Train2Game students are looking to enter the industry at what’s an especially interesting time. At least that’s the case if you believe Peter Molyneux’s comments in an interview with Game Informer.

“I think it’s a really interesting time. We as game designers now have to really put our thinking caps on, because there’s a lot of stuff that we need to get our teeth into.” said Molyneux, who recently left his positions with Lionhead and Microsoft to concentrate on new projects.

He singled out cloud gaming and free-to-play as some of the most interesting issues for game designers.

“We have to get into all the cloud stuff, we’ve gotta get our teeth into monetizing and the digital relationship with customers.” he said.

“The difference between retail and free-to-play and how that’s gonna evolve, we’ve got multi-device play, we’ve got totally new ways of interacting with the experience.” said the respected game designer, adding that it’ll take some time for game designers to work through all the different developments.

“All of that has to be solved, designed, and delightful experiences have to be made. It’s going to take us quite a long time to get through that lot.” he added.

“On the horizon, I predict that we’ve just started looking at different devices. I’m sure there’s going to be a lot more input devices coming along, and I just think it’s a really interesting, fascinating time in the industry.” Molyneux concluded.

Train2Game students can read the full, fascinating, interview with Peter Molyneux over at Game Informer.

There’s more Peter Molyneux news right here on The Train2Game Blog, including his advice on how to get into the games industry.

Of course, Train2Game offers a course in game design, which you can find out more about here. 

What are your thoughts on Molyneux’s views? Do you agree that it’s an especially interesting time to be a game designer?

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