Xbox silence at GDC isn't the full picture, says Epic exec

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Microsoft's next-gen silence at this week's Game Developers Conference has been dismissed as "more perception than reality," by Epic Games co-founder Mark Rein.

PlayStation 4 has been an ever-present discussion point at the San Francisco event, with Sony publicly fostering developer relations and even showcasing controllers at its booth.
However, Rein said that assumptions Microsoft didn't have a private presence at the conference "isn't true," and that on the public side it's simply a case of one platform holder having announced their new console and the other not.

"I think that's more perception than reality," Rein said of Microsoft's suggested absence from GDC.

"Microsoft has always been very developer centric with all of their platforms and that Sony is embracing that approach is wonderful. But I don't think it diminishes what Microsoft is doing.

"I don't think with developer relations anyone is trying to be public, it's just you're at GDC and Sony has the hardware to talk about, and Microsoft hasn't talked about it publicly yet. So I think it's just the difference between someone who can say the name of their console and someone who can't."

On the PS4 side Epic released an extended video of its Unreal Engine 4 'Elemental' demo running on the console.

Rein had plenty of positive things to say about Sony's open approach to developer relations:

"It's abundantly clear that PS4 is being driven as a collaboration between East and West, as opposed to a dictation from one side to the other," he said. "Developers are fully involved, activated, discussed and doing really cool collaborative things."

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WoobiePosted:

They clearly know what they are doing and have a plan, they're going to do it early summer when everyone stops gaming as much and then all you'll think about is 720 and having to get it in time for the winter.

KatsumiChanPosted:

Vice
Kardashian
Drumstep
Smurfs
M60
Smurfs
SWED- I think all next gen consoles is going to get delayed


I hope they get delayed a little bit longer.


Why do you want them to get delayed?


I just recently got a new Xbox slim.


I've had my falcon for a while


I have the 250GB one, Looks the best :D I hope they release the next-gen consoles soon! :(


I kind of hope they get delayed so i can enjoy my current console for a while. And all of the awesome news about the next-gen can be released at once.


They're waiting for the right time. Probably around XMas.

DiffucultPosted:

Well I don't Play XBOX - So I'm Not That Worried or Happy about it at all :P

ToesPosted:

Kardashian
Drumstep
Smurfs
M60
Smurfs
SWED- I think all next gen consoles is going to get delayed


I hope they get delayed a little bit longer.


Why do you want them to get delayed?


I just recently got a new Xbox slim.


I've had my falcon for a while


I have the 250GB one, Looks the best :D I hope they release the next-gen consoles soon! :(


I kind of hope they get delayed so i can enjoy my current console for a while. And all of the awesome news about the next-gen can be released at once.

ToesPosted:

Kardashian They're trying to hide something I think, flaws or something like that. It will be delayed eventually.


I am kind of thinking the same with how much they are changing the date around.

KardashianPosted:

They're trying to hide something I think, flaws or something like that. It will be delayed eventually.

KardashianPosted:

Drumstep
Smurfs
M60
Smurfs
SWED- I think all next gen consoles is going to get delayed


I hope they get delayed a little bit longer.


Why do you want them to get delayed?


I just recently got a new Xbox slim.


I've had my falcon for a while


I have the 250GB one, Looks the best :D I hope they release the next-gen consoles soon! :(

KelcyPosted:

Soil
Smurfs
M60
Smurfs
SWED- I think all next gen consoles is going to get delayed


I hope they get delayed a little bit longer.


Why do you want them to get delayed?


I just recently got a new Xbox slim.

I previously got an Xbox slim too. I am excited for the new features, but I'd like to keep my slim for awhile.


I ain't buying the 720 until its dropped a bit

neboPosted:

Smurfs
M60
Smurfs
SWED- I think all next gen consoles is going to get delayed


I hope they get delayed a little bit longer.


Why do you want them to get delayed?


I just recently got a new Xbox slim.


I've had my falcon for a while

imaqtpiePosted:

Smurfs
M60
Smurfs
SWED- I think all next gen consoles is going to get delayed


I hope they get delayed a little bit longer.


Why do you want them to get delayed?


I just recently got a new Xbox slim.

I previously got an Xbox slim too. I am excited for the new features, but I'd like to keep my slim for awhile.