Microsoft: Sony is less supportive of creative staff

Speaking to Kikizo, Microsoft Games Studio's General Manager Kudo Tsunoda has made a few provocative remarks about the Redmond giant's rivals. Tsunoda, who joined Microsoft in January to help shape Gears of War 2, feels that his new employer offers more creative support than any other publisher.

"Every new game I've worked on I've tried to bring some innovation to the title, and not just be making something that's like a knock-off of some other game," he said. "And I think that's why I would want to come to MGS, and also why they would want me to work here. I think they're just always looking for people who can bring really innovative design ideas to the table."

"For some people working in games, it's so much easier to either knock a game that's already out there," he went on. "Or take pieces from a game and assemble it into something else. It's just like all the people who've copied the Gears cover system: "wow there's something that worked really well, let's put that into out game.""

[Chris Hansen]

"It's just like all the people who've copied the Gears cover system"

Just like how Gears of War copied KillSwitch's cover system? CliffyB is nothing more than a thief. Stealing someone elses idea and acting like he invented it.

Lips, Scene-it, Boku, Forza....
Talk about INNOVATION

[gaffyh]

Devs always say that Sony never rushes them to finish a game and allows them time to do whatever they want to creatively i.e. Team ICO, Guerilla Games, Level-5 (remember when MS cancelled their project when it was almost complete).

Unlike MS which obviously rushed Halo 3 development and now got rid of ensemble whilst they were making Halo Wars.

[Rick Astley]

Gotta love PR talk. http://www.gametrailers.com...

Lol.

[boodybandit]

and utter stupidity / embarrassment.
I let you guys decide which this was.

[fishd]

That's the main problem of MS,Their gaming division is run by fanboys,stupid fanboys who has nothing else to do but fan the flames of fanboy wars.

*sigh*

[Nathan Drake]

All their rip-offs have tanked

[Aclay]

Sony less supportive of creative staff?

Have Microsoft forgotten about Team ICO and Media Molecule? Both of those studios have put some some pretty creative games, and both of Team ICO's games(Shadow of the Colossus and ICO) are considered some of the greatest PS2 games of all time and are highly regarded.

If Insomniac has been an independant developer for this long and has remained Sony exclusive for this long, then obviously there IS plenty of support from Sony towards creative staff because I don't think that Insomniac would have stuck with Sony this long if they weren't.

[Genesis5]

MS has one great big collective mouth and it never seems to know when to shut up.

[BrianC6234]

I didn't waste my time reading this dumb interview. When I saw the part about he chose Microsoft over Sony because Microsoft offers more creative support I knew it wasn't worth reading. Microsoft knows nothing about being creative. Their idea of creative is buy the competition or squish them. I wonder if Sony even offered him a job? Probably not.

[jadenkorri]

this guy hasn't even worked with sony, the whole interview, only mentions sony as a possbible job offer...so what he went to MGS, good for him...the main headline is from 360 fanboy Kush_Reaper.... BTW, i laughed my ass off when people were coping Gears of War... Ya people from MS must go really far claiming they created everything orginal...just like avatars was MS original idea....right...

[pain777pas]

The arrogance of M$ is appaling seriously they better qft because I have a strange feeling at the end of the day with all that they have done they are going to be dead last at the end of this gen.

[ablecain]

Microsoft is far and away the least innovative company on the market. They pride themselves in stealing PS3 exclusives (you saw E3 this year), and everything else they've produced has been a knockoff of something else.

Lips, the use of Avatars, that upcoming level creator game... Anybody insisting that MS is innovative is simply foolish.

[Flipgeneral]

made me chuckle... tee hee

[Kaneda]

and the sad thing is people are still buying their products. :) when people work at M$ don't know what they are doing.

Avatar was creative.. NOT!!!

[prowiew]

The title is a little misleading. He never says it like that. People need to read articles.

[Beast_Master]

Yes They are so supportive of creative ideas that is why the ran every last person from the original Rare team to leave. It is why Bungie is on thin ice, why they dispanded Ensemble Studios and closed 3 others. Let's not forget they let Bio-Ware and Pandemic walk over to EA. Yes this is certainly a company I would love to work for.

[house]

wow! if any one pays attention microsoft is the one thats more inecfted with a sickness of not being able to make there own stuff. here take the red pill and wake up cause if you think they have have an open mind you need it

[cmrbe]

Who took big risk on Lair, LBP, Afrika, EOJ?

What creative or new and innovative games have MS FIRST PARTY released?.

Gears cover if from Kill switch and even then they are 3 party.

With comments like these its obvious that MS is loosing it. Wow! just wow.

[ShinMaster]

Sony being called less creative by Microsoft is like being called yellow by a bunch of bananas.

Seriously, Lips, Avatars, and Gears of War's cover system is NOT NEW IN ANY WAY. Not just Killswitch, but also Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror had the cover system almost a year before Gears of War.

P.S. Gears of War 2's cover system was inspired by Uncharted.

[Danja]

I didn't even bother read the entire article.....

If this guy think that M$ produces more innovative games than Sony then he's smoking something from another universe..

Lair
Heavy Rain
Echochrome
SoTC
ICO
Afrika
EOJ
Flow
Singstar - was the 1st of it's kind
Eye Toy...

just to name a few..

[SaiyanFury]

Wow big shock, another MS employee from EA shooting his mouth off, the other being Don Mattrick. MS seems to enjoy hiring big mouthed ex-EA employees. Like their Windows Vista operating system, MS's employees, at least the ones with microphones pointed at them, are over bloated.

Sony not giving enough creative freedoms to it's studios? BS. Some of the most creative games in the industry have been on the PS consoles. Jak & Daxter, Ratchet & Clank, LittleBIGPlanet and the list goes on and on. Sony studios regularly testify that they love working under Sony BECAUSE of the creative freedoms they're given. Don't listen to this PR spin put out by yet another ex-EA staff member. I swear MS hires people not based on ability but based on how much smoke they blow.

[INehalemEXI]

Bubs, being called yellow by a bunch of bananas. 2funny.

[ryuyasho]

plagiarism and MS does it with great passion. Check this out, dating back to the N64 era ladies and gents...

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

talk about INNOVATION... fockers

ahh and for the record , Halo 1 is THE BEST of the 3...

[pwnsause]

"Who took big risk on Lair, LBP, Afrika, EOJ?"

Dont forget Eyepet. If theres any company thats taking big Risks right now, its Sony, the fact that they axed The GetaWay 3 and 8 Days for Eyepet, clearly shows that Sony wants a Huge piece of that Casual Crowd. LBP is a primary example of that as well.

[Euphrate]

CLICK AGREE IF YOU AGREE, AND TAKE BUBBLES AWAY FROM 360 FANBOYS.

