Sony receiving Government Help from Taiwan

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Legend11 said:

gebx said:

http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=24338

Sony's taking steps to build a base of PlayStation 3 developers in Taiwan -- and the local government is helping, offering PS3 developers a 40 percent subsidy for licensing and development costs.

Sony will bring in Japanese and Western PS3 developers to offer guidance and tech support to Taiwanese software developers learning to develop PS3 games, according to a Nikkei report. The company will also sponsor lectures at Taiwan's Tatung University, a private technology institute connected to consumer tech manufacturer Tatung Company.

Eventually, Sony hopes to establish a strong Taiwanese development community that can create PS3 games for mainland China -- where the large majority of the gaming audience has primarily been PC and online players.

The Ministry of Economic Affairs' plans to support Sony in creating a PS3 development community in Taiwan were recently announced at a joint press conference.

 

Wow, Sony struck a pretty good deal here, with the government subsidizing 40% of the development and licensing fees.

I wonder if Sony will move any studio's or open any first party studio's in Taiwan.

Sony and Taiwan wouldn't even have to be doing this had Sony kept developers in mind when they were creating the PS3 and made a system that was as easy (and as similar to the PC) to develop for as the Xbox 360.

As for games for mainland China does anyone really think that an expensive console that has no piracy is going to have much success there against its two cheaper rivals, both of which can be easily pirated?

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