PlayStation Studios looking for 'fresh and exciting' games
0PlayStation Studios are looking for "fresh and exciting" games.
The gaming giant are keen to expand their game offerings with ones that are "differentiated, diverse and distinctive", according to its head of Worldwide Studios, Hermen Hulst.
Speaking to GI.biz, he said: "I see this as a strategic partnership that will allow us to continue evolving and exploring new territories for us. I believe that Firewalk's ambitious vision for its original multiplayer game is going to deliver something really fresh and exciting.
"I am very interested in creating a diverse slate of titles. Actually, the shape or form that they come in are less interesting to me than the fact that they are differentiated, diverse and distinctive. We tend to work with teams that do have something in common, which is that ambition that the Firewalk team has. But also the fact that [Firewalk] is a very strong, autonomous and, I would say, fiercely daring team … culturally, that’s a really good match. So I seek those factors before I go into narrowing it down to genres or gameplay modes. It is more about the experience being differentiated and unique."
And the coronavirus pandemic has changed how PlayStation Studios works.
He added: "One advantage of the work from home situation, for us at least, is that everybody is much more used to being dispersed around the globe. There’s a lot of people dialling in from home for playtests. So if you’re based in Europe, like myself, it’s kind of democratised now. The teams on the other side of the world are more accessible to me. So I can join a town hall, I can join a meeting."