No, they are still doing work and they still have their Pub Fund. It's just weird how quiet they are about all of it.
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Dev of Cooking Game VR wants to bring it to PSVR but Sony has been ignoring them for over a year
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No, they are still doing work and they still have their Pub Fund. It's just weird how quiet they are about all of it.
I imagine that as a small indie dev, there's always something else that needs attention. They mention in the Reddit post that they moved on to other platforms and projects when Sony ghosted them originally. I don't see any reason to doubt them on this.
In general, it feels like there's been a steep decline in indie outreach since Boyes and Suttner left, but I'm guessing it's less the individuals leaving and more a general shift in Sony philosophy at work here. There has to be corporate support for these kinds of initiatives, or else the individuals can't do very much. Nintendo and Microsoft have also had very good people leading their developer outreach, but haven't always earned the same success (though I think Nindies is doing pretty great nowadays).
This is something to remember when someone tells you "Steam should do curation !"
Nothing is worse for a dev that made a game to see a door closed when it comes to release it.
Nothing is worse for a dev that made a game to see a door closed when it comes to release it.
I wonder how much of Sony's past indie push was Vita related? After abandoning first party development, there was a period of time where it was hauled as a portable indie machine, and now that it has come and gone, Sony probably no longer feels the need to promote indies anymore.
No it's more likely that Shawn Layden and Sony execs are directly ordering their all their department heads to ignore these small pathetic indie devs because they are a "shit company" - rather than just oversight
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Being indie friendly played very well into there initial PS4 brand image.
It really re-enforced there "for the players" stratagy and marketing.
I'm not saying Sony is not still indie friendly but priorities change.
I would not be surprised if PS5 gets another indie push during its launch year.
Come on, don't tell me Sony is too high-and-mighty for indies on PSVR. That level of content is the biggest chunk of their VR catalog. Even their "big" games are made by small teams.
There are so many games releasing on the PlayStation Store every single week that this clearly isn't a widespread issue. However, they shouldn't let any studio slip through, so I hope this gets picked up promptly after the signal boost.
The issue has been taken public-enough imo. Maybe the developer doesn't want that kind of social media stink flood raised. Helpful Reddit users have offered to contact Sony directly and offered plausible theories of what's happening and why (a mishandling of inquiries by Sony Japan). If it's a fundamental flaw in the system, bigger than us all, then we'll know soon enough. But right now I think we're all jumping to conclusions a tad too quick.
I signed up in 2013 and they were great. Things have changed but hopefully it's just been a simple mistake. I wouldn't expect Sony to not let a developer at least reach the next stage.
Fair response. Just salty because I was very impressed with Sony at the start of this generation and been increasingly more and more disappointed at the tail-end. Apologies.
Long list of ppl submitting, probably under paid and over worked staff just not caught up on submissions.
Otherwise, that really blows.
Otherwise, that really blows.
Lmao, like that fuckin' matters, someone clearly hasn't looked around PSN recently:
PSN is filled with total garbage. Besides which, it's completely unprofessional to straight up ignore someone, who has made multiple inquiries, for over a year. At the bare minimum they should send a rejection letter.
Yeah I never said it wasnt unprofessional, I just think it's not some toxic corporate culture and instead its some account coordinators/managers that dropped the ball. People seem to be holding Layden personally responsible for releasing dozens of games every month and I just dont think they understand how corporations work, is all.
You know what, maybe you are right.
Hopefully PSVR fans will stop port begging the game then
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Yeah that was a hilarious trailer. Id lose at this game from laughing too hard at the screaming guy who busts through the door. Lol
I have a tough time getting up in arms about this, unless it's a wider spread issue. I have no idea how many cold call game submission a platform like Playstation would get to that email. I would guess a lot. Obviously there are examples of seemingly random trash getting to the store, but there is some vetting going on and this seems more like some or multiple account reps doing a poor job of communicating that. There is a big difference between indie games that are promoted by Sony / Microsoft / Nintendo (often coming from devs with years of experience and connections in the industry) and a self published game on Steam. They obviously deserve a response and have every right to make a fuss to get some eyes on their game, but to extrapolate that Playstation doesn't care about indie games based on this is kind of dumb.
Sooo has anyone checked if this game is good? I have a Rift and can personally attest to their store being crowded with half-baked generic asset looking garbage so if this game fits into that category then why care.
On the flip side of the game is legit then yeah that sucks and Sony should at least respond to the devs if nothing else.
On the flip side of the game is legit then yeah that sucks and Sony should at least respond to the devs if nothing else.
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Why did these devs apply through the Japanese portal? They should've gone domestic, unless ofcourse there isn't any support in Singapore.
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Hmm that changes things a bit. Not saying that Sony is completely absolved of the issue, but if there is indeed a language and location issue causing problems, then this story is another case of ERA wanting Sony's blood when we don't have all the answers.
Yeah if the Japan branch doesn't give two glances at most indie applications then the Cooking Game devs really do need to try and incorporate in US/EU as the Truant Pixel dev stated. Hope they're able to get it on the PS Store at some point. Sounds like a frustrating process for indies based in other regions.
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"Dork" is a tedious word to translate in french, so I am always looking for practical exemple like this one. Thank you.
One of the reasons when I see a thread like this I just sit back and wait for more information. Not just gaming, but in threads where people are getting outraged for whatever reason. In many cases there is information we are missing and getting angry is only a waste of energy when we are outsiders looking in at an issue between other parties.
If this helps these devs to get things on track then cool it was worth it. It will hopefully be a learning experience for everyone involved, the devs, Sony, and the community.
It's seems that all SG requests (and probably all of sea) are sent to SIEJ.
At least from what I gather from the image.
Wasn't against you, I just sneered at devs, but at least their problem will find a solution.
Yeah, you're right. I hope they're able go get this resolved.
This.
Even if it's no, just say so. Is it really that hard?
At this point, I'd say fuck Sony. They're clearly not interested.
All this shit going on before PS5 does not bode well for them. I hope Xbox is way more successful this time around.
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Should be in the OP
This whole story reads like one of those bureaucracy things of jumping through the right hoops.
lmao the comments here😂 some of you are just set to no chill mode
Well I guess some companies are in trouble then. What with ignoring VR development entirely this gen.
You can't extrapolate a pattern from one case. And surprise surprise, there is a little more to the picture than initially presented. That said, SIEJ should be more communicative. Maybe the process could be simplified entirely with one global process overseen by a team that can get applications to the right place.
Definitely. I'm all for a good roast myself, but after the whole crossplay thread earlier this week, everyone has their teeth bared, ready to pounce on any new violation from any company or studio. It's like, can we all get the facts first before y'all start acting like children? Hopefully this gets resolved and the devs get to release their game.
What a troll response...they have the most diversified portfolio compared to ms and Nintendo.
With things like this and Cross Play it is clear the management is one of the things that needs fixing. Reading the posts from Reddit it is not as bad as in the OP but still.