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Why Robin Makes Batman Better Sony Computer Entertainment Europe boss David Reeves isn’t going to cave. He simply will not tell you when the PlayStation 3 will get a price drop. For now, it will remain the most expensive option.
Sony are swinging the axe. Jobs must go. And while “headcount reductions” are in store for the games division, Sony Europe boss David Reeves reckons it won’t affect his part of the PlayStation Kingdom.
The Wii’s cheap and sells a ton. The 360′s getting cheaper, and sales are picking up. But the poor old PS3? It’s expensive, and according to SCEE’s David Reeves, will be expensive for a while.
SCEE president David Reeves had some interesting words when asked about Sony’s future plans on growing their global marketplace.
Sony are firing 8000 employees. That’s a lot. Some cuts are bound to be made somewhere in the games division, but one area that won’t be seeing them is Sony Computer Entertainment Europe.
Yes! It’s time for this week’s instalment of No Plans Watch. So, who doesn’t have any plans today? It’s Sony’s David Reeves, who says Sony have no plans for a PSP2.
Let’s face it, the Nintendo DS is the most successful handheld. Like ever. It’s hard for Sony to go against such a juggernaut. The PSP is making big gains in Japan. People forget that! Sony Computer Entertainment of Europe exec David Reeves tells game site MCVUK:
We’re very, very happy and comfortable with our PSP business… And I don’t think we’re necessarily in the shadow of DS – they have different types of games and we have a different positioning for PSP which is not just about gaming, but Go Explore and everything else that comes with it… So we’re very very happy with its progress and the more and more we go to publishers with it the more they are coming on board.
Keyword: Happy. Just look at David Reeves. That man is THRILLED.
Action ‘Stations [MCVUK via CVG]
Ah, exclusivity in the current hardware generation. Let’s discuss it again, shall we? Speaking at last week’s Leipzig Games Convention, SCEE boss David Reeves said he believes that the days of a platform holder negotiating exclusives with a publisher are long gone.
We have to accept more and more that platform holders themselves cannot have exclusives unless they’re given millions and millions of dollars not to develop a particular game for one particular platform.
But for developers, and you could take someone like Quantic Dream for example – a great game, it takes a lot of time to develop, they need a little bit of funding, external development. In exchange, it’s exclusive – that works. So exclusivity possibly with developers is more likely that exclusivity with publishers.
In other words, don’t expect something like Metal Gear Solid 4 to happen ever again. Ever.
Sony: Publisher exclusivity probably “a thing of the past” [GI.biz]
Sony Computer Entertainment of Europe honcho David Reeves is not an easy man to impress. So even when Microsoft lands Final Fantasy XIII on the Xbox 360, Reeves just turns up his nose, flashes a “W” and goes “whatevers”. Just listen to the man talk FFXIII:
I think that just as we got a massive blip up [in hardware sales]with GTA IV — which was not exclusive — we’ll get exactly the same blip up with Final Fantasy… I know it [FFXIII]will look great on PS3 and — it’s up to Microsoft to clarify this — it’s still exclusive in Japan.
Never mind that Reeves works in Europe, it’s what’s happening in Japan that counts. That’s the stronghold! David Reeves is here to defend it, dammit. Reeves shrugs off FFXIII on 360 saying, “It’s still exclusive in Japan” [VG247]
If you are a gamer, living in a PAL territory can be heartbreakingly hard at times. There are so many languages, and it really takes forever for games to get released. But, chin up! Sony Computer Entertainment of Europe David Reeves is here, and he is ready to make you feel all warm and fuzzy about getting stuff last. According to Reeves:
“People say, ‘Well, why do we always get things last? Why can’t we say things?’ Well, I’ve said this many times before: sometimes it’s an advantage to be last in Europe, you know, when everything’s ironed out.
…This time [at the 2008 Games Convention] , we do have things to say in the European [market] . We have the music service, and we’re doing great things on SingStar and there’s more to come. These are global announcements.
He’s said this last is the best spiel before, and he’ll say it again. It’s like David Reeves favourite thing to say. He loves it.
Reeves: “Sometimes it’s an advantage to be last in Europe” [VG247]
