One of Sony’s big hitters this year was supposed to be Lair, but it hasn’t been doing well with critics. Interestingly, Sony does not care. “At the end of the day, I’ll be interested in the consumers’ response,” said Dave Karraker, outgoing SCEA PR boss. “I’ve spoken to any number of people who really like it, and there’s other people that find it a challenge. What really matters is whether or not the consumers are having a good experience, because they’ll tell us on the [PlayStation] blog.”

Next-gen tried to contact Factor 5, developer of the game, to ask about the low review scores, but has been unable to do so. However, they do point out that Lair director Julian Eggebrecht spoke about the title’s development to MTV GameLife, calling it “haunted.”