Fuel Overdose: Microsoft’s Indie Game Policy is like “Having to Find Yourself a Pimp to Hook on the Street”

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Somini said:

sethnintendo said:

Very few indies seem happy with Microsoft right now. Weird considering they courted them heavily during 360. Looks like Sony and Nintendo might be the big winners. Nintendo has gotten decent praise for Wii U and 3DS eshops and relaxing some of their harsh rules against indies. Nintendo could sure use all the indie support they can get considering the lack of major third party support (mainly EA and a few other western developers). Anyways, strange to see Microsoft adopt more harsh rules against indies when Nintendo and Sony are being more open to them.

Could you self publish for Live on 360 or did you have to go through Microsoft?

They can't self publish for Live, that's what's bothering them. It's weird, i mean Microsoft was very good to them in the 360 era, why the sudden change!? This is what succes does to companies me thinks.

Oh its just the good old fashioned, third console arrogance. THey all had, it, but it does seem to get worst over time. Sony, you'll get a 2nd job for a 600 dollar machine, that has features that no one really cared for. Ninty, CDs, f**k that we'll stick with more expensive cartridges and you will roll over, whats that? Most 3rd party support left? Hell even Sega. We will release our system and not tell anyone about it, no one needs to know.