doubt during that time. He didn't really engage with any of the criticism and came out unscathed from it. His current downfall has more to do with him having two daughters and handing over production to a private group. You can tell he really isn't in it anymore and would rather be doing anything else. I'm more impressed that a gaming Youtube channel didn't jump on the right-wing train and make videos about how he "beat cancel culture" or some shit like that.