Tekken designer interested in one-console future

[garyopa]

Also, he said that gamers are no longer 'slaves' to console makers.



Katsuhiro Harada thinks Sony, MS and Nintendo should join forces to create 'a unified platform', and believes gamers are no longer 'tied down' by consoles.

Speaking to Australian news outlet News.com.au, game director and chief producer of the Tekken fighting game franchise, Katsuhiro Harada believes that the potential for industry innovation would be "endless" if Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo were to join forces and create a unified platform.

Also, he said that console makers can no longer control the way people game, due to mobile and browser games.

"I think it would be interesting if Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo got together just to make one console," Harada said. "It makes me very happy to think about all the possibilities that could occur because of that."

"For a long time, the game industry has been able to control the way people play games," he said. "There was a platform that people used solely for their gaming needs, and the industry had control of the trends and such that occurred. [But now] people are able to not be tied down by consoles, and it doesn't stop with phones; we have browser gaming and all these different platforms."

Harada's latest work is Tekken Tag Tournament 2, which hit Japanese arcades last September and will be released on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on September 11. A Wii U version is also planned to follow.

NEWS SOURCE #1: Tekken designer harada-san says that gamers are no longer slaves to console makers (via) News
NEWS SOURCE #2: Tekken boss interested in one console future (via) GameSpot

Our thanks to 'Gauss' for this news item!

[Diztructor]

how many times do we hear this, and it would fail, nintendo focus more on lower spec systems and fancy controllers and majority of games aimed towards children.

sony and ms focus on hardware that is capable of lasting or even exceeding the normal console life, allowing devs to have resources to have more, better models/graphics and better game engines that allow more things happening on screen.

take the wii, if this was the case, game devs would have been stuck after its first few years because the console cant go much further.

gamers should be given the option, if people dont mind buying a revamp last gen to play ported last gen games, or dumbed down current gen games with a gimmick controller, then nintendo is for them.

if people want to play games that push gaming further with graphics and game engines with an optional gimmick controller then sony or microsoft is for them.

[Cloudkill]

how many times do we hear this, and it would fail, nintendo focus more on lower spec systems and fancy controllers and majority of games aimed towards children.

sony and ms focus on hardware that is capable of lasting or even exceeding the normal console life, allowing devs to have resources to have more, better models/graphics and better game engines that allow more things happening on screen.

take the wii, if this was the case, game devs would have been stuck after its first few years because the console cant go much further.

gamers should be given the option, if people dont mind buying a revamp last gen to play ported last gen games, or dumbed down current gen games with a gimmick controller, then nintendo is for them.

if people want to play games that push gaming further with graphics and game engines with an optional gimmick controller then sony or microsoft is for them.

Wow even a none directly related Nintendo article finds you bashing them and fanboying again seriously lose your virginity and get a life.

what you could have said was the following, (and I would have maybe got an ounce of respect for you if you did) was....

If this were to ever happen but it won't...

Nintendo and Sony could focus on the control scheme and hardware together because lets face it Nintendo know how to make reliable hardware where as Sony and Microsoft hmm not so much, while MS focus on the online and software front, and they all agree on a final design of all aspects of look and feel.

but you don't think like that do you, I actually hate you really I do, you are so dumb people like you slow the world down on one track mind thinking, I work with morons like you on a daily basis and I fire them regularly for being notoriously poor thinkers bad at work and lazy, no forethought goes into people like you, you are a waist of air fact!

[wewii]

One console. sorry never going to happen.

People will demand it, corps will never share the market without a fight.

[Diztructor]

Wow even a none directly related Nintendo article finds you bashing them and fanboying again seriously lose your virginity and get a life.

what you could have said was the following, (and I would have maybe got an ounce of respect for you if you did) was....

If this were to ever happen but it won't...

Nintendo and Sony could focus on the control scheme and hardware together because lets face it Nintendo know how to make reliable hardware where as Sony and Microsoft hmm not so much, while MS focus on the online and software front, and they all agree on a final design of all aspects of look and feel.

but you don't think like that do you, I actually hate you really I do, you are so dumb people like you slow the world down on one track mind thinking, I work with morons like you on a daily basis and I fire them regularly for being notoriously poor thinkers bad at work and lazy, no forethought goes into people like you, you are a waist of air fact!

how was my comment in any way a fanboy comment, you didnt like to hear nintendo focus more on gimmick controllers rather than the systems hardware.

who the hell gives you a role in which your in charge of peoples employment when your so closed minded to have even accepted what i was talking about.

all nintendo know is how to market old technology to make it sell, but the fact is, motion controllers are not needed, so why is it nintendo fanboys keep insisting that gaming is sh1t unless you use a so called innovative gimmick controller because nintendo tell you its the best thing since sliced bread.

i prefare sony and ms over nintendo any day simply because gimmick controllers are optional, laugh how you didnt get this.

you dont like me, guess what i dont give a sh1t, if you can say you really hate someone simply because they dont like having to use a motion controller on every game really makes you sound like the fanboy.

ive had a wii since launch, still own it now and guess what, the reason i dont play it is because it has nothing i will play over and over again plus its motion controller, yet youll cry because ill simply say the fact id rather sit on my 360 or ps3 playing a game for hours on end and even again many times after already compleating it.

its what id say is marmite, you either like it or you dont, dont cry because i dont love them like you, if you took me back to the n64 id share the same view, but since the GC ive found ive bought a nintendo system and everytime lacks the games i want to play.... so yea blame me for favoring the systems that offers what i like.

