Sony creates Third Party Production division
by Mike Suszek on Aug 30th 2013 11:59PM
Sony created a new division with the purpose of bringing third party games to its platforms, Vice President of Third Parties Adam Boyes announced during the PlayStation Indie Arcade event at PAX Prime today. During the event, Boyes elaborated on how the division came about, and it started with the desire to bring Borderlands 2to Vita. "We realized that we had to build an entire division in order to make Borderlands 2 on Vita happen," Boyes said.
To create the division, Sony hired Gio Corsi, former lead producer at LucasArts and executive producer of the now-haltedStar Wars 1313. "The big vision there was for us to be able to take these IPs from publishers and famous IPs that people love and then let developers work with it," Boyes said. Iron Galaxy Studios, developers of the recently-released fighter Divekick, will develop Borderlands 2 on Vita.
http://www.joystiq.com/2013/08/30/sony-creates-third-party-production-division/
Blogpost on PlayStation Blog from Gio Corsi, Director of Third Party Production for SCEA:
More Great Games Coming to PlayStation via Third Party Production Team
AUG 30 2013 + Posted by Gio Corsi // Director, Third Party Production for SCEA
Hello Gamers,
Moments ago, Adam Boyes introduced the latest addition to the Third Party Relations family at Playstation, a new group that I get to captain called Third Party Production. The Third Party Relations team at PlayStation is well known for developing solid relationships across this industry, and this new group will work closely with our publishing partners to bring their beloved IPs to some new places. This means you’ll see even more great games on PlayStation platforms, including new IP’s, ports, and localized products. In addition, our partners who are currently in production will have us as a resource to strengthen their development process, ensuring quality and consistency on all Third Party projects.
I’m really excited for our team to explore new opportunities on behalf of PlayStation. Even though we’re brand new to PlayStation, we’ve got years of experience in this industry already under our belt. We already have a project underway, the recently announced PS Vita version of Borderlands 2. We are extremely excited to work with Iron Galaxy Studios on this project and I cannot wait to show and tell you more down the road.
I will share more with you as our adventures continue and new games are made available. In the meantime, let me know in the comments what you want to see on PlayStation (PS3, PS4, PS Vita). Or contact me on Twitter through the ingenious and mesmerizing handle of @giocorsi — original I know, but man is it solid.
Talk soon guys and keep on playing!
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013...-playstation-via-third-party-production-team/
I need Civ V on the PS4.
