American McGee Unimpressed by PS4

American McGee, the developer of Alice: Madness Returns, has revealed he was unimpressed by Sony's recent unveiling of the PlayStation 4 and suggested be believes the future of gaming is mobile in an interview with Forbes.

"I was hoping for innovation in control input. Didn't see anything meaningful so 'meh'," McGee commented.

"It's nice that they're moving towards what looks like more developer-friendly hardware and indie friendly distribution. Remains to be seen if the appearance matches the reality. Overall, I think this generation of consoles will struggle painfully agains the momentum of mobile/online games we're seeing globally," he added.

McGee argues the future of gaming is on mobile and devices like the Oculus Rift.

"Ultimately, people are going to choose based on size, power and convenience – and I think we're going to see devices emerging which change their form, function and interface depending on where or for what they're being used.

"More than anything it's interface that's going to drive the most significant change – things like Oculus Rift will radically change peoples peoples demands and expectations – that's where the real revolution is going to start.

"Nothing will be able to compete with full immersion and seamless interface being powered by a processor stack in your pocket," McGee finished. 

Other developers, including Dishonored studio Arkane and Just Cause maker Avalanche have spoken favourably of the PS4 with ID Software founder John Carmack, who last year said he "wasn't excited" for next-gen consoles, commenting that Sony made "wise engineering choices." 

The PS4 is due to be released Holiday 2013.