PS3 gamers appreciate art more than Xbox 360, Wii users - Journey dev

PS3 can't even run Skyrim-LMFAO

What an arrogant statement... Heavy Rain would do just as well on the 360 and so would Flower and Journey. In fact, Flower could have done extremely well on the Wii during its gimmicky early days if Nintendo had backed it.

Sounds like he is just trying to play to promote his game to the sony fanbase by saying "yeah Sony owners are more refined and more artistically inclined"

btw I only own a Ps3

So if we have all three systems....then what?

If you don't appreciate games as art, then you're not a real gamer.

I actually own an Xbox & a PS3 and I love the exclusives on both of them.

I fully agree.

Now it's time to scroll down and laugh at all the fanboy hate that UNDOUBTABLY populates this comment section.

that's why Flower is on PS3

i own a ps3 and that's why I like to go to art museums all the time ROFL

I agree a game like Heavy Rain would've never sold as much as it did on the PS3. Look at Alan Wake it was even more mainstream than Heavy Rain and sold like crap.

Unfortunately based on game sales of previous generation console I observed I have to concur with the sentiment. Given Indie gamer's position, going to the Sony Console has to be safer bet to see any kind of profits. I mean games like Fez and Braid are as big as they are now because they have the familiar game mechanics we grew to love and pretty much designed to appeal to western demographics. One thing I disagree Sony isn't the only one that appreciate arty games In Nintendo I see a lot of arty games.

If Xbox gamers say they appreciate the arty games as they do, Sega would've made an exclusive Xbox games by now. Seeing they only now stick to Wii and Sony is enough proof for me. 

That is a generalization and I'm sure Journey would have sold just as well on XBLA than it did for PS3. There is hardly any difference at all between PS3 and 360 gamers. Games that sell well on one system sell pretty much the same as on the other. There is little discrepancy between the two demographics.

The Wii is a different case since it targets a younger audience, yet more games on Wii have much more appealing artstyIes than most PS3/360 games. Take a look at games such as Super Mario Galaxy 1 and 2, Muramasa: The Demon Blade, Epic Mickey, or Skyward Sword. Those games all have fantastic art direction and are appreciated games on the Wii.

The why does he want to go multi-plat?

Lost in Shadow, Fragile Dreams Farewell Ruins............WII

Kinectimats, Mincraft...........XBOX 360

I don't even get inbox notifications any more. How the hell am I supposed to reply to people If I am not informed that they have replied to me? Terrible.

I despise this new comment system.

Ever notice everyone is an "editor" these days?  What ever happened to the title "staff writer"?

I guess we're the Everybody Gets a Trophy generation.

Remember: correlation does not imply causation.

I call Bull on this.

Wait, I get it now, when he says 'artsy', he means the boring ass games that he makes. I can only tilt my controller back and forth controlling a flower petal for so long. And I'm not a hater, I own all 3 games that he has developed only to play them for a half hour and then watch them take up space on my PS3. Flow is somewhat entertaining at least.

One of the most ridiculous things I have ever read, especially when you take into consideration that he develops exclusively for the PS3. If anything, the reason that the PS3 has more of an adult audience is the fact that the frickin' thing cost $600 when it released. I sure wouldn't buy something that expensive for a child. I think the blu-ray aspect also plays into that because of adult male tendencies to drift toward new and exciting technology. It's like saying that X360 owners appreciate indie developers more because of the indie games channel.

I don't think the success of these games because of art, but the unique experience. Just because some games on the PS3 are artsy and people play them doesn't mean that X360 and Wii gamers wouldn't appreciate them either.

I agree with this, the core of the games I play are M rated so there is not much artistic value to the splash of blood from your enemy's as you gun them down. But when it comes to games like flower it was moving.

There is part of me that agrees. They have had a lot more 'artsy' games on the PS3 that seem to make the news. Unfortunately I just haven't seemed to care enough to drop $300 for those few one-offs. Another problem with 'artistic' games are people think sex and vulgar = mature. I would like some more adult oriented games I just don't think the same thing as developers do when they think that. Developers think "adult oriented" = Duke Nukem and F-bomb FPS. I think "adult oriented" = stories and themes that I can think about after the game is over. 

I call bullcrap. Clearly Jenova Chen is only saying this because he makes games for PSN. However, it's a stupid remark. I find Journey to be a beautiful game, I loved every second of it. However, I find the art in Nintendo's game's just as breathtaking and far more iconic. That's not to mention how defiant and independent Nintendo is of industry expectations. Xbox has some genuinely artistic games as well (uh, Limbo, anyone?). In fact, it could reasonably be argued that the XBL Arcade has FAR more indie artwork than either Sony's PSN or Nintendo's online store.

Taking it to a bit of a personal level, I find Nintendo's Retro Studios and EAD far more artistic and beautiful than thatgamecompany. Naughty Dog might be a comparable art house to Retro Studios.

I will defer to the following comment made by craigprime in the comments below: "if the people that use a PS3 are more artistic, Sony should actually make some decent "art"  games for it."

Least surprising development today- article that combines games vs art and 360 vs Ps3 vs Wii is magnet for angry people in comments. In other news, they're making a sequel to the Avengers and water is still wet.

You guys are debating really hard on this lol 

Give me a break. Video games are toys, and toys attract children and menchildren. Sony might want to market its system as more upscale or whatever, but give a Sony exclusive such as Starhawk a 7.5 out of 10 (a GOOD score), and you'll witness you'll witness the kind of people video games actually attract.

I can't say that the PS3 isn't meant for the most artistic people, but I haven't seen many actual games that are meant to draw with. I mean, Nintendo has a wide array of art focused games: Art Style, Art Academy, Colors! 3D, and if music counts as art, Bit Trip, Electroplankton, Rhymtek, the list is huge in Nintendo's "art" category. But hey, if the people that use a PS3 are more artistic, Sony should actually make some decent "art"  games for it.

This is one of the silliest statements I've ever seen from a developer. It almost beats Casey Hudson's attempted explanation of ME3's horrible ending involving "Artistic Integrity."There's people that appreciate art on all platforms; PS3, Xbox, Wii, PC... Saying that "one platform's fanbase appreciates art more" is just flat out wrong.

Makes sense. PS3 is home to more Japanese games and players of Japanese games are used to having no idea what the &#$% is going on. Coherent narrative? Pfft. Who needs it?

I own a PS3 and a Wii, and I have played the 360, but I think all audiences have an artistic taste somehow.

I own all three systems, and I don't care for any art.

True Art = Nature and Beautiful Woman

absolutely agree with this article.

Has this guy something worth to say but BS ? And I have all systems.

Of course. The PS3 was built to produce better graphics than either of the other two consoles, and Microsoft just buys out any studio that makes games with good gameplay.