Sony: Silent Blades “will be first AAAAA game”
Fri Mar 27, 2009 12:13am GMT
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Sony Corp (6758.T) today announced that their new flagship action franchise, Silent Blades, will be “the first AAAAA game”. Sony Computer Entertainment President Kaz Hirai told the Game Developers Conference, “We think Silent Blades will change the way games are viewed. We have the best graphics on a console today, a revolutionary control system using twelve buttons and seven analogue sticks, realistic voice acting and twenty hours of cutscenes.”
While sales of its home console, the PlayStation 3, have been markedly less than competitors, Sony expects unit sales to jump over 80% this year on the lanch of Silent Blades and “other key, high-definition franchises”. The online multiplayer mode, the first of its kind with up to four players, is expected to increase revenue through “digital acquisition transfer”.
Stressing the importance of including all audiences in the game's appeal, Mr. Hirai said, “The range of guns and traditional blades in the game will be unmatched. The combat will be depicted with realistic physics with regards to bullet impacts and injuries”.
“The game experience will go beyond the console itself”, continued Mr. Hirai, “it will be closely tied to HOME functionality, and money spent in HOME will unlock new parts of the story in the game. The choices you make with your HOME avatar will have a large impact on how the game proceeds.”
Silent Blades will launch later this year on all PlayStation platforms.
Source: http://www.reuters.com/
