Bloomberg has an interesting article about Sony’s forthcoming launch of PlayStation 3.
In essence, the article states that Sony’s delay in providing necessary chip specs to game developers will greatly diminish not only the number of games available when the system launches – but the sophistication of whatever games are available at launch.
Apparently, most developers simply haven’t had enough time to produce fully realized product. The piece also touches on development costs, and cites THQ Chief Executive Officer Brian Farrell, and Sega America’s Simon Jeffrey.
Personally, I’d rather see Sony delay their launch until some titles with “oomph” can be produced. PS3's price point alone makes the unit a tough sell for many – this issue will only be heightened if such costs are attached to a machine whose software (or immediately evident capabilities) appear underwhelming out-of-the-box.
