Portable consoles like the PS Vita have tended to concentrate on AAA releases. However, Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida believes that independent developers are just as vital to the success of the Vita.
“The whole development process of Vita was us watching the smartphone and the tablet market grow and blossom,” said Yoshida. “We’ve seen lots of small games sold digitally through the app stores of each device, and that’s something we thought is a great addition to the whole offering of video games to the consumers,
“We do it for the love of it, almost. It’s not like small games sell $100 million revenues. But we really think it’s important to work with younger people, and people who really sometimes disregard conventions of making games — Jon Mak made Everyday Shooter by himself.” adds Yoshida: “When games are made by a small number of people, the creative vision of one person really shines through the entire game. That’s really where we find some magic happens.”
Source: Gamasutra
