Like a child who's been served a bigger scoop of ice cream than his brother, Microsoft's Peter Moore is acting (to use the rhyming slang of my cockney brethren) quite the "shmug blunt" lately. In an interview found here, Moore derides the PS3 while showing off shamelessly and with gusto.
“I’ve walked a mile in those shoes. I’m digging up my tortured past here, but remember Dreamcast?”
The words of Peter Moore, doubtlessly said in suppressed laughter that caused his face to turn purple like some sort of insane, sentient eggplant. One gets the impression this is the best thing that's ever happened to the man, that he can be better at videogames than other people.
The Dreamcast comparison is intriguing though. Many people would say that the Dreamcast was an underrated system with a lot of good games. Oh wait, that must be what Peter meant.
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[Thanks to PacoDG as ever]
“Howard Stringer said ‘it’s not what’s possible that’s important, it’s what’s relevant’. I think that’s probably indicative of the PS3. It was possible to build a box that had Blu-ray and Cell and HDMI and everything else, but what was relevant was maybe a $399 price point and great games. I think we can all agree, and even Sony would potentially agree, that they miscalculated the global consumer’s appetite for the experience the offered at the price point they offered it at.”
He does have a point, evidenced by the fact that Sony's not doing all that great with their PS3. As we can all agree, they did eschew the relevant, that being actual software for their flashy Blu-Ray player.
Moore seems content that what Sony offer just isn't what people want. He talks about a "lounge," Microsoft's idea for a feature similar to Sony's Home that was discussed years ago, but eventually abandoned:
“Four years ago, we looked at the concept of a lounge where your avatar could wander around. We looked at an area where people could play their music, show people their videos. But it was not something that we felt worth pursuing. We made a decision that the user interface that we would put in to Xbox Live was one that got you in quickly, that allowed you to navigate where you wanted to go, and to do what you wanted to do. The concept of hanging out was something that, while we looked at it, we just didn’t think was something that our users wanted to do.
“We may be proven wrong. It may be proven that people want their 3D avatars to hang out with each other. But we made the decision that, right now, it’s about navigation and communication. We just think people want to communicate, they want to play games, they want to download movies, they want to listen to music. We’re not sure they want to hang around. PlayStation Home obviously caused a big stir at GDC but there’s a big difference between showing a demo and deploying it on a massive global basis with millions of people utilizing it.”
In the interview, Moore goes on to vaguely talk about the possibility of nabbing some of the last few heavy hitting third party titles and the company's commitment to Viva Pinata, despite admitting that the TV show spin-off was a steaming pile of kestrel puke. Not his exact words, but if you've ever had the misfortune of watching it, you'd agree.
As the interview closes, Mr. Smuggles defends the Xbox 360 Elite, citing that Microsoft's strategy is all about choice and personalization, and then finishes up on the subject of full game downloads over XBox Live.
“We’re still a ways from that. If you look at those games that are four of five Gigs, there are consumers that can probably absorb that. But retail still plays a very important role in this and the massive majority of people still want to be able to go to retail and walk away with a physical object. Will it happen? I’ve always said eventually of course it’s going to happen.”
It can safely be assumed that after the interview, Moore quickly hopped on his bicycle and rode to the park so he could shove Kaz Hirai around in front of girls and steal his lunch money.
Contest:
12:19 PM on 05.16.2007
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I liked the Home concept at first too but he does have a point...
Soul Calibur and zombies just never did anything for me.
Yay, I worked on that show!! I have a fan hehe
naomi <3
Also, Dreamcast is probably one of the best systems ever. Its like a rare gem now. Most of the 1st games on PS2 were just ports from Dreamcast (ex:Evil Dead game that came out 2 years later on PS2)
Soul Caliber
Sonic Adventures 1 & 2
Capcom vs. SNK
Virtual On
not until he tells us who the fuck Jim Sterling is
@ Mxyzptlk, Do you know where I can find sailors?
Photo courtesy of ... ZOMG MrMxyzptlk123. Are you related?
I'm sorry, but I just think if you worked on that show, you and the rest of the crew should be charged with child abuse.
last year, someone i worked with bought a lot of them, and was selling them off for $30, 2/$40. needless to say, i own several dreamcasts, and gave several as gifts.
haha, you are too much...I'm not really sure who you are, but maybe you should just stick to reviewing games and leave the animation up to the professionals. I'm sorry you have so much Haterade over it, but it pretty much is the premier CG kids show on TV right now.
