David Perry on Wii’s success, PSP’s failure, and new IP Plague
They say that when David Perry talks, everybody should listen. Well, the legendary developer just spoke about many things regarding Nintendo Wii’s success, Sony PSP’s lackluster performance, and everything else in between. And we believe you guys are rather interested to hear his thoughts.
Perry was all praises for Nintendo and the effective business approach it is currently taking for the motion-sensitive console. According to him, Nintendo is so innovative and that it has the track record to shake the competitor’s world at a moment’s notice. His thoughts on the Wii is best summed up in this quote:
You can’t assume it is going to be like the other platforms, because you are going to have Nintendo taking most of the sales. And if Nintendo really sees you as a threat, they will take the moves to wipe you out. They are not going to let you win.
David Perry was quoted before saying that the UMD format for the PlayStation Portable is already dead. Despite attempts to simplify control schemes (as compared to the PS3 and PS2) to engage casual gamers, Sony failed in securing enough exclusives and accepting ports contributed to the downward trend:
You are going to end up with exactly that frustration- why is the game not as good? If you have a PlayStation 3 version of a game, the PSP version is going to be like the bastard stepchild of that game. They really need to restart the PSP program in my book.
Aside from his current racing MMORPG project dubbed as “Top Secret”, David Perry used to developed a new IP called Plague. However, he stopped working on it because it began when the user base for next-gen consoles is not yet established. He admits that every once in a while, developers need to think business-wise to avoid losing money.
When asked if he’s going to continue working on it now that there are enough next-gen gamers, David Perry answered, “Absolutely. When there are 100 million PlayStation 3’s out there, it’s a whole different conversation. But we’re not there”.
Via GamesIndustry
They say that when David Perry talks, everybody should listen. Well, the legendary developer just spoke about many things regarding Nintendo Wii’s success, Sony PSP’s lackluster performance, and everything else in between. And we believe you guys are rather interested to hear his thoughts.
Perry was all praises for Nintendo and the effective business approach it is currently taking for the motion-sensitive console. According to him, Nintendo is so innovative and that it has the track record to shake the competitor’s world at a moment’s notice. His thoughts on the Wii is best summed up in this quote:
You can’t assume it is going to be like the other platforms, because you are going to have Nintendo taking most of the sales. And if Nintendo really sees you as a threat, they will take the moves to wipe you out. They are not going to let you win.
David Perry was quoted before saying that the UMD format for the PlayStation Portable is already dead. Despite attempts to simplify control schemes (as compared to the PS3 and PS2) to engage casual gamers, Sony failed in securing enough exclusives and accepting ports contributed to the downward trend:
You are going to end up with exactly that frustration- why is the game not as good? If you have a PlayStation 3 version of a game, the PSP version is going to be like the bastard stepchild of that game. They really need to restart the PSP program in my book.
Aside from his current racing MMORPG project dubbed as “Top Secret”, David Perry used to developed a new IP called Plague. However, he stopped working on it because it began when the user base for next-gen consoles is not yet established. He admits that every once in a while, developers need to think business-wise to avoid losing money.
When asked if he’s going to continue working on it now that there are enough next-gen gamers, David Perry answered, “Absolutely. When there are 100 million PlayStation 3’s out there, it’s a whole different conversation. But we’re not there”.
Via GamesIndustry
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