Size Five Games: XBLIG is a failure, won’t survive to the next Xbox

[Mr Puggsly]

xKratosWitAGunx said:

Mr Puggsly said:
He is so full of crap. You can figure out whats good on XBLIG simply by looking at games by the user ratings or top selling.

I'll never understand why these indie developers are so bitter towards MS. At least they've given them a venue to peddle their games. Unlike Sony and Nintendo.

I'm pretty sure Sony invested on indie devs to develop games for the PSN

http://playstation.about.com/b/2011/07/17/sony-invests-20m-in-indie-and-art-games.htm

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"Hats off to Sony. They've always supported innovation in hardware and games, and this just solidifies that claim. Sony is setting aside $20 million for the development of art and indie games, both through it's current developers as well as indie developers who can apply for funding through the "Pub Fund" they established in 2009. The money is to be spread out over three years.

Smartly, PSN marketing director Brandon Stander told AFP,  "Consumers have lots of entertainment options and we want to be the place in the gaming category for stuff that can't be found anywhere else."

The PSN has already been home to experimental games like "flOw" services like "Home" and a variety of other wacky and fun titles. It's good to see Sony isn't only interested in sequels and games based on existing IP.

Encouraging creativity is the key to longevity in the games biz."

Sony is just throwing money at developers in hopes of getting some great exclusives and to compete with LIve. MS has given smaller studios and people a market place to peddle pretty much whatever they want. Much like the market places found on smart phones.

I agree with Squilliam. It seems if you piss and moan about MS you can get a lot of attention on the internet. I don't think people care to hear from the developers that have made great money on XBLIG.