- Development costs are prohibitively expensive
- Indie game developers find the development costs of dev stations, licensing, certification and more to be a major barrier to entry
- Dev kits can cost as much as $50k each
- Console games typically cost $1 million or more to make
- Gatekeepers are restrictive about what gets out
- The Big 3 (Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft) are restrictive about what they’ll allow on their consoles
- Rejection or delays can be very expensive
- Player time commitment is expensive
- Console games are about time commitment
- In a tough economy, leisure time is a luxury
- Pick up and play is a growing trend
- Game consoles and games are pricey
- Console units typically cost $300 and up
- New games cost $60 with older titles priced between $20 and $50
