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Indie Developers Speak Out on PS4 Development

Tibitoski said “I think what Sony is looking to do is have a large library of games that come from varying walks of life. They want to bring variety to their platforms so that any audience could find something to love about it. I also think it was a smart move on their part with it being a new console.”

majiebeast3853d ago

I love indie games they do the things that the big publishers are affraid to do or think will fail.

Some of the best games i played so far this year have been indies like Guacamelee,Hotline Miami and Cube World to name a few.

Already cant wait for Octodad,Assault Android Cactus,Transistor,Hotline Miami 2,Shovelknight,Hyper light drifter and Resogun.

hulk_bash19873853d ago

Sony's open arms approach to indies is great and refreshing for console gaming. PS4 is looking like it'll have a diverse library of AAA titles and indies. November 15th can;t come any sooner.

Ezz20133853d ago (Edited 3853d ago )

Tibitoski said - ""They treat their devs really well and if we ever have any problems, I can just text our account manager""

""To our surprise, it only took about four weeks of part-time work from one of our programmers, Kevin Geisler, to get the game running on PS4.”""

""Simply put, it’s the smartest development environment that we’ve ever seen,”"" - Lanning said

"""“This is a system that’s going to allow innovation to happen faster and cheaper,"""

pretty awesome that all those developers are pretty much saying the same thing about ps4
Add this to the list of Developers who are saying the same thing about ps4
sony really did every thing right with ps4 hardware
the build the most powerful console and the much easier to develop for
i really hard and impossible to find a single developer saying they any thing bad about ps4

WarThunder3853d ago (Edited 3853d ago )

But but but who cares about cheap indie games...

Person who says "indie games are crap and cheap" is not a gamer his a corporate tool...

garos823853d ago

Game over!

Sony have opened the flood gates and all these tons of titles will create a very healthy and full of variety library of games.

The next big Indies could become the next "naughty dog " in future generations.

Insert coin!

Retroman3853d ago (Edited 3853d ago )

@ Garos

if Sony open the flood gates of variety then we should see more variety than first person shooters,multi-online player games then. if SONY going BIG then everyone should be happy,from hardcore to casual gamers.

not everyone like military,zombie,open world games.

my bag is RPG'S,PLATFORMERS,RACING, SIDE SCROLLING GAMES PS4 need more those type of games as well.

Gamer19823852d ago

Most interesting part.

“We didn’t witness much support for our games on the 360 digital platform. In fact, we got shut out, and nothing on that front appears to be changing,” Lanning reflected. “Clearly, the Xbox 360 turned out to be a great platform for some indies, but for others the policies and practices created significant incompatibilities that amounted to total shut out.”

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fOrlOnhOpe573853d ago

I think having a wide range of game genres was pretty much Sonys PS3 policy. OK, many weren't big sellers but at least the library was/is diverse.

Kingthrash3603853d ago

i can tell this will be a bright generation for sony. theyve changed alot since ps3 launch. they learned the hard way thats for sure but at least theyve learned. the indie love is icing on a very great cake.

isarai3853d ago

It's going to be great being a PS4 owner :)

serratos273853d ago

Definitely! Glad I have a lot of free time. More gaming ;)

theXtReMe13853d ago

Im hoping we see PS4 upgrades of some Ipad games. The iPad has a slew of indie flight combat games that are awesome, that would make incredible PS4 titles. Not to mention, Gamelofts entire library.

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Indie Game of the Month Awards April 2024

“April was an indie-heavy month and it was hard to pick the best games but here we go! Hope you have fun and see something you like.” - A.J. Maciejewski from Video Chums.

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Sony Patents To Prevent You From In-Game Harassment By Reading Your Emotions

A new patent recently published by Sony wants to gather biometric data of gamers to track whether one is being harassed using AI tools.

Profchaos11d ago (Edited 11d ago )

I hope this is one of those patents that never comes to fruition.

I already dislike the fact you can pay a significant amount for a online service buy associated games and content on said service and get banned from that service over potentially a misunderstanding the bans are already handed out for flimsy reasons

I'd rather see money invested in a ban that simply removes the offensive players ability to communicate with unknown players allow them to continue party chats with friends but not with Joe blow on cod.

exputers11d ago

Agreed. Blizzard recently banned a college Overwatch 2 player who's dependent for saying "shit." Pretty harsh.

Profchaos11d ago (Edited 11d ago )

How rediculas really. You can't say a word that's allowed in most PG films and prime time TV but the game is based around killing the enemy team using guns, explosives etc.

It's just backwards.

just_looken11d ago

What your talking about is called block list

In 2006 a spaceship dropped of the playstation 3/xbox 360 i say that that generation was the last great gen with game functions/tech that has yet to comeback

Anyhow the playstation 3 if you block listed a id they could not talk to you in chatroom with either text or voice. But that was pre mind fucked 2018 when people were more human than sheep.

But hey gta 6 is coming out billion dollar budget without a single player custom character creator and without singeplayer coop off/online something saints row 1-3 had on the xbox 360.

z2g11d ago

Take my social security and bank account numbers too! Here’s a picture of my wife and our address.

phoenixwing11d ago

Cmon where's the pictures of your children. Don't hold out on them.

H911d ago

At this rate I feel Sony will eventually sell a room to play games in it where they can monitor your every breath

jambola11d ago

I genuinely get a bit worried sometimes when a friend says something that could be offensive In a party
Because I have no trouble believing some bans would happen when in a private party for saying something wrong

SegaSaturn66911d ago

I want them to censor erotic content by measuring my groin temperature so i dont get too distracted while playing black ops 2.

Popsicle11d ago

Terrible idea. Not only do I not consent to providing my biometric data, the potential for mishandling biometric data is almost a certainty. Positive stress and negative stress can produce similar changes in biometrics. Interpreting the precise emotion a person is feeling is not only invasive but could be easily misconstrued. I hope this never comes to fruition.

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Sony Could Increase Your Game's Difficulty If It Sees You Complain About It

Sony has recently published a new patent that wants to dynamically handle the games' difficulty and gameplay based on the player's emotions.

jznrpg12d ago

This is something I might use. Sometimes I play some good games but they don’t have difficulty option and are a little too easy.

Profchaos12d ago

Souls games will be like that players struggling make it harder

PassNextquestion12d ago (Edited 12d ago )

I think if used correctly it could work well

jambola12d ago

cool idea
cool idea for horror games especially
the way it's explained here sounds like it could never be forced hopefully, so that's ok with me

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