Getting ready for beta turn-in on Monday is slow going. I'm still not too happy with the group situation. Communication is still poor. Things have changed considerably since alpha turn in only a couple of weeks ago. The game is definitely more fun than previous and slowly but surely it's turning into an actual game and not so much a tech-demo. I'm not relaxing quite yet as the real work begins next week with gold right around the corner.
On a side note news of Sony's recent actions regarding LittleBigPlanet as well as future online services has successfully pushed me over the edge. I now officially dislike all of the three major console manufacturers. I never was a big fan of Microsoft. Nintendo fell from my good graces after I took a course on GBA development while simultaneously being disappointed with the poor quality of Wii titles. Now Sony, after cockblocking homebrew programmers left and right and adding "premium" themes to the mix, has managed to get into a political conundrum regarding the Qur'an. I'm not having it any longer. Effective immediately following graduation I plan to focus entirely on mobile device development, abandoning any idea of ever dealing with development on any home console platforms.
I used to find it dificult to imagine a world without console games. I see that day approaching faster now than ever. The demise of the video game industry as we know it brought about not by poor game titles or lack of consumer confidence, but by the fact that the makers of the systems consistently find ways to drive their loyal user base away.
Links:
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/littlebigplanet-release-delayed-in-europe
http://ps3.qj.net/New-PSN-terms-of-use-Sony-can-sell-user-content-without-payment-to-user/pg/49/aid/125039
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