[Cloudkill]

how was my comment in any way a fanboy comment, you didnt like to hear nintendo focus more on gimmick controllers rather than the systems hardware.

who the hell gives you a role in which your in charge of peoples employment when your so closed minded to have even accepted what i was talking about.

all nintendo know is how to market old technology to make it sell, but the fact is, motion controllers are not needed, so why is it nintendo fanboys keep insisting that gaming is sh1t unless you use a so called innovative gimmick controller because nintendo tell you its the best thing since sliced bread.

i prefare sony and ms over nintendo any day simply because gimmick controllers are optional, laugh how you didnt get this.

you dont like me, guess what i dont give a sh1t, if you can say you really hate someone simply because they dont like having to use a motion controller on every game really makes you sound like the fanboy.

ive had a wii since launch, still own it now and guess what, the reason i dont play it is because it has nothing i will play over and over again plus its motion controller, yet youll cry because ill simply say the fact id rather sit on my 360 or ps3 playing a game for hours on end and even again many times after already compleating it.

its what id say is marmite, you either like it or you dont, dont cry because i dont love them like you, if you took me back to the n64 id share the same view, but since the GC ive found ive bought a nintendo system and everytime lacks the games i want to play.... so yea blame me for favoring the systems that offers what i like.

I don't care what systems you like you don't need to say fanboy comments in the wording you chose to use, shall I tell you who put me in the line of choosing employees in my department, Microsoft did! thats right I work for Microsoft and your constant comebacks are that everyone else is the fanboy when your the absolute moron that is using wording like.. and I quote you...

gamers should be given the option, if people dont mind buying a revamp last gen to play ported last gen games, or dumbed down current gen games with a gimmick controller, then nintendo is for them.

The use of the word "Gimmick" or should I say the over use, the term gimmick is a matter of opinion one opinion your opinion no one else, we don't need to hear it, by definition "bashing" another console.
And I suppose PS Move is in no way copying Nintendo's "Gimmick" and therefore is in no way a "Gimmick" in it self by your limited definition thinking?

nintendo focus more on lower spec systems and fancy controllers and majority of games aimed towards children.

The use of the words Childish, Children or Kids as apposed to the use of the term "Younger audience" again bashing a chosen console, and by your definition Microsoft and Sony don't have any 3+ games on their systems then? again purely your own opinion one we don't need or want to hear to be honest with you.

Oh and by they way I'm subjectively mocking you, as you do to others with relentless waist of everyones time quotes and general insanity you subject this forum to everyday, yes I hate you but thats because you're a negative thinker, negative thinkers were not born to be leaders and they bring everyone else down with them because of it, sorry thats just fact.

[Mr.Do!]

its what id say is marmite, you either like it or you dont, dont cry because i dont love them like you, if you took me back to the n64 id share the same view, but since the GC ive found ive bought a nintendo system and everytime lacks the games i want to play.... so yea blame me for favoring the systems that offers what i like.

Nobody is knocking you for favoring the system you like.. I think people are tired of you putting down the one you dont like.. Even in forum topics that really have nothing to do with that subject.

Some people just are tired of you ruining every single topic of discussion here with garbage hate for a freaking company.

State your opinions, its fine.. But you really come off as un-informed and bitter. (for what reason i have no idea)

I mean who cares if you dont like nintendo.

I honestly dont see much bashing of systems on these boards except for you.

Others state their likes and dislikes, but they at least are normal about it. You are just obnoxious. And it has nothing to do with not liking nintendo.

That being said it is the internet and you are free to say what you want.. Just cant complain when people tell you to shut up...

[JonathanD]

I don't care what systems you like you don't need to say fanboy comments in the wording you chose to use, shall I tell you who put me in the line of choosing employees in my department, Microsoft did! thats right I work for Microsoft and your constant comebacks are that everyone else is the fanboy when your the absolute moron that is using wording like.. and I quote you...

gamers should be given the option, if people dont mind buying a revamp last gen to play ported last gen games, or dumbed down current gen games with a gimmick controller, then nintendo is for them.

The use of the word "Gimmick" or should I say the over use, the term gimmick is a matter of opinion one opinion your opinion no one else, we don't need to hear it, by definition "bashing" another console.
And I suppose PS Move is in no way copying Nintendo's "Gimmick" and therefore is in no way a "Gimmick" in it self by your limited definition thinking?

nintendo focus more on lower spec systems and fancy controllers and majority of games aimed towards children.

