yo_john117 on 23 January 2012
| Zim said: I have a number of problems with the Xbox Indie section however they are almost all to do with the developers themselves. Firstly it is an indie section, not professional. If they want to make a living off it then make a game for XBLA. The indie section is for hobbyists etc. A place to get some experience. Also a lot of people compare it to PC and Steam. However this isn't a fair comparison. If you look at the actual games on steam's indie section they are mostly games that are on PSN or XBLA or would be if ported to consoles. Bastion and things of similar quality. You won't find the ridiculous amount of ''Are you smarter than a cheerleader?'' or other small games etc on Steam. The only time you find xbox indie games on steam is when they have managed to make a name for themselves on XBLA, i,e. Call Of Cthulu. It was only once they had proven themselves on the indie section that Valve would accept them. You also hear some ridiculous complaints about how they want Indie games mixed in with XBLA and Games on Demand in new releases. As an actual user of the 360 I say good grief no. The new releases is already crowded and I don't need 5 indie games clogging it up every few days. Keep them separate. They are still easy enough to find as it is. Heck on xbox.com they have a section right next to GoD and Demos. The XBLIG section is fine as it is. It's an INDIE! section. Yet people constantly complain that the games on it don't get the same attention and visibility as Call Of Duty, Shadow Complex etc. It's an indie section, you can't complain about it being indie. |
This is exactly my thoughts. These indie developers need to stop bitching.
