Thought this was interesting, I wonder if Sony is going to become more indie friendly in the future. unity
Sony has always been indie-friendly compared to Nintendo and Microsoft IMO. Imagine where devs like ThatGameCompany would be without Sony's help. The Vita in particular is slowly shaping up into an indie powerhouse this year. Great news about Unity, but there aren't many Unity games yet that I want to play on a Sony system...
It's great news! The Wii U is also going to receive Unity support later this year. Hopefully, 3DS will be the next console on Unity's impressive list of supported platforms. I just wish both Sony and Nintendo would reduce the licensing fees to publish on their portable systems.
Honestly I don't see this as that big of a deal for us normal indies. The price of the dev console and license fees are going to be out of reach anyways. Unity has always been able to port to the consoles, and this announcement is just keeping Unity up to date with the latest console generation. I expect we'll see a similar announcement for the next Xbox and Unity.
Sony does have a PS Mobile program with lower barriers to entry, but that seems to be mostly a failure so far.
Yes, Sony has always been indie-friendly compared to Nintendo and Microsoft, but that doesn't make them indie friendly, just less unfriendly. There are a great many steps they could take. The PC style architecture of the PS4 is the first of hopefully many steps they are taking. Many Unity games are not announced as Unity games. Pro licence holders do not need to display a Unity splash screen, so there is no way of knowing if the developer doesn't say. You may already be playing Unity games without knowing.
It will be interesting to see what the future holds, especially if valve decides to put out "the steam box". I wonder if that would force Sony and Microsoft to possible try something different, such as lowering there licensing fees, or waiving the fee for someone with a unique game that they think would fit well on their platform.