With DeFi projects struggling to regain trust since LUNA's collapse, and the current bear market I think this was the perfect time for the play to earn gaming sector to explode, or at least to gain traction in the way Axie Infinity did in early 2021.
All back to the hype of crypto itself. Not all DeFi is represented by a LUNA crash right? there are still many DeFi projects that survive and remain in the crypto circle that is trusted by investors and traders. P2E games are busy among gamers, but they are too interesting for those who prefer to invest directly in their crypto and not participate in the game.