GDC: Sony Goes Big on Indies as New PS4 Titles Announced

Sony reinforced its commitment to working with independent developers for PlayStation platforms at GDC, with the company announcing that it had expanded its publisher relations department to allow for more third parties to jump on board PS3, Vita and PS4.

Along with a large GDC showcase, Sony made several indie announcements for multiple platforms last night - including free-to-play FPS Blacklight: Retribution and dinosaur adventure game Primal Carnage: Genesis on PlayStation 4. Here's the full list:

Blacklight: Retribution – PlayStation 4
Primal Carnage: Genesis – PlayStation 4
Ibb & Obb – PlayStation 3
Rain – PlayStation 3
Sportsfriends – PlayStation 3
Divekick – PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita
Dragon Fantasy Book II – PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita
Guacamelee! – PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita
Hotline Miami – PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita
Luftrausers – PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita
Spelunky – PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita
Thomas Was Alone – PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita
Friend Network App – PlayStation Vita
Limbo – PlayStation Vita
Metrico – PlayStation Vita
Velocity Ultra – PlayStation Vita
A Virus Named Tom – PlayStation Mobile
Beatdown in Treachery City – PlayStation Mobile
Crumble – PlayStation Mobile
Crystallon – PlayStation Mobile
Don’t Wake the Bear – PlayStation Mobile
Hermit Crab in Space! – PlayStation Mobile
Oh, Deer! – PlayStation Mobile
Rymndkapsel – PlayStation Mobile
Ten By Eight – PlayStation Mobile

That's a lot of content. Says SCEA vice president of publisher and developer relations, Adam Boyes, "Our team is going full steam ahead by not only providing support for developers on our current platforms, but also for those working on next-gen titles. We’re expanding our indie support for PlayStation 4 with games like Primal Carnage: Genesis and Blacklight: Retribution, which will join titles like The Witness to ensure you’ll have great indie game experiences on our next gaming console.

"This recent influx in developer support for PlayStation has come through our continued effort to create a flexible and developer friendly environment. We’re also focusing on burgeoning platforms like PlayStation Mobile by offering Unity support, coming later this year, to make it easier than ever for developers to bring their games to PlayStation-certified Android devices and PS Vita."