Factor 5: Julian talks consoles

The year’s coming to a close, and as all three consoles are now in the market, we’re going to be hearing more from Factor 5‘s Julian Eggebrecht.

Gamasutra’s just had an interview with the dude, and aside from  making inquiries into Julian’s next-year aspirations, they’ve also posed another question many a dev has probably heard: What’s his take on the three consoles?

Julian started out by talking about the PS3 – the console on which his Lair title was banking on. Julian was quick to point out how much he liked the PS3’s Blu-Ray and the video quality it was churning out for his Plasma TV. As for his thoughts on the PS3’s online pack:

I was very skeptical about that and how Sony would pull it off, and it’s pretty damn close to Live, and actually some of the usability I prefer to Live, quite frankly. So I think that all went extremely well, and the potential is just huge.

He went on to mention that at this point, the PS3’s biggest flaw was its shortage of good games on launch day – we’re sure you guys felt the same way, even if we’ve got Resistance to tide things over… Next, he commented on the Xbox 360, which started with his impressions on its current best-selling title:

For Xbox 360, I have to say Gears of War is massively impressive. Really really cool game, kudos to Cliffy. It just keeps going – it’s a little awkward that the 1080p is kind of ratcheted in there, so I’m not too excited about that, it seems kind of tacked on so I don’t know how much potential is out there, but the 360 is a solid system by now.

And for the last console he’s seen, the Wii was a loved product, though he admitted to loving it for different reasons. If the PS3 was loved for the hardcore gaming it offered, the Wii was there for the casual gaming it was churning out. Julian mentions Wii Sports as one of his current faves, and adds that the Wii would have been a good “secondary” console to guys already carrying a PS3 or Xbox 360.

That aside, Julian did foresee the problem third-party developer might have with the Wii. Having a very specialized set of controls, the Wii might make for long-term complications for developers. And as for his tie-up to the topic:

But I think nobody should be without the Wii. And quite frankly if you want to be really secure in the future, and if you’re a real techno geek, I think the PS3 has a lot more to offer than the Xbox 360 at the end of the day. But when the PS3 comes to games, right now, it’s a little bit weak.

The rest of interview will be covering details on Factor 5’s projects for Sony’s EDI program. Read up on the link for the full details.

Via Gamasutra

The year’s coming to a close, and as all three consoles are now in the market, we’re going to be hearing more from Factor 5‘s Julian Eggebrecht.

Gamasutra’s just had an interview with the dude, and aside from  making inquiries into Julian’s next-year aspirations, they’ve also posed another question many a dev has probably heard: What’s his take on the three consoles?

Julian started out by talking about the PS3 – the console on which his Lair title was banking on. Julian was quick to point out how much he liked the PS3’s Blu-Ray and the video quality it was churning out for his Plasma TV. As for his thoughts on the PS3’s online pack:

I was very skeptical about that and how Sony would pull it off, and it’s pretty damn close to Live, and actually some of the usability I prefer to Live, quite frankly. So I think that all went extremely well, and the potential is just huge.

He went on to mention that at this point, the PS3’s biggest flaw was its shortage of good games on launch day – we’re sure you guys felt the same way, even if we’ve got Resistance to tide things over… Next, he commented on the Xbox 360, which started with his impressions on its current best-selling title:

For Xbox 360, I have to say Gears of War is massively impressive. Really really cool game, kudos to Cliffy. It just keeps going – it’s a little awkward that the 1080p is kind of ratcheted in there, so I’m not too excited about that, it seems kind of tacked on so I don’t know how much potential is out there, but the 360 is a solid system by now.

And for the last console he’s seen, the Wii was a loved product, though he admitted to loving it for different reasons. If the PS3 was loved for the hardcore gaming it offered, the Wii was there for the casual gaming it was churning out. Julian mentions Wii Sports as one of his current faves, and adds that the Wii would have been a good “secondary” console to guys already carrying a PS3 or Xbox 360.

That aside, Julian did foresee the problem third-party developer might have with the Wii. Having a very specialized set of controls, the Wii might make for long-term complications for developers. And as for his tie-up to the topic:

But I think nobody should be without the Wii. And quite frankly if you want to be really secure in the future, and if you’re a real techno geek, I think the PS3 has a lot more to offer than the Xbox 360 at the end of the day. But when the PS3 comes to games, right now, it’s a little bit weak.

The rest of interview will be covering details on Factor 5’s projects for Sony’s EDI program. Read up on the link for the full details.

Via Gamasutra