It's a lovely thought, but even small indies cost a lot to make, and if publishers cannot afford to fund them, they simply won't get made to begin with. Indie games aren't charity work, they do actually need to make money.It's a lovely thought, but even small indies cost a lot to make, and if publishers cannot afford to fund them, they simply won't get made to begin with. Indie games aren't charity work, they do actually need to make money.

Again, I never said they didn't need to make money, but there is an inherent risk in indie dev and not everyone is going to come out on top.