Bioware discusses DS title

A portion of a Flame War Advance interview with BioWare’s Handheld Game Group Project Director, Dan Tudge

Q: What drew BioWare’s attention to develop for the DS? Have you put any thought into developing games for the PlayStation Portable?

A: We’ve been looking at getting into the handheld space for quite a while now, but we were waiting for the right time, the right technology, and of course the right ideas to develop into a quality game. Both the DS and the PSP have very compelling capabilities, but ultimately the DS was better suited to our ideas for creativity and innovation. We may decide to develop something for the PSP down the road, but for now we’re quite excited about what we’ve got planned for the DS.

Q: With the success of the DS, major franchises (such as the Dragon Quest series) shifting over to the portable market, and the significantly lower development costs associated with the platform, do you see your company putting a larger focus on handheld titles?

A: We’ve got a long and successful history of making great games on both PC and console, so I don’t see us putting any less of a focus on those platforms. As long as we stay focused on making the best story-driven games we can, we’ll develop for whatever platform allows us to do just that, and of course it may vary from game to game.

Q: Coming to the topic at hand, what setting will the game use? Medieval? Futuristic?

Full interview here