The official Playstation site (UK edition) asked a number of prominent people what they were looking forward to on Playstation in 2009. David Reeves, president of SCEE (Sony Computer Entertainment Europe) had this to say:
"The most important thing for us as a company in the very short term is for us to start making money. This is a pledge that was made last March and is something that we are still very much on target to achieve. Once we have achieved this, I think it will be a very exciting time for PlayStation. Once we have alleviated that specific pressure, we can move forward at a rate of knots..."
A weird way to put it as one would think exciting times is what should make them profitable, not the other way around. Oh well... a few other interesting quotes.
"Large scale MMOs coming to PLAYSTATION 3 - with innovative business and service models."
Phil Harrison, President, Infogrames (former head of Sony Worldwide Studios)
"2009 will be the year of big, exclusive PS3 titles. Just to name a few, the year will start with the much anticipated launch of Killzone 2, followed by a fresh, new take on the superhero/anti-hero open sandbox genre inFamous, a mind-bending thriller Heavy Rain, a massive 256 player simultaneous online shooter MAG, an augmented reality, virtual pet in your room experience EyePet, and some more big titles that we have not even announced yet. On PSP, we have new titles and innovations that will connect and expand the PlayStation experiences."
Shuhei Yoshida, President, SCEE Worldwide Studios
To check out more quotes ranging from people working on third party stuff like Fallout 3 and Alpha Protocol to first party developers on Motorstorm, Killzone 2 and more: Official UK Playstation website