Nine Inch Nails musician and artistic freedom fighter Trent Reznor has been sharing his opinions on the game industry, and judging by his comments, he's going to end up on the hit list of many a PS3 fanboy. Claiming outright that he likes the strategies behind the Xbox 360 and Wii, Reznor has criticized Sony's handling of the Black Box o' Blu-ray, especially the announcement of the Sony Wiimote.
"I like what I’m seeing from Xbox where they’re providing a place to get indie games and you don’t have to hack your system or fight updates to get those games on it," he explains. "Being honest, I’m not a huge fan of Sony. Their entire strategy behind the PlayStation is to focus on gaming as an experience last and getting a Blu-ray player in your living room comes first. Now, three years later they’re trying to release a motion controller that’s a little bit better than the Wii’s."
Reznor admits that he's a "big Nintendo fan" so make of that what you will. He's basically said everything that PS3 fanboys rage against, and I'm wondering how many times he's been called "biased" or a "troll" by insane fourteen-year-olds since he made that comment.
Although I prefer the PS3 system, I totally agree with Reznor's criticisms of Sony, especially the "me-too" motion controller nonsense. At least Natal is trying to be a little different. The Sony Wiimote is pure shamelessness. Anyway, I now open the floor to the angered PS3 fans, many of whom will choose to simply attack Reznor's music rather than address his arguments.
[Check out Joystiq's interview with The Rez. It's quite cool.]
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10:00 AM on 09.27.2009
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Hey! At least Sony's improving on what Nintendo started :p
Sony, step up your shit.
Also I do believe that while not an innovation in any way the ps3's motion controller has the most potential, with its precision and all.
All that aside, XNA Indie Games aren't free from Microsoft's scrutinization. They've pulled games after the peer-review process. They also don't pay XNA developers until many months after submission, they take a far higher cut of sales than, say, the App Store, and they force developers (XNA and XBLA) to charge for 99% of games and DLC within a set price range.
http://www.joystiq.com/2009/09/24/interview-trent-reznor/
Reznor.
I rest my case.
if you follow the link, you'll see that he said there are no plans to release any music via rb or gh. he snubs them.
@jim
you didn't even report on the fact that the largest portion of the interview was about him developing his own game. that's the real story. oh, and i read this four or five days ago.
@fundando
give year zero a listen. it's easily his best work, and all done without the aid of drugs
Also, Trent's argument is being somewhat simplified. He's not talking about the PS3 having "no games," he's talking about the way Sony is pushing the PS3. I agree with him. PS3 is a great system, being guided by morons.
And loved by morons, judging by some of the comments here.
Because that was known about many months prior to this interview.
Actually one of his last free albums was pretty alright.
Carer is an actual word, and you clearly need one.
no standardized mic, resulting in a online community which could be represented with a tumble weed.
a online business model which simply pales in comparison to what xbox is doing.
Home -_-
six axis
when something isnt broken don't fix it, thats fair logic. the ps2 certainly wasnt broken so sony did the EXACT same thing. resulting in a number of problems.
Tsk tsk.
I wonder who will get upset? ^___^
Sony's PR and Marketing staff are idiots.
Hell the PSP Go proved that weeks ago. Sony makes awesome hardware and the PS3 shows that but the it's marketed more like a multimedia system with "Playstation" attached to it then a games console.
@Patriot Snake
Dude I love your trolling style but you need more racism and homophobia in your comments. Also you have to call Jim fat.
They're defending to what they deem as unfair criticism. Is that wrong?
The ps3 is a great system with IMHO the best games this generation, but sony's marketing of it is one of the worst in the history of gaming. Case in point you rarely see the ps3's logo in ads for multiplatform games.
I smell cookies
I understand love of one brand can be so strong, but the last thing any of us needs is some screwball killing someone else because they badmouthed their favorite system.
More amazing because it's FREE.
It seems only YOU haven't heard of the word carer, most likely because you are very stupid. Also, this is something called "The Internet," it's not a country. Do you think the Internet is a country? You really do need some sort of professional looking after you.