Will Wright is one of the biggest names in gaming: the man behind Sim City and the world's most popular game, The Sims. His next title, Spore, is due out next year. This week Wright was admitted into the fellowship of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Bafta, and Guardian Unlimited caught up with him in London.
"Somebody asked me what I thought next generation meant and what about the PlayStation 3 was next generation. The only next gen system I've seen is the Wii - the PS3 and the Xbox 360 feel like better versions of the last, but pretty much the same game with incremental improvement. [...] In some sense I see the Wii as the most significant thing that's happened, at least on the console side, in quite a while", Wright told Guardian Unlimited.
Wright went on to reveal that he has an Xbox 360 at home "collecting dust in the background", with a Wii hooked up that "we use quite a bit". He doesn't own a PS3, apparently.
Next gen = What couldn't be done last gen.
Wii = Gamecube with a new controller.
PS3/360 = Next gen.
Will Wright is one of the gods of gaming. You will respect his word as the final authority.
*waits for backlash*
Will speaks the truth, regardless of what most fanboys on here will say.
He should try fitting the PC version of The Sims 2, or better yet Spore in all its glory on a wii, it just won't work.
to be honest he's right, the 360 and ps3 are beefed up versions of the xbox and ps2, the wii is the only console that has done something different and new in how to play games.