IF YOU DON'T GETFO.

[xlx-russ_92]

im with u man

[SONYSLAVE]

poor poor ps3 fanboys takes so little for you to get so mad

just cause the ps3 is in 3rd place still don't mean you have to be so angry at microsoft.

just calm down, go watch some bluray or watch metal green solid 4

xlx-russ nice putting the word gay in those titles thats a really big insult thats like a racist calling obama obama bin ladin

[xlx-russ_92]

ok, then u go play some Gayble 2/Gaylo 3/ or Queers of War 2

[Siqness]

and xlx-russ_92 can go play his Gaystation 3

[xlx-russ_92]

and u can play on sh!tbox 360

[ravinshield]

and you can play with my balls

[Siqness]

LMAO!!!

[PopEmUp]

as if you have any

[riksweeney]

One word: Lips

[Nathan Drake]

Or like how Gears of war copied Kill.Switch,Resident Evil 4,and the God of War series.

It's amazing how ignorant Microsoft's employees are,it truly is.

[DarK-SilV]

waiting for hiphopgamer to smash this idiot

[NowGen]

look how angry sony fans still get just by some dumb article. i think sony fans should be worrying about moving up out of the next gen basement instead of stupid stories like this one.

[kevnb]

singstar is only karaoke, while lips is a game that revolves around karaoke.

[sajj316]

that's interesting ... how can you be creative if you don't have an office to be creative in? How many more studios are going to get cut? Epic is not under MGS and neither is Bungie (anymore) so please put on your development hat and not your publisher hat. I want MS to start supporting their OWN studios and push out some killer exclusives.

[ruibing]

Yeah, that's what I was thinking. Who fills their arcade with remakes while frustrating developers making original games? Who has just decided to shutdown Ensemble after getting them to make a RTS for the Halo franchise? Who fills their "original" catalog of family games with Scene It (Buzz), Lips (Singstar), and You're In The Movies (EyeToy)? The sad thing is that I can go on.

[Kush_Reaper]

We all know sony are there the innovators. And besides the guy hasn't even work with sony. He is just sprouting fud like the rest of M$ PR's.

OBAMA!!!

[kid from brooklyn]

Innovation = Little Big Planet, Unchartered, Resistance, Killzone, Warhawk, MGS4 & the rest of the unbelievable titles I have enjoyed so far on the PS3. MS has a big mouth and should just shut the F-CK up.

[Scotracer]

How on earth are Uncharted, Killzone and Resistance innovative? They are just run of the mill games. that doesn't make them bad by any means but let's be correct here...

[somekindofmike]

Even though I'm a proud PS3 owner I still have to disagree, Uncharted, Resistance, MGS4 are in no way innovative. I haven't played Killzone or Warhawk so I can't really comment on them, but from what I've seen I wouldn't call them innovative. they're are all just Current Gen versions of their respected genres. They are all great games, but innovative? no.

Little Big Planet is the only game that can be argued to be innovative in my opinion.

I think what it comes down to is what is your definition of innovative?
I wouldn't call Resistance 2 innovative just for have 60player online matches, (as some people on N4G have been claiming) yes it's an great achievement, but more a natural evolution of the online FPS.

In my opinion Innovation is a buzz word which is thrown around too much and has lost it's true meaning in the gaming media.

[somekindofmike]

Man you need to really look up the definition of 'innovation' in my opinion there are approximately 2 or 3 innovative games every console generation if we are lucky. To get onto that list it has nothing to do with graphics! Art style maybe, Jet Set Radio, Okami, Mirrors Edge, Madworld, No More Heros and Wind Waker are all examples of unique art styles not obsessed with polygon counts, however art style alone wouldn't be enough to create an innovative game. (and it doesn't have to be considered at all)

We need to look at the bigger picture with games to truely see what is innovative, and sometimes it's easier to point out innovative games when we look back into the history of gaming rather than try and point out what is innovative today.

[kid from brooklyn]

Unchartered has some of the best graphics on a console ever. Unbelievable storytelling and the first adventure game to include an innovative cover system.

Resistance 2 is 3 games in one in my opinion. Coop, Competitive and Single player Campaign. Coop alone is innovation....8 players, different storyline to the original & a balanced system. You simply cannot finish without team work and every class must be equally represented.

Killzone is second to none graphically and boasts a class system that has never been done before in an online multiplayer.

To me this represents innovation. Sony doesn't shine up graphics like what was done with GeOW2 and slap another 60 dollar price tag on the box. A couple of new multiplayer maps and locations does not represent innovation. Innovation to me is something that hasn't been done before or something that has been perfected. I for one do not consider a Garden Sim (Viva Pinata) and a car building game (Banjo) innovative.

Edit @ Somekindofmike We have different opinions of what equals innovation. "Agree to disagree" Ron Burgundy

[somekindofmike]

First off, I will agree to disagree - I'm not trying to change your opinion, I just don't agree with it.

From what you said you put a lot of emphasis on graphics, - based on your comments for uncharted & Killzone. I for one want to know how many times I've got to see a cover system in a game before it stops getting described as 'innovative' regardless of what genre it pops up in. Also Like I said with Killzone in a previous comment, I haven't tried it yet, I will be giving it a go when it comes out. All I've really heard about Killzone is how amazing it looks, maybe I've overlook other parts of the game?

Also from how you describe R2 Co-op in particular I can see your point, it's another game I haven't tried yet but hopefully will be in the near future. whether I think it qualifies as innovative or not I'll have to wait and see.

Anyway Kudos for replying. Bubbles to you for stating your point and not just hitting 'disagree' I respect that.

P.S.Innovative games this gen in my book inc. Portal & LBP (i'll add another post if I think of more)

[kid from brooklyn]

Yes we do obviously disagree as I dont feel something has to be completely different to be considered innovative. If a cure for a disease is discovered using preexisting techniques I would consider that innovative, wouldn't you? I mean no disrespect to anyone on the board by this as I am just trying to make a point. Innovation, no matter field, should have a consistent definition and should not mean something totally different in the video game industry.

[somekindofmike]

I don't believe something has to be comepletely unique to qualify as innovative...

Portal combines First Person Perspective we are very familiar with simple button pushing puzzles, with only the portal gun being 'new'

Little Big Planet is just a platformer combined with physics engine and a really good level editor.

It's all about the bigger picture for me, What do all the individual elements equal up to, and how do they come together?

What I define as innovative I apply to all mediums be it film, books, games, art, packaging, web design, even wallpaper design! anything! However I can only really discuss what I consider to be innovative in areas which I am knowledgeable, and my knowledge is within art and design, medicine being a science isn't really my strong point and I don't think I know enough about the subject to try and claim to know what is innovative or not.

