dsister said:
I have always counted first party as games made by first party studios. Neither Media Molecule or Sucker Punch were first party at the time of those games specific releases |
That doesn't make a game second party or third party. A first party game is owned by Sony, and whoever is hired to make it is unimportant.
So LBP is now a third party game because ?
First party:
Of a video game, developed and published by company responsible for the platform on which it is released (or its internal developers), as opposed to third-party; Originating from such a video game
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/first-party
Is it developed by Sony? Yes, because they paid for the development. And the IP is owned by them as well.
Is it published by Sony? Yes.







