Sony's Andrew House
Euro boss talks E3, 3DS, Other OS and PS Plus. Also, where's Last Guardian?
I think that's a separate, side-issue from PlayStation Plus right now. I don't think we've talked about that for that reason.
What we're doing with PlayStation Plus is a really robust set of free content, discounted content, opportunities to access free trials... I'd emphasise that this was based on a lot of what our network consumers were telling us they would like to see more of. So I think we've constructed the value proposition very, very carefully.
If you start to add up all that's available to you over the course of the year, it looks to be a really good deal. I want to stress that it's one other option, in addition to the current service which is free at the point of entry, and there are no plans to change any of that.
That's not really something we're talking about at this show.
And we'll be able to tell them.
No.
No, I don't think that's a fair categorisation. Free game downloads, one PSN title, two Minis and one PSone classic every month; free premium avatars; dynamic themes; full-game trials, which was one of the things consumers told us they wanted most...
The games themselves will go away. They are valid for the life of the subscription.
They're deactivated. They're reactivated if you reactivate your subscription.
Yes, we would love to have more of an update on The Last Guardian. The team is hard at work on it.
Having spent six years working in Japan, I can guarantee you people will be hard at work, all hours of the night and day.
I have not seen it recently, other than what's been shown publicly.
I think the team just made a decision that they didn't want to talk about the progress on the game or reveal it at this particular stage, and we have to respect that.
I couldn't say right now.
Number one, I don't know of a new PSP. Clearly we're focused very much right now on the current generation of PSP. We just launched two significant initiatives that we think really improve the value proposition. The launch of PSP essentials - great content, well-vetted, well-played, good-selling games at £9.99 - really helps us broaden out even further to a mass market.
I have no idea about the new PSP right now.
I think we can. We have shown that the content line-up for PSP continues to be extremely strong. We're addressing the value proposition to make it an easier point of entry. It's going to be a matter of targeting different consumers.
Yes, PSP is coming into a mature part of the life cycle. It's been on the market now for over five years. We've sold 62 million units sold worldwide and it continues to get good content support, so we're happy with the proposition. As we always end up saying, we'll come to market with new technologies when we feel the technologies themselves are right, and when the consumer's ready.