On Uncharted Sequels, DLC And PS3 Goodness

Opposable Thumbs sat down for tea and biscuits with Christophe Balestra, co-President of Naughty Dog, ostensibly to chat about the super-great-looking Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. And chat they did, Balestra trotting out some familiar sentiments when it comes to PS3 exclusives:

"In terms of Blu-Ray, we just couldn't have made Uncharted without it; with Uncharted we have almost filled it (91 percent). We're also using the hard drive to pre-cache data from the Blu-Ray disc. That allows us to stream up to 12 streams for sound, load level data super fast and more importantly to stream textures constantly to guarantee high-res quality on the screen."

91% seems such an odd number. Why not just whack in some HD cutscenes, fill the thing, eh? Balestra also divulges a little on future plans for Uncharted, suggesting it's but the first game in a franchise, and that the game's trophy (ie achievements) system will later be incorporated into Home.

[UnblessedSoul]

*and to give you an idea of the power of the PS3, we're using only 30 percent of the Cell processor.*

Yeah that's what I thought too

[blusoops]

This is a day one purchase for me!! The game graphics look amazing, animations are smooth, gameplay looks solid, and story is compelling...can you ask for anything more?!

Imagine what part 2 will look like!!

[jackfatal]

about this game!! its a must for me this holiday season!!
i cant find something out there that is better!! i will give it 10/10

[thereapersson]

WUT ABUT TEH COMPRESSION?!?! LOL STUPID FONY DEVELOPERZ NOT OPTIMIZING CODE. DVD9 FTW, FONY FANDROIDS!!!

*cough* ;-)

/sarcasm

Anyway, wouldn't it be cool if Insomniac teamed up with Sony to make a CG Uncharted movie? We could have the next Indiana-style series on our hands.

[mithril]

yes :)

[rushbd]

they could make Uncharted an episodic series. you know releasing new episodes via PSN.

tbh I'd like to see them work on the sequel without that episodic thinkin on their mind. Because episodic content mean zero graphical or gameplay improvements. I'd rather see Uncharted 2 more detailed than ever. optimizing PS3 further. they are only able to use 30% of the cells power now. hopefully they'll be able to twice it by Uncharted 2.

[goodganja]

Not possible on XBOX 360. Ouch!

AAA Review scores guranteed. Ouch!

Action adventure platformer, something Microboyz know nothing about. Ouch!

P L A Y B 3 Y O N D

[Sam Fisher]

i always wanted to say that it feels kinda good ( dont get me wrong im fan of both consoles)

[teto83]

LOL!!!!!!

[thereapersson]

*gets the RRoD*

Oh crap! BAIL OUT, BAIL OUT!

[AllroundGamer]

rofl and not to forget "we need some damn towels quickly!!!" :)

[razer]

The lot of you! It's freaking embarrassing that you can't resist taking a shot at the 360 because you are nothing but insecure.. It shows through your comments. I have no doubt this game will be good and Sony needs it because most everything else 1st/2nd party is garbage.. Come on now, stop fooling yourself because you know it.

Btw, I think we've already played this game and it's called Just Cause.. LOL

And of course this developer is going to stroke Sony like a cheap hoe! Funny you don't hear this from any other developers expect the one in Sony's back pocket..

I know it's hard being in last place.. ouuuccchh!

[thereapersson]

Oh man, it's just a freakin' JOKE. Jesus Christ, you would think that because someone jokingly insulted the 360, that your mother died in the process! Come on, this isn't a retarded sibling, it's a hunk of plastic and metal.

Who's being childish now, retaliating with an immature retort of your own?

[GaMr-]

Wow Razer calm down pal. They are just having a little fun. Remove the Rod or should I say "RRod" out of your assss and lighten up a bit. Your acting like somebody said "yo mama". They are only makin fun of halfed ass product (xbox360) with full ass hype. Don't believe its half assed just check the failure rate and tell me what you call that.

Anyways PS3 guys chill out. Uncharted speaks for itself bro. You dont need to add any insult to injury. Let the xbytches plan a recovery strategy when Uncharted wins GOTY. im outtie Peace

[The Wood]

you sure are sensitive. seems you dont like the boot being on the other foot.

OT

cant wait for this game. if your not excited by this games then you've either lost your gaming soul, honestly hate action adventure games or your a bot

[vidoardes]

The thing about this game, is it's actually making me think about buying a PS3. Seriously, I mean not only does it looks the nuts but the main reason I want this game (and therefore a PS3) is the story. The story sounds really compelling to me, it has been a long, LONG time since I have kept playing a game cause I want to know what happens next.

I am also sick of FPS. Way too many in the market, it's about time we got a triple A game where you have to do some puzzle-solving.