Anyway I'm out of bubbles now, so peace out, besides you win anyway. You got three agrees, I only got two, then everyone got bored of our conversation :)

[MONOLITHICIDE]

actually i thought your guys different opinions on inovation were intriging, that was the first normal down to earth convo ive seen on this sight ever, none of that fanboy bullshit came up between the 2, just 2 different prespectives on what inovation is, i can honestly say i agree with both, some agrees and disagrees with both, good convo.

[MrWonderful]

when i see a creative game on the 360 then we can talk. MS copies everything that sony and nintendo do so to me it appears that MS is not supportive of a creative staff

[solidt12]

I have never played Viva Pinata but that looks to be the only stand out different game on the platform. Everything else has been done i believe. So far most of the creativity I have seen has come out of the Nintendo or Sony camp.

[Silellak]

Who's there?

Braid.

[thewhoopimen]

hahaha 1 title developed by an independent guy Johnathan blow, who vow never to publish on live again is NOT an example u should be using. did you forget about the article where he pretty much said MS ripped him off?

Knock knock.

Who's brain dead?

Silelak

[Silellak]

The creator's opinion of XBL is, for the point I'm trying to make, irrelevant.

The poster claimed he'd never seen a creative game on the 360. I corrected him.

As for the premise of the article, I think MS is full of crap with their claim about Sony, but that has nothing to do with the poster I replied to being blatantly wrong about "no creative games on the 360".

[Rock Bottom]

Actually there are some creative games on the 360, Bioshock for example, also braid as silelak said, the thing however, is that they don't have a single "good exclusive" creative game.

[animboo]

his not from sony, as i read his comment
"OK, it's a one million unit seller - awesome" - everybody's really excited about that, but here at MGS, every game that we're putting out, you've really got to put a focus on making sure it's AAA from a quality perspective."
that sounds a lot like how sony are doing things.
but innovative..no not really..just look at lips.
gears of war was not the first to use the cover system( they may be the most succesful, but still not the first) it was killswitch

[wetowel]

This is a joke, MS has copied basically everything they have going by their own logic.

[Mr PS3]

And the BoTs support it
Losers

[Are_The_MaDNess]

oh the irony

[ultimolu]

...Someone at Microsoft needs a quick, swift kick in the teeth because this is f*cking annoying now.

And here we go with the 360 fanboys smacking disagree buttons and running like cowards. You will support Microsoft no matter what they say. Wow, talk about loyalty up the buttocks.

[Erotic Sheep]

Oh man, how blind can a company be? Even the Xbox fans will disagree with him

[Foxgod]

i dont, its a form of marketing, no use to claim negative things about yourself.
And since i support MS, and since they show good numbers, they can claim whatever they want.

Its only stupid when it comes from the mouth of someone who is losing.

[Erotic Sheep]

Foxgod you're a dumbass. Both the 360 and PS3 are losing, the Wii is the only one dominating. Secondly the PS3 is catching up despite the year headstart the 360 had so who is losing in that case?
And thirdly this has nothing to do with anyone winning or losing. It's the fact Microsoft has hardly showed any creative stuff in the past, from their new console to their games. I didn't see Microsoft pull off a LBP, a Singstar, a Buzz, an Eyetoy or a HOME on their own.

Or did you?

[Foxgod]

well, technically wii is playing their own league, 60 % market share for the wii doesnt make either sony or MS lose, because a lot of people that bought the wii would never buy a HD console.

Because the wii strongly rely's on the casual market, and less on the hardcore market.
The 360 and ps3 however, even though they aim at casuals too, they sell to hardcores mostly.

So the wii is in a completely different ship, its like baseball and football.

and about originality, i just want something that is plain fun, new is good too, but only if its fun.

[Erotic Sheep]

Fun doesn't equal creativity. There are a lot of games I think are fun, that doesn't make them creative in any way.
This article is about Microsoft stating they're creative, yet I ask you, what have they really shown in the past time? Even if you could state one game it's still miles behind Sony if you look at Linger in Shadows, Pain, Echochrome, LBP, EyePet, Heavy Rain, HOME etc etc etc..

[The gaming GOD]

I'm sorry but I respectfully disagree with you very much

Just because your sales are good doesn't mean you can blatantly lie. And it doesn't make any of those blatant lies true either.

[Foxgod]

you probably dont even realise how boring and lame all the stuff sounds to me that you just listed.

[Erotic Sheep]

So because you think it's lame it means it's not creative? LBP not creative? Now that's just your opinion and clearly shows you have nothing useful to add to this article besides defending Microsoft with false statements..
And you still didn't answer my question about the creative games Microsoft brought.

Have a good day..

[DarkArima]

fox boy just got pwned lol..

[Captain Tuttle]

More PR bunk. That's what these people do.

[SlippyMadFrog]

This is mindless flaimbait. There is nothing more childish than fighting over who copied who. To take established concepts and make it better is called progression, not copying. Everybody does it, otherwise we would still be nowhere technology wise.

[Lou-Cipher]

"To take established concepts and make it better is called progression, not copying."

You are right, but the problem is MS does not do this, they take a product from Sony or Nintendo and make it worst, but try and brainwash the world by saying it is a better product, when it clearly is not.

This guy is delusional if he truly believes MS is more innovative than Sony or Nintendo.

[SlippyMadFrog]

Microsoft copying ideas and making it worse is subjective to your own opinnion. I can turn around and say that Sony copied XBL and achievements and made it worse. What makes me wrong and you right?

Please don't misunderstand me, what this guy is saying is pure PR bullcrap, but it is the nature of the business. Everybody is doing it.

[LoVeRSaMa]

Hence LBP Right???

[Bolts]

This industry was built upon copying. Lets get that straight. Its a good thing too, that way nobody end up having to reinvent the wheel, if something like Gears's cover system is en vogue, why not use it?

[Information Minister]

There's nothing wrong with copying, but there's something seriously wrong with copying stuff and then coming out in public praising how creative you are.

[Darkseider]

The Gears cover system? LOL! OK quick hint for the video game impaired and the Cliffy B. boy toys.

http://www.gamespot.com/ps2...

Game is called Killswitch and came out well before Gears AND it is 3rd person just like Gears.

[evrfighter]

because killswitch was the first game to use the cover system? I can run around and say killswitch copied winback for the nintendo 64. One can argue that expanding the cover system to where it's at now is creative in its own right.

[likedamaster]

Oh, we always knew about the kill.switch cover system but they will never be known for an innovative cover system that worked and was well executed. Gears on the other hand will be known for their cover system as many have copied till now, from GTAIV to RE5. Facts are facts, deal with it and accept it...unless you hate everything Gears/Microsoft then it's a personal issue and you will never stop throwing Killswitch in the face of Gears fans.

