A Chinese company has released a new China only handheld console which has a striking resemblance to the PSP. I think it may be common in China to copy popular console designs as I remember seeing a console which looked a lot like the DS.
In a career spanning interview, I speak to the creator of the Silent Hill, Siren, and Gravity Rush franchises about his 30 year time within the industry, what his thoughts are in making the transition from working for a AAA publisher to essentially becoming an independent, whether he’d be open to working on new iterations of the franchises that he’s renowned for, whether he’d be open to collaborating with any of the horror greats in the games industry, and what his long-term goals are for the next 30 years… Enjoy!
Interesting read, although the questions should have been more focused, and I think Gravity Rush, at least the first one, is fairly dark. Never got into the sequel.
I loved both games. There are pervasive themes of darkness worked in, but they're very vibrant games and Kat (history withstanding) is a very light-hearted character in a world that has its dark moments, but it's very generally upbeat, especially in comparison to Siren and Silent Hill.
Wait, dude made all 3? Wtf? Dude has a knack for cult classics like damn
"So most of the games that I’ve worked on have been new IPs, even though I’ve made different franchises and stuff. But I want to note that every time I make a new IP, my resources are pretty limited, and they’re limited by the company that I’ve worked for. So in that sense, Silent Hill, Siren, and the first Gravity Rush game, I think that we were striving to achieve something new, as opposed to making a big budget videogame. So I feel the need to do that every 3, 4, or 5 years. And I keep making new games, so going individual, like going indie right now, for me, I don’t really feel limited, I feel that it suits me more. So it feels like I’ve got an advantage, because I know how to work with limited resources."
That's encouraging. I really hope Sony would approach Toyama-san for a Gravity Rush sequel.
There are more franchises that cater to particular people than ever in the online melting pot. But there are plenty of sequels and spin-offs that don’t even start, uh, cooking in that melting pot.
The global concert series kicks off in Europe featuring music from God of War, The Last of Us, Ghost of Tsushima, and Horizon.
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I was taking a sip of my drink while I was reading your comment, which was a mistake. I almost spat my drink lol
lmaoo I wonder what gave them the idea for this. Like is there a big enough following for this.
But didn’t they just announce ghost 2 not so long ago?
While it's weird not knowing what to look forward to from their best studios, we are still eating good from their 2nd and 3rd party exclusive games.
Uncharted theme, God of War, TLoU. Hell yeah.
But does anybody remeber music from Horizon? That game is bland as heck.
I do. It has a distinct theme. 🤷🏻
I’ve seen Video Games Live a few times, but I don’t know about this one. Would it have multiplat games too, like Metal Gear?
Horizon's main theme is pretty rememberable. Same goes for GoW, TLOU and Uncharted.
Others are good but not as mainstream, maybe?
Like Tsushima's flute tune is good but not as distinct.
As long as none of the concerts are on the same day as The Game Awards lol then maybe
I think the company is releasing the thing a little late!! The demand for the DS is too strong and this thing don't stand a chance!!
This does'nt only happen in China. I believe it happens quite often in Japan too. (Cough.. Sony...Cough) Sorry, I couldn't resist.
what is THAT?! haha, thats the most obvious copy of a psp. Who's the stupid company that did that? You can guarentee it does nothing the psp can do aswell lol. geez, talk about not putting any effort into design...
from the site:
No UMD here, friends, just good old intellectual piracy. The DEC PMP MVX430 has 256MB of memory, an SD card slot, video and image recording, four hours of audio recording, and it can display video, images, and play games. I’m wondering if DEC noticed that the buttons look a little familiar and if this will ever hit the States. No price, but I think that’s the least of our worries.
lmao lame! that things butt ass ugly, geesh, it looks cheap as hell too