tf2 needs to gain popularity i thing if enough people message steam and either xbox or ps4 to put tf2 on the new consoles it will regain popularity but that will need at least 10k people who will surely play it to have them do it
a good way to bring back the game would be to have steam try to put it on Xbox 1 for free or on game pass or gold or they could try to partner up with another game for a large event alot of people will hate me for saying this but maby if fortnite had a tf2 event it would regain popularity 10 fold
I don't care if it's called Team Fortress whatever, as long as it's made by valve, and a team fortress game, then it will be classified as the third installment in the team fortress series