Interesting concept if thinking Star Trek technology and when “a” fundamental shift does occur that makes it possible for anyone to make the kinds of games they would like to play or share with others how would such a shift manifest it’s self?
Granted just my opinion again but I believe shift has already begun as it’s happened before not only in the game industry but in all industries that involve some form of entertainment and there are the usual signs that indicates history is about to repeat it’s self.
One just has to look at whats happening in the music industry. The top five labels are doing all they can to protect their cash cow that includes works they don’t even own, so yeah chances are one would get sued, but there are other avenues of distribution opening up for the artists who produce the “works” that does not need some big name studio to stand behind it.
So in my opinion again sure being able to make a game just because you want to make a game is going to happen if you remove the internal politics as to terms and conditions on which a game can be made if the focus is “only” on profit margins and the bottom line.