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richardhutnik on 10 June 2013
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foodfather said:

Quit whining.

Gaming is the biggest it has ever been and indie gaming has no sign of slowing down. State of Decay is proof of this. 

High budgets will eventually stagnate (if they haven't already), to a point where they only increase in relation to inflation, much like blockbuster movie budgets have been pretty much been the same in the last 5 - 8 years. I think this is already seen since the difference between this gen and next gen graphics is looking very slight. Killzone SF is proof od this. 

Big budgets mean more people are in employment. This is good for the industry.

Franchises have been part of gaming for decades... why are you complaining about more games??? If you don't want them, chose another hobby.

The Hollywood Blockbuster model does NOT mean more games.  What it means is LESS top end games, and new content coming through the Indie route.  A Hollywood blockbuster business model is NOT good for gamers.  It means either less content, or more content of lower quality.  This is not a win-win for people at all.

The issue with big budgets and larger studios will mean LESS of them.  And that is not good.  It also means less chances taken by studios, and you might get more games, but LESS diversity.  And this is NOT good.