Thu, May 29, 2008 | 15:12 BST
Harrison has “always recognised 360′s capabilities”
Speaking to Eurogamer, Infogrames president Phil Harrison has admitted he’s a 360 fanboy. Or not. We can’t quite work it out.
“I’ve always recognised its capabilities, so it’s not like I’ve woken up and gone, ‘Ooh, I’m a real 360 fan now.’ I’m in a different part of the industry so I have a different role to play,” he said.
“It’s been a good experience learning about other formats, not just 360 but Wii and DS, and understanding what it’s like to publish games on those platforms and create for those audiences. I’m finding it very intellectually and creatively challenging.”
Harrison was head of Sony’s worldwide studios in his last job. The inner turmoil now he’s moved must be immense.
10 comments
#1
Blerk
29/05/08, 3:21 pm
Turncoat!
#2
Psychotext
29/05/08, 3:30 pm
There’s going to be a few fanboys jumping on that comment… just like they did with Moore and the PS3.
#3
ecu
29/05/08, 3:36 pm
He’s probably always liked the 360 and Wii. Same as I’m sure staff of Microsoft and Nintendo own PS3′s. They’re all gamers at the end of the day, so they would be able to see the merits of all consoles.
#4
Psychotext
29/05/08, 3:44 pm
NO! COMPANIES ARE LIKE THEIR FANBOYS. IT MUST BE TRUE!
#5
Axle
29/05/08, 3:54 pm
Intellectually or folically challenging?
Ha Ha.
#6
mortiferus
29/05/08, 4:47 pm
Oh Snap, hallelujah! He Has seen the light at the end of the Sony tunnel. Now lets see some good multi platform games Atari!
#7
Blerk
29/05/08, 4:51 pm
You didn’t need “multi platform” in that last sentence.
#8
mortiferus
29/05/08, 4:59 pm
I disagree Blerk good games across multiple platforms benefit both industry and gamers alike. The days of exclusivity are numbered, except for first party co. of course.
#9
Blerk
30/05/08, 8:32 am
I actually meant that it’d be nice for Atari to just make a good game for a change, regardless of whether it was multi-platform or not.
#10
Michael
30/05/08, 4:04 pm
Translation: “I always liked them, but since I worked for Sony actually admitting so would have made me look like an idiot.”