There are an overwhelmingly large number of developers out there who know nothing about the business of games. Venture capitalists in particular. He thinks the industry will undergo a major shakeout from now to next year. The industry is going toward network enabled games, but then again, most of the developers still know nothing about video games, probably because they can't come up with better ideas themselves. Games should have nothing to do with movies.
Players get bored faster than ever before, and in-game movies also jack up the development costs.
The PlayStation 2 is a well worth DVD Player, but not as a game console. It's too difficult and costly to develop for the system. It's a major obstacle for developers. If you already have another ilayer trigger there, put this one last.