Dave Perry, probably won't be getting a free PSP2 from Sony.
John Koller, is the Director of Hardware Marketing for the PSP over at Sony. He has recently responded to Dave Perry's (Messiah, Earth Worm Jim) Twittered statement that he'd 'heard' about a UMD-free PSP (or PSP2).
Koller says to MTV, "I didn’t even know who he was until about a month ago. I heard about [his PSP2 report] yesterday. We’ve never talked to him at all. I can tell you that we never engaged with him at all, so I don’t know where he’s getting his information."
But that doesn't answer the question as to when the PSP2 is coming or whether what Perry heard was true. Koller does state, "there are no new hardware development kits out there."
He also states, "Sony’s making a big push to digital distribution. That part’s true. And we’ve been making a concerted effort to really over-emphasize the ability for publishers to publish on the PSN..." We're not sure why you'd want to over-emphasise anything.
Finally, when asked directly if "there’s going to be a new PSP that doesn’t use the UMD coming out by the end of the year", he responds in standard form: "Can’t comment either way, but I will reiterate that the digital component is very important to us. That’s all we can say at this point."
Koller says to MTV, "I didn’t even know who he was until about a month ago. I heard about [his PSP2 report] yesterday. We’ve never talked to him at all. I can tell you that we never engaged with him at all, so I don’t know where he’s getting his information."
But that doesn't answer the question as to when the PSP2 is coming or whether what Perry heard was true. Koller does state, "there are no new hardware development kits out there."
He also states, "Sony’s making a big push to digital distribution. That part’s true. And we’ve been making a concerted effort to really over-emphasize the ability for publishers to publish on the PSN..." We're not sure why you'd want to over-emphasise anything.
Finally, when asked directly if "there’s going to be a new PSP that doesn’t use the UMD coming out by the end of the year", he responds in standard form: "Can’t comment either way, but I will reiterate that the digital component is very important to us. That’s all we can say at this point."
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SPInGSPOnG 27 Feb 2009 12:00
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Director of Hardware Marketing for the PSP: "I didn’t even know who he was until about a month ago."
Proof, as if it were needed, that the industry is run by soul-less ignorant corpo-drones who do not give a damn about games.
Daz 27 Feb 2009 18:01
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so because someone doesn't know who someone is that makes them soul-less and ignorant? that must mean I'm soul-less and ignorant because I don't know this Dave Perry either, infact there's a lot of people I don't know that must make me worlds most wanted
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Wobbly bob 28 Feb 2009 09:12
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You don't know who Dave Perry is and you consider yourself a gamer? How old are you? Have you really not ever heard of Shiny Entertainment or any of its games -- Earthworm Jim? MDK? Matrix games?
pfft. When will the developers get teh recognition that they deserve
pfft. When will the developers get teh recognition that they deserve
Daz 28 Feb 2009 17:50
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I've Played Earthworm Jim on Mega Drive but Shiny Entertainment didn't ring any bells and I don't have to memorize people's names or companies to be a gamer. and I'm 24
OptimusP 1 Mar 2009 19:15
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I think Dave Perry has catapulted himself into the the abyss after making those very average Matrix-games.
DrkStr 2 Mar 2009 08:39
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Daz wrote:
so because someone doesn't know who someone is that makes them soul-less and ignorant? that must mean I'm soul-less and ignorant because I don't know this Dave Perry either, infact there's a lot of people I don't know that must make me worlds most wanted
I'm betting you don't work at Sony marketing the PSP to studio heads so they'll make games for your platform tho? This guy should know who perry is because he's part of the target audience of his message.