[WhereIsTheTruth]

YC works because B2B can survive early with a few paying customers

Gaming is pure B2C: hit driven, capital intensive, and unforgiving

[spacemarine1]

Fair point though Humble Bundle was B2C.

There are clever gaming platforms out there and the best games seem to turn into platforms effectively.

[FloorEgg]

That doesn't sound right to me. A lot of b2b comes with high barrier to entry.

Also I know of many successful indie games, some of which were built by one person.

I can think of so many exceptions to your point on both sides that I question your thesis as a rule.

[api]

B2B isn't as hit driven as gaming but it's still hit driven. Most startups fail.

[rapidfl]

That's a good point. Some of the (many) B2B companies in YC also get a decent start by selling to the other YC companies.

[doctorpangloss]

It’s a little more nuanced than that. B2B offerings cost money, video games cost time haha