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MotorStorm developer Evolution Studios is putting plans in place for PlayStation 4 development, according to chief executive Martin Kenwright.
"I know people are looking at PS3 now, and I'm not being glib, but we're actually looking at PS4. I'm thinking where will it be in five years, how will we get there? What will the marketplace be like, the games, and who'll be buying them?" he explained recently to our sister site GamesIndustry.biz.
Part one of that interview deals with MotorStorm's origins, after Evolution has established itself on PS2 largely thanks to its licensed World Rally Championship (WRC) games.
"Me and Phil Harrison sat down at a rally event and thought, what five things can we do for PlayStation 3?" Kenwright recalled.
Between them the pair decided that since they were selling huge quantities in the relatively niche rally market, for the PS3 launch they might as well go after the entire driving genre instead.
"We figured, let's take the least cool sector and make it the coolest. We've got no competition, we're new and fresh, it's 'super-size me' racing. And we're not trying to be a me-too game. Because we've always been first or best."
Kenwright also repeated what Insomniac's Ted Price had said about his company's decision to focus on a new title, Resistance, rather than immediately translating Ratchet & Clank to the new PlayStation: "The only time you can launch a new IP is at the start of a life cycle," Kenwright echoed.
Moreover, MotorStorm was built to break through in the USA, because, "America has no idea about us, and we've done some of the best games you've never heard of."
"The last World Rally title was an incredible game and we thought, 'Wait until America gets a load of [MotorStorm].' So we were on a mission, we really were," said Kenwright. "Sony wasn't even on board at this point, I just went ahead and commissioned it and thought, 'We'll tell them later.' Sometimes you have to, you can't wait around, you've got to take risks."
For more on MotorStorm's genesis, check out part one of the gi.biz interview. Part two will appear later this week.
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kangarootoo
12/12/06 @ 13:20
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"The only time you can launch a new IP is at the start of a life cycle"
As a weighted suggestion I might agree with him, but as a definitive statement its just not true. I'm sure we can all think of at least one example of new platform specific IP that came out post year one. |
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Stormflood
12/12/06 @ 13:23
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It's wierd, but until I picked up my Wii last night I was still excited about the prospect of getting a PS3. Today I just don't care.
I'll keep the fading glimmer of hope that Sony will actually listen to gamers one day, but I truly have been converted to Wii60. |
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kangarootoo
12/12/06 @ 13:31
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@peterfll
Well, its kind of his job to speculate on those sorts of things. Given how long the full cycle of development can take these days, its worth considering your options a few years in advance. In this particular instance however I think this little bit of chit chat is actually about raising visibility for Motorstorm, though again that is also part of his job. So whilst I don't necessarily agree with what he said, its not worth getting all angry over. |
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ParkerDigital
12/12/06 @ 13:52
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"Me and Phil Harrison sat down at a rally event and thought, what five things can we do for PlayStation 3?". I can imagine this guy getting on with Phil Harrison. Pair of arrogant gits
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PearOfAnguish
12/12/06 @ 13:59
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"Me and Phil Harrison sat down at a rally event and thought, what five things can we do for PlayStation 3?"
I assume 'make it not expensive and shit' wasn't one of the five. |
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captainrentboy
12/12/06 @ 14:03
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Motorstorm and Resistance in my opinion are the only two release titles that look vaguely special in any way(If you own a 360 already that is)But Motorstorm's trackside details are awfully bland and brown,nice car models mind.
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stoopidgreg
12/12/06 @ 14:05
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"no competition"?
i thought toca had the "entire driving experience" pinned pretty well. i can only imagine evo studios will just make the off road better (which isn't that hard). |
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PearOfAnguish
12/12/06 @ 14:05
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Don't you think Resistance looks a bit bland? It's one of those launch titles that'll be forgotten a month later. How many people are still playing the 360 launch games? I see they've gone budget (in the loosest sense) now.
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PearOfAnguish
12/12/06 @ 14:20
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Lucky you're here to save the day then, ses. Eurogamer would be lost without intellectual heavyweights like yourself.
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JediMasterMalik
12/12/06 @ 15:13
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Doesn't look blocky to me at all.
http://www.threespeech.com/blog/wp-conte... (yeh yeh threespeech :/) |
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PearOfAnguish
12/12/06 @ 15:50
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FlatOut 2? Looks as good as that, if not better. It had some desert tracks too, and smashy-smashy car racing.
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JediMasterMalik
12/12/06 @ 15:54
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Is that some kind of joke?
http://www.eurogamer.net/assets/articles... http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?art... Try again... |
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captainrentboy
12/12/06 @ 15:57
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Yep Jedi i'm looking at your posted link and I still stand by what I said,nice looking vehicles but godawful trackside detail,it's just a couple of awful brown textures streched out over what looks like about 4 polygons :/
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PearOfAnguish
12/12/06 @ 16:03
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FlatOut 2 looks fucking great on PC. Sorry Jedi, but no matter how hard you bang your Sony drum Motorstorm's visuals will continue to be decidedly average. The 360 already has some great-looking games, and it costs a heck of a lot less than Sony's Blu-ray Trojan horse.
