September 8th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS, Platforms: PSP Minis | No Comments »
In an interview at develop, Sony Europe's Zeno Colaco outlines some of the key differences between their Minis platform for the PSP and Apple's App Store for the iPhone.
One of the stronger points of PSP Minis would be developer support. Sony says it will take a more professional approach toward it's developers, but what it doesn't want it thousands of hobbyists like the iPhone attracts (suddenly I see the Playstation Net Yarozee in front of me).
One of the ways to do this, is by asking money for a dev kit that the company could potentially offer for free. Next to limiting the number of developers through a form of natural selection, it also brings back the number of releases on the platform which means better discoverability.
“Our focus isn’t directed straight towards the App Store. We acknowledge that we’ll be competing in that space, and I think at some point we’ll give developers access that allows things to move down that route.”
Read the full interview at Develop.
