Comment by blibble

2 days ago

> Practically every other company with an application platform, Playstation, Xbox, Nintendo, iOS, Android, etc have programs to fund bringing content to their platform.

the only platforms I've ever heard of this for were Windows Phone and the Epic Store

both of which were runaway commercial successes

Have you ever heard of terms like "Playstation exclusive" before? Companies benefit from having good content on their platform and they typically are willing to pay for it.

  • Not since Bloodborne, I haven't. And I've heard people can play that game on Steam Deck now, too: https://youtu.be/eDHiVsr-jfM

    These days the only context I hear "Playstation exclusive" in comes from people trying to analyze how much money Sony lost developing Concord.

    • Real shame, you should try Ghosts of Yotei. It's good.

      Astro Bot is a personal favorite too. That one would be tricky to get the true experience on in terms of PC platform.

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