Won't the NGP cost too much?

[mchaza]

mornelithe said:

Joelcool7 said:

This both true and false and I'm sure many Sony fans will be quick to trumpet the false.

Well, assuming that the only games that will be leveraged on the NGP is high-end IP, and PS3/360 ports is pretty false.  Just because it can run high-end games, doesn't mean they all will be.  PSN wouldn't have any smaller apps if that were the case. 

The major benefit is that with the NGP and PS3 being able perform virtually the same tasks (it may not be quite as powerful, but it also doesn't have to render everything on a huge screen either...so it doesn't necessarily have to, to produce the same results....hell, the GPU's better than the PS3's as it is), Indie devs will be able to sell the same IP to both PS3 and NGP owners.

Additionally, Sony has a fund setup for Indie devs, that covers their entire dev costs up front.  Yes, it requires PSN exclusivity, however, given they now have to major hardware sources to tap into for revenue, it's a bit more attractive an offer than when it was just the PS3.

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