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Lanning: "Consoles are a problem"

News by Patrick Garratt Founder & Publisher (Former)

Published on Sept. 6, 2008

He's back. Oddworld boss Lorne Lanning has announced his return to the games industry by calling out consoles in general. As you do.

"Personally, I think the consoles are a problem," he told GameDaily.

"Years ago I was excited about consoles, but anything that makes development more expensive, rather than better, faster, cheaper, I think is a step backwards. When I look at what's happening, it's a bit disappointing because the consoles are running into a place where affordable games are having a rough time getting out there."

PC's where it's at, apparently.

"I'm more excited about what I see happening on PC because I see it allowing for more smaller games to be sold that can be delivered to anyone who's connected at much lower price points," he added.