Getting on PSN

[Cero]

Java aside,
getting on XBLA seems easy of course -> XNA

But how about PSN ?

Do you have to buy like a whole devkit and stuff ?
Whats the approach here ?

On a related note, since minecraft is now on Xbox, does this mean Markus ported it to C++ ?

[_Al3x]

Well, not Markus per se, but a 3rd company did the port, they are still doing it, I think they're just on 1.7.3...

No idea about PSN tho', sorry

[Rorkien]

Minecraft was ported to C++ for XBox, but another company did the job.

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[R.D.]

There is a Developer Suite in C# afair. apart from that you need a SDK from Sony like you need a SDK from Nintendo I once had the chance to work with the DS-SDK. All in C++ and it was really fun They have awesome tooling for animations!

[Cero]

There is a Developer Suite in C# afair. apart from that you need a SDK from Sony like you need a SDK from Nintendo I once had the chance to work with the DS-SDK. All in C++ and it was really fun They have awesome tooling for animations!

Well if thats the only possibility, then you gotta buy a whole devkit, for like thousands of dollars D;
Just like an AAA developer would.
Kinda... bummer.

[R.D.]

In Developer Suite in C# ist free afair and intended to be used for PSN games. Here is the link to the website. It's also for mobile stuff:
http://www.playstation.com/psm/index_e.html

And yay your right, the DevKits are expensive... But I guess there are libs to bypass that problem. Just look and the homebrew scene.

[Cero]

ah yes the Playstation Suite

But I guess there are libs to bypass that problem. Just look and the homebrew scene.

Well duh, but you do wanna sell them of course =P

[R.D.]

Well duh, but you do wanna sell them of course =P

WELL, if you want to sell them, then don't complain about paying for the devKit :p I would buy the devKit if I planned to release my games to a console, but imho consoles are even more restricted then anything else...