Top 10 embarrassing Developer quotes

[CptStern]

1 ."I have been saying this for some time, but customers are not interested in grand games with higher-quality graphics and sound and epic stories. Only people who do not know the videogame business would advocate the release of next-generation machines when people are not interested in cutting-edge technologies." - Nintendo boss Yamauchi


2. "Sony have had a graphic workstation business; they understand polygon rendering and have special customers that demand it. But I think when Sony come to market they might discover that they've underestimated how important traditional cell animation is and overrated the importance of polygon rendering." - Trip Hawkins on the playstation 1


3. "The single-player game is a strange mutant monster which has only existed for 21 years and is about to go away because it is unnatural and abnormal." - Raph Koster, maker of such "classic" games such as Star wars galaxies


4. "[People who play RPGs are] depressed gamers who like to sit alone in their dark rooms and play slow games," - Nintendo boss Yamauchi


5. "Liquid AI is the crap that ran down [EA's] leg when they saw GameDay." - Kelly Flock angrily dismissing EA's Madden Football games, claiming that these efforts were shallow copies of 989's GameDay football games. ...yes because we all know how popular Gameday games are


6. ""[PS3] is not a game machine. We've never once called it a game machine. I'm not going to reveal [the PS3's] price today. I'm going to only say that it'll be expensive. I'm aware that with all these technologies, the PS3 can't be offered at a price that's targeted towards households." - Ken Kutaragi, Sony boss ........so does that mean only corporations or the government will be able to afford the PS3?


7. "There are many people in the industry that know nothing about games. In particular, a large American company is trying to do engulf software houses with money, but I don't believe that will go well. It looks like they'll sell their game system next year, but we'll see the answer to that the following year." - Nintendo boss Yamauchi talking about the then upcoming xbox


8. "Customers do not want online games." - Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi may 2004


9. "[PS2 is…] historic, a mass-market appliance that fundamentally changes society in the way the printing press did." - Trip Hawkins (co-founder EA) ...whatever he's smoking I want some


10. "Next generation games will combine unprecedented audio and visual experiences to create worlds that are beyond real and they'll deliver storylines and gameplay so compelling that it will feel like living a lucid dream. The result is a state where you achieve the perfect mind-body equilibrium as you forget your physical surroundings and you become completely immersed in the game itself; this controller becomes an extension of your body, it becomes the gateway to the Zen of gaming." - Peter Moore, Xbox360 pr guy

http://ds.ign.com/articles/695/695790p1.html




:O where do they find these people? they're worse than car salesmen

 

[JNightshade]

Haha, I saw that earlier, it's priceless. But you posted them in the wrong order...

 

[CptStern]

no I didnt, it's from 1 - 10 ..the article has it 10 - 1

 

[CyberPitz]

That's quite funny. I didn't know RPG players were just depressed people who just sit alone in a dark room....although..I do that while playing FPSs D:

 

[el Chi]

3. "The single-player game is a strange mutant monster which has only existed for 21 years and is about to go away because it is unnatural and abnormal." - Raph Koster, maker of such "classic" games such as Star wars galaxies

8. "Customers do not want online games." - Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi may 2004


9. "[PS2 is…] historic, a mass-market appliance that fundamentally changes society in the way the printing press did." - Trip Hawkins (co-founder EA) ...whatever he's smoking I want some

As the French say: Qu'est-que c'est le f*ck?

3. MMO games have an extraordinary potential that is being realised more and more, but the idea that single-player games could become obsolete or worthless is simply absurd.
Of course, MMO games can incorporate multiple, non-linear, interweaving narratives which interact with others' decisions within them. But they don't offer the huddled submersion that single-player narrative games can.
Also, too many people playing on-line games are offensively stupid, and that's not something that's going to go away any time soon. Who needs that interfering with the narrative you're trying to get lost in?

8. Quite how someone so famous and influential in the gaming industry can be quite so short-sighted is astonishing.

9. Y'know when you go off on one about how fantastic something is, only to realise a day or two later that actually you were way off the mark, and far too excitable? Yeah, by then it's too late.
Too bad, Hawkins.

 

[CptStern]

As the French say: Qu'est-que c'est le f*ck?

