David Jaffe: Pop Songs vs. Operas

Newsweek's N'Gai Croal sits down with David Jaffe, the lauded director of Sony's epic masterpiece God of War. Jaffe has since given up on epic masterpieces, which he calls "operas," and is now devoting his time to short downloadable "pop song" games like Criminal Crackdown (above).

In the interview, Jaffe manages to extend this metaphor while simultaneously smacking down Microsoft's competing service:

I would say that there are pop songs by Ashlee Simpson and pop songs by the Beatles. My goal is to write pop songs like the Beatles, not like Ashlee Simpson. If you want Ashlee Simpson pop songs, go to Xbox Live Arcade. Actually, they're the oldies station, because all you're getting is Scramble and Pac-Man.

More insight from Jaffe over at Newsweek.