Last week was a busy one for the Sony PlayStation. On the day after its 10th birthday, the console received an Emmy from the US National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS). According to the BBC,
The console was honoured with the Outstanding Achievement in Technology and Advanced New Media award for its early work on 3D polygon-based gaming.
This is an interesting crossover between mainstream media in a country in which interactive entertainment is simultaneously vilified and (now) lauded.
It's not the first time a computerised product has held its own in the awards ceremonies of other entertainment spheres. The Oddworld Inhabitants famously submitted a short animated feature starring their interactive leading man Abe for an Academy Award. BAFTA celebrates the contributions of gaming in their special Interactive Entertainment Awards at an annual ceremony. I'm sure there are other examples out there.
Y'know, it seems that games should stick with what they're good at and leave the adaptations to other forms of art. We really don't need a Halo movie, and we certainly never needed a StreetFighter one. Don't see the critical acclaim pouring in there.
