You might have noticed an OPM feature that ran on 1UP this morning chatting with president of Sony Worldwide Studios Phil Harrison. He's the man responsible for overseeing all of the first-party game coming out of the company, from Warhawk to the next-generation efforts from the Shadow of the Colossus team.
Though the interview's from March's Game Developers Conference, contained within are some interesting comments about Sony's plans for PlayStation 3. When asked whether their online service will be similar to Microsoft's:
"I suppose you could think of it in a linear way: On one side, you've got Microsoft or AOL, with their "walled garden" approach. And on the other extreme, you've got Google or the open Internet, with uncontrolled, unregulated access to all. And where do we sit on that continuum? Well, it's definitely more the [Google] way than the [Microsoft] way. Having said that, we will obviously obey and be governed by ratings organizations, whether [they regulate] films or games, depending on the content, all around the world. And we need to be sensitive to the privacy protections of players. All those things that you'd expect will clearly be maintained. But, beyond that, I want innovation to be proven by experimenting with new games. You know, shelf space is infinite online. There are no restrictions. There are no practical impediments to putting anything up there. I think that's great for our players, that they can get experiences that they wouldn't get only at retail. [Online] is not going to replace retail, but it enriches the experience, it grows the market, and I think everybody wins."
With every big game now belonging to a big intellectual property, there are those that have become redundant. Here are the series' we miss.
I miss Dark Cloud I mean damn, Dark Cloud 2 is one of the best Action RPG game ever made. The game have: Rich Worlds, different setting, tons of contents, vareity in gameplay like never before (and even after), best buliding mechanics, crafting system like no one did and finally impressive graphics.
Most underrated game ever. It deserved the popularity and sales of Zelda and Final Fantasy. ut unfortunately, Level-5 and Sony didn't advertise it at all.
My franchises I wish would make a come back, are Battlefront by pandemic studios - galactic conquest was the best, mercenaries 1 and 2, and prototype 1 and 2...great games!
TSA writes: "For many PS3 owners and members of the TSA community, Warhawk was our first foray into the mesmerising world of online multiplayer. Now, after more than a decade of dogfights, the skies over Eucadia are clear, the game’s two warring factions having called an eternal ceasefire. To put it in less poetic terms, Sony finally pulled the plug on January 31st with the online servers no longer accessible."
I hope we do get a next-gen Warhawk, that would be awesome. Warhawk was so underrated for it's time.
I really enjoyed warhawk on ps3. Hope it isn't dead because of Starhawks average reception.
Time just flew by when playing this, and I always had that, 'just one more game, then I quit for the day.' urge.
Spent entire days playing it. Not healthy, but endless fun.
after a very long hard days work i would come home and drink a few coors light 24 ounces while playing this game on my vita through PSnow, for hours and hours. it made me happy. it is one of those experiences i will never forget.
Back in September 2018 Sony broke the news that online servers for PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, Sounds & Shapes, Warhawk, and Twisted Metal would be going offline on October 25th. Sony has now given them an extended lease on life.
It's still very active considering its age. The primary reason I had and will reactivate my psnow subscription
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A Warhawk remaster or remake would be nice, but we know Sony isn't going to bother.
I only diagree because please dont say that. We have had zero games like this so far. No MAG, SOCOM, TWISTED METAL etc...
Please, for the love of all things gaming, make a Warhawk remaster. I logged on for Warhawk day last year, and promptly got destroyed by ground and air. Some hardcore players still playing today. Warhawk is my favorite MP game ever made, hands down!
Honestly, Warhawk and the original Resistance was pure multiplayer bliss on PS3 in it's first few years on the market. If they did a ground up remake of Warhawk for PS4 I'd be so happy. In similar to how they did Wipeout Omega collection on PS4
This guy must be smokin something. So you will be able to google search on the ps3?? You can browse websites like news4gamers.com?? I highly doubt that with all the hackers and sh!t they would have a field day!!! If Sony can even come close to what XBL has I will be surprised!! He is talking like Sony online will be better and have so many more options... yeah I'll believe it when I see it!! That should be any consumers thinking about Sony "I'll believe it when I see it" until then STFU!! LOL
1- "We're looking to create leading-edge examples of what the network platform can do, from launch onward, in as many of those "wheel of fortune" spokes as we can. Obviously, not all of them will be from day one, but we will have very compelling examples and experience for gamers from launch"
ah well, maybe if they focus by 2007 or 2008 Sony can create a network that has the features of Live!. Maybe.
2- "So, one of those games that we show at [this year's] E3, two years from now, is going to be looked on as the Fantavision of the PlayStation 3."
well thats reassuring that the launch titles will be classic games that aren't rushed.
3- "because if I had taken them off what they're doing for E3 to create a new demo just for GDC, we would have suffered at E3."
This is exactly what Bungie and Epic did for Halo 3 and Gears Of War at E3 and they coped just fine- they took a small team away from their main project to make an awesome E3 presentation. Because they respect the game press, developers, E3 and the gamers who watch from home- E3 2006 was incredibly important for the next gen systems- I don't see any good reasons for why Sony game developers can't manage the same thing as bungie and epic...
The only true reasons I can imagine are the PS3 tech specs weren't finalised, the joypad just underwent a major overhaul and the PS3 developers are too rushed or behind in coding to provide a work team for a E3 demo.
4- "Well, I'll give you an example; Kazunori [Yamauchi, producer of the Gran Turismo series] would kill me for this: Imagine Gran Turismo shipping on a disc with one car and one track. And then you can browse, online, a dynamic circuit of vehicles that's growing every day because either the car manufacturers are adding new vehicles or we're adding new vehicles. And you can see a specific-type car that's being called up and say, "I think I'll play with that one. Let me download and play it." Maybe the business model allows you to play it for a day; maybe the business model allows you to own it forever."
Oh great, ship a non-existant game, and then endlessly take money from the gamers so that they can actually enjoy the game. You bastards sony, you guys act like crack dealers.
This Phil guy's doing great damage to Sony, i sense this will be the same mess they had with the PS2. AOL thing was ridiculous if anybodies like AOL it will be Sony PS3 will have a sloppy, unpredictable, and will be charging people while people think their service is completely free.
he didn't say anything about google-searching on the PS3. google was used simply as a reference for comparison. and you're right. you shouldn't believe anything until you see it. thats called wise shopping. i did the same thing before getting a 360: and i'll do the same thing before getting a PS3. but i will say this: despite all the negativity thrown at Sony nowadays, what i see i like, and thats great games, not political mumbo-jumbo. Resistance, Lair, Heavenly Sword and Assassins Creed are new ip's showing great promise: FFXIII, DMC4, MGS4 etc. are proven franchises i KNOW will deliver the goods. it should be as simple as that.
you are one stupid piece of crap.i can browse the internet and come to this site on my psp so what the hell are you talking about the ps3 will be able to browse the internet also.