Phil Harrison looks back over the year, says... stuff
The PS3 has been released, so you'd think Sony's Phil Harrison would start to make statements that won't feed the flames, so to speak. For some reason, our buddy Phil spoke with MTV recently (yeah, seriously) and said a couple of things that can easily be misconstrued or taken as wrongly as humanly possible. We'll make a fun list, because they're fun.
Due to constant firmware updates and the nearly limitless possibilities available to the SIXAXIS, developers might never be able to exact the full potential of the PS3. In Phil's words, "nobody will ever use 100 percent of its capability."
The term "video games" is too constricting. Because, he says, "games are supposed to be fun." He wants people to realize that games can be serious, grim storytelling machines, evoking fear, sadness, comedy, death and other sorts of things you humans call "emotions". Not to mention mature situations (like, er, "drug offenses"? Good example, Phil...).
Okay, so the list only had two things on it! No big deal, though. What he's trying to say is that the PS3 is constantly changing, so getting the 100% use of the system will be nigh impossible, with all the different ways to approach a game nowadays. Also, games are supposed to be fun, but they don't have to deal with light-hearted mascot characters parading around doing the same ol' lighthearted "save the princess" routine. Tried and true, yes, but there are other ways to "show" a game. What do you guys think? Flame-bait or valid observation?
[note: I couldn't get the MTV link to work, so I used 1up's version of the story]
