Whether or not games are art is an argument that will likely never be resolved. But it's hard not to come down on the side of at least games being art when you play the likes of Flower or Journey, both PlayStation Network exclusives from the minds of Thatgamecompany.
Indeed, it was the co-founder of Thatgamecompany, Jenova Chen, that made some interesting comments about the PlayStation audience in particular, as reported by GamesBeat.
"Sony has a more artistic and adult-focused taste. They care about how grown-ups feel toward their games," Chen told GamesBeat. "The player who owns a PlayStation 3 is more likely to be interested in artistic games compared to Wii and Xbox 360."
Chen's claim isn't exactly surprising considering just about everything he's ever done with Thatgamecompany (short of Cloud) appears exclusively on PlayStation products. What surprising is that Sony's Senior Director of PlayStation Digital Platforms, Jack Buser, doubled-down on Chen's comments.
"Our primary PSN audience is indeed more adult, and many of our best-selling titles appeal to this demographic. Many PlayStation and PSN games have themes that require a user to think and feel about a deep, immersive gameplay experience, and we see that exemplified in the success of titles like Flower, Journey and Heavy Rain. Titles like these can only be found on PlayStation, and our users enjoy the emotional and thematic sophistication of their games, especially with our digital offerings," Buser told GamesBeat.
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Source : http://ps3.ign.com/articles/122/1224445p1.html
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