Speaking at at Develop in Brighton, Sony Worldwide Studios head Shuhei Yoshida spoke about Sony’s journey as a console vendor, from the original PlayStation through to now with the PlayStation 4.
Following a recent interview with Sony, Naughty Dog head Neil Druckmann claims the original intent was “unfortunately lost” in the process.
Glad he clarified it but i'm still somewhat skeptical. Plus, his comments about how Ai will revolutionize storytelling were still pretty iffy.
Druckmann claims the tech could 'push the boundaries of storytelling in games.'
I’m more interested in what else he said.
“Neil Druckmann says new Naughty Dog title could ‘redefine mainstream perceptions of gaming’
He also said it has "ethical issues we need to address" but of course that doesn't get the clicks.
I’m all for it. Cuts the time to make a game. Look, Hellblade 2 took 5 years to make, if AI can do that in half the time, as a consumer, I support it.
CD Projekt RED and Yigsoft have launched The Witcher 3 REDkit on PC. We interviewed both studios to discuss the release of these mod tools.
It’s a shame we don’t hear from Ken Kutaragi, the man who started all this, anymore from anywhere. It’s like he fell off the face of the earth.
“PlayStation doesn't have a mascot as such, even if there are plenty of contenders - Nathan Drake, Sackboy or maybe even just Toro the cat - but none of them can really hold a candle to Shuhei Yoshida, the president of Sony's Worldwide Studios who's become the friendly face of PlayStation in recent years.”
I’d argue that Kratos best represents the PlayStation brand. They both became who they are by pledging loyalty to a certain entity(Ares/Nintendo) for something in return, got betrayed by said entity that ruled the domain/industry, set out on an epic quest for revenge with impossible odds stacked, contributed to slaying a titan(Gaia/Sega) of the domain that it had a temporary alliance with against the main betraying entity(Zeus/Nintendo) which underestimated them, reached the top of the industry/Olympus, and eventually decided to not be so focused on revenge instead and maturing/mellowing out while remaining a be wreckoned with.
PlayStation has brought a lot of fun to the childhood of many of us and has become synonymous of video game. It deserves.
They certainly don't forget. Their exclusive line-up alone is so overwhelming I'm almost (just almost) thinking "Sony, why all these great games at once?!".