I felt like I was in a similar position until I discovered that there are vibrant indie game scenes on many other platforms [0]. So now, when I get the urge to

I felt like I was in a similar position until I discovered that there are vibrant indie game scenes on many other platforms [0]. So now, when I get the urge to spend on games, I try to remember to support indie gaming first. I will mention that news of Nintendo's support for indie devs on the Wii U is an unexpected trend in the right direction. This probably puts them on part with the PS3 & Xbox 360: not great but better than nothing. While MSFT has XNA, the iOS and Android ecosystems are killing the outdated distribution & publishing models of the consoles. Hopefully this ends well for everyone. --- [0]: PC & Mac being the least encumbered, iOS and Android with similar developer access but distribution control. Also see kickstarter projects like FTL, which rocked my socks off.