Developers are thinking AAA development very risk and jumping to risk free Indie Development [AAA games doomed]

[outlawauron]

Wright said:

outlawauron said:

Wright said:

Again, people's misconception of "indie" games makes them believe these are only downloadable XBLA-PSN games. They are not.

 

Heavy Rain, for example, is an indie game. And that had a full-retail release, and broke three million units sold, and it costed 60 bucks when it first released.

Heavy Rain was bankrolled by a publisher and thus is no longer an indie game.

The game was built from beginning to end with the money from the developer itself. It was only after the game was finished that it got bankrolled for publishing and marketing. Hence why I keep thinking that the game is still indie.

Your taking this belief on a statement where Cage implied this? I saw your post and I wouldn't assume half as much as you did. Even if you believe Heavy Rain paid for its development on all Quantic Dream's own. The majority of the costs to produce and deliver the game were paid for by Sony.  That is, if we follow your belief that Sony only started writing checks after the game was finished.

I believe that they were shopping our their idea and game with the tech demo they made to various publishers and Sony was the one that took them up on it (hence its unveil at E3 2006 at Sony's conference). 

Also, I sorry for my tone. Rough day at work and they came out meaner than I expected.