Sony, PSP Ports, And Transformers
MTV.com- In an article written on the MTV Multiplayer blog, the Playstation Portable game philosophy is lightly debated and the success of the TRANSFORMERS game franchise is mentioned.
-Round 1-
Port of console games for handhelds Vs. Big franchises with new unique experiences
To read the short blog you can click here. Some highlights are shared below.
'When I recently spoke with John Koller, head of hardware marketing at Sony Computer Entertainment America, he specifically cited ;#x201C;Transformers;#x201D; and ;#x201C;Iron Man;#x201D; as proof that a new PSP development model, one anchored on franchises, was working.
But there;#x2019;s a problem;#x2026;
Those games are only half of the ;#x201C;winning;#x201D; equation he;#x2019;s talking about. ;#x201C;Transformers;#x201D; and ;#x201C;Iron Man;#x201D; are ports of console games. ;#x201C;Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core,;#x201D; however, is something wholly unique but rooted in a giant franchise. So, can franchise alone carry a game? If it;#x2019;s big enough, Sony argues.
The NPD Group told MTV Multiplayer that the PSP version of ;#x201C;Transformers;#x201D; sold 442,000 copies, while ;#x201C;Iron Man;#x201D; pushed 242,000 copies. In Sony;#x2019;s eyes, those are both extremely successful PSP games;#x2026;even if they use a ;#x201C;failed model.;#x201D;'
'Koller has told me several times to expect big franchise games to be announced 2009. Those should start being announced soon. But will the inevitable ;#x201C;Transformers 2? and ;#x201C;Iron Man 2? follow the same formula?'
So it would appear the questions we TRANSFORMERS fans should be asking SONY are:
-Should we expect unique games based on the very big TRANSFORMERS franchise for the PSP (perhaps similar to the...
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