Developing for PS-VITA ?

Belias

Hello, i have asked a similar question about consoles in the past, but now i want to ask about PS-VITA specifically, i want to make some indie game that works on PS-VITA, my question is, what is the best way to do it? i can't afford an SDK, so i will only make a simple PS-VITA Game that works on their Free to download tools, i'm sick of developing for mobile devices like android and iOS, even if they are good, i want to program some keys and joystick stuff,...

even if my game don't sell, i want to do it for fun...
they removed the fees, can you give me some tips and advices ???

http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2013/05/08/become-a-playstation-mobile-publisher-for-free/

Blond

you do know it's a dead console right?

I'd suggest you make an indie for all platforms ps3/vita/4 for the psn.

Belias

i know it's dead...
i know no free way to do what you said, even if i want to make a game for XBOX-360, i would need to buy a developer subscription for that, or i need to develop for the pc/mac and play with the joystick, i don't want that, i want to develop for a console.

Rurouni Strife

I wouldn't say the Vita is dead. It's not going to sell bonkers ever sure. But a lot of Indie devs have had great success releasing small games on the Vita.

Belias

my concern is the development tools and the fees, i work on a mac, i think i would need to run the SDK on windows on my mac,.. i have some nice games ideas, and it is good for my CV as a game developer....

PolyHertz

Blond wrote: »

you do know it's a dead console right?

Last I heard it was doing similar numbers to the WiiU ? Not like that anything to brag about though.

AtticusMars

So it's only mostly dead then, and "mostly dead" is slightly alive

tadpole3159

hey its not dead! I've worked on a bunch of psvita games and they always do well. it a super little console, we just port ps3 stuff too it like its no big deal. gotta love that!

Wesley

I saw this Unity thing a little while back...
http://blogs.unity3d.com/2014/04/08/playstationvita-for-all-the-unity-for-playstationmobile-public-preview/

Also I wouldn't call the console dead...

Belias

thanks wesley.

Ben Apuna

Monkey X seems to have PS Vita support (along with many other platforms).

If you are looking to make 2D games it might be an easier route and possibly more performant than Unity (smaller filesize too).

The language looks really easy to learn if you are familiar with any OOP language.

Kurt Russell Fan Club

Developing for playstation mobile and shipping for Vita is easy. The stuff Sony provide is really ace. It's all developing in C# and they provide excellent libraries as well as some great demos.

But developing for playstation mobile means your game appears in a different section of the Vita app store. You might be able to talk to Sony about this, but it's something to consider. If you just want something for your CV then you can get a mobile game up and running for Vita super fast.

Zack Maxwell

I think PS Mobile apps are also not allowed to utilize the full power of the Vita, which is strange. And bad, considering it's already a mobile device with lower specs than phones released in the last year or two, not to even mention tablets.
I wouldn't even consider releasing a 3D game to PS Mobile.

Belias

if i want to publish my game, then i have to be from USA ? too bad... so i end up playing my games on my device ? or find someone who lives there?

Belias

i signed up for PSM, but can't continue with the publisher option because they need a US postal code, i have questions...
can i build a monkey-x project to the device without having to pay anything to sony?
can i build a unity project to the device without having to pay anything to sony?

publishing is a far step for now, i want to make a bunch of simple games then buy the publishing option later, i just want to build a project on the device....

*** sorry for the two successive posts ***

Ben Apuna

Belias wrote: »

...can i build a monkey-x project to the device without having to pay anything to sony?...

From what I can tell, the Publisher License is currently free (for 1 year). Unfortunately the problem for you though is that country which you live in is not currently supported...

As for MonkeyX, it uses the PSM dev toolchain to compile and run on the device so there's no way to get around needing a license to test on a Vita with it.

stabbington

If it's still of any use to you Playstation Mobile for Unity officially launched today, so you can make and publish games for Vita and PLaystation Mobile straight from Unity, free of charge, no fees or dev kits, just a quick registration with SCE:

http://blogs.unity3d.com/2014/06/20/unity-for-playstationmobile-full-release/