Last week, Gamesblog asked a selection of UK developers to send back diaries of their experiences at GDC. Here's an entry from Chris Lee, commercial director of FreeStyleGames, a small independant development studio based in Warwick.
Tuesday "It would be too simple and too soon to suggest that Sony had already 'won' GDC. However, even after day one they have amassed an impressive run count and look pretty tough to beat. The buzz and enthusiasm throughout the bars and restaurants of San Jose last night was clearly focused on Sony's opening innings and Phil Harrison's ability to strike home runs almost at will. The scoring after day one looks something like this:
1, Stellar real time demos from Ninja Theory, Evolution and SCEE London, clearly showing the power of the PS3 Cell's SPUs 2. Next generation Singstar, showing the potential of an online 'service' and highlighting the efforts Sony are making to push genuinely mass market 3,4 & 5. Full digital distribution of content, PSP & PS3 connectivity and fully integrated shop fronts in F1 and MotorStorm! 6. Shadow of the Collosus cleaning up at the GDC Awards
"Microsoft have confirmed they plan to have 80 titles available for Xbox360 by June and an ever increasing Xbox Live experience. By E3 they'll need all this fire power and more to make sure it remains a fair fight."
