Comment by adamrezich
4 months ago
> Also you’re strictly forbidden from shipping Rust code on PlayStation. So if you have a breakout indie hit on Steam in Rust (which has never happened) you can’t ship it on PS5. And maybe not Switch although I’m less certain.
What evidence do you have for this statement? It kind of doesn't make any sense on its face. Binaries are binaries, no matter what tools are used to compile them. Sure, you might need to use whatever platform-specific SDK stuff to sign the binary or whatever, but why would Rust in particular be singled out as being forbidden?
Despite not being yet released publicly, Jai can compile code for PlayStation, Xbox, and Switch platforms (with platform-specific modules not included in the beta release, available upon request provided proof of platform SDK access).
Sony mandates you use their toolchain. You don’t get to ship whatever you want on their console. They have a very thorough TRC check you must pass before you get to ship.
Rust being forbidden on a platform, and Rust being unsupported out-of-the-box with the SDK toolchain, seem to me like they're rather different things?