Indie Developers Say Their Games Aren T Selling On Playstation

Indie game developers claim that their games are selling significantly worse on PlayStation consoles versus other platforms. The conversation was prompted on Twitter by Iain Garner, co-founder of Neon Doctrine. Today, Garner laid out a long thread of grievances with what he called “Platform X.” Garner first said Platform X “does not have Game Pass,” and later stated that the console in question isn’t Nintendo Switch. Garner then proceeded to lay out a number of issues with PlayStation, and how the company forces indie developers to “jump through hoops.” Notably, PlayStation dictates whether a discount can be offered for a game, preventing indie developers from syncing up discounts across platforms. As a result, PlayStation users have to pay more.

Alright, I’m gonna unfortunately throw my hat in here as well. We love our Platform X friends, and I’m former Platform X employee myself, but we cannot move the needle on the platform.

Less than 3% of sales as a company are on PX. https://t.co/WjOTx43OLr pic.twitter.com/yXMsr9srYw