Journey, Flow, and Flower, by ThatGameCompany are prime examples that independent developers can compete with the big guys with a fraction of the resources."įinding a voice "and competing against the multi-million dollar marketing budgets of the big AAA games released by publishers" is the real challenge facing indies, according to Divinch.Īnd this is why Pub Fund is so important, and why even though Microsoft is now allowing indie developers to self-publish on the Xbox One, Sony still has the lead. "In fact, review scores for independent games are in-line as an aggregate with traditionally physically released games. The lack of resources compared to AAA publishers has pushed independent developers to think outside of the box. "In a landscape with juggernaut brands like Call of Duty and Grand Theft Auto, you would think the biggest challenges are development resources and game quality," says Divinch. "Finding a voice for independent developers on the traditional consoles has always been a challenge and we expect those same challenges to remain heading into the next-generation of consoles," EEDAR analyst Jesse Divinch tells me. Guacamelee! brings 2D action and humor to PS3 and PS Vita
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