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Sony Interview - E310

We chat with Sony Canada's Matt Levitan about E3 2010 and the rest of the year

Posted by Alex V on July 8, 2010 - 8:25pm EST

The PS3 is known to have an older, more mature gaming community. At the same time, many users are excited about PlayStation Move. What can they expect?

True, the PS3 installed base is primarily made up of males aged 18-34 at the time being, but that's what makes the launch of Move so exciting for us. We know we've started to reach a mass audience with the $299 price point of the PlayStation 3. The next step is to make more games accessible to people of all interests and ages. Move will be a huge hit with families and casual gamers with titles like Start the Party, EyePet and Sports Champions. However, what sets us apart is the content for core gamers like SOCOM 4, LittleBigPlanet 2, The Fight: Lights Out, Sorcery, Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest and Heavy Rain. You'll see a much more diverse line up of software on the Move than you will on competitive platforms.

Given that the Move is so accurate, the party games will be fun as always, but there is also room for the more precision-oriented titles such as Heavy Rain and upcoming SOCOM. What was the idea behind developing motion controls for more "hardcore" games?

Move is a much more precise controller than anything you've experienced to date. Therefore it made sense to appeal to our core gamers with titles that push the boundaries of action/adventure games, RPG's, shooters and other genres. Motion control does not have to be limited to sports, music and mini-games. We have much bigger plans for Move than that.

Gran Turismo 5 in November. May we take your word on it?

November 2, 2010. Take my word for it! Note - it's really up to Yamauchi-san though, so what do I know! [laughs]

Is Kevin Butler going to appear at more Sony events?

Bringing Kevin Butler out on stage at our conference was a huge hit, I think what he said really struck a nerve about gaming in general and how passionate gamers are. "Personally, I know what it's like to stay up until 2 am going after a trophy that doesn't really exist. Or does it?" I thought that was classic. That being said, we have to be careful with our much-loved spokesperson. He has to be new and fresh every time you see him, so we don't want to draw from that well too many times.

Thanks again for your time, and we look forward to Sony's lineup for the rest of the year!