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Android Games for PSVita

Posted: Wed Jun 12, 2013 1:49 am
by omer259
Hey guys I'm just finishing making my first game for Android. I was wondering since the PS-Mobile suite is now free for developers would it be worth my time to develop games for the PSVita? Would you guys buy my games if I put them up for $0.99 since I can't place ads on PS-Mobile content.

Anyways my android game isn't released yet but you can check it out at http://www.facebook.com/omsgames or http://www.twitter.com/omsgames. Do you think casual games like this would work on the PS-Vita or are you guys all hardcore gamers?

Re: Android Games for PSVita

Posted: Wed Jun 12, 2013 2:22 am
by Casavult
Looks pretty cool. Any videos?

Re: Android Games for PSVita

Posted: Wed Jun 12, 2013 2:25 am
by omer259
Yeah I threw a quick gameplay demo here (http://youtu.be/rhGPiLZz0Eo) but I'm working on a trailer as we speak

Re: Android Games for PSVita

Posted: Wed Jun 12, 2013 2:30 am
by Casavult
Looks pretty cool to me. Why not give it a shot on the PS Vita. :P

Re: Android Games for PSVita

Posted: Wed Jun 12, 2013 2:36 am
by omer259
Yeah I was planning on doing that since I have a vita myself and love it! Except everyone says the vita isn't doing so well. I think I need to hire a graphics artist first though I'm not very good at art in general lol, and I think the vita caters to people that have tastes for high end graphics as opposed to the 3DS for example

Re: Android Games for PSVita

Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2013 10:51 am
by stoneskull
i buy a lot of games, especially at 0.99 since if i don't like it i don't lose much, and if it is good, then i got a good deal..

unless it gets lots and lots of good reviews i won't spend much more than 2.99 on a psm game usually

1.99 could be a better price for some developers depending on if sales are predicted to be the same or more than half of the sales if at 99c.. maybe in between at 1.49 would be optimal for some.. for lower, but solid sales, maybe a higher price is better.. knowing what to price it as is probably one of the trickiest problems, ha..

Re: Android Games for PSVita

Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2013 1:02 pm
by Kun ADR
The game looks good, although it needs a bit more polishing.

Re: Android Games for PSVita

Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2013 11:10 am
by daaa57150
There aren't that many PSV out there and like you I'm not sure such a game would be appealing to those who have one.
Why not try on iOS? There are a lot more iOS devices out there and the users are more likely to buy that kind of game.

Re: Android Games for PSVita

Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2013 2:53 pm
by m0skit0
daaa57150 wrote:Why not try on iOS?
Because porting from Android to iOS if you didn't make it portable is basically re-writing from scratch, and in an awful language like Objective-C this can be really a PITA.

Re: Android Games for PSVita

Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2013 3:08 pm
by daaa57150
Yeah, porting to iOS does indeed mean rewriting it.
m0skit0 wrote: ... in an awful language like Objective-C ...
:D I hated that language when I started.
But now with all the huge improvements they made (ARC, blocks...), I like it most of the time. Although I still use C++ for some things.