The use of the words Childish, Children or Kids as apposed to the use of the term "Younger audience" again bashing a chosen console, and by your definition Microsoft and Sony don't have any 3+ games on their systems then? again purely your own opinion one we don't need or want to hear to be honest with you.

Oh and by they way I'm subjectively mocking you, as you do to others with relentless waist of everyones time quotes and general insanity you subject this forum to everyday, yes I hate you but thats because you're a negative thinker, negative thinkers were not born to be leaders and they bring everyone else down with them because of it, sorry thats just fact.

Love it! I so wish there was a thumbs up or like button on this forum.

I tend to pick on Sony these days, but only because they used to be infallible and I still find it horrible how far they have fallen. I rarely pick on the 360 anymore as at least they do most things "right" I honestly could only fault MS on 2 things with the 360 and thats really digging back in time, the whole RROD thing that took too long to fix and from what I hear there seems to be a lot of advertising on the new dash? I think the advertising just needs to be rebalanced? I think people are fine with advertisements as long as they are not too obnoxious. Nintendo I have a couple of complaints about too, the network is the weakest of the three and the hardware is the weakest of the three. For me personally those two issues are non issues, I own a PC so if I want high end graphics I fire up Windows 7 and have at it with hardware that makes all three consoles look like toys. On the networking side of things again I have a PC and Steam for a marketplace and access to the greatest MMO's and FPS's and the list just goes on.

I am not even going to go into the laundry list of complaints I would have about my PS3 and Sony, no one wants to read a 3 page long essay on "How to drive a company into the dirt in 5 easy steps."

Just wanted to add I enjoyed your post!

[JonathanD]

Nobody is knocking you for favoring the system you like.. I think people are tired of you putting down the one you dont like.. Even in forum topics that really have nothing to do with that subject.

Some people just are tired of you ruining every single topic of discussion here with garbage hate for a freaking company.

State your opinions, its fine.. But you really come off as un-informed and bitter. (for what reason i have no idea)

I mean who cares if you dont like nintendo.

I honestly dont see much bashing of systems on these boards except for you.

Others state their likes and dislikes, but they at least are normal about it. You are just obnoxious. And it has nothing to do with not liking nintendo.

That being said it is the internet and you are free to say what you want.. Just cant complain when people tell you to shut up...

"Like" <---- I pressed it! lol

[Diztructor]

Nobody is knocking you for favoring the system you like.. I think people are tired of you putting down the one you dont like.. Even in forum topics that really have nothing to do with that subject.

Some people just are tired of you ruining every single topic of discussion here with garbage hate for a freaking company.

State your opinions, its fine.. But you really come off as un-informed and bitter. (for what reason i have no idea)

I mean who cares if you dont like nintendo.

I honestly dont see much bashing of systems on these boards except for you.

Others state their likes and dislikes, but they at least are normal about it. You are just obnoxious. And it has nothing to do with not liking nintendo.

That being said it is the internet and you are free to say what you want.. Just cant complain when people tell you to shut up...

hows it nothing to do with the topic, a dev claims all console manufacturers should join and make one console.

go back to read what was said, before cloud kill got upset.

you cant see anyone else bashing systems, ha ha you find even the mods in this forum bashing sony crying anti consumer bull cr@p lol

all i state is what i actually experience on nintendo systems, the type of games, last gen specs, gimmick controllers.

this is why i think this idea is BS, if they all joined forced you know for a fact nintendo would not want to make a nice console with actual hardware capable of exceeding the normal console life, and not offer anything else other than a gimmick controller.

of course i favor MS and SONY, because they offer more than just a games console, they offer online services, they offer hardware that has so for exceeded the normal console life, they offer gimmick controllers as optional - this part is what people miss, on these systems im not forced to use a gimmick controller on every game (it offers optional games and support with other games).

I see the wii u you so far is getting last gen ports but so did the wii for the first year or so, but the question is, what will sony and ms release, will they release a system again with hardware the wii u cant handle and devs wont bother dumbing down a next gen game to port it to the wii u, and likely that nintendos next system will get these ported over.

[DEDDOA]

In other words, developers and publishers want to do less work and only have one platform to work on and make money of of. It's an old story, as old as computer gaming has been multiple platforms and still not likely to happen. The closest to a unified platform is the a Windows PC and that is essentially multiplatform linked by one OS.

I doubt it would happen, especially as Sony and MS couldn't stick to the Nintendo standards, as in gaming first, anything else should be a bonus and be more an after thougth than a focus. Also the get it right first time, don't release shoddy software knowing you can patch later and especially not so you can sell back parts of it as DLC (tho they could solve the worlds water problems with EA, Scamco, Crapcom etc's tears).

Also say it did happen how would it work, would all 3 make a version of the console, or would the work be split between them. If it was split who would do what, I guess MS would make the OS and development software (maybe even hardware design as they seem to be more on ball with the actual design than the other 2 given their DirectX development, as in they know what devlopers are after), Nintendo would make first party games and design control schemes with Sony maybe making the console and designing the media and storage devices. That could work and would seem pretty balanced but it would never work in the real world when there is a chance one of them can make more money solo.