Сертификация больше не нужна.
По сообщению сайта 1UP, Sony подтвердила, что разработчики больше не должны будут представлять игру для разрешения её выпустить, что делает PlayStation 2 открытой платформой.
Sony полагает, что теперь российские и индийские разработчики смогут создать дешевые тайтлы и выпускать их на собственных рынках без процедуры сертификации игры.
Sony Removes the PS2 Certification Process in Europe
Developer relations manager George Bain points out the benefits of an "open platform" PS2.
For developers and publishers hoping to release their titles to the console market, the content approval process can be notoriously stressful. Having a game bounced back by Sony, Nintendo, or Microsoft indicates that changes need to be made to the near-finished product. Sometimes this causes more errors to surface, potentially pushing the release date back. But what if the certification processes were to be removed entirely?
According to an article from GameDaily, Sony Computer Entertainment of Europe is doing just that. While addressing an audience of Eastern European developers, Sony Europe developer relations manager George Bain said that developers will no longer have to submit a game for content approval, effectively making the PS2 an open platform. Bain noted that Russian and Indian developers can "create low-development cost titles and release them in their market" as one of the positive effects of this decision.
An "open market" is nothing new to the industry, as PC gamers have been enjoying one filled with various indie and Adults Only titles for decades. Maybe now the aforementioned content can finally find a home on the PlayStation 2 and extend the console's life by a few more unexpected years.
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