wraggster
August 17th, 2011, 15:49
Sony has revealed that the dev kits for the PlayStation Vita will sell for €1,900 plus VAT.
Speaking at GDC Europe yesterday, as reported by Develop (http://www.develop-online.net/news/38459/PlayStation-Vita-dev-kit-priced), SCEE's George Bain said there is also no cost to join the PS Vita Develop Program.
"There's just that cost of the dev kit. If you're a small developer, we happy to talk to you about this. It will help if you have a games portfolio. There's no reason we won't speak with smaller studios about joining up."
According to Bain, prototype dev kits for Vita can be free. Sony's Pub Fund - which helps smaller developers fund their games in return for exclusivity - is receiving up to 15 pitches a week. Although currently limited to games, it's expected that non-gaming apps will eventually come to Vita, as well as free-to-play models.
The Vita launches this year in Japan and before the end of March in Europe and the US priced at $249 for the WiFi model and $299 for the 3G version.
Some developers including Heavy Iron (http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2011-08-15-playstation-vita-launch-will-be-a-car-wreck) and Crytek (http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2011-08-16-crytek-dedicated-handheld-consoles-losing-ground-to-tablets) have been critical of the high price of the console, and suggested that it's launching in a portable market that has fundamentally changed since the introduction of smartphones and tablets.
Yesterday the Vita took centre stage at Sony's Gamescom press conference (http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2011-08-16-price-cuts-and-entry-points-sony-press-briefing-gamescom-2011), with new games including Resistance: Burning Skies, Reality Fighters, Escape Plan and LittleBigPlanet on display.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2011-08-17-vita-dev-kit-to-cost-1-900-plus-vat
Speaking at GDC Europe yesterday, as reported by Develop (http://www.develop-online.net/news/38459/PlayStation-Vita-dev-kit-priced), SCEE's George Bain said there is also no cost to join the PS Vita Develop Program.
"There's just that cost of the dev kit. If you're a small developer, we happy to talk to you about this. It will help if you have a games portfolio. There's no reason we won't speak with smaller studios about joining up."
According to Bain, prototype dev kits for Vita can be free. Sony's Pub Fund - which helps smaller developers fund their games in return for exclusivity - is receiving up to 15 pitches a week. Although currently limited to games, it's expected that non-gaming apps will eventually come to Vita, as well as free-to-play models.
The Vita launches this year in Japan and before the end of March in Europe and the US priced at $249 for the WiFi model and $299 for the 3G version.
Some developers including Heavy Iron (http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2011-08-15-playstation-vita-launch-will-be-a-car-wreck) and Crytek (http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2011-08-16-crytek-dedicated-handheld-consoles-losing-ground-to-tablets) have been critical of the high price of the console, and suggested that it's launching in a portable market that has fundamentally changed since the introduction of smartphones and tablets.
Yesterday the Vita took centre stage at Sony's Gamescom press conference (http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2011-08-16-price-cuts-and-entry-points-sony-press-briefing-gamescom-2011), with new games including Resistance: Burning Skies, Reality Fighters, Escape Plan and LittleBigPlanet on display.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2011-08-17-vita-dev-kit-to-cost-1-900-plus-vat