On topic/ PR talk, even then there is much truth to it. Example; Bungie, etc.

[Nikkelz]

i wonder if this guy has a midget tap dancing on his tongue with sh*t on his shoes.

i think he spoons with his xbox....lol

anyways,peace and game on

[pp]

Sony is in the SH*T Hole they can't even hardly pay their own staff and all this DUE to PS3 CONSOLE .I've also heard Sony has asked Microsoft for a Substantial Financial LOAN $$$ i don't think their will be a ps4 thats what i think.

[Are_The_MaDNess]

lol RB6 had cover system long b4 GoW
Singstar lol lips fails
name 1 game that got somthing new
+ H3 looks crap

[SL1M DADDY]

Rainbow Six never had huge hulking men with gruff voices entwined in a pseudo-Brokeback Mountain plot to save the planet. So I can see where this tool thinks MS allows for more creative expression...

Ok, maybe not.

[Microsoft Xbox 360]

Is this article actually serious? Sony is all about innovation and creativity.

[ICUP]

*palmface*

[Information Minister]

I see you got creative with *FACEPALM*. You are by far the most creative user in this site.

[Raoh]

LMFAO

how can I even comment with a straight face...

LOL

[BLUR111]

I think anyone should not listen to a guy from EA

[wAtdaFck]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGE

[Karum]

Wow that guy was full of it lol

[PotNoodle]

Media molecule left lionhead, a microsoft studio to go to sony? :\

[zonetrooper5]

Sony, MS and Nintendo copy, from console features to games etc.

[Darkseider]

Holy sh*t! I started laughing so hard I shot some of my morning coffee out my nose! I guess Media Molecule isn't creative enough? Although I can see how Gears 2 is so original and creative... you know the whole shoot aliens and duck behind cover thing. LOL! This has got to be linked on Joystiq.com because it is definately comedy for gamers!

[Jeremy Clarkson]

Lmao... no.

[Sheddi]

Should I laugh or cry ? This article is so dumb!

[Hellsvacancy]

Wasnt there also a cover system in the game Reservoir Dogs for the Ps2 i remember that - so i guess that makes Ms copy cats

But thats ok Ms are aloud to do that but if any1 else copys Ms will damn them all to hell

:-P

Edit. @ Sheddi - do both brother its a very pathetic article but i wouldnt expect any thin less from Ms

[NipGrip]

John Romero part 2 or something?

[SL1M DADDY]

Wow, just wow! How can anybody say that Sony does not encourage creative expression? Sorry, but this guy is pure silliness!

[Meus Renaissance]

He sounds like he started Fanboy Class 101 just last week. LightingPS3 still suck in 1st grade in that class, looks like he'll have a friend

[arngrim229]

comming from the company that steals everything. buys early rushed release dates and has never made a game themselves, very creative tho waving money around. lol MS innovative, lol!

[SixTwoTwo]

What a bullshit article. Nowhere in the article did anyone from Microsoft say anything at all about Sony. This is just some lame site looking for hits. Pathetic =/

[DA_SHREDDER]

Its actually a complete joke. I for one think that even though Gears is a good game, I still think its overrated. Also, the cover system works, but its not nearly as good as Rainbow six Vegas's cover system. Have any of you actually even played Gears of War? Have any of you tried to run away from something trying to kill you yet you slide into cover because the retards at Epic use the A button to practically do everything? You press the A button to run, jump over things, take cover, and slide. Its retarded. There is nothing innovating about that. R6V FTW!

[Bathyj]

Finally, its not just me.

RB6 and Gear came out at the same time and while one was tactical and the other arcadey I thought RB6 was by far the better game but thats just my preference. Still, one was criminally overatted while one was severly underatted. Actually holding the trigger to take cover is a much better system because there is no accidental sticking and when you want to get off its instant. No accidently jumping across a doorway or doing a diveroll. Cover on, cover off, that easy. With Gear's tight cramped corridors, you'd think there would have thought about the sticking you mentioned.

PS
I cant wait to try KZ2's cover system. So many time during the new CoD I wished to could stick to cover and pop out.

[likedamaster]

2 different games. Military-esque 1st person shooter with cover a-la-gears vs. a 3rd person action shooter, do you see the difference? Plus, Gears was made first and Vegas was made with the Unreal Engine 3 hence the Gears-inspired cover system. In Vegas when you went in to cover it switched to 3rd person and you had to "hold" the left trigger to stay in cover, you also couldn't run in Vegas(only Vegas 2). Vegas was more tactical, albeit at a slower pace, yet stop & pop like Gears and not run & gun like COD4/Halo3. Cover systems worked for these games, and were revolutionized not just "tacked on" like a lot I see out there (killzone 2 anyone?).

The innovative thing about Gears cover system is that you DON'T have to hold left trigger to stay there, you can blindfire well, and pop in and out with out a problem making it "simple". Some people might complain about sticking to every surface when you didn't intend to and that's understandable but those who have mastered the Gears cover system know that it can be "bounced" off as if not sticking to it at all. Overall most who have played Gears knows that it just "works", and most of all it's satisfying. Simple cover system that works with a press of A button... that's what made Gears cover system great! But with the hate Gears and Microsoft have been getting lately I'm not surprised credit is not given especially from Sony/PS3 fanboys.

And as far as innovation from Gears, I won't waste my time. One thing about Gears is it's the most realistic... from visuals, character animations, to weapon pick up, rolls, and roadie run... not to mention dismemberment and decapitations, something we haven't seen in one package in a long time. Innovation is the least of Gears worries.

[Bathyj]

I'm speechless. I am without speech.

[Gambit07]

Seinfeld much?

[Grimhammer00]

I think he's a bit misguided. Of course their are many ways to innovate...and it doesn't require a title to be 100% "fresh". If any of you think that you are all for COMPLETE innovation...just take a look at the sales numbers for Mirror's Edge...which is still rooted in classic platform gameplay. In fact, for the most part...we all want some familiarity in our games...FLOW for the PSP is fun...but it's not creating a new genre that Dev's want to explore en masse.
Anyhow, he talking from his expirence.
Also, Cliffy B...while kind of a loud mouth, has openly admitted to being inspired and influenced by killswitch. My personal opinion is that Epic has added and altered enough to warrant the praise for the cover system they developed, but it was inspired by killswitch.
Lastly, Wii....Sony...MS...they all improve on ideas created by fellow dev's and each other. It's fanboyish to down-talk any of the systems for this. This is how we evolve our games into masterpieces like MGS4 or Zelda or Gears 2....would you rather a system where a developer was only ever allowed to create a game once? Where developers were screened before having their games published to determine that they had never played a video game ever - so that naturally their creation would be unique? Simply obsurd now isn't it.

