Use discussion to ask devs

colincentrevr

Hi Guys,

Just a request and tip. I have posted in the Steam store discussion pages of some titles that I wanted to appear on Springboard and they then did appear. Not sure how much it helped, but SB themselves dont seem to be as quick at getting content as they once were and I think perhaps every bit of help we give will help us. If every arcade asked the dev on there it might be the push they need to actually go to SB and ask to be put on there. As long as SB are not then too greedy because they have been approached, then we will all win. Every dev I wrote to responded with a positive reply and suggested they would look into it. I think SB should have officially asked us to do this really. Would do nothing but help I think.

xaocc91

Great idea. I think what we can do here is start making a vote about what exactly would be good to have for all of us , and only then continue with the action listed above.

colincentrevr

Thanks for supporting the idea Alex. I think it will work if every arcade owner asks each dev on the discussion to go on SB individually, as the hassle the owner would have compared to just adding a comment as they go may be too off putting. As I browse Steam for new titles that will work in our arcade, I just go to the discussions tab and immediately type a quick message. If all arcade owners did that, hen a lot more devs would know that arcades want their game and I think sometimes even learn about the existence of Springboard. I dont think SB advertise themselves to developers so much as some didnt seem to know of it.

matthew

Definitely helps us at SpringboardVR! We do reach out to all of these developers of the popular titles that we want to get on the platform but a lot of them need that extra push to make the effort of joining the platform.

willstackable

matthew

@colincentrevr

Hey Colin!

Please keep doing that! (Posting on the Steam discussion pages).

We ARE actively reaching out to a ton of game devs... but you'd be surprised at how difficult it can be to actually get a response from them, much less get them on the platform.

We've had titles (like Onward) that we've been working on for 6-8 months and JUST NOW getting close to getting them on the platform.

Others (like Job Simulator), haven taken over a year.

This isn't in any way a reflection of us not trying... but more on a combination of things. Game developers not considering LBE an option, devs too busy to mess with anything outside of Steam, devs not wanting to go through the onboarding process (not horrible, but requires them to fill out tax documents, sign a TOS, etc).

Lot's of reasons why it's difficult to "get" some titles.... but what DOES help us is if the dev is getting regular pings from real potential customers (like you)... confirming what they are hearing from us. (Yes, LBE is a thing... YES you should consider it.)

Will

colincentrevr

I have no intention of stopping, and I just think its an easy thing for a arcade owner to do to help you guys. Feedback would be great if we do help as it would spur everyone on to do more I think. I believe I helped to get Tin Hearts on, as it seemed to appear not long after I posted and got a reply from the developer, but nothing confirmed it. I asked Totally Realistic Sledding too and they even emailed me to say it was on which was a nice touch. I think it is a seriously big advantage for you guys to have as many titles as possible, so will do all I can.

Regards Colin

eric.w.baggs

colincentrevr

Is there a specific email or other contact information we should give developers to reach out to you guys?

HunterLaneSBVR

eric.w.baggs

They can reach us at licensing@springboardvr.com!