Oops! SNK steers clear of the PS3 'til 2009
by Nick Doerr 
{ Aug 2nd 2006 at 4:00PM }
Expensive, risk, risky, pricey, expensive, risk... we've heard all of this nonsense before! SNK, you are crazy. Yet, wise. SNK's marketing manager Yoshihito Koyama has gone on record with Kotaku saying, "My first impression is that it's expensive ... the PlayStation 3 is a risk." We can't blame SNK for being cautious -- they're not a very large firm and developing for the PS3 may indeed be a very dangerous risk.However, SNK is eager to embrace the Nintendo Wii. They wish to use the Wiimote to incorporate a new dimension of play into their planned Metal Slug Anthology release. Also of note is that SNK still plans to release some games on the PS2, such as King of Fighters: Maximum Impact 2. Fighting games get such long titles! Anyway, SNK is waiting until 2009 to get cracking on the PS3. By then, development costs may decrease, more hardware in more homes (making for more software sales) and of course, the ulterior motive: making sure the PS3 doesn't crash and burn. We certainly hope that's not the case. Since the PS3 can neither drive nor fly.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Shogan @ Aug 2nd 2006 8:20PM
I can't say I blame them. The PS3's price will limit it's sales at first, as virtually everyone I know wants a 360 or a Wii this year and are waiting on the PS3 to become affordable.
I don't think the PS3 will tank... but I think the price is going to hurt them quite a bit, at least at launch. I could be wrong.
Andir2.0 @ Aug 3rd 2006 8:48AM
I can't say I know of an SNK games I liked...then again, I don't play FPS on consoles or fighter games anymore. Maybe that's why? Either way, this is of little concern to me. Now if Square/Enix or Koei abandoned the PS3 I might be concerned (hell even EA as much as it hurts to say...Burnout was awesome), but I don't see any of that happening soon.