-DA_Shredder....I personally like Gears 2 cover system better. But i see your point. If you like these types of games (cover)- keep an eye out for WANTED....gameplay vids look amazing! And they are promising a fast cover system, where it's important to use cover to confuse your enemies. Kinda sounds like an excuse for dumb AI...but I'll wait to see actual demo gameplay.

[DA_SHREDDER]

I cant praise a company that uses noobish controls just to get the average gamer to get accustomed to the controls easily. Epic should assign every control to different buttons. Using the A button to do everything is something I would expect from nintendo games. There were last gen games that had better controls. I could go on about every little thing that pisses me off about gears. This is just one of the things. Only retards and children would praise the control scheme in Gears.

[likedamaster]

Yeah, like the horrible controls for the MGS series that were much much better. MGS4 improved them but still horrible(L1 to aim, R1 to shoot wtf? and still felt awkward). Kojima deliberately made MGS4 bosses easy, well with those awkward controls he had no choice... And MGO? A disaster!...not fun at all with those controls(oh I know, I have it). I can go on and on... example, too many weapons on hand, walking over objects majically picking them up, the follow-up borefest of a cutscene after the climactic 1v1 fight. When it should've ended it didn't instead it was a complete let down and sleep inducing. Oh well, they might be making a 5th title. I hope not. And the visuals... the best looking visuals on MGS4 was not in gameplay(God no!, with those terrible looking environments, please!) it was the animation of Snake smoking when you were waiting for that mandatory download between acts. That had true color and good visuals not the washed out ones I got while playing and the better looking cutscenes because of less impact on the processor vs gameplay impact.

You see how easy that was? To point out flaws in a game? Gears deserves the credit it's given, although imperfect it did most things right, especially with controls. It's the least of it's worries.

I thank God, yes God, for companies like Epic that know how to make shooters. Shooters with easy and simple controls so that we can focus on gameplay and tactics not remembering what button presses and combination of button presses does what. A and B button ftw! Noobs wouldn't know good controls if it came out twice in this gen.

Fable 2 also proved controls don't have to be complicated to be genuinely good and well implemented, not to mention on an RPG.

[robotnik]

M$ always copy, they never have original ideas, just take the NXE avatars, they stole them from Nintendo.

Microsoft is the worst company out there.

[DJ]

Then they really are hopeless.

[Alcohog]

I love Gears, but Gears didn't do anything innovative.....at all.

[Bathyj]

Be fair, I liked the reload mechanic. But thats really it as far as innovation goes.

[GarandShooter]

Agreed Bathyj, I like the active reload mechanic as well.

[somekindofmike]

There are no more original ideas left, everything is borrow and enhanced.

Even Mirrors Edge is just a combination of two genres fused together to create something unique.

Also you can't expect a creative to design a game without being inspired and influenced by games from the past... otherwise the industry would stand still and never advance.

Games which feel fresh / unique or original are of just inspired by other mediums other than gaming. GTA & Resident Evil 1 as examples.

Although I wish he'd talk more about what inspired him in creating Gears or past games he's work on. As long as he continues to 'try'and be innovative (regardless of weather I think gears is innovative or not) I do commend him for his efforts in game design, and if more designers were as dedicated as him to push the boundaries of gaming, we would all enjoy more great games.

[Grimhammer00]

Avatars are not NEW...my god. Second life comes to mind first - but I'm sure their are earlier examples.

Noob controls....one button for many things....well, that's all down to taste. It works...and you've never heard a review complain about it...in fact you are the first person DA_Shredder I've heard this from. Doesn't make it invalid, but I think the system is fine...room for improvement certainly, but it ain't bad.

I'm guessing from your tone and response that you'll hate the new POP...forgive me if I'm wrong. Sometimes, things don't need to be more difficult for the sake of it.

I'd have added a seperate button to remove myself from cover in Gears...but that's me.

[OpiZA]

Oh no they di'int! *finger snap*

[stephen2005]

What are you guys talking about.

Lips is the most innovative, creative, original game I ever seen in my life....

[somekindofmike]

I don't know you and don't know if your being serious or sarcastic.

I'm guessing you are being sarcastic and in that case kudos to you,

However if you are being serious... have you never seen a karaoke machine?

[stephen2005]

That was the most sarcastic comment I ever made in my life...

I was saying how Lips is a direct knock off of Singstar.

[somekindofmike]

That's alright then :)

Sometimes I find it hard to tell if someone is being sarcastic or blindly defending microsoft or sony or nintendo. who essentially don't care about us, they just want our money!!!! But you know how people get when you critise there console.

[Lucreto]

For some reason when I hear MS supporting creative staff I imagine a dungeon with a huge man banging a drum and below soldiers walking around whipping staff to get work done and a giant picture of Bill Gates on the wall lit by Torches.

[Grimhammer00]

"Where there's a whip there's a way! I don't wanna go to war today - but the Master spire says nah nah nah"

[dkgshiz]

Seriously sony or some company should put Microsoft in their place. They always think their the hot Sh!t.

[gololo]

http://www.youtube.com/watc...
enough said

[NipGrip]

Beyond the of course scaled down graphics for the PS2, at it's foundational level, that reminds me so much of GoW it's not even funny. The diving rolls to cover, the animations as he fires over the cover.. Even the vehicle carcasses littering the level.. Original cover system he says!!

[likedamaster]

Well, maybe not original but better nonetheless. Also, in Gears you can't run & shoot. In cover you switch to 1st person when aiming with any weapon, and when just standing/walking. You also don't stick in Killswitch and there are hardly no animations when taking cover, no swat-style cover switching, and no jumping over cover like Gears. It's like the Rotary Engine, Germany invented it but the Japanese(Mazda) perfected it. Just saying...

[yojoe26]

that is just complete and shear idiocy. Sony isn't supportive of creativity and Microsoft is? Well Microsoft is very creative with finding how many different ways to steal IPs so they don't have to develop their own. Their absolutely great at shutting down studios that were full of creativity and developing good games (ensemble, bungie, etc.). Their operating systems are just to die for (or rather to die as a result from). But their is always Banjo-kazzoo.....oh wait that was a ratchet and clank rip-off. Well their is always the Xbox NXE...oh wait that's a wii and home rip-off that they rushed out before everything else to make it appear as if they were innovating. They are absolutely creative in finding ways to totally destroy the gaming industry with their fat wallets and arrogant PR. I love it. I absolutely love it.

[Darkseider]

I couldn't have said it any better myself.

[gamfreak]

SHAMELESS....

