Why Game Developers Are Flocking to Sony and Fleeing From Microsoft

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Why Game Developers Are Flocking to Sony and Fleeing From Microsoft

Added: 08.04.2013 20:18 | 5 views | 0 comments

Microsoft treats independent developers very badly, said Jonathon Blow, creator of the breakout indie success Braid. Blow appeared at Sonys recent PlayStation 4 announcement event to show his new game The Witness. He said in an email that Microsofts stance on relations with independent developers is to put you through as much pain as you will endure in order to extract whatever [they] feel like this week. Sony appears to be seizing on Microsofts bad reputation among indie developers as an opportunity to lure new games onto its platforms and establish the PlayStation Network as the new place to be for unique independent games. Its becoming the anti-Microsoft, something it seemed to be stressing in its PlayStation 4 announcement. Provinciano said that working with Sony felt like a coffee shop chat as opposed to the intimidating corporate vibe of Xbox.