Can developers and publishers actually afford the nextgen!

[Andrespetmonkey]

zero129 said:

Andrespetmonkey said:
There almost definitely will be a bigger focus on digital downloads, and if SONY, Microsoft and Nintendo make their stores more open (like steam), the middle man gets cut out and more studios won't need publishers. Cheaper to distribute and bigger profits for developers.

If the stores don't become more open, you'll see the mid-tier developers either close down or move to PC.

This i agree with. Game companys that can't offered to go big and retail can just release their games on the consoles download stores.

That is if the big 3 allow their systems to become more open. Microsoft is a little strict, Sony is decent but both of them aren't good enough. They need to replicate what steam has done for PC developers.