Shuhei Yoshida says he told Clair Obscur studio not to call it a turn-based RPG, because it would put people off
Former PlayStation executive Shuhei Yoshida says he advised the developer of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 not to promote it as a turn-based RPG. Yoshida was speaking at a session during the Busan Indie Connect conference in South Korea, where he was discussing how developers can pitch their games to potential publishers. As reported by 4Gamer, Yoshida was asked whether publishers cared about trends, and he replied that it depended on the company – those who publish games that are nearly completed are more likely to care about trends, whereas those who get involved early in a game’s development may focus on it less because a trend could be dead in a few years. Read More...
Former PlayStation executive Shuhei Yoshida says he advised the developer of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 not to promote it as a turn-based RPG.Yoshida was speaking at a session during the Busan Indie Connect conference in South Korea, where he was discussing how developers can pitch their games to potential publishers.
As reported by 4Gamer, Yoshida was asked whether publishers cared about trends, and he replied that it depended on the company – those who publish games that are nearly completed are more likely to care about trends, whereas those who get involved early in a game’s development may focus on it less because a trend could be dead in a few years.
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