[mighty_douche]

"We're also planning on giving a lot of talks about how we made Uncharted and have no secrets about our technology. I think the PS3 is the machine of the future, the transition might not be super easy but Sony knows and is helping third-party developers."

i admire developers who are happy to share their technology, lets hope that GG to the same.

[thereapersson]

It's nice to hear that they are willing to share their development tricks with the rest of the development community, so we can continue to see great games come out.

[xhi4]

have you seen the tech videos of the getaway 3? or eight days? or gt 5? you've seen Killzone 2, you've seen ratchet, you've seen MGS4, you've seen uncharted...........just one year into it's life cycle imagine how amazing graphically the ps3 games are going to be two years from now, say 2009 for instance.

so excited :P

And this game is looking so damn sexy! I can't keep it in my pants any longer!! lol

[ThaGeNeCySt]

C MOONNNNNNNNNNNN... is it in the contract that they HAVE to talk about how much space they're using on blu-ray or how much of the PS3's power they are currently using? From Lair to Heavenly Sword to this to MGS4... i mean c mon already, we get it.

but in other news... I expect this game to average above 95% overall and I still believe this game to be the best PS3 game this fall regardless of genre

[thereapersson]

Not only that, but there are many people out there who have questioned ND's credibility when they make these statements. ND is just putting their cards on the table.

[eyeh]

I find it so refreshing to read more hype for another game that's not a straight FPS game! We wouldn't need to compare this to other FPS games or angrily compare console capabilities. We can just look forward to fun.
I understand that some people can like and look forward to one type of game (FPS), and there's nothing wrong with that. I'm just sick of people bashing other games left and right, especially if they haven't played them or if it isn't the one type they like. That doesn't make a game bad.
I hope this does well, and i hope 360 games coming out do well too. Great games on one console will ultimately lead to great games on another console imo.
I hope all the consoles do equally well.

I hope I can experience this on my ps3 instead of low-res videos soon!

[Hapimeses]

Well, if I was unsure before, I'm convinced now: I'm buying this game the second it's released. I'm not only massively impressed by Uncharted, but I'm impressed with Naughty Dog as well, and they deserve my cash.

[duarteq]

"and to give you an idea of the power of the PS3, we're using only 30 percent of the Cell processor."

"As I said we’re only using 30 percent of the power of the Cell, so there’s more to do. We already have very sophisticated technology and we'll push to the next level for our next game. "

What can we expect in a near future of PS3 will be unlimited, that's why it's a ten year console, He's a programmer, so he must know what he is talking about
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[Meus Renaissance]

And yet other developers will criticise the PS3 for being too difficult or just slag it off in general. Yet their peers are head and shoulders above them, it seems, in expertise with such a complicated hardware; enough to produce such great looking and performing games as this.

Gabe Newell looks like a silly man now. A very fat silly man

[thereapersson]

No offense to the greatness of Half Life, but he should stick to exercising his coding skills, and keep the talking to people who have something interesting to say.

[GaMr-]

Wow Razer calm down pal. They are just having a little fun. Remove the Rod or should I say "RRod" out of your assss and lighten up a bit. Your acting like somebody said "yo mama". They are only makin fun of halfed ass product (xbox360) with full ass hype. Don't believe its half assed just check the failure rate and tell me what you call that.

Anyways PS3 guys chill out. Uncharted speaks for itself bro. You dont need to add any insult to injury. Let the xbytches plan a recovery strategy when Uncharted wins GOTY. im outtie Peace

[Bathyj]

The PlayStation 3 has a lot of power. When we started Uncharted we were really ambitious and had no idea what the PS3 would give us. Once we got the first devkits, we realized quickly that we could do everything we had planned to. The three main points for me are the Cell, Blu-Ray and the hard drive. We’ve been using the Cell for pretty much all our systems: rendering, particles, physics simulation, collision detection, animation, AI, decompression, water simulation, etc … and to give you an idea of the power of the PS3, we're using only 30 percent of the Cell processor.

In terms of Blu-Ray, we just couldn’t have made Uncharted without it; with Uncharted we have almost filled it (91 percent). We're also using the hard drive to pre-cache data from the Blu-Ray disc. That allows us to stream up to 12 streams for sound, load level data super fast and more importantly to stream textures constantly to guarantee high-res quality on the screen.

[HarryEtTubMan]

"The PlayStation 3 has a lot of power. When we started Uncharted we were really ambitious and had no idea what the PS3 would give us. Once we got the first devkits, we realized quickly that we could do everything we had planned to. The three main points for me are the Cell, Blu-Ray and the hard drive. We’ve been using the Cell for pretty much all our systems: rendering, particles, physics simulation, collision detection, animation, AI, decompression, water simulation, etc … and to give you an idea of the power of the PS3, we're using only 30 percent of the Cell processor."

It's so funny searing people try to act like they KNOW what the cell processor can do and how it should be used for video deconding HAHA. That paragraph says it all.