Sony just held a corporate strategy meeting in a bid to outline its plans for the company’s future, but it was a separate interview with PlayStation Productions boss Asad Qizilbash that really caught our attention. You may remember Qizilbash from a few PlayStation events that took place a few years ago – a clearly charismatic speaker who has since led the company’s push into film and television.
In the interview, Qizilbash is asked what he thinks about the future of PlayStation and gaming in general – and his thoughts are actually quite revealing. Up front, he says: “As for the future of gaming, I imagine games will become more personalized thanks to advances in technology and AI, enabling personalized experiences for each player. »
Essentially, Qizilbash believes that video games will increasingly be about captivating people emotionally, through improvements in storytelling and design that attempt to speak directly to the player.
“Advances in technology will improve the emotional depth of games by allowing characters to be much more emotional and expressive, thus promoting more evocative storytelling. This will help a whole generation of creators to be able to create much more emotion in stories,” he predicts. .
He continues: “The focus will shift from graphics or visuals to immersive narratives that resonate long after you put down the controller.” Interesting.
Qizilbash also believes that we have turned a corner when it comes to adapting games to his work, film and television: “I truly believe that some of the most imaginative worlds and creative stories come from video games . A sea change is happening where all the big creators are really turning to video games, since many of them grew up playing games themselves.
We suppose it’s hard to argue with this perspective when shows like The last of us were a huge success. But how does all this ultimately relate to the gaming side?
It seems that Qizilbash believes that the two media are already linked and that it will become increasingly difficult to separate them: “I think technology will democratize storytelling, making it more accessible and less expensive for creators, and Sony is uniquely placed to facilitate this. With the current level of fidelity in video games, there is an opportunity to reuse game assets for animated and live-action films, leveraging Sony’s volumetric and virtual production capabilities. »
He explains: “Game engines like Unreal extend beyond games and are used for virtual production, allowing creators to focus on storytelling rather than logistical constraints. »
