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JPL78 on 22 April 2014
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Dr.Henry_Killinger said:
JPL78 said:

Okay, I guess I didn't word it right.

"Indies" on Xbox 360 and "Indies" on PS4 are completely different things and I'm not sure that Xbox fanboys understand that. That's all I'm saying. Hobbyists is a better descriptive but Microsoft called them Indies so I think that is where the confusion lies.

i don't know many Xbox 360 fans and owners, me included, who would have a problem with XBLA type games so why the double standard of acting like those type of games mean nothing for the PS4?

You did, I was just agreeing with you and adding some conjecture upon why Indie studios have so much weight currently.

XBLA had the problem that Steam does now and that Mobile has in droves. The "indies" for the PS4 are basically All at the top level of the Indie, so much so that they actually get metacritic ratings like Towerfall Ascension.

Furthermore, Indies don't face competition from big AAAs in next gen because they haven't fully transition to the systems yet. In a years time, indies will be of diminished importance.

Okay, I thought you were mad at me thinking I had confused the two.

I have been turned on to a lot of cool stuff I wouldn't have otherwise played because of indies so I hope they don't diminish.