Zeus
01-09-2006, 07:55 PM
A PS3 developer has given his thoughts on the PS3. He says the original gap perceived between the PS3 and Xbox 360 is much shorter in reality and that it will take at least a year after the PS3 launch to see some show off titles.
In closing, I started of VERY excited about the PS3. I was very confident that it was going to just destroy the XBOX 360 just on the name SONY alone. The more time that goes by the more I am becoming doubtful. Everything I’ve developed or seen developed has yet to be “next gen”. The poly counts are not really any higher, im not seeing sub surface scattering, im not seeing much HDR lighting. (or they are faking it and not really doing it), I’m not seeing next gen fluid dynamics or object dynamics. I suspect that you’ll be able to have more dynamic objects in a scene than before. But im not seeing games doing this yet. We dont have a controller, there is no network code and there is no box. Its still the size of a normal PC. Oh well, at least they have normal maps. Although I’m over the normal maps fad ok everyone!
I’m confident that the PS3 will have a few “crazy” games that show it off to its potential. But I would expect the full capabilities of the box to not show up until the system has been released PUBLICALLY for over a year. This is the extra time the developers will need with a FINAL system to truly make next gen games.
Read More: <a href="http://www.downinfront.tv/Game_Reviews/Playstation_3/PS3_Console_Review/" target="_blank">dowinfront.tv</a>
So in theory, The Xbox 360 will perhaps hit the next generation level a while before the PS3 as developers will have had more time to bring out its potential.
In closing, I started of VERY excited about the PS3. I was very confident that it was going to just destroy the XBOX 360 just on the name SONY alone. The more time that goes by the more I am becoming doubtful. Everything I’ve developed or seen developed has yet to be “next gen”. The poly counts are not really any higher, im not seeing sub surface scattering, im not seeing much HDR lighting. (or they are faking it and not really doing it), I’m not seeing next gen fluid dynamics or object dynamics. I suspect that you’ll be able to have more dynamic objects in a scene than before. But im not seeing games doing this yet. We dont have a controller, there is no network code and there is no box. Its still the size of a normal PC. Oh well, at least they have normal maps. Although I’m over the normal maps fad ok everyone!
I’m confident that the PS3 will have a few “crazy” games that show it off to its potential. But I would expect the full capabilities of the box to not show up until the system has been released PUBLICALLY for over a year. This is the extra time the developers will need with a FINAL system to truly make next gen games.
Read More: <a href="http://www.downinfront.tv/Game_Reviews/Playstation_3/PS3_Console_Review/" target="_blank">dowinfront.tv</a>
So in theory, The Xbox 360 will perhaps hit the next generation level a while before the PS3 as developers will have had more time to bring out its potential.