“We’re on PC Because They’ve Made it So Hard”: Introversion Co-Founder on XBox Live, PSN

Mark Morris talks about why his company will now only release games on PC.

Posted By | On 29th, Oct. 2012


Are you an indie game developer fed up of trying to break through the glass ceiling that is the XBox Live Marketplace or Playstation Store? We might not hear too much about it but Introversion co-founder Mark Morris spoke to VG247, and had quite a bit to say to digital media platforms on consoles as to what makes them so unattractive to indie devs.

“You’re not delivering the amount of sales, you’re making us work harder, and ultimately we’re getting paid less than what we do on PC. So I think they’re definitely – in the indie world – second class customers.” Referring to Microsoft charging $10,000 USD for a dev kit, he states, “It’s ridiculous, and it’s non-refundable once you’ve bought it. You’ve got to pay – I think our quality assurance bill was $30,000 for testing with Darwinia+, and it took four years to get the game certified to a standard that Microsoft wanted. It then sold rubbish. We hardly shipped any units on Xbox 360, compared to PC.”

For these reasons, Introversion’s next title, Prison Architect will be skipping XBox Live and PSN, instead making it’s way to Steam.

“We’ve got no interest in working with any of the big console owners now with Prison Architect. The only think we might do, once the game’s out there, is license it to another developer to do the port on our behalf. But Microsoft and Sony come along and they say, ‘well we don’t want to have your game second, we want to be first.’ Well, they can’t be first. We’re on PC because they’ve made it too hard. Also, they want exclusive content, well piss off.”

Source: GIBiz


Amazing Articles You Might Want To Check Out!

Share Your Thoughts Below  (Always follow our comments policy!)



Keep On Reading!

Helldivers 2 Patch Fixes Freezes From Arc-Based Weapons and Stratagems

Helldivers 2 Patch Fixes Freezes From Arc-Based Weapons and Stratagems

The new patch ensures the Arc-12 Blitzer, Arc Thrower, and Tesla Tower will no longer cause players' games to ...

Like a Dragon, Judgment Developer is Seemingly Teasing an “Important Announcement” for Monday

Like a Dragon, Judgment Developer is Seemingly Teasing an “Important Announcement” for Monday

But Monday is April Fool's Day, so it could be a whole lot of nothing. Then again, it could be Judgment 3.

Princess Peach: Showtime! Beats Dragon’s Dogma 2 and Rise of the Ronin to Top Weekly Japanese Charts

Princess Peach: Showtime! Beats Dragon’s Dogma 2 and Rise of the Ronin to Top Weekly Japanese Charts

Princess Peach steals the spotlight from both massive, new open world action RPGs in the latest sales charts f...

Monster Hunter Wilds is Fully Open World, Capcom’s “Biggest Game by Far” – Rumour

Monster Hunter Wilds is Fully Open World, Capcom’s “Biggest Game by Far” – Rumour

The game has allegedly been in development since 2019, and is targeting a launch sometime in Q1 of 2025.

Spyro 4 in Active Development Since January 2024 – Rumor

Spyro 4 in Active Development Since January 2024 – Rumor

YouTuber Canadian Guy Eh heard "whispers" of its development over the past few months, with some individuals a...

Overwatch 2 Season 10 Starts April 16th, New Gameplay Highlights Venture’s Skills

Overwatch 2 Season 10 Starts April 16th, New Gameplay Highlights Venture’s Skills

A limited-time trial kicks off from today till March 31st, allowing players on all platforms to try out the ne...