Harry Potter games on Sony consoles
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June 6, 2012, Wednesday
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SONY Corp has breathed new life into its handheld Vita and announced a tie-up with author JK Rowling that could bring Harry Potter fans into the world of console games.
The console maker said on Monday it may be years before it comes up with a new version of its PlayStation. But at the world's biggest video game expo, E3, it had plenty to keep gamers busy this coming holiday season.
Sony unveiled a second-screen function for the Vita that keeps it in step with Nintendo's new tablet-controller-equipped console, Wii U. It also presented a Harry Potter-inspired book game called "Wonderbook: Book of Spells" that turns the Move motion controller into a magic wand.
Jack Tretton, the president and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment America, suggested it may be a few more years before a new PlayStation platform is due. He told a packed Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena that Sony's six-year-old machine "continues to shatter expectations" and give game makers "the industry's most powerful palate."
"Back to the original PlayStation we always thought in 10-year product life cycles," he said in an interview with The Associated Press after Sony's E3 news conference. "I think you're seeing those generations be longer and longer because the technology is so great, it's difficult to surpass it."
A few games did appear to defy expectations even on the aging console.
"Beyond," which Sony showcased to kick off its 75-minute presentation, depicts "Juno" star Ellen Page in much more vivid, authentic animated acting scenes than its predecessor "Heavy Rain," which was also from story-based game studio Quantic Dream.
"Technically, there's some really impressive stuff," said John Davison, vice president of programming for GameSpot.com. "We're seeing all publishers really stretching out this generation of hardware."
The video-game industry hopes to reverse a five-month slump in sales due mainly to a lack of new hardware.
Nintendo Co Ltd's Wii is five years old. Microsoft Corp's Xbox 360 is six. Only Nintendo is coming out with a new console this year. All three console makers sought to use mobile devices with another screen in tandem with their consoles.
The console maker said on Monday it may be years before it comes up with a new version of its PlayStation. But at the world's biggest video game expo, E3, it had plenty to keep gamers busy this coming holiday season.
Sony unveiled a second-screen function for the Vita that keeps it in step with Nintendo's new tablet-controller-equipped console, Wii U. It also presented a Harry Potter-inspired book game called "Wonderbook: Book of Spells" that turns the Move motion controller into a magic wand.
Jack Tretton, the president and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment America, suggested it may be a few more years before a new PlayStation platform is due. He told a packed Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena that Sony's six-year-old machine "continues to shatter expectations" and give game makers "the industry's most powerful palate."
"Back to the original PlayStation we always thought in 10-year product life cycles," he said in an interview with The Associated Press after Sony's E3 news conference. "I think you're seeing those generations be longer and longer because the technology is so great, it's difficult to surpass it."
A few games did appear to defy expectations even on the aging console.
"Beyond," which Sony showcased to kick off its 75-minute presentation, depicts "Juno" star Ellen Page in much more vivid, authentic animated acting scenes than its predecessor "Heavy Rain," which was also from story-based game studio Quantic Dream.
"Technically, there's some really impressive stuff," said John Davison, vice president of programming for GameSpot.com. "We're seeing all publishers really stretching out this generation of hardware."
The video-game industry hopes to reverse a five-month slump in sales due mainly to a lack of new hardware.
Nintendo Co Ltd's Wii is five years old. Microsoft Corp's Xbox 360 is six. Only Nintendo is coming out with a new console this year. All three console makers sought to use mobile devices with another screen in tandem with their consoles.
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