Hmm ... that's only a first step to the cloud model. OnLive is doing the full on Cloud based model. I can actually see Sony offering cloud based gaming later on. Imagine a server farm with an army of PS3 machines delivering your games to your TV, PC, or PS3. ...
Sony would not take risks with big franchises with unproven studios. I have worked with some folks at Nihilistic before and have no doubt that they can deliver on this. I also met The Bend team a couple of times and their version of Uncharted will surely be a masterpiece.
Some Japanese game makers are so concerned with how the West will receive the game that they forget the game itself. This is not always the case off course. Capcom's Street Fighter IV for example is a great Japanese game that has universal appeal. While we are talking about Capcom, ...
@Travis Many Japanese developers are actually paid very low wages compared to their American counter-part. When I lived in Japan I met many senior and experienced engineers who are making less than 60K/year. That's the salary of college-grad in the US. I think you are comparing against Support/Pre-Sales staff at ...
I'm looking forward to the next Infamous. The design and pacing of the first game was excellent. There was a mention a while back that Sucker Punch was adding multi-player support to the game. Looking forward to see what they have in mind.
