I Think Media Molecule may be first or second party Now

[joeorc]

with the most recent review of the LBP beta being very +,an If the game sales are very good there may be a good chance that Media Molecule may go 1st or 2nd party here is a interview with Developer Media Molecule from last year.

Media Molecule's praise for PS3

Michael French Apr 10 2007, 11:00am


The team behind LittleBigPlanet, Media Molecule, has been discussing the background to its eye-catching game in an exclusive Develop interview - and has plenty of good things to say about host format PS3.

While it's easy to just assume that the team has great things to say about PlayStation 3 because format-holder Sony is paying the bills after snapping up first-party rights to LittleBigPlanet, Media Molecule chose to focus on PS3 from the very beginning, an investment that has clearly paid off (and not just in that it grabbed Sony's attention).

"Choosing PS3 only at the start was a big step for us," explained co-founder and technical director Alex Evans. "But I think now lots of other studios are starting to get a good feel of PS3.

"We had soft body physics and things like that running early on because we got lots of other smaller things sorted out or decided before hand – and even with all that in place there’s still loads more headroom. The PS3 has this insane quantity of power, which seems to take a cloth simulator, and then lots more you want to throw at it. It’s just a really enjoyable machine to code for."

The team's other technical director Dave Smith says that the new format was ideal for the new team, which came together after their part-time indie PC game project (they all previously worked at Lionhead) Rag-Doll Kung Fu turned industry heads.

http://www.developmag.com/news/26464...le-to-code-for

now take a look at this statement:

SEP- 17- 2008

Q: Have you had any influence on the way that PSN has developed - has Sony consulted you about it at all?

Alex Evans: There's a whole consultative thing going on within Sony with all their first party studios... second party studios... I never know quite what to call ourselves.

But yes, they consult us a lot, although I can't say if there's direct influence, For example, the cross-media bar - I'm not sure I can say "That was me" - but they certainly listen to the game developers. Actually more than I expected. This is my first company, my first relationship with a publisher where I was on the front line, and I've been really pleasantly surprised. I don't know if it's just Sony, but in my experience they've been very open. They have all sorts of discussions, and I presume they do with other developers as well, about what's going right and wrong. It's cool.

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...ition-part-two


So what's your take,do you think Media-Molecule will go first party or 2nd Party
IMO I think they will go 1st party .