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Sony Has Helped Fund Over 120 Projects This Generation

A Sony Interactive Entertainment VP has revealed that the company has helped fund over 120 projects in this generation.

insider-gaming.com

In a recent interview with The Game Business, Christian Svensson, Sony's VP of second and third-party content, talked about funding over 120 projects this generation. Svensson spoke about the company's approach of giving indie games the same stage as major AAA partners. He emphasized that indies are valued equally and are seen as 'an amazing complement to the breadth and depth story that needs to exist on our platform.'

Svensson added that he does not want to 'diminish' the team's work on funding. He said Sony has "funded either wholly or partially more than 120 projects this generation." This figure does not include Hero Projects. Svensson also mentioned that a 'small diversity set of funds' is issued each year, and the team manages a 'non-recoupable indie fund' to support indie content that would not otherwise reach PlayStation.

 

[diffusionx]

Goodbye Volcano High was one of them

 

[acm2000]

just call it what it is, money hatting.

 

[PauloRoberto]

just call it what it is, money hatting.

Are we sure that all these 120 games were 'console exclusive' (or whatever bullshit marketing team uses) for PS5 ?

 

[Prodyhig]

This news will have little impact on the forum, as it is not something negative about Sony PlayStation.

 

[Pedro Motta]

Don't they say Gamepass does the same?

 

[yogaflame]

Thanks to former Sony PS head Shu Yoshida is the funding and technical support and marketing for Stellar Blade.

 

[Hudo]

Was Concord the most expensive they've funded?