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ymeaga1n on 03 December 2008
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Phrancheyez said:
ymeaga1n said:
halogamer1989 said:
So much for trying... End user generated content would be a GIANT boost to Sony's platform and PSN as a whole.

I agree. I think XNA is amazing idea. Hopefully it will need to some more quality XBLA games.

 

I *strongly* disagree.  XNA is nice because it gives the inexperienced developer the tools and platform to try and see what they can do.  As a result, you get a ton of crappy games being released with your occasional diamond in the rough.

PSN *requires* you have past game developing experience and proof of before they'll even talk to you.  I know, I tried to get their dev tools.  As a result, the lowly developer doesn't get a chance on the PS3, but you also get on average much higher quality games.

The way both platforms work is great; I'm not saying one is better than the other.  It's nice that MS lets the little guy do those things, but it's also nice with the PS3 because I'm a lot more confident in the quality of PSN games.

I'm currently using XNA, and tried to get Sony's dev tools and couldn't due to the reasons I stated above.  All it means to me is that if I can get Sony to allow me to develop for the PSN at some point, it will feel like I'm moving up the food chain.  It wouldn't make me stop using XNA, but Sony allows you to do a lot more.

I would be very upset if Sony did this.  VERY upset.

I disagree with your post.

Firstly, when I said I hope it leads to some quality XBLA releases, I meant only the diamonds in the rough, MS doesn't release crappy games on the XBLA. Games developed on XNA will not be released directly into the XBLA...what I'm hoping is that a developer will design something impressive enough to make it to the XBLA. Kinda like Braid. The quality to get a game released on XBLA is very strict. Check metacritic and see that some XBLA games are rated very highly. In fact, MS earlier this year was removing all underperforming games from the XLBA. http://www.edge-online.com/features/exclusive-interview-ms-delist-xbla-titles

I'm sure that PSN has a form of quality control on their games, but I think XBLA has the advantage with higher quality games.

But back on original topic. I don't see what the problem would be to release these tools to the little guy. Through using them, they can become experienced and work their way up. Everyone's gotta start somewhere.