Did indies kill the B-game?

[WagnerPaiva]

Kresnik said:

WagnerPaiva said:

To call these "B" games are a blasphemy in my opinion, but, oh, well, whatever...

None of them are really AAA franchises either, though.  Certainly WipEout & SSX struggled to sell into the millions even in their peak; and Jak & Ratchet seem to be a long way from selling multi-millions too.

I was always of the impression that tiering of things was done on budget, though.  And I don't think any of those games, bar the two I pointed out (Final Fantasy & Metal Gear Solid) receive anything like a big budget.  If Gears of War is an entry-level AAA game with a $20 million budget (without marketing costs), do you think something like WipEout 2048 or Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus receive anything like that?  I'd have thought not.

Zarx's post explains it in more detail.

Now I get it, well if Catherine and Demon´s souls are B, them I love B games.