Oh man yeah Sterling was hard to catch, I had to have my Workman use Drunken Meatspin at least 4 times until Sterling was bi-curious enough to be caught.
u crazy... u think ill wait for d re-deign and miss all the great games that are out now? +not sure if dark alex wil work on the new one.
And Paris Hilton is a celebrity. Popularity is no indication of quality. ;)
WHY IS THERE A PAL DC CONTROLLER PLUGGED INTO AN NTSC/JAP DC?!
Strangely enough my Piplup is actually called Workman.
Is Drunken Meatspin a TM or an HM?
Right, because those neighboring time slots to Pinata really features a lot of "quality" *rolls eyes* Man, that Yu-Gi-Oh really shows off some quality moving still images...it must take a whole 5 bucks to make an episode.
Yep. Fan of the show and the game.
DC: Great launch games, No EA, Launched before its competitors, etc.
PS3: Iffy launch games, EA, Launched after its competitors
Also, I just love his whole "Oh, we thought of Home like, a billion years ago, just like we thought of motion control, like, a trillion years ago. We did neither because THEY ARE TEH D00MED TO FAIL (we hope!)"
I never said Yu Gi Oh was a good show. I never said any cartoon ever made was quality. So you've now used both an argument from authority and a strawman argument in defending this "show". Collect all the logical fallacies and win a T-shirt!
For the record, my main problem with watching that thing was the voiceovers and the terrible cliche' characters that weren't amusing in the slightest. If your involvement was elsewhere, I'm not even besmirching your work.
Now, if we're going to draw comparisons, I can offer up Ren and Stimpy, Rocko's Modern Life and Trap Door as quality animated kid shows that Viva Pinata is not. And for the record, I barely even care and I'm not having fun in trashing a cartoon of all things, I'm just not gonna pretend I found something watchable, because lying is what the Devil does to children at night.
Meatspin would have to be a TM, it's not something that just everyone could learn, or at least learn to use it carefully.
Jim, honestly, we're saying you're a bicurious cockney pokemon. That's not a low point?
I could obviously continue to argue over such things, but we all know that nobody wins an argument on the internet. I'm not about to prove my authorities to you, because quite frankly I could probably get in some trouble for misrepresentation, etc, etc...
Sorry to get you all heated up...it isn't a proud moment for myself included. It is good to see that at the very least you have some good taste in animation, although I couldn't quite call Ren and Stimpy a "children's" show.
Viva Pinata isn't perfect and it does have its flaws, but it is certainly better than some of the crap out there...that's for sure. For example, the show I am working on right now is terrible...but I won't say what it is.
This list represents the US / North American marketplace. There are many titles that are going Japan / Asia only that are exclusives (tons of RPGs, Anime Inspired Games, Japanese Pinball Simulators, etc.) that will only be available as imports to the US. European markets have some exclusive sports games that dovetail with their cultures.
From what I have gathered via various sources on the internet these will appear on PS3. They may appear on other Sony consoles and / or PCs, but NOT on non-Sony consoles. I did research a good portion of them to be sure they are not canceled. Some may not make it to the states and some may not be made. This list does got to show that Sony does have a stable of exclusive titles. I am not going to pretend this is flawless. Feel free to correct me here where I am wrong or add titles to this list. Just reply to the post and I will confirm the information and add / subtract titles as needed.