[Socomer 1979]

they must of just realized it takes 2 xboxes to equal 1 ps3 sale.
They must be scrambling having just figured out that this gen includes the ps2 & psp as well.

They also, must have seen some quatum theory & uncharted 2 gameplay. Sony has been kicking your a$$
in the games division with not just 1 but with 3 consoles.

Currently: I'm playing syphon filter combat ops over a wi-fi connection in this online only multiplayer for
psp. Thanx Sony : )

[DA_SHREDDER]

Steal all you want. As long as we get awesome games and give credit where it deserves to go then Im all for borrowing ideas. Cliffy thinks hes god when it comes to shooters and I just shake my head in disbelief. I still think Unreal tournament is better then Gears. It just needed a story and a more stable connection online. Im so sick of the gaming industry. I just want more games, I dont care on what system.

[Socomer 1979]

learn how to read, spell & prounounce SONY.

Sony won't acknowledge you, so you have to learn to lie
your a$$ off. Don't worry, Sony won't even waste time debunking your stories. They are busy
being in competition with themselves to care.

You must learn how to write checks from the xboxlive membership account. We must convince American media &
its fools that dlc is better than a whole new game.

[Kush_Reaper]

See the thing is Sony never talks bull or tries to compete with the opposition, they make a goal and stick to it completely ignoring what the competitors are doing. Maybe this is what pisses off M$ that they need to attack Sony publicly. What i admire about Sony is they alienate every one around them and they focus on beating their previous achievements. This is the way a true corparation works.

OBAMA!!!

[mithril]

no comments

[Surfman]

Two words:
Media Molecule

shut your mouth Micrsoft, all bullsh*t again. The only way for them to have sucess is to copy and talking against Sony.

[gdguide]

Patapon, LittleBigPlanet, Shadow of the Collosus, Linger in the Shadows, Ecochrome, Flower, EyePet, FolkLore (You're actually wrestling spirits out using motion controls)...

MS with LIPS, Mii too avatars, Halo 2.5, Gears 1.5... Give me a break. I'm not saying MGS doesn't innovate, but to call Sony not innovative and open minded enough is a joke.

[Dimitri]

Not being a fanboy I have to say that all Microsoft does is chats about other companies in a bad way. They always say that their competitions copies them, they make the best innovative games.

Microsoft even said that Miis are a copy of avatars and that Nintendo has copied them.

Did Nintendo reply to that comment ??
No it didnt.

Why ?

Because all of those articles are total bull.... which was made up by someone that doesnt even work for the company, and is trying to bring out another fanboy war over this topic.

Those companies respect eachother. Microsoft knows that SONY creates good titles.. If it wasnt for SCE, there wouldnt be Final Fantasy, Tekken, Metal Gear Solid and Resident Evil - and many more great titles.

Im my opinion, this article was made up.

Both companies try they best.

Microsoft goes for price cuts, SONY goes for creating great titles such as Killzone 2 in order to persuade people to buy their console.

That how SCE works, if they cant reduce the price, they will make sure that PS3 gets the best titles..

And because of competition between those 2 companies, WE GAMERS get the best games. It like a war between Microsoft and SONY.

Well done to Microsoft for a 5 player private chat, and cross game invite system. I like that ;)

Peace

[somekindofmike]

You do have some valid points but I think your argument is flawed.

First off I agree that there probably is a neutral respect between Nintendo, Sony & Microsoft which doesn't get represented in the media.

You mention Sony making great games!?!? but the four games you mention do not belong to sony in anyway what so ever. Final Fantasy (square) & Metal Gear (Konami) Both started life on other systems, Tekken (namco) started in the arcade & Resident Evil is capcons work, nothing to do with sony what so ever. I'm not saying Sony doesn't make great games, I just think you picked some bad examples.

Also you argument seems to imply that Microsoft doesn't make/publish great games.

Both companies do make/publish great games, I think this year sony has the edge, but this hasn't always been the case and won't stay this way probably.

The benefit of the 'war' is us gamers get the best deal as both companies compete for our love. This can only be a good thing.

on the subject of Avators, I find it hard to believe Microsoft & Nintendo trying to claim they 'invented' avators! it's a joke, I'm not up to date on the definition of avator, but It's representational of a player i'm guessing, so surely the 'car' piece from monopoly is an avator of sorts? even if it isn't, it's a joke, avators have been around for so long. It's a joke really, Do gamers even care about avators????? I know I don't!

[psnSkareFace]

lol very fun

[InMyOpinion]

Way to twist the headline into something the story never says =)

Original headline "Interview: Microsoft's Kudo Tsunoda"

He never mentions anything about Sony. This is what he says:

"MGS is really nurturing and supportive of creative people, so it's like, why the heck would I not want to come and work here?"

How does that translate into "Microsoft: Sony is less supportive of creative staff"?

WHY DO STORIES LIKE THIS ONE GET APPROVED?

[The gaming GOD]

I've never thought a company can put up such a bold lie like this

Sony has innovated more within the industry than ms ever has.

Sony has more unconventional, out of the ordinary games. Look at eye of judgment, Time Crisis, Eyepet, Heavy Rain, the Pixel Junk series, Linger in the Shadows, Little Big Planet, Echochome and more.

Not to mention Sony was the first to introduced the detailed car simulators like Gran Turismo. Which MS copied with Forza. Sony is the one that made the Karaoke game profitable and real with Singstar. Which MS copied with Lips. Sony is the one that began the cartoon-style golf game in Hot shots Golf, which both MS and even Nintendo themselves followed behind. And nobody but sony has Guncon on their consoles.

I'm sure I'm missing a few. But the point I'm making is that Sony is FAR more supportive of creativity than MS will probably ever be.

And no MS isn't creative for Gears of War. Most of you don't realize that Gears cover system is actually copied from the ps2 games from last gen. Killswitch and Winback. In fact, Gears didn't invent the over the shoulder view either. That was started in Resident Evil 4.

To be fair though, I'm not actually knocking MS for copying. But I am knocking them statement of them being more supportive of creativity than Sony. Even the most Hardcore of MS fans can't believe such a falsehood

[Man_of_the_year]

I am confused...Are you replying to the title of the article? Because there is no quote in the entire script that even mentions what the title says or implys.

Read the article next time and educate yourself before you make yourself look like a complete tool.

[The gaming GOD]

However at work the page doesn't come up so I assumed the title headline was correct.

And as for looking "like a tool", be serious, do you honestly think I care how I look to anonymous people like you over something as trivial as the internet? Only children put stock in that. Do you?

But anyways, since you seem to have read my comment, I assume you THINK you can counter it?

[Man_of_the_year]

Well you typed up a complete tripe thinking you were saying something informative for strangers over the internet to read - so yes i do think you care.

