A Japanese developer, who worked on Vampire Rain, has blogged that Microsoft’s support is ”fast and all encompassing” when you sign for an exclusive title, plus they give funds.
This helps studios get into the PS3 he says, with Sony’s support ”a mess and unreliable” during his time, and with little or no monetary aid. Sony don’t like straight ports, want ”extra content”.
”For developers, it’s way easier to develop for the 360. Microsoft provides sufficient development funds. Support is fast and all encompassing,” blogged the developer, reports Eurogamer.
Conversely: ”Sony Computer Entertainment doesn’t really provide money (maybe no money). Support is a mess and unreliable. (At the time I was involved).”
He points out that’s why companies like Namco would offer an Xbox 360 exclusive, and then consider porting it later to PS3 to help recoup the costs involved. Sony doesn’t much like getting a straight port though and want ”lots of extra content.”
It’s much harder to go from PS3 to Xbox 360, and that’s why anything extra made for the Sony release doesn’t tend to come later as DLC for the Microsoft platform. Surprised?
A development stepping stone?
