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04/28/09
04/28/09
Makes me think of David Reeves and the other old codger in suits. Does anyone think they really play the games on the consoles they represent? I mean it's one thing for CliffyB to talk about games and whatnot but David Reeves? Or maybe Kutaragi?
04/28/09
He's not going to be talking to devs on a daily basis. He has other job roles. Why the hell should he know who Realtime Worlds are? It's not like they developed for 'his' console.
As for "Oh, it came with a halo 3 beta, the biggest compblahblahblah".. It's a beta. A beta. No one cares. Except the rabid fanboys of the series. Everyone else is happily wandering around not caring.
Should he be reading up on a game because it comes with a beta of a game that is competition for 'his' console? No. Why would he. What could knowing who Realtime worlds are have done for him at that stage? Nothing. Nothing at all.
Had Realtime Worlds been slated for a PS3 game and then switched sides, then sure, maybe he ought to know who they are. But they didn't.
To me, this is not news. Just an attempt to make someone look a bit foolish. It won't work, though, because frankly, it's like telling an English major that they don't know about Thermodynamics. No one gives even half a shit.
04/28/09
Dear David Reeves,seen godfather 2 or are you a fan of Sun-tzu?..yes?.good...here is some advice
'keep your friends close,but your enemies closer'
04/28/09
04/28/09
A major third party dev in Europe would be the now "deceased" Free Radical. Companies with a history and a couple of great games under their belt.
Go out in the UK and ask any Xbox 360 owner if he knows who developed the game "Crackdown". Guess the results.
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04/28/09
From here on out, I fully expect Kotaku and the rest of the gaming press to quiz all industry executives on their knowledge of small developers (especially those with such striking names as "Realtime Worlds").
I'm not defending Reeves just for the sake of it - I mean, the only reason I love the guy is precisely because his insane statements usually make me laugh out loud.
But in this case, I think yer all making a big thing out of a very small matter.
Of course, if a similar thing were to happen with Aaron Greenberg or Reggie Fils-Aimé, we'd see just as many people (from other parts of the spectrum) jump on their case.
04/28/09
I take your point that the game only sold 1.5 million copies world wide 1 million of which were in the US but for a game released in 07 on one platform that's pretty good going.
The point is, Crackdown is among the few good exclusives that the 360 can dangle over the PS3. It's parallels with inFamous show they were clearly looking to fill the same void and putting it with the Uncharted 2 Beta, also hints that they were thinking about Crackdown. For him not to know who they are would be a big surprising to me.
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P.S LOL you made me giggle for a bit.
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04/28/09
Correct me if I'm wrong but Realtime Worlds have only developed Crackdown for the xbox360.
I wouldn't call them a major developer after only one game on only one console.
04/28/09
It's not like it was just any beta either, it was a beta for Halo 3, Sony's biggest competition franchise-wise.
So yeah, they might not be as famous as Capcom but I doubt the head of Sony Europe had no idea who they are. It sounds more like he was playing down their role sort of like how you pretend to forget the name of your ex-girlfriends new partner to down play his importance.
04/28/09
That may be true, but they still are the largest Scottish developer and winner of multiple awards for Crackdown so based on sheer size and reputation alone they should be in the realm of David Reeves' knowledge.
And technically it's their second game although I never heard of or played their first one.
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04/28/09
"Not many people actually cared about Crackdown until after the fact."
"many purchases were made for that FFXII demo."
And you know this from who you said?
04/28/09
Because, ya know, there's this little company out there by the name of Rockstar.
04/28/09