| Ronster316 said: @ Madworld. The high end rig reference means that all bases are covered for sony fans, you know, wether it be indie games or Titanfall (afterall, why would they claim they played Titanfall on a 360 or One when they can claim that they played it on PC) As for the indie thing, there may be a lot of shovelware on XBLA, but by god there's been a lot of diamonds in that rough that have sold fantastically well too. I think you are underestimating just how supportive Microsoft have been towards indies (sure, one or two came out and cried, and that's when Sony fans jumped on the subject) but for the most part many have been happy to put their games on Microsofts marketplace. You can not please every indie developer, and Sony will find this out soon enough too |
Times have changed, and thats my point. What was relevant last gen is not necessarily relevant this gen.
When someone is going to drop $400 or $500 in a recession they look at a range of things. I'm not saying that having indie games will make lots change their mind when their minds are already taken, but it may push a buyer to get one within launch if there are multiple things they want.
I'm not underestimating the indie stuff that MS did on XBLA at all. If you had read my post you will notice that I agreed they did push it, but their timing was wrong. Over the last few years they have actively been trying to drop indies from their platform. While Sony have done the opposite.
As i said... it's all about timing, just because you did something a few years back doesnt mean you care about it now. Many developers have looked at XNA being dropped and the lack of indie support as a big issue on Xbox360, but it's become even more a problem on XboxOne where they had no plans at all sorted. In fact MS have been slow to react... very much like "MMO updates". You seem to be ignoring this..
You cannot please every developer .. but any developer with any type of voice are the ones they are trying to please. If its some guy who's going to make a fart app, then of course Sony don't give a crap, but then nor will any gamer. At the moment I am not hearing any negative vibes about Sony's policies for indies, while i have heard alot about MS's. Take it or leave it, I can only go on information that is happening now and not some *possible* outcome in the future.
Making an indie game : Dead of Day!
