Midway's Bilder Talks X360 To PS3 Conversion Issues

Midway Chicago studio head Mike Bilder has been discussing next-gen conversion issues on the company's Stranglehold as part of an in-depth Gamasutra interview, noting that it was "a more difficult endeavor" to overcome memory and processor challenges on the PlayStation 3 than on the Xbox 360 or PC.

The PS3 version of Stranglehold shipped around 6 weeks after the X360 version, and Gamasutra discussed why a number of titles are seeing similar (if short) delays to debut the PS3 version. Bilder explained of his experiences on action title Stranglehold:

"Hindsight's always 20/20, but we've kept all of the builds in a similar development state all along. What we found, though, when we tried to get some of it game-ready and fitting on the disc and fitting in memory, in the end it was an easier endeavor on two of the SKUs and it was a more difficult endeavor on one of them. Just, to be honest, the hardware differences in memory and processor on the PS3 vs. traditional PC and 360, it makes it a challenge, and it's representative. Everybody's having a challenge in the industry right now."

[AliC]

And the games still not out in Europe yet.

[Ri0tSquad]

I have it for the 360 and I don't see this selling on the ps3. There too late.

[ruibing]

I have a PS3 and I won't be getting this, not because it was late or anything, but because there's already a lot of games (both exclusives and crossplatformers) that just forced this game off my list from the very beginning.

[Xi]

"The difficulty you run into there, at least in the last generation, was that the Xbox was considerably more powerful than the PS2, and you found that people didn't always take advantage of the hardware. Whereas with the PS3 and the 360, it's certainly more of a level playing field, so I don't think it's necessarily a negative to put the PS3 first. But it does help mitigate some of that risk in framerate, memory, technology, just the hardware differences."

This is the consensus in the developing community and in the industry, the ps3 is slightly stronger than the 360 but it's not to the extremes that Sony or the fanbois are making it out to be.

[gamesblow]

When using multi-tools to develop with.. Yeah, the ps3 isn't much stronger... when using exclusive tools to dev with. The ps3 is 2 folds stronger. It's all in the tools and when you have multi-platform code you can't get all crazy with it. IT's going to be a strict development process. Don't fool yourself. The CPU in the PS3 litterally cripples the GPU and CPU of the xbox 360 combined. It's all in the dev tools, folks.

[wageslave]

"Whereas with the PS3 and the 360, it's certainly more of a level playing field"

How did you come to this " the ps3 is slightly stronger than the 360" conclusion?

It doesnt say that at all. It sounds far more like what IGN said in their hardware shoot-out:

"When you break down the numbers, Xbox 360 has provably more performance than PS3."

http://xbox360.ign.com/arti...

IGN further went on to say " Keep in mind that Sony has a track record of over promising and under delivering on technical performance. The truth is that both systems pack a lot of power for high definition games and entertainment. "

Which sounds like you have it about right when you said "it's not to the extremes that Sony or the fanbois are making it out to be"

Clearly, we see it again here with Stranglehold (and again with PES 2008 and Smackdown vs. Raw 2008 just this *week* alone). That the design of the PS3 requires far more effort to reach par performance with the Xbox 360.

Thats the bottom line. Its the whole story of PS3 vs. Xbox 360; "PS3 gives you less for more"

[Xi]

of those that bought into the sony hype. I bet you also thought that the ps2 could do toy story like graphics eh?

The ps3 is not "2 fold" in strength when compared to the 360, if that were the case then you could run crysis on the ps3 without a problem, but the dev clearly stated the game is not possible on either platform. Not to mention you have a dev clearly stating that the difference in the systems is less than that of last gen, and the xbox was not 2 times more powerful than the ps2. You have numerous other developers saying that the systems are nearly equal in power.

Also The gpu in the 360 is able to preform dx10 features, I ask, why then can the ps3 not if it's 2 times the power. Why is it that the 360 can preform HDR lighting in full. When the original Xbox released it had the best looking console games to date, such is not the case with the ps3, even though dev kits for both platforms were released at the same time. Snap out of it dude.

The ps3 is mildly stronger than the 360 it's power comes from the abilty to stream data at very high ammounts which is a requirement for blu-ray to work, but it does not compute branching code, ooo coding, or much convential gaming code well, but excels in parellel coding. It also has blu-ray which is a double edged sword such that it's a slower drive and cannot stream data as fast off the disc, however it offers up much more space. Some people just don't want to look at their investment as what it is, and will do anything to justify their purchase, enjoy the games man, i do.

[LOL PS3 IS JUNK LOL]

"Whereas with the PS3 and the 360, it's certainly more of a level playing field"

That to me seems like a comments saying they both have the same power.

