Would an industry crash be such a bad thing?

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VGKing said:
Publishers with more more money make betters games. They have all the creative talent working for them. If you aren't putting out good games that appeal to a wide range of people, you're doing it wrong.

Are we talking about profit or are we talking about greatness?

I guess if you want to turn a profit, appealing to the lowest common denominator is a good move. But it's hardly a good move if you want to create something unusual, controversial, unorthodox, revolutionary.

Also, the notion that bigger budgets equals great games is false. It's false for video games and it's false for all other media. Frankly, the things that make a game great don't cost much money. And not all game makers are slaves to money; many are driven by a desire to maintain the integrity of their vision.