Buzz! dev wonders how 1 vs 100 will make MS money

And Scene It? 'lacked soul'.

Buzz! developer David Amor isn't sure how Microsoft will make money from massively multiplayer quiz game 1 vs 100, and reckons Scene It? 'lacked soul'.

Buzz! rival 1 vs 100 is an online only game, and free to play for all Xbox LIVE Gold subscribers. It allows players to pit their quiz show skills against each other across the internet at scheduled times.

While Sony-exclusive Buzz! has online features, it is a retail release that comes bundled with specially made buzz-in controllers.

"I don't know how they [MS] are going to, to be brutal about it, make money out of it," said the Relentless Software boss.

"It will be interesting to see if they go down a subscription route. Because then I think it's like, well I like it, but I'm not sure if I like it a tenner a month like it. By the way I don't know if they're doing that or not. Maybe they [MS] say, it's just great for their platform to have these things going on, which would be an interesting take on it. Also, there are loads more places you can go with it. All credit to them."

Amor had harsher words for quiz game rival Scene It!, originally an Xbox 360 exclusive but now a multiplatform game.

"I didn't think the Scene It? games were particularly strong compared with the Buzz! games. I thought it lacked a bit of soul. I'm not allowed to talk about the competition am I? Never mind!"

With Buzz! Quiz World out now on the PS3, Scene It! Bright Lights Big Screen out on December 4 and 1 vs 100's second season about to kick off,
Brighton-based developer Relentless Software is set to go head to head with its rivals this Christmas.