Sony’s Shuhei Yoshida has responded to the ‘mixed’ reviews of the PlayStation 4 launch line-up. He also commented on the early reported PS4 problems.
Sony is investigating the reported PS4 hardware issues, according to Shuhei Yoshida.
The PlayStation exec suggested via Twitter that these are just “isolated incidents”:
Also, in an interview with Games Industry, Shu commented on the low review scores of the PlayStation 4 launch line-up.
And, he seems to be “disappointed” by them, but doesn’t think it’s worrisome for the launch of the system:
“Yeah, it’s disappointing to see some of the low scores,” Yoshida told GamesIndustry.biz. “I haven’t spent enough time reading reviews, but I would characterize them as mixed.”
“And with this launch there are lots of games coming out, so the media must be very busy going through the games quickly,” he continued, “and especially since the online functionality wasn’t ready until in the last couple days. So we have to look at how much time they spend on what aspect of the games and how that may be contributing to some of the lower scores. It’s disappointing but I don’t think it’s worrisome for the launch of the system.
“I’ve played through all of our games, Killzone, Knack and Resogun, and I totally enjoyed playing through these games. I’m now on my second run of Knack and Resogun at a higher difficulty - these games really grow on you when you play more. I’m very confident that once you purchase these games and play, you’ll be happy that you’ve done so.”
“[Knack] wasn’t designed [to meet specific] review scores,” Yoshida continued. “I was hoping Knack could score in the mid 70s and last I checked it’s around 59-60, so I’m hoping it goes up. The game uses only three buttons to play, so it’s not the type of game reviewers would score high for the launch of a next-gen system.
“The game was targeted as what we call a second purchase; you know, people may purchase PS4 for Call of Duty or Assassin’s Creed or Killzone, but if they also buy Knack, this is a game that you can play with your family or your significant other.”
Resogun, a side-scrolling shoot ‘em up from Housemarque, is currently the highest-rated PS4 exclusive, scoring an 82 Metacritic rating.
“At least we have one game that’s getting great reviews,” added Yoshida.
So, what do you think?
The PlayStation 4 is set to launch on November 15 in North America and on November 29 in Europe.
Source: NeoGAF
