Sony To Start Putting Games On The Switch, Just Indie Games Though

Active participants in the gaming community are well aware of how stubborn Sony can be when it comes to porting video games to other platforms, especially when it comes to PlayStation exclusives. A division of the Japanese giant called Sony Music Entertainment is thinking of breaking away from this isolationist policy and wants to bring games to the Nintendo Switch. It’s just indie games for now, but who knows what the future holds?

As Engadget notes, Sony is still being a total downer when it comes to the “Better Together” initiative that Microsoft and Nintendo have going on, where crossplay is possible between PC, Xbox, and Switch players. However, the video game giant is at least moving in the right direction in developing titles.

It’s no secret that Sony develops video games largely for the PlayStation consoles and handhelds. Under a new publishing label called Unties, however, the company is set to produce indie games that could also be featured on the Switch.

Now, it’s worth noting that Unties will not technically be creating the indie titles itself. Rather, it will find talented developers who want to sell their indie games on any platforms.

Most indie developers are usually stuck with the PC platform because it’s the most flexible of the major available options. Developers of mobile video game apps can be technically called indie developers, but most in the gaming community don’t really count those examples. For anyone wondering why Sony chose the word Unties to call its new label, the company explains it in the most Japanese fashion possible, PC Gamer reports.

“The name ‘Unties’ comes from the thought 'to unleash the excellent talents of unique game creators all over the world' and 'setting creators free from the various shackles of game publishing,' named from the intention of realizing publishing that is freedom of production without restraints," Sony’s statement reads.