PlayStation Announces India Hero Project Incubator Program - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 09 May 2023 / 2,945 Views
Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced India Hero Project incubator program.
The goal of the program is to find "promising local developers and support them" and to bring compelling gaming experiences to global gaming communities."
"As part of our evolving journey to ensure that PlayStation remains the best place to play, we’re committed to developing regional incubator programs capable of identifying new and diverse developers worldwide," said Sony Interactive Entertainment India market strategy director Radhika Thakur. "The India Hero Project is fueled by this commitment and our belief in the Indian gaming market.
"Through mentorship, training, and project-based investment, PlayStation strives to lower the barrier of entry and showcase the most incredible talents emerging from India. We’re pleased to announce this new initiative and our call for submissions."
Interested companies of all sizes can read the FAQ and apply here.
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That's really cool. I'm very interested in seeing more big, epic games coming from different countries other than just the US and Western Europe. That Chinese game with the monkey king that hasn't released yet looks like it could be a great example for other countries.
That is a great initiative that I have talked quite a some times, nurture studios around the world on places that haven't been developed yet for game development (and why not, sales) to bring more diversity and innovation to the table. I much rather that than buying devs.
PlayStation hero is part of PlayStation's global moneyhatting initiative
By "global gaming communities", you mean just your console, right?.
Rarely have I seen a publisher of the sort go out of it's way to fund a country's gaming sector, without having some strings attached.
Anyone that finance anything will want some results from it, not sure it bothers you.
Acting in good faith should result in doing it for the sake of it, and not for just "money/PR" results.
Companies do stuff to result in revenue. I don't see this as PR.
No for profit enterprise has ever done anything just for the sake of it. They exist to make money. For publicly traded companies like Sony, the upper managers have a legal obligation to act in the best interest of shareholders. They'd be brushing up against the law if they were doing things just to be nice, with no business reason behind it.
Sad, but totally true, also the reason why some of the most crazy ideas we have as customers can't be legally done by companies.
Sony is doing just that in India, China and who knows how many more. They are investing in those areas for game development.
They're helping them out in the broader market, probably including translating to other languages.
