CGI-Quality said: First-party developer In the video game industry, a first-party developer is a developer who is part of a company that actually manufactures a video game console. First-party developers may either use the name of the company itself (like Nintendo), or have a specific division name (like Sony's 989 Studios or Nintendo's Retro Studios). Unlike second-party developers, however, the first-party developer is considered part of the manufacturer, not a separate entity, and are wholly-owned by the console manufacturer. There is no definition of a 1st party IP, so IPs owned by a specific company have always been called 1st party, no matter who develops it. |
Congrats, that definition just goes to show beyond a shadow of a doubt that Media Molecule and Sucker Punch are not first party
Sig thanks to Saber! :D