A hypothetical discussion

[Bodhesatva]

Thoughts in my head are often formed in the context of arguments; I will deliberately criticize my own ideas in order to see their flaws. One such idea (that I've seen on this site several times) is that game developers won't make games for the Wii because they are artists. As artists, they would not compromise their craft by developing games on an inferior platform. Okay, so this was how my internal dialogue handled this idea:

Max: It seems to me that a lot of developers will move over to Wii development. Because it has a much larger install base than the PS3, and because development costs are considerably lower, publishers stand to make a great deal more money from these Wii games.

Steve: No, I don't agree. Artists don't compromise themselves. They will not accept inferior technology for the development of their art.

Max: Hm, okay. Then why don't these artists make more games for the PC? High end personal computers are already beyond the PS3's capability, and as games like Crysis show, the results can be amazing. If we are to assume that developers are "artists" who will make no concessions that may lessen the possibilities of their craft, why are there only a few PC developers? This problem only gets worse as time goes on. In two years, PCs will be way, way beyond the PS3, and not just slightly beyond it.

Steve: Obviously the PC gaming industry is much smaller. WoW aside, there really isn't a lot of money to be made there because few people are willing to keep their computer up to date in order to play all these high end games.

Max: Okay. So these developers-as-artists won't be willing to make Wii games because it compromises their art -- even if they would make more money doing so; however, they also won't be willing to make PC games because they can't make much money off of it -- even if this means compromising their art. This seems illogical.

Anyone care to criticize this dialogue? I hope the point I'm making is fairly obvious. Can you pinpoint anything wrong with its logic?