Bet you never thought you'd hear the day that Sony said they'd like the XBox 360 to succeed in Japan, but they recently have said so.
Shuhei Yoshida, Sony's President of Worldwide Studios, expressed the respective thought as if the XBox 360 sells well, then this will further push the concepts of High Definition gaming to local consumers which can only be a good thing for all companies involved in the gaming market.
To quote: Sony's president of Worldwide Studios, Shuhei Yoshida, has said that he wants Microsoft's XBox 360 to succeed in Japan in order to help push the concepts of high-definition gaming to local consumers.
With Nintendo's Wii the most popular console in the Japanese market, Yoshida would like both the PlayStation 3 and XBox 360 to sell well in order to convince punters of a more sophisticated take on next-generation gaming.
"I like to see people here in Japan showing interest in high-definition gaming and more ... More »
Shuhei Yoshida, Sony Worldwide Studios boss, has stated that all things are now coming together for the PS3 in terms of hardware, pricing and cost and all the associated content.
Yoshida says that Sony are feeling comfortable with all momentum gained on all the PlayStation platforms and hinted at secret and big plans for 2009!
To quote: Yoshida believes the pricing of the system is now falling into place, as is the hardware itself - especially in Europe.
"All the things are now coming together in terms of the right hardware, cost and pricing, and we are increasing our hard disc space as we are increasing the content we’re offering through the network and the big titles we’re working on, coming out this Christmas," he beamed.
He continued: "We are feeling very comfortable about the momentum we have on all PlayStation platforms, and especially the way things are going in Europe. It’s very, very encouraging."
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Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) has updated the region’s PlayStation Store for another week.
As promised, the firm has included full A-Z integration for the ‘All Games’ section, allowing consumers to browse through available content more efficiently. Also check the newest PSone titles: Driver and Sheep.
See below for a full list of updates.
Store Upgrade:
-‘All Games’ A-Z Listing
Full Games:
-Driver (PSone game) (GBP 3.49/EUR 4.99)
-Sheep (PSone game) (GBP 3.49/EUR 4.99)
Demos:
-Tiger Woods 09 (Free)
-Facebreaker (Free)
-Monster Madness (Free)
Add-ons:
-NASCAR 09 Car Skin pack 1 (GBP 1.99/EUR 2.99)
-NASCAR 09 Car Skin pack 2 (GBP 1.99/EUR 2.99)
-NASCAR 09 Car Skin pack 3 (GBP 1.99/EUR 2.99)
-NASCAR 09 Montreal (GBP 2.99/EUR 3.99)
Videos:
-E3: ... More »
The new head of Sony Computer Entertainment Shuhei Yoshida said, in an interview with the Official PlayStation Magazine, that Team Ico has something “really, really good on the way.”
The full quote: “They are working on a title. I started the ICO project. Ueda-san joined my team in Japan as a cinematic animator, but he created a short movie and presented it to me and said, “I want to make this game.”
I said, “Yes, let’s do it, but you have never made a game. We have to have experienced people do it,” so it took a while, recruiting one person at a time. And because Fumito Ueda doesn’t compromise, we had to move the development from PSone to PlayStation 2. Then I couldn’t complete the game because I moved to the United States.
It took four years and the second game took four years too. So I started calling them the ‘Olympic Team.’ They haven’t released a PS3 title yet - of course not - they’ll take four years! But ... More »
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First-party exclusives are getting rarer these days, with staggered releases being the preferred method of temporary exclusivity by publishers.
Sony head honcho Shuhei Yoshida recently talked about how the new dynamic makes first-party exclusive titles that much more important for the company.
"In this generation, it costs much more to develop one product, it's just natural for third-party publishers trying to recoup the investment from multiple platforms," he told ThreeSpeech.
"I think that's pure economic pressure, pushing most of the third parties to move from some exclusive games to more multi-platform titles."
"Because we know that is the trend, we, as a company, can invest in our first-party studios; in terms of exclusives, our role becomes more important," explained Yoshida.
The process for developing on the PS3 can be quite arduous... Sony have at last faced the awful truth that we have all known from the outset, that has given us a library of uninspired ports, frame rate issues and uninspired unique IP's: The difficulty in developing for the PS3 has driven away developers.
Sony themselves develop 30% of the consoles titles, leaving the rest to third party developers who had begun developing a year earlier for the Xbox 360. With the ease of working with the 360 and the exorbitant costs associated with the PS3, this left most AAA titles merely being ports rather than taking advantage of the superior hardware buried deep inside.
In a manner very unlike Sony, Shuhei Yoshida, president of Sony Worldwide has come out and admitted to the problem and attempted to address it with the community.
Mr Yoshida said: "Sometimes we struggle to convince them (third-party publishers) to put more resources into the PS3."
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As we all know by now, third-party exclusives appear to be going the way of the dodo. It won't be long before the only platform exclusives left will be from the makers of the platform themselves; i.e., first-party titles.
But as evidenced by the likes of Bioshock, it is still possible to buy - at the very least - timed exclusivity. Microsoft clearly has no qualms with this practice, but Sony, as stated by the former big boss of SCEE, Phil Harrison, doesn't believe in it. Now that Mr. Shuhei is in charge, perhaps that viewpoint will change, but then again, it might change simply to suit a more competitive marketplace.
There were rumors (recently shot down by Capcom) that Microsoft has already made a pitch to make Resident Evil 5 a timed exclusive for the Xbox 360. And what's to stop them from pursuing Square-Enix and the likes of Final Fantasy XIII? S-E has already made it abundantly clear that they wish to adopt a new business focus, with the Western gaming a... More »
Sony Computer Entertainment today announced that Shuhei Yoshida, former senior VP at SCEA, will now head Sony’s Worldwide Studios as president - effective immediately.
Yoshida fills the shoes of former SCE WWS boss Phil Harrison, who left the company back in February to join Infogrames as Directeur General Delegue.
Yoshida is far from a newcomer. He’s been with Sony for well over a decade, first serving as one of the key members in establishing the PlayStation brand, and has been working his way through the upper corporate ranks ever since.
Press Release: SCEI ANNOUNCES NEW PRESIDENT OF SCE WORLDWIDE STUDIOS
SCE WWS Senior Vice President Shuhei Yoshida Assumes Responsibilities
Tokyo, May 15, 2008 – Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) today announced the appointment of Shuhei Yoshida, Senior Vice President, US Studios, Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios (SCE WWS), as President of SCE WWS,... More »
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