| RolStoppable said: I think you proved my main point with an outstanding demonstration. |
Intention is not equal to results. The company must focus in the result and in that case it was shovelware and casual titles.
However, I agree that the 3rd party companis shouldn't have a free pass for making shovelware. But the problem is that they are focused in their profit. So they will take actions that aren't necessarily healthy to a plataform just for profit, not looking at the long run (which is reasonable, they have quarter reports to shareholders). Nintendo/MS/Sony are responsible for keeping their enviroment healthy, guiding 3rd parties and using measures that help them to thrive, while keping things going acording their interests.
Edit: in a pov, it's similar to economy. In the begining of the century, we saw a liberal trend to allow the market to be free and avoid the interference of the government. Without any guidance, investors and companies tried to profit fast with speculation and led to the 1929 crysis. In an opposite way, we had governments that tried a politic of an economy 100% controlled by the government, but we saw all socialist regimes fail (not counting China, they aren't socialist a long time ago). The general consensus now is free market but with the government puting some rules and directions to keep things healthy. It's exactly what a console company must do.
