Tue, May 08, 2012 | 03:18 BST
Chen: PS3 owners more likely to be artistic grown-ups
Thatgamecompany founder Jenova Chen has said PlayStation games are better suited to a more refined palate. Unsurprisingly, Sony agrees.
“Sony has a more artistic and adult-focused taste. They care about how grown-ups feel toward their games,” Chen told Gamesbeat.
“The player who owns a PlayStation 3 is more likely to be interested in artistic games compared to Wii and Xbox 360.”
Chen’s games include Journey and Flower, just two of a number of independent PlayStation Network releases with a more intellectual or artistic cast. Sony’s Jack Buser was happy to confirm that this is a market Sony is keen to corner ahead of the competition.
“Our primary PSN audience is indeed more adult, and many of our best-selling titles appeal to this demographic,” he said.
“Many PlayStation and PSN games have themes that require a user to think and feel about a deep, immersive gameplay experience, and we see that exemplified in the success of titles like Flower, Journey, and Heavy Rain. Titles like these can only be found on PlayStation, and our users enjoy the emotional and thematic sophistication of their games, especially with our digital offerings.”
Now let’s all have a semantic-ridden argument about whether art has value to games and what adults want. Go on.
Thanks, IGN.
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Posted in: PS3, PSN, Sony
Tags: jack buser, Jenova Chen, thatgamecompany
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#51
TheBlackHole
08/05/12, 4:44 pm
@50
Your links are ridiculous. Of course they’re topping the PSN chart – they sold well!? It’s like bragging about being the smartest kid in a school full of dunces. It’s all relative. Are you really trying to argue that two standout titles prove that the majority of PSN releases are profitable?
Also, are you seriously suggesting that profits from PSN store sales are not attributed to the PSN business? PS+ was not around when the service launched in 2006. And banner ads? Please.
Also “However, he expects the PSN to start making money in the following fiscal year” means fuck all if it doesn’t actually happen. Why don’t you show me some proof that it IS profitable, given that the last evidence we have is that it’s NOT.
“But whatever, i guess you’re just going to assume a lack in new information specifically about PSN’s profitably is enough” – not necessarily, but it’s more than you’ve got. I notice that you do a lot of shouting and demanding, but present little evidence yourself. Given that the last meaningful evidence available is that the PSN is not profitable, the burden of proof (according to the way you argue) is now on you to show that it’s otherwise.
#52
Gekidami
08/05/12, 5:15 pm
Wait, so now your shifting your position from arty games not selling, to NO GAMES ON PSN BEING PROFITABLE? You are kidding, right? Third parties would refuse to release games on PSN if they never made their money back. Now your just being ridiculous and showing how much of a hater you are.
And you still havent proven your original point, that arty games dont make money. Instead you’re focusing on PSN maintenance costs from 2010. Yes a fraction of Store sales would be counted in that, but most of the money doesnt go to maintaining PSN, why would it?
Your becoming delusional, you havent proven anything, you’re just latching onto a figure that seems vaguely related to the subject.
And if you want to debunk what Hirai said, you’ll need more than just “Because i dont think it happened”, start by showing why PSN related revenue would suddenly stop increasing, seeing as it had already doubled in 2010. Not that its even related to the original claim.
#53
TheBlackHole
08/05/12, 5:18 pm
“NO GAMES ON PSN BEING PROFITABLE”
Sorry, where did anyone say that?
#54
OrbitMonkey
08/05/12, 5:22 pm
@53, Well to be fair the whole “smartest kid in a school full of dunces” line, doesn’t exactly sound favourable does it old boy?
#55
Gekidami
08/05/12, 5:46 pm
Sorry, yeah, you didnt say none were, just that… The majority arent… Which is only a tiny bit less ridiculous.
#56
Kuwabara
09/05/12, 7:37 am
its true, xbox owners are shooter whores , american teens , while wii owners barely know what game art is. Only ps3 caters to those who love art in games, generally speaking.
#57
Da Man
09/05/12, 10:31 am
Looking at your posts, Kuwabara it becomes absolutely obvious.
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