[Mini-Entrevista] IGN a Shuhei Yoshida (Sony) de PSP

IGN: So what's going on with the PSP?

Shuhei Yoshida: This year the big title was God of War, there's Buzz and next Spring we'll be releasing Resistance. We've been consistently leveraging our existing franchises but creating unique content for the PSP, customising how the game works in terms of interface. That's been working for us very well. We have many more games that we haven't announced for next year. What we'd like to see more is for third parties also – there is so much great IP that they have.

IGN: It's a shame that the PSP is often neglected as a gaming console...

Shuhei Yoshida: Yeah, it's really, really disappointing and it's a lost opportunity for the third parties. They should look at what the PSP can do for their titles and the potential for the business that their IP has.

IGN: How can Sony convince third parties to develop for the PSP?

Shuhei Yoshida: We have to show by examples. What's happening in Japan is interesting - because of the massive success of Monster Hunter, Japanese publishers realise, 'here's a resource'. Lots of people are playing PSP in groups of fours and when you go to Japan it's hard to find a train or a bar where you don't see some people playing a PSP. So other publishers in Japan are seeing these consumers, and thinking, 'Wow, we can make games for those consumers'.

And this is a usage that really sits well with the PSP. The most recent example is the Phantasy Star game from SEGA, and it's really catching on. Some of these will come over to US and Europe, and hopefully other third parties will start thinking about the PSP in the same way.