Don't judge consoles by launch software, says Harrison
Sony's Phil Harrison has warned that it's "dangerous" to make predictions about the success of a console based on the software released for it at launch.
Speaking to Game Informer magazine, Harrison took issue with the view that the PlayStation 3 lacks titles demonstrating its superior technology - referring to Motorstorm, Resistance: Fall of Man and Formula 1 to illustrate his point.
Even so, Harrison was quick to warn against judging the PS3 on the basis of those launch window titles alone.
"Now, it’s always dangerous to judge any system by its launch lineup… You only have to go back to the games that launched Playstation 1 and Playstation 2," he said.
"If you took those few dozen titles and analysed them, you would never have imagined that either of those formats would have on to sell over 100 million units each."
Harrison also addressed the issue of platform exclusives. Although he pointed out he is in charge of first-party output, not third-party exclusives, Harrison said that he is "always concerned to make sure that consumers can buy the best games and get the best game experiences to validate their system purchase".
Read the full article here...Mark Androvich
June 29, 2007
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GamesIndustry.biz