Xi - you jump in and twist the words to make it seem like the PS3 is faster

gamesblow - Your pathetic existence then jumps in and says its "two folds" more powerful with their dev tools. You are a freaking moron dude. Can you please provide the N4G community with some proof? No...you are a moron who doesn't know what he is talking about. You are just defending your poor purchase....you are really really stupid.

-1 bubble for you. I suggest everyone else removes a bubble from gamesblow as well. The PS3 community is funny to watch and sad to read.

[Proxy]

People like Computer Engineers buy PS3's and build all kinds of advance programs to run on them. Unless you suggest that these people like to pay more money for a less powerful system, then we have to concluded that the PS3 does have something special under its hood.

Whether this will give an advantage in the gaming department remains to be seen.

[Martini]

....... " so I don't think it's necessarily a negative to put the PS3 first. But it does help mitigate some of that risk in framerate, memory, technology, just the hardware differences......"
He seems to be implying that if you make game on PS3 it will be easy to make it run on 360 but if you make 360 game and try to make it run on PS3 it will strugle with memory/framerate problems. So 360 > PS3 according to this guy.

[razer]

These developers need to just cancel these games.. I think they are spending more on the extra development time then they will make a profit. As the attach rate proves, PS3 people don't buy games but instead jerk-it to Blu-ray movies and talk to their friends about how good the cell processor is.

PS: I've rented, played and finished this game and have moved on like a month ago.. LOL

[gamesblow]

I'll agree on 1 thing here... no one wants to play a game that's been out for months on end. VF 5... MGS4... UT3... HAZe... I think these will be interesting match ups in a few months when we see who's who when playing "old" games.

[Proxy]

I someone bought a PS3 today they would probably buy Resistance, even though it's been out almost a year.

I but those who made the switch from PS2 to 360 bought the original Halo game, even though that's years old.

Perhaps the attach rate is low because people refuse to buy crappy ports. Give me a good port, or give me nothing at all.

[Bloodmask]

of the ease of development for the 360. Notice in the article how the developer cites that the 360 and the PC versions were developed simultaneously. This is the way it should be, so developers can focus on making great games instead of struggling to get their games to run efficiently.

Also note that in the article the developer cites how the PS3 and 360 are "relatively" equal in power. Basicly the PS3 and the Cell are a poor architecture for games development, which will take longer to garner the "same" results as PC and 360. Notice I didn't say "better". That is why developers are dropping PS3 versions of games. Because of high development costs and low install base.

[GIJeff]

youre such a dumbass

EDIT: i guess bloodmask dissagreed..happy halloween.

[thereapersson]

What a surprise. More SPAM from Bloodmask the repeater! Do you sit next to your keyboard with a .txt file open ready to copy and paste your canned replies?

Yet another example... blah blah FUD FUD .... teh cell is hard to program for...

Man, just lighten up and play games!

[Einherjaren]

In the beginning the PS2 was extremely hard to program games for! But look at them now..This will apply to Ps3 as well!

There are several teams out there struggling to make easy to use dev.tools, but as of now only a few developer teams want to devote themselves to the current tools in order to make True Nextgen games: 1080P!!

[Meus Renaissance]

Many of your points are irrelevant.

The performance for the PS3 is clear for everyone to see in their 1st party line ups. It's foolish to make comparisons based on multi platform games, even the ones that look and perform exactly the same. Its more logical and accurate to instead draw conclusions from how the 1st party developers react to their respected platforms.

The subject of focus is the PS3 as its architecture is alien to the expertise and experience developers have with the PC/Xbox 360 that are similar. Therefore there will never be a day where ports can be developed on e.g. a PC and then just release it on the 360 and also PS3. The latter requires individual attention.

Historically the suggestion, for arguments sake, that the PS3 is significantly more powerful than the Xbox was used to justify the heft price tag of the machine. Now the prices are matched, there is no need to point at specific components of the hardware to hail and boast about. So if both cost the same amount, they are meant to atleast perform on the same level. Having said that, there are things the PS3 can do better on the Xbox, and there are things that the Xbox handles better than the PS3.

Companies naturally want to make profits and the install base is an issue. Or shall I say was an issue. Now that the issue of price has been addressed; the install base will grow. And now the lack of software issue is being addressed so there is absolutely no reason as to why anyone would suggest the installbase of the PS3 will not grow to the point that developers and publishers can't make a profit. By the end of the year, Sony will have atleast 6-7million consoles and that figure for its year is more than reasonable to heed the anxiety that some accountants may be having.

On a personal note; I think comparisons between the consoles is less relevant now because of the prices are matched. Some of the PlayStation 3 owners will believe their system is better and vice versa; that is why they own that console. You, or I, or anyone here will not convince them that their $399 investment is a waste of money and that should pay another $399 for a console and restart their game collection. That just won't happen.

