Thanks to 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:indie games publisher co-founder Iain Garner, we're getting an interesting look at how games promotion works on one of the biggest console platforms around. Garner's Twitter tirade never went so far as to define who was "Platform X," but sources speaking to said that what Garner describes sounds a lot like the 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:PlayStation Store.Garner launched into a long-winded Twitter rant earlier this morning about how difficult it is to even get listed on Platform X. Simply developing the game is just step one. , you have to "get through their incredibly difficult lotcheck spread over 3 generations of backend software," then "submit a Platform X-specific trailer," then "write a Platform X blog," and finally "submit multiple forms of social media."Just getting listed is also just the beginning. On a platform with thousands upon thousands of games, you gotta get noticed before you can make money, and that's even harder. "Platform X gives developers no ability to manage their games. In order to get promotion, you must jump through hoops, beg and plead for any level of promotion. And a blog is not as good as they think it is," Garner . "If Platform X doesn't like your game, no fanfare no feature no love."If Platform X doesn’t like your game, the only other option is to to be featured, with sources speaking to Kotaku reporting that number can easily run as high as $200,000. For a weekend feature, six figures is the norm.[EMBED_TWITTER]//twitter.com/NeonIain/status/1410184912745885702[/EMBED_TWITTER]Featuring in terms of the PlayStation Store can mean jumping to the front of the line in searches or appearing on the PS Store splash page. Paying for the privilege of better store placement isn’t anything new--grocery stores often charge snack food manufacturers for better placement near the entrance of a store, for example, where foot traffic is likely to be heavier.Still, paying for eyeballs on your product is a massive up-front cost that most indie developers can’t afford on top of the standard 70/30 revenue split on console platforms.
Sony Charging Developers Up To $200,000 For Better Placement On PlayStation Store
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