THIS LIST IS A WORK IN PROGRESS
Unreleased Games - 99 Titles (As of May 15 2007)
Afrika - LINK
Airtight PS3 Project [Untitled] - LINK
Aqua Vita - LINK
Big Time Revenge - LINK
BioWare Project - LINK
Brave Arms - LINK
Castlevania PS3 - LINK
Chain Limit - LINK
Coded Arms Assault - LINK
Crytek Project - Crysis [Rumored] - LINK LINK
Danger Planet - LINK
DC Universe MMO - LINK
Dragon Age - EGM 5/2007 - Page 42
Dragon Ball Z [Untitled]
Dreamers - LINK
Driver PS3 - Driver 5 [Unofficial Title] - LINK
Dynasty Warriors: Gundam - LINK
Eight Days - LINK
Ember - LINK
Eye Create - LINK
EyeDentify - LINK
Factor 5 Project #2 [Untitled] - LINK
Fantasy Lab Project [Untitled] - LINK
FIA World Touring Car Championship - LINK
Fifth Phantom Saga - LINK
Final Fantasy Versus XIII - LINK
Final Fantasy XIII - LINK
Fumito Ueda Project - LINK
Fury - LINK
Game Arts Project - LINK
God of War III - LINK
Go! Puzzle - LINK
Gradius PS3 - LINK
Grand Turismo 5 - LINK
Gretzky NHL [Working Title] - LINK
Heavenly Sword - LINK
Hero - LINK
Hot Shots Golf [Working TItle] - LINK
Housemarque Project - LINK
Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier [Rumored] - LINK
Killzone [Working Title] - LINK
Kingdom Hearts 3 [Rumored] - LINK
Koei Guan Yu PS3 Project - Dynasty Warriors [Rumored Title] - LINK
Kurayami AKA Darkness - LINK
Lair - LINK
L.A. Noire - LINK
LittleBigPlanet - LINK
Loco Roco PS3 - LINK
Metal Gear Solid 4 Guns of the Patriots - LINK
Metro 2033: The Last Refuge - LINK
Monster Hunter 3 - LINK
Monster Kingdom - LINK
MotorStorm 2 - LINK
Namco PS3 RPG - LINK
Namco PS3 Shooter - LINK
Namco PS3 Sports Project - LINK
Ninja Gaiden Sigma - LINK
NiOh - LINK
Nucleus - LINK
Pixel Junk - LINK LINK
Project Psychic [Working Title] - LINK
Pterodon FPS Project [Untitled] - LINK
Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction [Working Title] - LINK
Redwood Falls - LINK
Rengoku The End of the Century - LINK
Resistance 2 [Rumored, But Likely] - EGM 2/2007 - Page 77
Returning Alive [Working Title] - LINK
Rockstar Old West PS3 Project [Untitled] - LINK
Romance of the Three Kingdoms PS3 - LINK
Sam Suede: Undercover Exposure - LINK
Second - LINK
Secret Service - LINK
Shin Megami Tensei - LINK
Silent Hill 5 [Working Title, Rumored] - LINK
Singstar [Working Title] - LINK
Skyblue - LINK
Snakeball - LINK
Sony Online Mercenary / Spy MMO [Untitled] - LINK
Sony Online Whimsical MMO [Untitled] - LINK
Starbreeze Next-Gen Project [Untitled] - LINK
Sucker Punch Project [Untitled] - LINK
Team Siren Project [Untitled] - LINK
Tecmo Action-Adventure [Untitled] - LINK LINK
Tekken 6 - LINK
Time Crisis 4 - LINK
thatgamecompany Project #2 [Untitled] - LINK
thatgamecompany Project #3 [Untitled] - LINK
The Eye of Judgment [Working Title] - LINK
The Getaway [Working Title] - LINK
The Wall - LINK
Twelve Interactive Sci-Fi action game [Untitled]
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune - LINK
Unknown Realms - LINK
WarDevil Enigma - LINK
Warhawk - LINK
Way of the Samurai 3 - LINK
White Knight Story - LINK
Wipeout Pulse [Working TItle] - LINK
Zipper Interactive PS3 Project - SOCOM 4 [Rumored Title] - LINK
Zone of the Enders 3 - LINK
Released Games - 23 Titles (As of May 15, 2007)
Blast Factor
Calling All Cars!
Cash Guns Chaos DLX
Flow
Formula One Championship Edition
Full Auto 2: Battlelines
Genji: Days of the Blade
Go! Sudoku
Gran Turismo HD
GripShift
Lemmings
MLB 07: The Show
Mobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire
MotorStorm
NBA 07
Resistance Fall Of Man
Ridge Racer 7
Spider-Man 3: Collector's Edition
Super Rub-A-Dub
Tekken: Dark Resurrection
The Godfather: The Don's Edition
Untold Legends Dark Kingdom
Virtua Fighter 5 (For Now)
Franchises Worth Noting - 33 Titles *
Arc the Lad
ATV Offroad Fury
Battle Arena Toshinden
Champions of Norrath
Cool Boarders
Cosmic Rift
Dark Cloud
Everquest
Gods and Heroes: Rome Rising
ICO / Shadow of the Colossus
Infantry
Intelligent Qube
JetMoto
Kingdom of Paradise
MediEvil
OKAGE
PaRappa the Rapper
PlanetSide
PoPoLoCrois
Pursuit Force
Starwars Galaxies
Syphon Filter
Tanarus
The Legend of Dragoon
The Mark of Kri / Rise of the Kasai
The Matrix Online
Time Crisis
Twisted Metal
Vanguard: Saga of Heroes
War of the Monsters
Wild ARMs
World Rally Championship
Zero Pilot
* All of these titles are either under the Sony Umbrella (including SOE) or have typically shown up on the PlayStation platform in an exclusive manner. At this time I cannot find any information about development for PS3 for these titles.