Next time don't comment on something you have not read about. I would have thought this would be common practice.

And someone with as many bubbles as you should know better.

[hay]

Wait what? Didn't found such statement in the text...

[DiabloRising]

I don't respect people in the industry who don't recognize the innovation and creativity of their fellow devs, while in the process advertising their own product.

Kill.Switch.
Hell, wanna talk about WINBACK?!

This is why I don't respect MS, despite the positive influence they have been via their efforts on XBL.

[Killjoy3000]

Insomniac Games
Media Molecule
Naughty Dog
Kojima Productions

Are those studios creative enough?

[yojoe26]

but do you have a PSN ID. It seems like I remember being totally owned by a dude named killjoy on Call of Duty 4. Coincidence or is that you? If it is send me your gamertag so we can hook up online and shoot some stuff. And you can own me again...lol my gamertag is Frodo25.....don't laugh....nobody laugh....if i had the power to change it I would :(

[TheD_R_E]

Lips...end of discussion

[PistaSK]

I hope hes jokin... when i read the title i just go WTF? i mean microsoft is not creative in any way? fable 2 is creative before u point that out (its probably awesome aswell but still wont make me buy an X360)if SONY wouldnt be supportive of creative staff then LBP would never exist?(for ps2 titles like SOTC..)
dont get me wrong even if i only own a ps3 im not saying x360 and wii are bad consoles but they dont offer what i want
kikizo... open ur eyes

[Reibooi]

Yeah they dont support creative stuff? That's why we have LittleBigPlant. That's why almost every 1st party game this generation has been a new IP and not a sequel. That's why we have great PSN games like Pixel Junk and Echochrom.

Yeah I think this guy either doesn't play or read anything or he just needs to shut his mouth.

[D-ROB]

Why go on about sweet f*ck all, Ya all know Sony has always been the front runner and always will be.
MS is just trying backhanded ways of getting ahead, like copying the MII's from nintendo for their "stolen" miiplaza/home gimmick in X-live it's sad.
Also robbing sony from their exclusives...what does that say about MS?
Hypocritical

[Xbots are pathetic]

LMAO they stole macs for thier buisness

they steal games (not like i care)

they constantly talk trash about sony because theyre scared

NXE IS INNOVATION!!!!LMAO XD

[SprayandPreycom]

how about that 7 year old controller love pulling the trigger errrrr bumbers for all these new fps ... the innovations are astounding....

[kwyjibo]

This story should never have been approved, the headline is totally misleading, and was drawn purely to get controversy and flamebait, to generate an inflated "hot" rating at any means while ignoring accuracy and integrity. The lunatics are running the asylum, N4G moderation need to step up, and begin detracting scores and bubbles for such detrimental behaviour.

Those who approved this article have done N4G a disservice. The article barely touches upon Sony, Sony is never mentioned by the interviewee, the comparison is never made.

Kikizo simply ask the guy why he went to Microsoft, and he expresses his opinion that MGS was the best place for him (obvious, given that he works here).

It is unsurprising, given the flawed flamebait headline, that the comments thread shows up a lot of people having not read the article at all.

[Magic_The_Celt]

YEAH-RIGHT

oh come on, sony back there developers so much! especaily those developing for PSN network

It is a well known fact how close sony like to work with them

Microsoft on the otherhand.. christ now there letting ANYONE do it, litraly, bring on community games.

And will please, ANYONE point out one game on the 360 that is more creative than say LittleBigPlanet

[xaviertooth]

And will please, ANYONE point out one game on the 360 that is more creative than say LittleBigPlanet?

you see i've been thinking for 2 hours and searching all over the web about that question of yours and until now, i cannot find the answer. so i will give up.

[xwabbit]

M$ is a joke anyways.

[Doctor Strange]

I usually don't join in on these kinds of discussions but such blatant lies coming from the man who help make Def Jam: Icon which ruined the series, he needs to shut up and focus on his job.

[Why o why]

Microsoft

.

[zeph94]

Microsoft definitely supports idiots..

[devilhunterx]

points at M$ - HAHAHAHA

points at XMEN - HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[dash--]

he looks like he's 50 trying to be 20 has he even worked with sony?

[PirateThom]

Why do people still support this company and then bash Sony?

I don't understand, their bull knows no end.

[PLAYSTATIONGENRATION]

Halo...........no there first party dosent have anything anymore..

[GiantEnemyCrab]

PGR, Fable, Forza, Viva are just a few MGS titles they've done.

Troll fail

[GiantEnemyCrab]

Hrm, Funny I read this whole article and I see not one mention of Sony in the whole thing. Nice flamebait.

[NickIni]

U for reading ability.

"It seemed to me that Sony needed you more than Microsoft."

He doesn't say it directly, but he answers it in a question regarding Sony and it is certainly implied.

[Figboy]

hmm, let's see...

Ico
Shadow of the Colossus
flOw
flower
Fat Princess
Little Big Planet
EyePet
Pixel Junk Eden

should i go on?

Ico BOMBED commercially. instead of dissolving the studio (like Capcom did with Clover), Sony backed them, and they produced Shadow of the Colossus, which went on to critical AND commercial acclaim.

"Sony is less supportive of creative staff."

that's why they close down talented studios like Ensemble, right? oh, wait...

Microsoft, please just shut the f*ck up and work on fixing your lackluster first and second party support. 7 studios just aren't enough, when your competition is boasting 24 1st and 2nd party studios.

f*cking PR pricks. i hate them all (PR folks for ALL companies, not just MS).

[heroicjanitor]

They are either talking about microsoft here or they are lying

[djroberts]

It's the opposite. MS lost at least one known indy game to Sony because they tried to control it. Sony is very flexible with some of it's first party and all of it's second party developers. It doesn however take control of some of it's more junior shops.

[somekindofmike]

If microsoft were so supportive of the development studios, why did Bungie want to split from them?

my educated guess's are...

Pressure from Microsoft to release Halo on tight deadlines when it suited Microsoft rather then when the game was ready?

Bungie wanted to branch out and work on a new ip or maybe reinvent an old ip but Microsoft aren't interested in that.

Either way it's not like we're seeing lots of studios flourishing under Microsoft at the moment. Just Look at Rare! under Nintendos umbrella they were one of the best developers out there. None we have to keep our fingers crossed when they release a game that it's actually any good.

Another example is Rockstars relationship with Microsoft... Microsoft claim GTA DLC will be out before Xmas Rockstar Says otherwise, I know this is resolved now, but it always appeared MS were trying to pull the strings here, I just think Rockstar were too big a company for MS to take control of.

All Speculation here, just some of my thoughts on the subject.

[tk]

This arogant twit is spewing PR BS.
Whenever MS says something in the console industry it is to spew some comment on their competitors. Sony rarely makes a comment on MS.

