My interpretation of this suggestion (which I'd like to second, if it lines up with Sun-Studios') is that they believe there should be a dedicated area not just for players to talk to players, but for players to post with the understanding that devs hang out here and they might be able to open a dialog with the creators of their favorite games.
Overall I really love that this community is more oriented toward devs, largely because itch makes it so easy for ANYONE to be a dev. If a player stumbles into here, I would hope that they'd find a place to engage (possibly in this proposed devs/players board) and it would spark their curiosity about other boards, eventually encouraging them to just make a game themselves. :D
Eric Neuhaus (@donkeyspaceman)
donkeyspaceman.itch.io