Sony’s John Hight, Director of External Production at SCEA Santa Monica, Discusses with Gamasutra how their digital distribution platform will be beneficial for both publishers and developers alike.

"Certainly being able to sell globally on-line makes it easier to reach international and remote markets. On the business side, it also lowers our cost of sales and eliminates inventory risk. It should help curtail used game sales and piracy."

Hight also confirmed that Sony are working on their own titles for their new online distibution service. When asked whether Xbox Live Arcade titles could be ported to PS3 E-Distribution and vice versa, He explains:

"We’re looking for fresh, new ideas that fully exploit the power of PlayStation 3. Our 1st party projects are all unique to PS3. Some of our games, by virtue of their design and hardware demands, simply couldn’t work on Xbox 360."

Question successfully dodged Mr Hight.