3. MMO games have an extraordinary potential that is being realised more and more, but the idea that single-player games could become obsolete or worthless is simply absurd.

it's funny how someone who created arguably the most problem plagued MMO game in gaming history has the never to delare sp games are dead ...well if MP games are going to look more and more like SWG then I'll gladly throw my modem out the window

Of course, MMO games can incorporate multiple, non-linear, interweaving narratives which interact with others' decisions within them. But they don't offer the huddled submersion that single-player narrative games can.
Also, too many people playing on-line games are offensively stupid, and that's not something that's going to go away any time soon. Who needs that interfering with the narrative you're trying to get lost in?

I completely agree ...especially the offensively stupid part

9. Y'know when you go off on one about how fantastic something is, only to realise a day or two later that actually you were way off the mark, and far too excitable? Yeah, by then it's too late.
Too bad, Hawkins.

ya but that's usually followed by "what the hell was I drinking last night?" ..Trip doesnt seem like he can use that excuse

 

[el Chi]

I completely agree ...especially the offensively stupid part

Seriously!? There are so many morons out there on the internet. Maybe it's different in MMOs though. I dunno.

 

[CptStern]

no, it's not different ...stupidly offensive people there too. The more popular a game the more stupid people ...therefore it's no surprise that I dont play CS:S and keep to myself in WoW

 

[el Chi]

no, it's not different ...stupidly offensive people there too.

Hooray for teh internets.

 

[Gray Fox]

It probably isn't that bad. They get caught up in all the different fights between games and consoles and sometimes make regretable comments in the heat of the battle.

no, it's not different ...stupidly offensive people there too. The more popular a game the more stupid people ...therefore it's no surprise that I dont play CS:S and keep to myself in WoW

The CS:S community really isn't that bad, especially compared to a lot of others.

 

[MuToiD_MaN]

4. "[People who play RPGs are] depressed gamers who like to sit alone in their dark rooms and play slow games," - Nintendo boss Yamauchi

what -- you telling me they aren't?

 

[CrazyHarij]

"Story in a game is like a story in a porn movie. It's expected to be there, but it's not that important." - john carmack

 

[StardogChampion]

7. "There are many people in the industry that know nothing about games. In particular, a large American company is trying to do engulf software houses with money, but I don't believe that will go well. It looks like they'll sell their game system next year, but we'll see the answer to that the following year." - Nintendo boss Yamauchi talking about the then upcoming xbox

Well the Xbox did make a loss...

 

[Asknoone]

Yamuchi makes me lol.

 

[CptStern]

wow I was quoted in 4 out of 5 posts ...I feel special


greyfox: ya cs:s isnt all that bad, depending on server ..but on average more full of haters than any other game I've encountered


el chi: hooray for hoorays :E stupidz rool da interwebs


Mutoid man: I dont know, they usually dont come out of their dark, depressing rooms long enough for me to find out :O


StardogChampion: yes you could argue that he was talking about the japanese market ..xbox was a huge bust in japan ..the xbox360 faired far far worse ..almost of no-return-disaster porportions



didnt want to leave CrazyHarij and samon out even though they didnt quote me ;(

CrazyHarij: lol! at least carmack doesnt pretend to have high concepts for his games

Samon: kosupure makes me say wtf?

 

[Chris D]

"It will be released on September 30th" - Gabe Newell.

 

[DeusExMachina]

Some reason, I've found more morons and assholes in 1.6 then CS:S. Maybe its because all the "hardcore" CSers stayed with 1.6 and they're the dumb assholes?

 

[Chris D]

Less people play CS:Source so therefore there's less room for assholes.

 

[$kelet0r]

bloody hell - no wonder nintendo went down hard when the ps1 came out

 

[ChiChi]

1 ."I have been saying this for some time, but customers are not interested in grand games with higher-quality graphics and sound and epic stories. Only people who do not know the videogame business would advocate the release of next-generation machines when people are not interested in cutting-edge technologies." - Nintendo boss Yamauchi

Scale of 1-10 on stupidness: 9

2. "Sony have had a graphic workstation business; they understand polygon rendering and have special customers that demand it. But I think when Sony come to market they might discover that they've underestimated how important traditional cell animation is and overrated the importance of polygon rendering." - Trip Hawkins on the playstation 1