[Tryst]

My god, one of the worst comments ever.

Little Big Planet is one of the most creative games ever release - fully backed up by Sony. Most PSN games are orginal, XBox live are just re-hashed classics. I think we all know the truth, but M$ seem to pollute/infect the dumb witted.

[rbrtchng]

He didn't say that Sony is less creative than MS. All he said was: Out of everywhere, I felt like this was the best place...

He just said MS is the best, which is expcted of him cuz he works there. Every company says that sort of stuff, the title is flame baiting.

Besides, for me, true innovation is to take a genre, or a game, and radically change it for the better, or invent a new genre. I think Sony has done some like Valkyria Chronicle and LBP. I think MGS4 was innovative compared to the rest of the MGS series. It changed everything, and definitely innovated the stealth action genre to the next level. I see more innovations with Sony like Flower, Flow, Pixeljunk Eden, Pain, Home, and Heavy Rain.

But MS is innovative somewhat. Gears's stop and pop was an innovation for all shooters, but that's about it.

[mastiffchild]

Daft, self harming words made worse by an unrepresentative article. So much of this interview must still be in the guys dictaphone and the rest is cut up. I still think a lot of what was said doesn't stand up to ANY scrutiny but it can't have been meant to come across as that stupid . And there is such a thing as bad publicity-ask Gary Glitter.

[Athlon]

Did anyone else realize that this is the same idiot who made that peace of trash DEF Jam Icon (worst in the series I might add) and said it would max out PS3 and 360? How can anyone take him seriously ... without being high on something like him?

[shawnsl65]

freaken PR talk.. comedy

[air1]

micro doesnt innovate?

nxe... netflix on a console isnt innovative? xbox was the 1st console with a built in hdd thats not innovative. live isnt innovative? it's been done before yea, but not to this level. party chat, cross play with console and pc, chat even in different games.

micro innovated alot in the short 2 gens it's been in. why does it hurt so much to give credit when it's do? sony fanatics.

you probably wouldnt even have psn if it wasnt for live. we all know sony last gen wasnt into online full force like it is now. thats why they are always patching and updating psn every other week they started fully supporting online play this gen, micro proved to them that ppl want online play.

[Ldubbz]

How is this the title of this article? One guy that works at MS that used to work at EA, and they asked why he went to work for MS as opposed to Sony or somewhere else, and he said why. No where did he put Sony down or anything like that.

This is pure flamebait and N4G moderators are doing a pathetic job.

[Lord Xire]

And it shows how someone can twist the article title and how the twist dispenses multiple Phoenix Downs across the dead droid army and gives them there only reason of living and that is "something to bash and exaggerate".

[donnie-2105]

for games and especially live/online gaming microsoft are the most innotive this gen.without question.just wish sony could sort psn in game chat cos it never works.

[smurfie4]

All I'm hearing is pr talk.

[locos85]

Microsoft is always talking crap!

[The Desperado]

Microsoft: Gears (Epic, stolen from killswitch), Lips (singstar ripoff), Scene It! (not even theirs), Braid (coming to PS3), that sh!tty developer kit everyone thinks is like LBP, ummmuhhummuhhh "let's try be like PS2 as much as possible with our Xbox and fail HORRIBLY at it"

Yeah, MS, home of innovation.

[Narutone66]

pp talking there. Might be his alter-ego.

[demolitionX]

LOOOOOOOL at nanosoft!

[Downtime]

I think it's funny how one man can suddenly represent an entire multinational corporation. A lot of people posting here need to stop stereotyping MS as "the corporate machine" that needs to be taken down and realize that probably both Sony and MS have their own great support teams for the first party publishers. Relax a little people.

Sony continues to innovate via their hardware and some games while MS has innovated via XBL and some games. Wouldn't life be boring without watching movies on their console (thanks Sony)? Wouldn't life be boring playing home alone without Xbox Live?

Please stop talking about the minor stuff (Gears=Killswitch...by the way, LBP to me is a more creative sidescroller *coughMariocough*) and please get back on to the big picture and be thankful that these corporations are fighting for your dollars and making much larger innovations than many naively believe.

On a good note, enjoy your creative fun games. I know I love Gears 2 and playing LBP is so much fun with 3 friends. Thank you both Sony and MS.

[Enigma_2099]

... and this suprises all of you because...?

[treereet]

This is obviously someone sucking up to their employer. To me it seems like Sony gives their developers much more creative freedom and is willing to take more risks with quirky games.

Sony green lit Ueda to make Shadow of the Collosus after ICO bombed, they allowed San Diego studio to make a sequel to Mark of the Kri. For those alone they win. Microsoft seems to pressure developers to release games during convenient times rather than when they are finished. No doubt in my mind they would have pressured Kojima to cram MGS4 before the 07 holiday season, and it wouldn't have been as highly polished as it was. (see Fable 2, Mass Effect, NG2, Lost Odyssey which all could have used a few more months in development to polish out technical issues)

[NaiNaiNai]

wow page found by a sony fanboy they attack in hordes, you guys must love your system since all you ever do is troll the 360 forums, must suck having such a great system and never playing it.
-nai-

[pwnsause]

In Paying off Companies such as Square-enix, Namco Bandai, and few i didnt mention.

THis is coming from a company that has just closed down Ensemble, the Ones responsible in making the RTS Genre more creative (Example, look at the latest Age of Empires).

Expect Microsoft to Rip the hell off of Little big planet Next year and wait till they give their PR speech that states that they are the most creative SoBs on the face of this planet with this LBP ripoff, and watch it flop on launch day, Just like Lips, Just like You're in the Movies, and Just like Scene it, which are the rip offs to Singstar, The Eyetoy, and Buzz.

[Fanboy Slaughter]

So much for his "innovation"...he tried to incorporate his analog-stick-controlled fighting mechanics he developed for Fight Night into Def Jam, and what we got was a clumsy mess and a worthless fighter in Def jam: Icon.

That pile of sh!t game cost Tsunoda his job, as well as being personally responsible for the closing of EA Chicago because of the flop sales.

[paul-p1988]

They had to abbreviate there game design studio after one of the best playstation game series...

MGS = Metal Gear Solid
MGS = Microsoft Game Studio

So, you dont copy the competitors, do you M$? /end sarcasm

[Tony P]

Please read the article. A lot of you didn't and it shows.

I liked that the interview was informative on Tsunoda's move to MGS. However, I believe whoever submitted the title (it surely wasn't kikizo, right?) shows a perfect example of yellow journalism.

It's utter sensationalism. Nowhere in the interview does the man state that Sony is "less supportive". He merely estimates MGS to be the most supportive option.