He's wrong. Console games should be easier to produce, cheaper, and in this generation, look better. This is because you have only one tec spec sheet to design for rather then picking a minimum performance level, at which your game doesnt even actually deliver any sort of worthwhile gameplay, that for most modern games is already out of reach of the $2000 computer you bought not even a year ago.

If he wanted to be honest he would have said "PC gamers are more of a casual gaming group and we can rip them off easier by cranking out another version of peggle, jewel quest, ect."

but my computer sucks

I chose to play console games, just like he says people chose to build their gaming rigs how they want; if I wanted to I'm sure I could build a great computer, and one day I want to but for now I really do enjoy playing on consoles. Yes, delays suck but games get delayed for the PC as well and most of the time when one game is delayed there is always another one out there: like when GTA IV was delayed there were literally a dozen other games to play so it is not as if one game being delayed means that no one has anything to play during the wait. Also, one games delay might not affect all of the console gamers. He also says

"anything that makes development more expensive, rather than better, faster, cheaper, I think is a step backwards"

which I must disagree with as well because well let's face it, faster and cheaper don't normally mean better, yes this generation has a distinct lack of budget games, even Conflict, which has long been a budget franchise, was a $60 game this generation so on that I agree.

Then he continues to say

"There's a big difference between spending $50 or $60 on a game and hoping I love it and buying a game for $5 and then buying additional content for that game, so by the time I have invested $50 in it I really love it and I've personalized it a lot more to what I'm interested in"

Yes, spending $60 on a game and finding out you hate it is a bummer....Assassin's Creed....but that's why I tend to put research into the games that I buy, and yes, occasionally a game that looks great (not just visually) and gets good reviews might not click with a person once you buy it but if you have doubts that you can always rent a game before buying, which, and please correct me if I'm wrong, is something that you cannot do with PC games. And sure spending $5 as he says and then spending more later once you find out you like it may be the same but not all games do that and just like demos it can be misleading of the final product.

Yes, he makes a good point that there appears to be longer development periods for certain games, however those are generally triple-A titles that may be publisher's big games for their quarter. Yes it is disappointing to see so many would-be budget titles pushed to the side or overlooked but if the game is marketed properly than those cost can (but not always) be made up by the games sales. I to wish that there were more budget games at $30 or 40 but that does not mean that it is a step backwards for game development, it is just a natural evolution of the business, you could argue that PC is the television of the game industry while Console games are the Blockbuster films; television costs less to produce and some shows can really connect with some while turning away others and those fans will stay loyal to the show, with the odd big budget made-for-TV-movie standing out to some. Film on the other hand can reach a broader audience and is much more expensive to make, and many big flicks may become classics while others just offer some relief between other films and their sequels.

We need more games like Abe's Odyssey on the PS3.

There is no really good jump and run for it in Germany!!

The market for platform games is wide open, theres loads of people who want platform games and no developers are filling the void! Only games are 3D ones like Ninja gaiden and ratchet + clank... need a ps3 oddworld with abe!!!



I disagree with the oddworld dev, he's right about it being cheaper for devs but that's not a good thing - many people bought consoles because they can't afford a gaming rig every year and a console provides a stable format. he's wrong about consoles not having downloadable games for £5, I buy loads of games on PSN for that amount, plus £15 and £20 games like tekken and warhawk; warhawk has loads of DLC.