PS3 Development Costs Cause Company To Bail on Game

Jun 29 2006, 5:00am CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

We've heard Nintendo say that their consoles are the "developer's consoles" because of the friendly (read: low) development costs for new games. Microsoft and Sony have yet to make similar self praises. In fact, a recent move from a low-capital company brings to light a frightening potential for game development in the next generation.

Track7Games, who announced work on the multi-platform next-gen game Theseis a while ago, is now apparently abandoning operations on the PlayStation 3 version of the game because of excessively high development costs for the platform.We know that superstar names like Square Enix and Sega have pledged heartily to developing for the PS3, but if development costs are so high that independent (or even mid-sized) third-party publishers literally cannot afford to create games for the $700 machine, it could be a huge upset for Sony.

It could essentially become the inverse of Nintendo's problems with the Gamecube, a platform that many third parties didn't support because it was not up to par with the Xbox and PS2.

This news also really highlights the story we talked about yesterday, when we found out that PS3 games may really dent your wallet. If development costs are so high that a company has to stop mid-production, then I've got to believe that that's an ever higher cost to pass on to consumers than has previously been rumored.

Via Joystiq

Report Published by: Mark Raby

where to buy

Buy from Amazon

What Others Say about This

Reports Suggest iPad 3 Announcement Next Month

If the iPad 3 actually comes out in March, it would be just weeks after Sony launches the Vita. Apple will show off the long expected iPad 3 the first week of March, alleges AllThingsD, a publication that has reliably predicted Apple media events a few w ...
Full article at: Giant Bomb More like this 21 minutes ago

Amkor Technology Reports Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2011

CHANDLER, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Amkor Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMKR), a leading provider of semiconductor packaging and test services, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2011, with net sales of $684 million, n ...
Full article at: Street Insider More like this 25 minutes ago

Samsung Series 7 Gaming Laptop with Ivy Bridge Available for Preorder

The Samsung Series 7 NP700G7C-S01US is one of the first laptops to sport Intel's third-generation Ivy Bridge processor, and it's now available for pre-order. The 17.3-inch Series 7 is designed for gaming, and features high-end specs such as an Intel Core ...
Full article at: PC World More like this 25 minutes ago

Don't miss ...

Gaming

New Xbox to be unveiled at E3 2012?

Luigi Lugmayr
Luigi is the founding chief Editor of I4U News and brings over 15 years experience in the technology field to the ever evolving and exciting world of gadgets. He started I4U News back in 2000 and evolved it into vibrant technology magazine.
Luigi can be contacted directly at ml@i4u.com. Luigi posts regularly on LuigiMe.com about his experience running I4U.