Sony is considering introducing a Steam-like Early Access program on PlayStation platforms.
Steam Early Access launched in March 2013 and allows customers to buy games while they're still being developed, meaning products are completed with the community's involvement.
Players can download the most up-to-date playable form of the game with the knowledge that it isn't the final product and may contain numerous glitches, bugs and unfinished elements.
CCP Games' free-to-play PS3 FPS Dust 514 was in open beta for four months prior to its May 2013 release
Asked about the likelihood of a similar program on PlayStation systems, Sony Computer Entertainment America VP of publisher and developer relations Adam Boyes told Gamasutra: "That's one of the massive conversations we have internally - that, at what point does [a game meet standards of release]? We still at some point ensure that we're being mindful of the consumer. We don't want somebody to stumble across that title and expect a full product, and have a negative experience.
"Honestly, we're working through that right now. We're figuring out what's ok. We obviously have our tech requirement checklist that people have to adhere to. So we're internally discussing, what does that list look like this? What are the caveats? Stuff like this. So it's still a project that a lot of minds are considering. No details yet, but it's something on the top of my mind every day."
Boyes also said: "We have a global strike team, plus an SCEA strike team, who are in charge of trying to figure out how to look at what's happening with early alpha access, or paid betas, which we've allowed before with Dust 514.
"Even with our own product, PlayStation Now is going into open beta at the end of July. We're always looking at ways to make it easier and more accessible."
In June, Valve updated its Steam FAQ to warn customers that some Early Access games may never be completed. "The changes to the FAQ are intended to help set customer expectations of what may or may not happen over the course of development of an Early Access game," Valve director of marketing Doug Lombardi said.
