I don’t think Indie games are going anywhere. If anything, this is probably an opportunity for them to feast.
The big AAA titles that, by our own admission, we already aren’t playing? They may go a different direction that we don’t like, but they also aren’t a product (or service, as it may become) for me.
I’m not worried about this happening. Your top shelf hardware might stop selling in the consumer market, but most indies will run on a potato. You can run a lot of them via emulation on cell phones.
How have we “lost”?
I don’t think Indie games are going anywhere. If anything, this is probably an opportunity for them to feast.
The big AAA titles that, by our own admission, we already aren’t playing? They may go a different direction that we don’t like, but they also aren’t a product (or service, as it may become) for me.
Again: if majority of players stop buying PC hardware, it will not be sold AT ALL. That’s it. Indies will fade slowly after.
I’m not worried about this happening. Your top shelf hardware might stop selling in the consumer market, but most indies will run on a potato. You can run a lot of them via emulation on cell phones.