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"Ok, the picture of Mona Lisa you just showed me..Take a hard look at it , imagine the woman are not there (as we've all said she looks ok). Now be honest for gods sake and try and tell me that you are impressed by that 3d environment. The fact its a painting ( and has a somewhat simple world) makes it even less impressive."
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schoozzzmmii
12/12/06 @ 16:09
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Am/Was looking forward to this, but have to say I hope they do tighten up the design a bit before it ships. The rocks are slightly zeldaesque!
However, i'd takea pretty big graphical hit to protect the frame rate (F-Zero X for example) so here's hoping it runs well :) |
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ThreeOutsideDown
12/12/06 @ 16:14
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there's an interview with the motorstorm developer linked on http://www.gameboar.com now for those that are interested.
and for those that aren't interested, there's plenty of other good gaming news ;-) |
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monkey-ken-wizard
12/12/06 @ 16:29
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> “Moreover, MotorStorm was built to break through in the USA, because, "America has no idea about us, and we've done some of the best games you've never heard of."
errr you’ve made a bunch of average games than know one cares about. >"Sony wasn't even on board at this point, I just went ahead and commissioned it and thought, 'We'll tell them later.' Sometimes you have to, you can't wait around, you've got to take risks." What a crazy guy :| |
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Quote from JedimasterMalik... "Doesn't look blocky to me at all"
Erm, no but it does look like a two or three year old PC game, quality wise anyway. ie sh1te. Malik... "Show me better..." As the man said, Flat Out 2 is incredible and has been out for months...
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Ok, the things that stuck in my head from this article were comments like:
"And we're not trying to be a me-too game. Because we've always been first or best.". ""America has no idea about us, and we've done some of the best games you've never heard of." ""The last World Rally title was an incredible game and we thought, 'Wait until America gets a load of [MotorStorm].' From comments like that, it's easy to see that he does'nt have a short supply of arrogance. |
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JediMasterMalik
12/12/06 @ 18:25
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I've posted pics of flat-out 2, it doesn't look incredible. Burnout looks better. Motorstorm doesn't look like a 2 year old PC game, you're delusional if you think so.
None of you have posted a pic which looks better than motorstorm. Until you do so, shut it. Edit - I never said it was the best looking environment ever, you just assumed that. It simply looks no where near as bad as you are making it out to be.
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OK Malik, you'll have to take my word on Flat Out 2. However, you would hardly describe Motor Storm as 'Next Gen' would you?
Admit it, graphically it looks disappointing and is certain a big step down from those original supposed 'game play' videos we saw ages ago... Dirt looks much better IMO... http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?art... WOW! http://www.eurogamer.net/assets/articles...
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JediMasterMalik
12/12/06 @ 18:50
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^You may want to check the release dates for these games you're comparing. And yes I would call Motorstorm next-gen.
http://www.playsyde.com/news_3826_en.html |
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PearOfAnguish
12/12/06 @ 19:20
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Oh Jedi, you've never even played FlatOut, you just posted a couple of low-res pics.
http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/9218/... http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/5661/... http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/4656/... http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/7493/... http://img360.imageshack.us/img360/7161/... http://img360.imageshack.us/img360/8344/... http://img481.imageshack.us/img481/7228/... http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/7932/... That's running on a two year old PC. Motorstorm may not look shit, but for the money I'd expect something a little more impressive. |
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JediMasterMalik
12/12/06 @ 19:42
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The textures are patchy, and the environment models look like crap. Motorstorm looks better on both accounts, has better vehicle models and textures, better physics, and deformable terrain. Did you watch the clip I posted?
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PearOfAnguish
12/12/06 @ 20:00
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Bit rich to say the environment looks crap when a supposedly next-gen game has Zelda-esque boulders. And it's still an older game running on an old PC, yet isn't all that far off your next-gen system.
Keep on bangin' that drum! |
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JediMasterMalik
12/12/06 @ 20:11
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Zelda-esque boulders? You're just being stupid now. How are you even going to notice any of this at the speed the game now runs or the motion blur it uses?
Just watch the frikkin video and shut up. |
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To be fair, gameplay wise it looks a very different game to Flat Out 2. The screenshots for Motor Storm don't do it justice, it looks much better in motion.
However, I'm still not impressed with it. Technically I don't consider this game to be special although it does look pretty good fun I suppose. |
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PearOfAnguish
12/12/06 @ 20:31
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I don't need to watch the video, I've seen it running. It does look fun, but the graphics aren't spectacular.
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