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The PlayStation 4 is Taking Sony Back to its “Original Roots” - Feat - 07-04-2013
Sony's Andrew House believes the PlayStation 4 brings a positive traditional impact to the company.
by Jackson Hayes July 03, 2013
Andrew House, Sony Computer Entertainment president and group CEO, spoke of the impact the PlayStation 4 has had on the company focus.
In an interview with the Guardian, House said that the consumers and developers were at core of the focus when the PlayStation and PlayStation 2 launched and that the same company mindset has returned with the PlayStation 4.
“I see our approach on PS4 as really taking Sony Computer Entertainment back to our original roots," House said. “When we first launched with the PS1 and certainly the PS2, the goal was to give the consumer more choice, and lots of flexibility at a time when the delivery mechanism of games, on cartridges, placed a lot of restrictions on the industry. And also, by shifting to disks, to give developers - and particularly smaller ones - the chance to take risks and build a business. I think you're seeing exactly those kinds of principles applied to PS4.”
Unlike the Xbox One, Sony dropped the pack-in motion gaming sensor to drop the price to $399. House said that Sony did not want to “force that purchase on the consumer.” The PlayStation Eye will be available for purchase separately.
House also said that the feeling of the classic Sony had returned because indie developers are not being forgotten and have been catered for. He believes these attitudes distinguish SCE.
“We have a new development environment, that developers are telling us is significantly easier to make great games for, and we've undertaken a significant amount of outreach to smaller developers," said House. “And the net result is that we're seeing a lot of developers coming out of the mobile space, and I think that's a tremendously positive trend for console gaming. Essentially, we have access to a whole new set of talent in gaming that we didn't have before.”
After reading this, I'm soo happy! You have no idea how long I've waited for Sony to make a console like the PS2. The fact that they're having that mindset means we should be prepared for a completely awesome console.