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RAD's Didier Malenfant: the PSP is a great platform

Posted Feb 12, 2007 at 07:28PM by Ian C. Listed in: Interviews, News Tags: Microsoft, Sony, PSOne, Ready At Dawn, Didier Malenfant
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What we wish to see on the PSP - Image 1 


Didier Malenfant, co-founder of game studio Ready At Dawn (RAD) got interviewed by the folks from GamesIndustry recently and a lot was revealed regarding RAD's new project, the studio's plans to develop for next-gen consoles, and his take on where the PSP is at the moment.

When asked if the PSP platform has lived up to his expectations, Malenfant emphatically says yes. He says that the PSP is "a great platform" and that they've had a lot of fun with it. At the moment he says that they're very much happy with the way Daxter (their previous title) has done, and they reassure that they're still investing in the platform. Malenfant declares, "We're a single game company and for now that game is on PSP."

Daxter - Image 1 


As for developing for the PSP, Malenfant says that perhaps other publishers aren't putting their best teams on the PSP, especially now since everyone is so focused on developing for the 360 and the PS3. He adds that he doesn't think that it is any more difficult to develop for the PSP than it is for the DS. He says that the PSP is really no more complex than the PSone, and that there are a lot of folks out there who are experienced in that platform. He implies that it's not the platform that is the problem.

He says that there's really an opportunity for people to make good games for the PSP platform, and that the fact that some titles are doing particularly well only shows that there's a market out there. He notes that the games that are going to be released for 2007 should be interesting. As for their new game, he's a bit mum about it. He gave the standard we-can't-talk-about-it-yet response.

like.no.other - Image 1 


When it comes to developing for the PS3, Malenfant says that they're eager to see what they could do on next-gen platforms. He says that "it's just a matter of finding the right project." Of course this eagerness doesn't mean exclusivity to the PS3 though. He explains:

Not necessarily; again, it all depends on the project. It could be PS3 or 360 or both. If we find a game we're excited about and it happens to be on 360, we'll go for it. We just work with what the platform's capable of and get the most out of it rather than focusing on limitations.


As for the all the negative PR that Sony's been getting at the moment here's his take on it:

All the buzz about Sony nicely hid the fact that Microsoft weren't selling many 360s and didn't really have any good games until Gears of War came out. I think everybody is in a similar position if you look at how PR gets handled and how things are interpreted.


Finally, here's his take on the possibility of Sony being able to lead this generation. He says: "It's their market to lose. That's the reality. It doesn't depend on Nintendo or Microsoft - it depends on them." Has Sony been able to do their own consoles justice so far? We'll leave that up to you folks.

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   by fu ck (Unregistered) - 2007-02-12
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first

   by James (Unregistered) - 2007-02-12
 » i like it
his views on things is quite interesting and also logical as too the psp and ps3.

   by 3rd (Unregistered) - 2007-02-12
 » kl
3rd

   by Arek (Unregistered) - 2007-02-12
 » re
what I find weird is that unique and innovative games only appear on the wii and ds for some reason and publishers wont publish them on any toher platform, like that rts game for the psp cnat ifnd a publisher while trauma center for the ds did, why?


   Re: ... (Unregistered) - 2007-02-12
 » and why...
FFIII didn't come to the PSP? The PSP would be perfect for FFIII, and it would sell like crazy, that's for sure! Developers are the problem at the moment, and to be honest, I'm not really impressed with them all at the moment through all platforms. I want to see some more WOW factors games, not these rushed out/buggy games we get on many platforms. Oh well, there are still plenty of good games out there if you're willing to look ;), and the PSP has a decent amount of good ones and bad ones... as well as DS.

   Re: PSPZorZ - 2007-02-13
 » f
That's partly because a lot of the really unique and innovative games are made by nintendo itself, and nintendo is all about having good, fun games. If nintendo released its games on other consoles, it probably wouldn't survive. That's why they keep their games on nintendo only consoles. Also, some innovative games are extra unique because they use the alternative input method of touchpad (for DS) or motion sensing (for Wii), so the games can only be made for those consoles.
   by keen (Unregistered) - 2007-02-12
 » re~
5rd

   by Arek (Unregistered) - 2007-02-12
 » re
I personally hate rockstar now since they ported vcs after lying it will be psp exclusive, I will pirate all their games form now on.


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   Re: Lyers (Unregistered) - 2007-02-12
 » Grand Theft Auto VCS.
I will pirate as well. What i hate most are lyers. THey need to be punished.

   Re: PSPZorZ - 2007-02-13
 » sd
Well they said LCS was gonna be PSP exclusive and then it came on the PS2, and for only $20... which really pissed me off... PS2 owners were paying 30 dollars less for a game which was supposed to be PSP-exclusive... After that I said I would pirate any new GTA game if possible (later on like on Xbox 360/etc where you can't pirate I might actually buy it, if it is really good)
   by Anonymous Coward Who Really Has An Account (Unregistered) - 2007-02-13
 » I Too....
Agree and like his views on things. Just from that, they can probably be my favorite developing company!

   by lansingone - 2007-02-13
 » i never thought of it like that
using pirating as a way to punish devs. also their was a RTS for psp going to be made? that thing would have been amazing, what they should really make a heaven vs hell RTS for psp


   Re: lol (Unregistered) - 2007-02-13
 » lol
heaven vs hell, thatd just be scary XD
Id go looking for the golden psp as soon as it gets anounced

   Re: PSPZorZ - 2007-02-13
 » f
Lmao, the creators of south park should create a heaven vs hell game, that would kickass... I would get that for sure :D


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