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June 5th, 2008 @ 09:48
Speaking to GI, Ubisoft UK MD Rob Cooper has admitted the publisher’s PSP support is lacking, a situation that won’t change until Sony finds a way forward for the handheld.
“Certainly, we still see it as a viable format,” he said. “But we’re not developing too many games on it until we get some direction. They’ve got to decide what they want to do with it, and come out clearly and say, ‘this is our strategy, this is our process and this is how publishers can get behind it’.”
Cooped added: “I don’t think it’s a pricing issue. As a publisher I’ll always say pricing is not the first point of call. I don’t think dropping the price of games is going to sell more product or hardware.
“It’s direction, a real strategic decision by Sony as to what it wants to do with that product. It’s a great shame that sales are at the level they are, because you’ve got a hardware system that is absolutely beautiful.”
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Just listen to today’s podcast (rebel-fm), around minute 13....
June 5th, 2008 at 10:14 am
Why don’t *you* decide what you want to do with it, Rob?
June 5th, 2008 at 10:32 am
i sold my psp in the end, the kind of games i wanted to play required the analogue stick (actually two analogue sticks in most cases) and the nub just didn’t cut it
also most of the time i’d rather read a book or listen to music when i’m traveling
June 5th, 2008 at 7:23 pm
This sounds to me like a “ignore it because its not #1″ attitude. Which is kind of odd, since the install base is larger than both the PS3 and 360, which Ubisoft are still supporting actively.
Personally, I use my PSP a lot. It has a lot of good RPGs, racing games, and puzzle games. Perfect for short sessions or long plane trips. Its generally FPS games that need two nubs, and the PSP FPS games do feel kind of odd with just one nub, so I can see people not wanting a PSP if they want FPS games.