Recently I declined a PC code for an upcoming indie game as I prefer console. Was told their PC game was actually designed to be played w/ controller. My 1st thought: then why aren’t you making it for consoles? 
Platform publishing hurdles are real...but THAT real? Is it bad?
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When you have no marketing budget your best hope is to generate word of mouth. Something like Hollow Knight or Dead Cells is the best-case scenario: comes out on PC and develops a fan base, then ports to consoles and people pay attention because it’s proven to be cool.
This is what happened with Dustforce too. PC is still the largest market. If you're going to gamble with a small team budget, developing for the biggest market seems like a good way to go.
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On paper I totally agree, but seeing how successful many indies are on platforms like Switch is making me second guess this strategy for every small game.
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Success on a Switch would be nice too :) ps, do you ever play PC games with a gamepad? That's my presence to play games, because I get the comfort of couch but the graphics of PC.
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