SNK to hold off on PS3 development until 2009
An SNK Playmore executive has spoken out about PlayStation 3 pricing, indicating that the developer may wait as long as four years to begin work on it - despite having already pledged titles to Nintendo Wii.
An SNK Playmore executive has spoken out about PlayStation 3 pricing, indicating that the developer may wait as long as four years to begin work on it - despite having already pledged titles to Nintendo Wii.
"My first impression is that it's expensive. The PlayStation 2 is good enough. It's small and cheap. For us, for manufacturers, we have to invest in a new system, and the PlayStation 3 is a risk," overseas marketing manager Yoshihito Koyama told gaming blog Kotaku.
"There won't be enough consoles at launch. Few consoles mean few software sales. We need to wait three or four years. Maybe 2009-2010 is a good time to release a game for the PS3."
SNK Playmore, whose games are published in the UK by Ignition (and, under the teams of an agreement announced Monday, distributed by Atari), has previously said that it will support Nintendo Wii.
A Metal Slug Anthology, based on the popular 2D shoot-'em-up, is already planned, and SNK president Ben Herman said the company wanted to use the Wii controller "in a new and unique way that enhances the gameplay".
SNK's take on the main next-gen contenders, Sony and Microsoft, was previously unknown, although a recent deal with Ignition to publish future titles in the UK was worded to cover next-generation projects - in addition to the likes of King of Fighters: Maximum Impact 2 for PlayStation 2.