European Developers Target PlayStation 4 Over Xbox One

A survey of European developers conducted ahead of this year's GDC Europe has revealed a number of interesting facts about the future of game development on the continent.

[first1NFANTRY]

next gen may very well be the return of the ps1/ps2 era. everyday i hear about another dev favoring the ps4 over the xbone. M$ have an uphill battle ahead of them.

[JBSleek]

Isn't that what happened with Xbox 360 and PS3.

They both will be fine.

[HammadTheBeast]

Yes, but PS3 dropped the ball hard early on, and payed for it by getting outsolf for 4-5 years. Now, they've recovered and beaten 360. As you say, both will be fine, I just like the competition.

[S2Killinit]

that's true they both will be fine and I don't think PS4 will be as successful as PS2 but I think they are going to leave xbox one way behind. The negative backlash to xbox wasn't something that happened over night when Microsoft revealed a Gaming console without games. It was years in the making. Xbox core gamers (whether they admit or not, or even whether they know it or not) were a bit disappointed with xbox's core gaming support since the second half of the generation when MS pretty musch dwindled down support for gamers in favor of focusing on casuals and kinect. So these fans where eagerly waiting for Xbox to return to them with the next system and instead they got MS announcing a GAMING system bundled with kinect and ignoring anything to do with gaming plus restrictions. Microsoft miss calculated their fans disappointment and it bit them. So I think even though Xbox will be just fine, they have a difficult path ahead of them.

[EXVirtual]

If Sony lock Japanese 3rd party exclusives (which I think they'll do later on), then yes, it is.

[Death]

Both the PS3 and Xbox360 were PowerPC based with the PS3 being much more complex to program for. I can understand how a developer would choose one over the other this last gen. With the PS4 and XboxOne sharing the same basic architecture I'm surprised to see any third parties "choosing" a platform.

[stage88]

Glad to hear it, can't wait to see what they produce.

[JBSleek]

Only by a small margin and this was before the DRM reversal.

I think the biggest thing to look at here is the massive mobile development.

[SymphonicRain]

You mean the DRM that would've helped them make more money? Remember that developers would be in favor of DRM. And there were still more on Sonys platform.

[wishingW3L]

that's an epic spin. XD

[Tyre]

Leave the 24% of the worldwide games market that is mobile/tablets out of the equation and the title is correct, Europe console dev favors PS4 over Xb1, but it seems Europe dev accounts for a very small slice of the worldwide console/pc market that is the biggest. 76% of worldwide gamers are playing on consoles/pc. Very revealing. Most europe dev can't afford/have the expertise to make AAA console/pc games. Anyways this article is more trolling than relevant.

[FrigidDARKNESS]

I would say that this survey that was conducted was skewd towards Indie developers.

[CGI-Quality]

And the issue is? Indie developers have always been the bread-and-butter of Sony's support. What do you think Naughty Dog and Guerrilla Games, for example, were before becoming subsidiaries of SCEi?

[Death]

Independant developers and "indie" developers in this sense are not the same. Most independant developers are third party devs and have publishing partners they work with. Some work with Microsoft Publishing, others Sony, EA, Ubi, etc. Bungie is now an independant third party developer. This is not the "indie" scene that is popular in todays bs debates. The indie buzzword is being thrown around to describe developers that are more hobbyist selling games for next to nothing on marketplace, PSN, itunes, etc. that can't afford to go through a publisher or in some cases get a deal with a publisher.

[CGI-Quality]

@ Death: False (as an Indie myself, I can tell you there's more to it). Each of these devs are just like they were in the past. You just have some who've committed to a publisher (such as Quantic Dream) and others who haven't.

Not much difference at all.

[KillrateOmega]

So? Even if it was, what's wrong with indie devs?

[Rockstar_5]

I sorta agree with this

[sAVAge_bEaST]

Yes, Dice prefers, the Ps4.. EA prefers M$ money.

[vigilante_man]

Survey was before the XB1 180 on DRM..

[G20WLY]

Agreed. But how is that relevant? If anything it would have benefitted MS during the survey as developers make more money with DRM enforced.

So I think your point is that this would be even more in Sony's favour if they did it again post-MS180, in which case you make a good point!

[danny818]

Funny how you can relate to those relationships

[b777conehead]

the old ms drm would favor devs. so whats your point

[Petebloodyonion]

Sight again a misleading article trying to prove Sony's dominance in the top Story.

Hurrah let's celebrate the 5% difference between both console (14% to 9%) in development now.

But it's get better WOW!! 23% vs 14% think about doing a game

Of course let's not talk about the fact that 66% of them think that their next project will be a mobile/tablets game

And let's sure not remind the ppl here about how mobile game and such isn't consider areal game to N4G community.

Again my point isn't against Sony or MS but just stating the fact that N4G as really become desperate with theses kind of article always making the headline while leaving to the bottom real gaming news.

Magic prediction of the day: By the time you read this, N4G's headlines will be: a article about a dev saying how ps4 is better. A screw up from MS, a article about how ps4 is sold out at xxxx, this article and a article about how X game will take power of the ps4.

[TheRealHeisenberg]

Could not agree more.

[mochachino]

Hope they utilize its additional power.

[PSX04]

that's the right thinking from any developer who want to succeeded in gaming bisnis

[Rockstar_5]

Wow really settle down kids It was One developer and I wouldn't worry too much about it as half these articles are trolled ones( or more likely Indies game devs for sure)

Both Consoles will be epic get over your arguments Ps4 and ain't better then Xbox One and so goes the same with Xbox one

[baodeus]

so if indie developer are equally important, how come no one count those indie games on xbox live as game then when talk about exclusives? NONE OF YOU regard indie games as game until now, so why suddenly they are so important?

The legit Sony fan are dying off or something. I don't see how any one can respect the Sony Fan currently.

[Rockstar_5]

There aren't true Sony fans bro these are left overs from the Xbox360 era and by the looks of it the troublemakers trolling these threads with ignorance

Both Consoles are awesome final now give up it up

[talisker]

Why would European devs want to make games for less than half of the continent?

[TheSaint]

Every day it's more and more negativity for the Xbox, it's almost becoming a joke.

[TheSaint]

Lol at phantom disagrees, if you disagree tell me why, if you have the words use them.