The mid-tier should be brought back to revive classic IPs

[theRepublic]

RolStoppable said:

On topic: The mid-tier is unlikely to be brought back in a serious fashion because the entire purpose of the 360/PS3/X1/PS4 was to eliminate mid-tier games in order to increase the sales for AAA games. The major third party publishers wanted an environment where they could outspend the competition, and subsequently, publishers of mid-tier games either got crushed into oblivion or had to retreat voluntarily.

This is exactly why mid-tier games no longer exist, and are unlikely to make a comeback anytime soon.  And we are all worse off for it.  Less competition, less variety.  I don't see how we break out of this cycle either.