Phil Harrison, ex President of Sony Worldwide Studios, and current President of Atari, has said that Sony “took absolutely the right decision” to recall LBP.
Speaking to GamesIndustry.biz on the eve of his keynote at Unite ‘08 in Copenhagen, Harrison was asked about the title that he championed all the way through development, before his departure earlier this year.
“I wasn’t privy to all of the discussions and debate that went on within Sony, but I know they would have thought very deeply about it, and at the highest level of the company,” he explained. “And on reflection I think it was absolutely the right thing to do, because LittleBigPlanet set out from day one to be a game for the entire world - and if there was anything that accidentally detracted from that vision and made the game not fun for the entire world, then the game would have fundamentally failed in its mission.
“So I think Sony took absolutely the right decision - painful though it was, and frustrating though it might be for gamers who were looking forward to it. It only seems to have heightened the anticipation, so I think it’ll end up being a win, and full credit to Media Molecule for turning around a fix as quickly as they did.”
You can read more of what Phil has to say, over on GamesIndustry.biz
