It's better than ever for me since Japanese devs/pubs have warmed up to Steam quite nicely and we keep getting (formerly) 3rd-party exclusives on the platform like Octopath. Not to mention MicroSoft has basically just given us all their exclusives as well.
Definitely I also enjoy the graphics and frame-rate advantages, being able to slap ReShade on everything, being able to use any controller I want, etc... I'm also heavily into mods and cheats, and I don't think it's really diminished at all? Sometimes you have to be more pro-active and search harder or maybe get your own hands dirty but the tools are out there and people keep making them...
Definitely I also enjoy the graphics and frame-rate advantages, being able to slap ReShade on everything, being able to use any controller I want, etc... I'm also heavily into mods and cheats, and I don't think it's really diminished at all? Sometimes you have to be more pro-active and search harder or maybe get your own hands dirty but the tools are out there and people keep making them...