The latest issue of Jason Kraft and Chris Kwak's 'Video Game Journal' for the Susquehanna Financial Group introduces a series of upcoming interviews with industry figures in an effort to better understand the video game industry by looking at it through the eyes of those helping to shape it. As the first in the new feature, titled 'Studio VG: The Foundation Series', the analysts spoke with Ted Price, CEO of Insomniac Games (Ratchet & Clank, Resistance: Fall of Man) regarding a variety of topics, including the PS3, in-game advertising, video game legislation, and the relationship between publishers and developers.
The interview starts as follows:
"VGJ: Ted, Insomniac Games is most famous for the Ratchet & Clank series. That franchise got bigger and better, domestically, and even in Japan. What was it about Ratchet & Clank that made the series appeal to so many gamers? And how have you been able to take these successful elements and apply them to new projects?
TP: I think that it was the right game at the right time. We were trying to do something very different with the platform genre in a market that had turned away from it. We hoped to provide an opportunity for players who liked that type of game to get back into the genre.
The Nerd Stash: “The PS3 marked a turning point in the industry, and among the sea of popular titles came the rare games that are worth more now than ever.”
I don’t collect games for their value I collect games I enjoyed playing. Many games I own are worth a lot of money but they must be games I want to play for me to purposely collect them. Most of this list isn’t games I would enjoy. I may have some of these games because I bought my friends PS2/3 Collection years ago and I never actually looked what was in it. It was a couple hundred games though still sitting in a box and I’m sure there are some good valuable games. I should go sift through it sometime.
I tend to agree for the most part rarity is linked to price
It's unusual that a rare game was popular with a few notable exceptions. Games released at the tail end of a consoles lifecycle which became popular years or decades later like little Samson on the NES or earthbound on SNES.
Or games that were banned after release in certain regions
Looking at this list there's nothing I'd be trying to collect either most of these games were fairly unpopular and bashed on their release leading to the scarcity seen now.
Especially NBA elite which I remember actually watching the news about how it got cancelled but had already shipped to retail it was so bad .
Was unaware that Verdict Day was rare, glad I still own my copy. Game is very good.
She forgot to mention Ni no Kuni Wrath of the White Witch Wizard's Edition with Ninostarter bonuses. This is the second or third most expensive PS3 game, and I own a sealed copy.
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“As a reimagining of a classic 2D platformer, Rocket Knight remains one of my favourite modern examples of the genre so let's see why.” - A.J. Maciejewski from Video Chums.
GB: "We take a look at 15 amazing games that had the perfect length."
Pretty good list. Botany Manor would be the newest addition that encapsulates that title.
i like Insomniac. they are reserved, have a sense of both humility and pride, and they make great games. what more can a gamer ask from a developer? if Sony were smart they'd make Insomniac first-party: then maybe Ted can teach Phil, Kaz and Ken a little lesson in the etiquettes of public relations and attitude.
btw, Resistance is looking better by the minute. definately a getter come launch, right along with Heavenly Sword.
"For better or for worse, when you work with PS3, if you want to get the most out of it, you have to code for PS3 and not create a more generic engine designed to work on multiple platforms."
U mean developers actaully have to put some effort into multiplatform games now??? OMG!
This isnt going to hurt sony if the developers are passionate about the games they create.
I wish publishers and developers would get out of this "get rich quick" mindset and actually care about what they publish and take some pride in their work.
It is so hard to make a first party developer speak freely and honestly:
"TP: Xbox 360 – the fact that it got a jump on the other two platforms is a very good thing for Microsoft. For PS3, I’d say…"
And so easy for them to hype their bread and butter:
"A big line-up of original IP at launch is something we haven’t seen before with previous platforms. The other thing is Blu-ray. The fact that we’ll eventually be able to unlock more layers for up to 100GBs of storage is pretty impressive."
What else can they do? Honesty will get them fired.
coding a game just for the ps3, will this mean better looking and playing of games for the system versus the 360? because im too belive that the ps3 is more powerful than the 360 or was that just bullsh#t? Im so confused on which system holds more power cuz i dont understand the specs.