Darwinia dev on PSN/XBLA differences, PSN challenges

Judging from what I've seen of this game so far...

These guys need to start packing up their things.

I'll be buying this day 1 on the 360 to support the developer. Anybody else with me?

http://kotaku.com/5186384/sony-offering-better-terms-cash-money-for-psn-developers

You'd think he'd be willing to take the risk with PSN in order to get the Pub Fund.

If it will make Morris feel better I plan to buy Darwinia+ so that's one guaranteed sale.

I was going to wait to see how well it holds up to the PC version, but I'll just buy it right away now. They haven't failed me before, and I really don't think they'll do it again.

Assuming it is any good i don't think Sony would turn it down...

I thought Darwinia+ was just an upgraded port. How much farther along in the 'process' can you really be? Seems like you'd just be out application fees or whatever to submit it to Sony without any actual real porting work done.

Even then, I'm not sure porting it would be such a huge task for something like Darwinia+.

I smell bitter fanboy tears.

It smells...bittery.

Its the Big M way.

Cant Join em? Buy em!

So the XBLA games get approved first., before anything is done... that would explain the amount of poor quality games on XBLA.
If they want to put it on PSN, they have to show work first and are in the position to get much better support from Sony if it meets their standards of quality.
So in the end PSN may have less games, but they are of overall higher quality.

I'd rather not have to sift through crap to get to the good stuff.

They're pretty good developers, so I'd say it's the money.

But how do you know it's Introversion taking the money and not Capy?

Since neither of us are industry insiders, we just don't know.

Also, it's possible that they both had different experiences to make them feel that way. It happens all the time in all industries.

i cant wait any sooner for this to hit live.

Wait, everything is riding on Darwinia+? What about Darwinia on PC, did they just make that for fun?

They could just sell the Darwinia/Multwinia source like they did for Uplink. I would love to be able to mod this game.

So if this is XBLA Exclusive, I take it Sony said it was shit?

:ha:

I played the original when it came out for free and I just bought the Package on Steam. I will DEF buy it on PSN when it comes otu too. I could play this game forever!

@Cap Morgan (formerly tenor77)

Nice dood, first u pick Castle Crashers (Coming to the PSN soon), then u follow with a game that's available for the PS Family since 1997 (Castlevania: Symphony of the Night) its hard to sift thru this old CD cases, and Braid (which costs 7.49 since Thu)

Then u shift to XBLA exclusives such as Geometry Wars 1 & 2 and Puzzle Quest (unfortunately, the latest is available on PS3, and u can get a "spinoff" for the PSP) which they ARENT since u can play em in a PC, which is funny since ppl do not consider the PC as a gaming platform.

PSN Exclusives are Exclusives. Almost everyone of it, at least.

Nobody is bashing XBLA, but if we are going to believe the devs, crap can be streamed into XBLA due to Microsoft's generous (i need an italic font for the word generous) "greenlight from the beggining", which sounds like an excuse for not having balls and saying "We prefer working with the Xbox" or "Microsoft's Checks are juicier". Team 17 at least was honest.

As always sry for my crappy english :D

If anyone read the developer diaries on their site, you’d know Microsoft approached them to *fund* development of Darwinia+, and that they’ve had costly delays because what they produced wasn’t up to scratch and MS told them to work on it more.
I’d feel much happier about their comments if I were ignorant of the developer - but since I have followed them for years and own all their releases - does seem like a bit of pro-Microsoft spin on their part.

They were fairly insistent that Darwinia+ has to be profitable, or they will fold. Just bear that in mind.

I hope game developers are watching this. Sony closely eyes games. They're not gonna do as Microsoft and Nintendo are and allow just anything on the console to clutter it up. Sony is much more selective. That's why you see more quality titles on the PlayStation 3 than any other console. Sony saw that Critter Crunch was what they wanted and willing to back the company as they needed to help it sell. And the developers were appreciative. But, just as Sony is selective, you've gotta remember, that the console has always been geared toward the hardcore gamer. Teenage boys and young adults. Sony will never back down from that image. SEGA never did either. So, Sony is particular about finding games that will suit its audience. So its accurate to say, that Sony is just as particular as its fans. I think that's how you know a game is a quality and good game. If it can past the test of a hardcore PS3 gamer. Microsoft fans will take whatever they're given. PS3 gamers aren't so cheap and slutty to accept just anything. You gotta woo us. I don't care what anyone says.

They can say what they want and try to justify their opinion, but when you really look deep down, you see it, and know it. Gamers that say, ah... I have both consoles. That means nothing to the hardcore PS3 gamer. The gaming doesn't care, in fact, they just flat out ignore it and move on to the next.... whatever. Because it feels there's no ligitimacy. No NFL fan has two favorite teams. If they do, they're not a fan, they're simply an observer. A neutral.