He used Heavy Rain as a perfect example as otherwise it’s just big-budget or indie. Console technology grants us ”better, deeper” ways of storytelling.
”There is a funding issue. We as a platform holder have a duty to push the boundaries, we will gamble on using technology and exploring different experiences, because someone has to,” said the Sony Computer Entertainment UK boss, Ray Maguire.
”But if you’re a multiplatform publisher and selling to the marketplace that those platforms have created, then it’s purely a commercial decision.”
”Console technology has given us the ability to tell stories in a better, deeper way. In our own case with Heavy Rain, that’s a narrative-driven game - we’re opening up new avenues of creativity.” Gambling on the untraditional is ”fundamental” to Sony.
