Sony and Namco form new content creation company

[wraggster]

via gibiz



Sony and Namco Bandai are to further strengthen their relationships by forming a new company, Cellius, to create PS3 games and content for mobile phones and PCs.

The company will be joint owned, with Namco Bandai owning 51 per cent of the venture and Sony owning the other 49 per cent, Bloomberg is reporting.

Cellius will create content based around the technology of the Cell chip, the processor Sony and partners International Business Machines and Toshiba spent 200 billion yen (EUR 1.2bn) developing.

The move highlights Sony's desire to go toe-to-toe with rival Microsoft in the entertainment sector, with both company's setting their sites on content for the digital home.

Namco Bandai has been a strong supporter of Sony since it first entered the home console market, creating some of its best-known franchises including Ridge Racer, Tekken and Ace Combat.

Namco Bandai's Ridge Racer 7 and Mobile Suit Gundam were the highest-selling games for the PlayStation 3 last year.

[Shadowblind]

Which can only mean 1 thing--- the next Klonoa game out will be for PS3. I despise the system now more then ever.

[Tree]

Which can only mean 1 thing--- the next Klonoa game out will be for PS3. I despise the system now more then ever.

y do u despise even more now

[Shadowblind]

PS3 costs way too much for my family to afford with the other consoles. So I hate that they may be putting a great game on it.

[Tree]

cant u just get it when the prices go down and maybe just get the 20gb one, there go dwn by christmas i think

[ElRazur]

PS3 costs way too much for my family to afford with the other consoles. So I hate that they may be putting a great game on it.

Erm you hate something because you cant afford it? By your logic i should dispise you for not working hard enough to have one because i had mine since january and i live in the UK.

[Darksaviour69]

Erm you hate something because you cant afford it? By your logic i should dispise you for not working hard enough to have one because i had mine since january and i live in the UK.

and Sony hates you because you imported your console (see lik-sang)..... a nice little hate circle

[Tree]

lmao :P yeah but i cant see how you can hate it because you cant buy it YET, plus im gettin one because i saved for it

[Shadowblind]

Im fine with people hating me for ignorant reasons. I also hate the PS3 because of how many stolen ideas went into it. To list only 3:

Wii: Motion sensor
360: Middle Button
Achievements

I also hate Sony more then it because of its PRICE, not exactly that I can't buy it.

[Tree]

ok one ... the WIIs motion sensor controler is way differnt to the PS3s ... do you see people jumping around with a PS3
two ... who cares if they stole 1 lil button from XBOX360 it anit a big deal + think about it ... the PSP has a home button ... and the PS3 has the same home thing as PSP ... so it wasnt stolen