Kadokawa Boss on PS4: It’ll Keep Development Costs Low; Wonders if it Can Revive Consoles in Japan

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KingdomHeartsFan said:

hunter_alien said:

Fox engine looks cool, but except Konami I doubt anybody else will use it. Maybe some niche Japanese developer. Reember the Crystal Engine from SE? WHo else used it? Nobody, because they dont make it cheap and user friendly enough, while almost anyone can use a licensed Unreal.

I do hope that the Japanese industry gets their shit together, as my favorite devs are Japanese, but seeing how they strugled this gen (tech wise) and how they chose to rather innovate on the handheld front, I doubt anything will change this gen.

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/kojima-has-no-plans-to-license-fox-engine-to-small-developers/1100-6414313/

Kojima said he would not license the Fox Engine to small developers cause there is "A lot of maintenance will be involved if we're to get the Fox Engine in a workable enough state to license it," 

But he does say he is  "always open to discussing it with companies one on one."

Pretty much sounds like he doesn't want his engine used in a way that makes it look bad so if anyone wants to use it they have to go to him and he has to be sure they will use it properly.  

:( Now that sucks. It could have been a comercially viable and competent engine for many developers, and Konami could have made a name for themselves when it comes to 3rd party engines.

I never really got it why Japanese companies isolate themselves from the west, when it comes to tech. Is it the different work mentality? Fear of relying to much on outside developers? Cost effectiveness?

It probably boils down to a combination of those factors...