It is not the entire truth if you say: "big companies are cowards."

Many of them published innovative projects. I read an article about that and it was easy to see that another version like Call of Duty 4, Quake 4 or GTA 4, Sims 71 sells much much better than a new innovative idea. The usual gamer is suspicious of new technologies and new ideas. They are afraid that it will be less fun. They don't feel comfortable to risk their money to just check that out.

Because of that new ideas are often not successful in a commercial way. Big publishers only see the money. But the real one to blame is YOU, the gamer wink

Nevertheless there are some smaller groups that are interested in new ideas but this is simply a smaller market. And this can indeed be an interesting market for an indie project.

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