Quote of the day: 'Only big-name' publishers for next-gen

In a story about game development costs for the next generation of consoles--with their high-definition technology and motion captures--analysts said small publishers will have to stick to present generation games.

"It's really only big-name publishers that are going to be able to bring large numbers of next-generation titles to market," said Simon Jeffery, president and COO of Sega of America, whose "Condemned: Criminal Origins" is one of 18 titles for Xbox 360 to be on shelves when the console goes on sale Tuesday. Click here for full story.

[madpoet]

Xbox 360 is a boon for small developers.

With the ability to download games straight from Xbox Live, the Xbox 360 is going to be a great boon to smaller developers who otherwise would have to line up a distributor and press a large number of discs. By drasticly lowering the overhead required to publish, the 360 creates the potential for a rennaisance in small-name gaming.

[bluemist9999]

Only partially true

It is true the Xbox Live distribution avoids having to get a distributor.

However, given the elaborate graphics of the Xbox 360, it will take teams of developers, graphic artists and so on to create an Xbox game---at a cost of tens of millions of dollars---that meets people's expectations for the console.

I don't think small publishers, or individual developers can create games in such an environment.

[microsoft slayer]

Boycott Sega

I'm boycotting "big-head" publishers for thinking they can dominate the gaming industry with such an arrogant statement.