| walsufnir said: "Dreamfall was one of the last great adventure game series’ before Telltale brought about a modern resurgence. Over the years, fans have hoped for a third game in the series. It was because of this that the Dreamfall Chapters: The Longest Journey Kickstarter made over 1 million dollars. During the campaign, the episodic series was only announced for PC, with consoles a possibility. Now we know that Dreamfall Chapters is also coming to consoles – PS4 leading the charge. Dreamfall Chapters is part of the “first on PlayStation” initiative which allows many digital titles some timed exclusivity on Sony’s consoles. Although it has not been announced for Xbox or Nintendo platforms, we may see that soon."
"First on Playstation" initiative sounds a lot like a moneyhat initiative... |
It could vary but, judging from past examples, the "First on Playstation" program seems to offer small developers increased advertising exposure and premium product positioning in exchange for a limited exclusivity window. Since many small teams only have the resources to work on one console version at a time anyway, this is seen as an excellent deal.
It's hard for me to see this as a bad thing. The team can work on their other versions during that period and, in the meantime, they have the opportunity for greater sales on one platform.
