...while on the other hand Resistance probably stands a good chance for solid 10s from the likes of IGN.
Sony funding 'about 40' download titles for PS3
"We're seeing an emerging strength in developers creating games specifically for downloadable content"
Sony's Phil Harrison says the company is already working with developers on "about 40" exclusive titles that fit into its e-Distribution Initiative (EDI) - the PlayStation 3 equivalent of Xbox Live Arcade.
Speaking to GamesIndustry.biz' Rob Fahey as part of an interview being serialised on semi-official Sony blog Three Speech, Harrison said that EDI had been "a call to action to the development community to encourage them to create games specifically for us, that we would fund, that we would publish, in the online sense of the word, and distribute online".
"We're developing about 40 products that fit that strategy right now," he added. Sony presented one of these titles - flOw - for the first time at the Tokyo Game Show, with others like Calling All Cars (David Jaffe's title, formerly known as Criminal Crackdown) also generating a lot of interest.
"My strategy was to encourage developers to push the machine technically, creatively, artistically - to innovate in lots of different ways. But don't be restricted by ghettoising games into a particular genre, or a particular display mechanic, because what we've seen on other systems tend to be retro 2D games, and we're pushing the 3D capabilities of the PlayStation 3. Plus, the fact that every PS3 has a hard disk drive means that we're not restricted by the size of the download, and that has a huge impact on the kind of game design that you can do," he continued.
"We're seeing an emerging strength in developers creating games specifically for downloadable content. We're seeing that as a really interesting way of stimulating creativity, experimentation... And it makes me feel as excited as about the games that we saw at the beginning of PS1, when there was a lot of really interesting innovation happening in the marketplace. I think we'll see that on PlayStation 3 as well."
I'm worried very much, and EA in particular is making these worries more feasible with the announcements for the next Madden and NFS Carbon, that this will just allow publishers to force players to buy things that should have been (and have been before) in the game when you buy it, à la GT:HD.From GI (Game Industry):
This is could really turn out to be a big boost in the development of online gaming. đź‘Ť
I'm worried very much, and EA in particular is making these worries more feasible with the announcements for the next Madden and NFS Carbon, that this will just allow publishers to force players to buy things that should have been (and have been before) in the game when you buy it, Ă la GT:HD.
This has nothing to do with that, thanks for reading the article. This is about Sony funding titles that will be relased for download, similar to Xbox live Arcade. Titles like flOw, BlastFactor, Criminal Crackdown, Lemmings 2, and PS1 and PS2 games...this has absolutely nothing to do with microtransactions...
That could be viewed as either making games only buyable/downloadable over the internet, or microtransactions. I think the Sony version of XBLA could be great, however, so long as it has better games than what XBLA has.Article"We're seeing an emerging strength in developers creating games specifically for downloadable content. We're seeing that as a really interesting way of stimulating creativity, experimentation... And it makes me feel as excited as about the games that we saw at the beginning of PS1, when there was a lot of really interesting innovation happening in the marketplace. I think we'll see that on PlayStation 3 as well."
You are correct; and I will admit that, while I did click on the link, I only skimmed through it briefly.Well, with all due respect, you're taking it out of context based on one sentence. Sometimes, as in all reading, you have to read *everything* to come away with the intended meaning.
Nope, the black is only available at launch. Sony might have different color varieties for the PS3 in the future, though.Does anyone know if the PS3 will be offered at launch with both the reflective piano black and the matt silver finish that Sony showed in the promo pics last year?
The reason I ask is that since then I haven't seen any additional pics of the PS3 with the matt silver finish, and all the recent demo models have all had the reflective piano black finish.
After having just bought one of the new Limited Edition PS2, which comes in a really nice looking matt silver finish with matching controller, it makes me really want the same type of finish for the PS3. đź‘Ť
That's the best ad so far imo.
I have absolutely no idea who those people are. Still, if I had the chance to I'd still go.
Is there anyone here who had a pre-order? I've heard about some of them being pushed back as late as February or March 2007, and even then that looks a bit grim. I can't imagine what these things are going to go for on eBay, it scares me, really.