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How is Sony with regards to indie developers? I haven't been following that, but I gather that Steam / Sony / Microsoft have all been trying to lower barriers t
by ethbro 10y ago
How is Sony with regards to indie developers? I haven't been following that, but I gather that Steam / Sony / Microsoft have all been trying to lower barriers to entry.
Barring a major publisher (e.g. Capcom from the article) taking a leap of faith, I think that's where a lot of the quality first gen content is going to come from.
- danso 10y agoFor PSVR, Sony seems to be rather lenient. I say this because there's a high amount of shovelware on PSVR from indie developers, like this walking screensaver: http://pureplaystation.com/review-perfect-ps4psvr/2016/12/ http://pureplaystation.com/review-perfect-ps4psvr/2016/12/ I think it's good to have high-quality ports to help advance the platform (Arizona Sunshine, Fruit Ninja), but given the substantial technical challenges of VR and its relatively small audience, I think quality titles are going to require committed funding by Sony.
- Tiktaalik 10y agoTypically Sony has been the best place to find indie games outside of Steam and I'm hoping to see a lot more indie games going forward. Super Hypercube is an indie game for PSVR that is considered to be quite good.
- outworlder 10y agoIt does not have an early access program though. Which means it is missing out on a bunch of things. For VR, Subnautica comes to mind.
- kristofferR 10y agoSome would argue that they're too nice, as the Life of Black Tiger incident showed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uM523jjrvf4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uM523jjrvf4 http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2017-life-of-black-tiger-is-the-worst-ps4-game-weve-ever-played http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2017-life-o...