Heck so many indy games these days are kickstarted or patreon supported. So they might be somewhat cheaper to buy once they are out but they likely have made far more money per copy sold than B2P AAA games simply because the people who supported making that game paid hundreds or thousands for it.
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Or you know, this is the current market, these are the acceptable margins and if you don't make those margins, kiss your shareholders goodbye.