The publishers plan to support all three next-gen consoles.

In a recent interview with GamesIndustry.biz, Eidos have confirmed the stance they will be taking with all three next-generation consoles:

The beauty about being an independent publisher is that you can support any platform, of course, and we are going to support all three. It's quite apparent that it's going to be a much closer race this time around. Sony has had a recent history of being the clear winner, and I don't think anybody believes that's going to be the case this time.

It's going to be a much closer race and significantly, I think Nintendo, with the Wii console, is going to be right back up in the thick of it. It's quite interesting that they've decided not to go head-to-head with Microsoft and Sony, with the high quality interactive cinematic action adventure games; they've gone for gameplay over graphics instead. I think that's quite an interesting move and it could be very successful for them.

Microsoft has obviously got a 12 month head-start on the competition, and Nintendo has come in with a much cheaper priced product that concentrates on gameplay above all else. It's probably going to appeal to a younger audience, but I think adults are going to like that as well. Especially the ones who have got no time and just want a quick game which is something fun and something different.

The rest of the interview can be found here.

This can definitely be seen as an encouraging sign of things to come. Only time will tell if Eidos choose to stand by their words or not.

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