Home revealed too early, London Studios dev admits
It's customary after saying something out of turn to ruminate options for a) quickly vacating the premises or b) dulling the memory of anyone within earshot with a swift blow to the head. Customary for everyone, it seems, but Sony, though the company concedes that when it comes to PlayStation Home it probably should have held its tongue a while longer.
In the initial segment of a two-part interview with Develop Magazine, Home game director (and, we imagine, bowling expert) Peter Edward opens up about developer reception to Sony's Quincy factory, which was first revealed nearly two years ago. Admits Edward, "We probably announced it too early – GDC 07 was a long time ago. I think there was sort of recognition amongst developers of 'Oh, this is interesting, but there's still a lot of work to be done.'" He adds that devs were "a little cagey" about creating content for the social platform early on, though now that it's a goldmine for fake commerce we imagine some of them will come around.
