Sony says the easy platform port is dead
Phil Harrison believes the next-generation battle will see the end of the easy platform port. While it’s routine to see most popular titles ending up on other consoles and the PC, increases in development costs may also mean that their main priority will become how a game fits its particular format.
“Development and support for a format is very important yes, and the story is very different these days to how it was with older formats,” he stated. “In the past you could pay a million dollars for a PS2 game and get a $50,000 Xbox port thrown in. Those days are gone. Developers have to pick their formats much more carefully.”
via MCV
