14 DAY TRIAL // Frank Gibeau, who leads the Labels division at Electronic Arts, believes that the indie resurgence that it currently taking place on the PC will also have a role on the next generation of consoles from Sony and Microsoft.
He tells investors as cited by VentureBeat that, “developers of AAA titles will learn how to integrate the creativity we’re seeing from the independents.”
Electronic Arts is currently trying to focus on smaller teams for some of its titles in order to get more innovative game ideas.
Sony and Microsoft are both courting independent developers and trying to get their games on the Xbox One and the PlayStation 4 because they draw a segment of players that would not be otherwise interested in the platforms.
Electronic Arts has recently posted its financial results for the first quarter, which showed the importance of smaller digitally distributed titles.