| Seece said: Why can't they appeal to a third party publisher? Why does it have to be a big one like Microsoft or Sony? They want to piggy back off the reputation of a big name without a price? |
Far as I can tell it seems that they want to self publish the game, but Microsoft requires that there be a third party publisher, therefore they asked Microsoft to publish it so that they wouldn't get screwed over by some other publisher, Microsoft said no. Now they are trying to put it on PSN which they can do without a publisher. I don't think Sony would publish the game either, but luckily the game can still release without publishing partner.
All seems to stem from this policy:
"Microsoft requires all XBLA titles be attached with a publishing partner, meaning neither Amanita Design and Golgoth Studio can self-publish the games on the XBLA platform. Sony and Nintendo do not have the same policy for the PlayStation Network and WiiWare, respectively."
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