Avalanche Studios, which is most notably known for working on Renegade Ops and the Just Cause series, appears to be one of the developers behind the PlayStation 4. Speaking to Gaming Bolt, Avalanche CTO and Co-Founder Linus Blomberg stated that he’s looking forward to seeing what Sony’s upcoming platform can do, and that a new console cycle was long overdue after “having been overtaken in terms of performance by PCs several years ago, and also losing market share to mobile platforms.”

For Blomberg, the PlayStation 4 is a means to excel at creating open world games. The Just Cause series is known for its exploration-friendly environment and massive explosions, so it goes without saying that Avalanche wants to take advantage of the technology of newer consoles. Additionally, the stronger focus on social features means the studio can experiment with new ideas and implement new features into its games.

“The PS4 will not only be a very powerful gaming machine from a hardware perspective, but it will also be a social tool and integrated marketplace more akin to the successful mobile devices,” explained Blomberg. “For Avalanche Studios as an open-world games developer this is super exciting and opens up many new opportunities.”

“It’s a perfect fit for the types of games we do, and we are confident that we’ll bring open-world gaming to a whole new level because of it,” continued the Avalanche co-founder. “I’m glad Sony decided to go with 8GB RAM because it means that the PS4 will out-power most PCs for years to come.”

It’s always great to know that developers are behind an upcoming video game system because third-party support is so important. Not every game will be a winner, but with studios trying their damnedest to turn out solid experiences and playing around with new technology, we’re sure to get to the most out of a console. Let’s just hope we don’t have to deal with as many day one patches this time around.

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