Jul 15 (The Canipa Effect) - Japan Studio was a special place. While many other games publishers chased profits, Japan Studio had the privilege of being able to make creative decisions with the full backing of Sony.
As a first-party developer, their job was to make Playstation look good, to stretch the platform and show off its capabilities. The company never really had blockbuster hits, but in the words of Shawn Layden, “That’s not the point”.