Indies 'Less Relevant Now,' Says PlayStation's Jim Ryan

"It was just good to talk about in 2013/2014."

By Hope Corrigan

Sony Interactive Entertainment's global boss Jim Ryan has commented on the focal shift away from Indie titles at this year's E3 Sony conference.

In an interview with gamesindustry.biz, Ryan spoke about the ineffective nature of showing small clips from indie games during presentations. He explained that the method doesn't allow viewers to learn enough about the games and that "[i]t is almost viewed as wasted time."

Ryan went on to discuss the importance of having such a reel during the early years of PS4 to solidify Sony's commitment to bringing indie titles to the console.

"You know, right now, we have tonnes of indie content on the platform. And the fact that we elected, along with many other things such as Gran Turismo and PlayLink, not to give it its own spot on the stage this week, in no way means it is not important, or it is not there, or we don't worry about it."

Ryan explained that in 2017 the company has other things it wanted its conference to focus on, saying that, "It was just good to talk about in 2013/2014. It is less relevant now. We have VR to talk about now, for example."

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Hope Corrigan is a freelance news writer for IGN. You can find her on the internet.

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