Insomniac's Brian Hastings speaks out on the PS3

[jman8]

I just wanted to refute the whole "Brian Hastings is biased; there's no point in listening to him" opinion. I'm not gonna say he's not biased at all, but Sony doesn't own his company. Insomniac's effectively a second party developer, and a damn good one at that. If Sony were to fail, Insomniac would probably not suffer all that much because they have the flexibility to develop for whatever system they want. As for the console war being over after 18 months, that is the most ridiculous statement on this thread. This generation of consoles will probably be the longest lived generation ever. With development costs sky high, this industry would collapse if a new generation appears in 5 years. Just look at all the studios that were closed down as a result of this generation's changeover. If there were a new generation in five years, so many more would be shut down. Therefore, the PS3 and 360 are gonna be around for a long time. Considering the PS2 lasted 7 years, these systems are gonna last at least 8. The console wars aren't gonna be over in just 18 months. It's all gonna depend on long term sales; anything can happen in 8 years.