
Putting the puzzle together
Virtual interview with Fumito Ueda about his new PlayStation 3 game
This virtual interview was put together by picking and sticking with each other all comments made by Fumito Ueda about his third game.
Team ICO Games Magazine UK: We do know that the platform for your next title will be the PlayStation 3. How has been developing for a machine that's so different from its predecessor?
Fumito Ueda: When we started looking what we could do for our third project we immediately realized that the next step forward was the 'next-generation.' We took our time to try and see what we could do with the PlayStation 3 and the ways we could use its power. There's so much freedom with the things you can do on this machine. The level of beauty will really become higher.
TIG: Are you encountering difficulties?
FU: When we started working on ICO ten years ago, we faced many challenges because we wanted to create something which did not exist. We are now facing a similar challenge with our new project. Production has not reached the critical stage and the company is very reasonable thanks to our achievements in the past. So, although I do normally get pressured, that’s not happened yet on the current project, and that’s something I feel gratitude for; that the company gives us the opportunity to focus by giving us time.
TIG: What about the PlayStation Network? Would you develop a title for that particular platform?
FU: Yes, I would work on a smaller-scale PSN game. As long as time permitted and I had the opportunity, yes.
TIG: We know that you can't possibly divulge details about what your new game is all about, but is there anything you could say?
FU: I can't say anything concrete about our next project, yes, but it may use the same theme of 'hold, and perform an action' from ICO and Shadow of the Colossus.