Sony San Diego moves over to PSN games

Posted Jun 21, 2007 at 6:53PM by QJ Staff Listed in: PS3 Tags: David Jaffe, PlayStation Network, San Diego, Sony, Telltale Games, Xbox Live Arcade
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Sunny Sony San Diego has recently revealed that the studios' developers have recently shifted focus from traditional boxed titles to PlayStation Network games. SCEA producer Jim Molinets, director of product development at the studio, said, "Internally, we have shifted our focus from doing large-scope PS2 and PS3 titles to doing PSN titles exclusively."

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The San Diego developer studio now has three smaller groups, composed of ten-man teams that pour their collaborative efforts on downloadable games for PSN. "We really utilize the strengths of all the different people within the studio. Each individual product has a technical lead, a design lead, and an art lead," Molinets added.

Unlike Microsoft's approach to third-party offerings over Xbox Live Arcade, Sony's approach leans toward the first-party side. As compared to Carbonated Games Studios' Uno, Sony offers Blast Factor and David Jaffe's Calling All Cars, which are accompanied by Sony Online Entertainment's own High Stakes on Vegas Strip: Poker Edition.

Moving forward with Sony's plans for online distributed games, Molinets even hinted that independent developers and third parties may also be able to offer their own titles. Telltale Games for one, creators of Sam & Max Season 1, was referenced during his talk with Gamasutra.

"That's definitely an opportunity on PSN. Sam & Max is a great example of that. You've got great characters that can go through a bunch of crazy scenarios," Molinets said. This could definitely pique the interest of Dave Grossman and Dan Connors of Telltale, especially with the open opportunity to deliver Sam & Max to the PlayStation 3.  Is Sony going forward to revolve the PlayStation Network around games? With developments like these, you could almost be certain that they are.

Via Gamasutra

 
 
 

Comments

by - 2007-06-21 18:51:50
It's good but...

I love playing UNO... if they just let play with MSN messengers people it will be better... but anyway the games is awsome...
by - 2007-06-21 19:35:01
I would love some third party games but.....

Calling all cars is a really addictive game and I really thought i was going to be wasting my money on it but it was way better then I ever expected. Sony needs to make more games like calling all cars which is perfect for the psn.
by Quixand - 2007-06-21 20:17:47
i'm not really

high on PSN games... i only have Mortal Kombat, Tekken 5 DR, and Super Rub A Dub. but i've got a good collection of Blu Ray games on my PS3 already even if it was just released here in Oz last march ( when Ninja Gaiden comes out here it will be 15 games)... so i would have preferred they sticking on making noxed titles.
by - 2007-06-21 20:39:13
If someone can help me

since the map packs of resistance don't come out lately... I want to know wich is better.. blast factor or calling all cars? I like the demo of blast factor but I c a video of calling all cars and looks cool
by - 2007-06-21 21:12:27
Calling all cars is 100x better

get that game its waaaaay better.
by - 2007-06-21 21:45:31
but...

it's says it's only 4 levels... so I'm afraid it was too short for the money
by - 2007-06-21 23:29:17
psn

they dont have any games!!! this system sucks!! live has 100x more games then psn!! sony is so stupid!!
by - 2007-06-22 00:57:36
xman

ive seen u on almost every post that has something to do with ps3 do you have a life? is there so many games to play on your xbox 360 that you spend all your time here? i know gears is short but doesnt the online give it some replay value or one of the other many many games or do they suck that bad or maybe the movies you watch on your hd-dvd are not long enough cause they dont hold as much data as blu-ray. anyway keep posting i know there is nothin better for you to do. dont get a life or anything i like to read your stories on every post.
by - 2007-06-22 04:32:58
Sad Story

I was dropped on my head a countless amount of times as a small child and what you see most of the time is a result of the brain damage incurred. Doc says its a new form of turrets syndrome but instead of SAYING stupid ***** I am compelled to post it online. Anyways I really do love the PS3 , sorry for the trouble I cause but its not my fault Im half brain dead :(
by - 2007-06-22 06:26:41
C'mon we need this game on psn

C'mon we must have Sam and Max on the PS3 it's where it would belong, plus i haven't played that game since it's first day, i lost the disc, Waaa.
by - 2007-06-22 06:41:45
ideote

you need something to do with your time so you try and act like the original king of QJ.NET (me) the real xman!! go play your stupid piss-s-pee you dunb fualk!!!
by - 2007-06-22 08:53:42
xman cant afford xblive

xman, despite ur mum bein a hooker, she wastes money on crack.....u cant afford xbox live

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