Since I'm stupid I have no idea what that mean:7/10

3. "The single-player game is a strange mutant monster which has only existed for 21 years and is about to go away because it is unnatural and abnormal." - Raph Koster, maker of such "classic" games such as Star wars galaxies

20/10

4. "[People who play RPGs are] depressed gamers who like to sit alone in their dark rooms and play slow games," - Nintendo boss Yamauchi

9/10

5. "Liquid AI is the crap that ran down [EA's] leg when they saw GameDay." - Kelly Flock angrily dismissing EA's Madden Football games, claiming that these efforts were shallow copies of 989's GameDay football games. ...yes because we all know how popular Gameday games are

10/10

6. ""[PS3] is not a game machine. We've never once called it a game machine. I'm not going to reveal [the PS3's] price today. I'm going to only say that it'll be expensive. I'm aware that with all these technologies, the PS3 can't be offered at a price that's targeted towards households." - Ken Kutaragi, Sony boss ........so does that mean only corporations or the government will be able to afford the PS3?

6/10

7. "There are many people in the industry that know nothing about games. In particular, a large American company is trying to do engulf software houses with money, but I don't believe that will go well. It looks like they'll sell their game system next year, but we'll see the answer to that the following year." - Nintendo boss Yamauchi talking about the then upcoming xbox

Wow, Yamauchi got owned. 10/10

8. "Customers do not want online games." - Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi may 2004

11/10 Talk about eating your words.

9. "[PS2 is…] historic, a mass-market appliance that fundamentally changes society in the way the printing press did." - Trip Hawkins (co-founder EA) ...whatever he's smoking I want some

100/10

10. "Next generation games will combine unprecedented audio and visual experiences to create worlds that are beyond real and they'll deliver storylines and gameplay so compelling that it will feel like living a lucid dream. The result is a state where you achieve the perfect mind-body equilibrium as you forget your physical surroundings and you become completely immersed in the game itself; this controller becomes an extension of your body, it becomes the gateway to the Zen of gaming." - Peter Moore, Xbox360 pr guy

I wish: 9/10

 

[OvA]

Without PS2 there would be no books.

 

[Skaadi]

Yamauchi sure did make an ass of himself there.

 

[AmishSlayer]

"The multiplayer is really unique, and I play it every day."
-Gabe Newell

Oops.

 

[kupocake]

"2 Weeks" - Mark Rein, Epic. Everytime he announces an upcoming demo which in fact shows itself in 6-8 weeks.

 

[Spectre01]

Some reason, I've found more morons and assholes in 1.6 then CS:S. Maybe its because all the "hardcore" CSers stayed with 1.6 and they're the dumb assholes?

That is because more children play 1.6. And the reason for that is not everyone's daddy is going to buy an expensive PC that can run Source well. But 1.6 can run on anything. The source crowd is older because most of them built their own PC's.

 

[dys4iK]

Isn't WoW the new CS:S?

 

[DreamThrall]

...and keep to myself in WoW

Stern to switch to DAoC imo...

(play hibernia on pellinor if you do!)

 

[CptStern]

hmmm I may give the trial a chance since I'm itching to play a fantasy game ..but come tuesday (oblivion day) all other games will be forgotten

 

[Angry Lawyer]

[insert statement about groundbreaking mod they're working on] - 95% of mod teams

-Angry Lawyer

 

[MuToiD_MaN]

lol@groundbreaking ... everyone says that!

 

[Insano]

Too bad it is, but most of the releasedates of Valve

 

[VirusType2]

"Story in a game is like a story in a porn movie. It's expected to be there, but it's not that important." - john carmack

lol. Being a huge id Software fan, I was going to post that but you beat me to it

I love Doom and Quake

I think the stories are fine though.

The whole "hell has broken loose on mars" is not terribly original, but its better than nothing.

Originally Posted by CptStern
4. "[People who play RPGs are] depressed gamers who like to sit alone in their dark rooms and play slow games," - Nintendo boss Yamauchi

what -- you telling me they aren't?

Well I don't think Oblivion is a slow game. I don't like slow RPG's. But other than that right on. Sit in the dark alone and play RPG's! I think it's just an absurd thing to say from a Video game company like Nintendo. It's like an insult. I guess Mario RPG came after he realized that depressed people who like to sit alone in their dark rooms and play slow games are more common than he thought? and have money too?