Comments on: THREESPEECH and Sony's Phil Harrison on Digital Distribution http://thatgamecompany.com/flow/threespeech-and-sonys-phil-harrison-on-digital-distribution/ Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:25:29 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Patrick http://thatgamecompany.com/flow/threespeech-and-sonys-phil-harrison-on-digital-distribution/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Patrick Mon, 20 Nov 2006 07:33:19 +0000 http://localhost/thatgameco/dev/wordpress/?p=8#comment-9 I'm not sure if PS3 is the best platform for targeting the casual market, but I do agree that downloadable, $20 games are a very exciting field of innovation right now, and a profitable one. I'm glad TGC didn't dive into the business with some multi-million dollar AAA title that would only get two weeks of shelf time. If you're getting into a funding/producing relationship with Sony, you ought to consider the unique strength of the PS3 for your next title: eye contact. Think about it, PS3 has a built-in second-generation EyeToy, you need a game that plays off the social dynamics of gestures, postures, and eye motion that can be captured with that peripheral. Watch the poker scene in Casino Royale and you will see it. But for real, very exciting time. I’m not sure if PS3 is the best platform for targeting the casual market, but I do agree that downloadable, $20 games are a very exciting field of innovation right now, and a profitable one. I’m glad TGC didn’t dive into the business with some multi-million dollar AAA title that would only get two weeks of shelf time.

If you’re getting into a funding/producing relationship with Sony, you ought to consider the unique strength of the PS3 for your next title: eye contact. Think about it, PS3 has a built-in second-generation EyeToy, you need a game that plays off the social dynamics of gestures, postures, and eye motion that can be captured with that peripheral. Watch the poker scene in Casino Royale and you will see it.

But for real, very exciting time.

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