 Despite this Sony were interested, partly due to Harrison's enthusiasm for the game, according to Smith.In January 2006, they secured their funding from Sony for six months, they started to set up their office, Media Molecule was incorporated, and they started pre-production of the game.Evans described the company's formation as a combination of the boost from "Rag Doll Kung Fu", some new ideas bubbling in his head, and the new wave of consoles around the corner.