So apply to their intelligence and common sense and cut the BS. If you disagree I'd like your point of view

Sincerely, Meus

[Bloodmask]

How is my comment SPAM?? It is clearly related to the article. And typical to people of your nature to resort to a personal attack. What does your comment have to do with the article?? If anything your comment is SPAM, offensive, and also off topic, which I will report.

[wageslave]

@meus.

You are the most delusional PS3 fan on this site. Unlike the others who froth at the mouth, you can at least string a sentence together. This talent has enabled to string along the SDF Useful Idiot minions.

But some of us are paying attention, and not so easily fooled.

These things come to mind from your post:

"360 and also PS3. The latter requires individual attention."
Yes, additional expense to achieve equal performance. Less expense results in an inferior game, as you see in dozens of titles this year.

"Now the prices are matched"
Not that it honestly matters (IMHO), but no, they are not "priced matched". The Xbox 360 still costs less than the PS3.

"there are things the PS3 can do better on the Xbox, and there are things that the Xbox handles better than the PS3."
Agreed. PS3 plays BR. Xbox 360 is a better game machine.

"Or shall I say was an issue."
The XBox 360 has outsold the PS3 since the release of the PS3. In addition, the Xbox 360 wasnt late to market as the PS3 was, and consequently has an install-base lead.

"the install base will grow."
It will grow, but so will Xbox 360's base. And, there is no reason -- OUTSIDE OF MEUSLANDIA -- to think that the Xbox 360 wont _continue_ to _outsell_ the PS3.

"PS3 will not grow to the point that developers and publishers can't make a profit."
That is smaller than the profit they could make on Xbox 360. For two reasons; A) the Xbox 360 has a larger base (and it is extending the install-base-gap) and B) Xbox 360 users buy more games per console per year ("attach rate) than PS3 users... I dont know why (BR only users? younger, less disposable income? more "2nd console" users (who are buying Xbox 360's superior multi-plat titles?))

"By the end of the year, Sony will have atleast 6-7million consoles"
Perhaps. But they have less than 5.5 now, they'd better have a great Xmass. But, its really not the point. During the holiday, the sales trend is *very* likely to continue. Yes, PS3 will sell. But the Xbox 360 is certain to sell more -- the question is, "how much more".

Meus, you cannot deny past performance being an indicator of future expectations. The PS3 still costs more, still has inferior games (sorry, no doubt about it, see Metacritic), has inferior "extra" offerings (LIVE Messenger, XBLA, WMC, LIVE, Guide Features) its bigger, sorta-fugly (matters to The Consumer(TM)), and is already far far out front in mindshare and marketshare.

Wishful thinking as permeated your post and replaced good reason.

[Meus Renaissance]

I was not comparing the sales figures between the Xbox and the PS3. Here are some of your comments that I'd like to address because I believe you've misunderstood me.

"It will grow, but so will Xbox 360's base. And, there is no reason -- OUTSIDE OF MEUSLANDIA -- to think that the Xbox 360 wont _continue_ to _outsell_ the PS3."

How well the PS3 or Xbox sales is not indictive of how the other is selling. Both consoles can sell very well, the point is that 3rd party developers will not shun away from the PS3 or consider it lesser because it has a small installbase. In comparison to the 360, it does have a smaller fanbase however on its own - 6 to 7 million customers is alot to a publisher. This would mean they'd also continue their support for both platforms. They could make money on both platforms, instead of just the Xbox 360 with its high userbase at the moment.

"Yes, additional expense to achieve equal performance. Less expense results in an inferior game, as you see in dozens of titles this year."

The additional expense is a natural result for the fact that developers need to give the platform individual attention. Much of this money goes to research and development and therefore is only temporarily; we'll see those costs go down significantly over the next few months and years.

"Not that it honestly matters (IMHO), but no, they are not "priced matched". The Xbox 360 still costs less than the PS3.

Well technically you are right. But the highest spec 360, which I'd personally would get, is the Elite and it costs more than the 40Gig. The Elite lacks WiFi but you can buy that for an additional $100, and it lacks Blu-Ray which is not related to gaming but it's still something someone would rather have than not in their package. It's practically a free Blu-Ray player on top. The 360 lacks that. And the Premium is $50 cheaper than the 40GB PS3 yet has half the HDD and has the Elite's lackings aswell. The PS3, for $50 more, offers a much greater value that no one can deny. If it was launched at that price last year, then there'd be no such comparisons between owners or criticism towards Sony's high price tag.

[pooping hamster]

I don't care if the PS3 is the worlds strongest computer, it's clear devs are developing for the 360 first and foremost and the PS3 is an afterthought so while you're jerking off to how awesome teh cell is I'm playing better games. ROFLMAO!

[The Karate Kid]

Xi what makes the PS3 so much more powerful than the 360 is the Processing and level playing field. In terms of Graphics, they are just about even. Thats only until you add in the processing power of CELL and combined with Blu-Ray thats when PS3 kicks into high gear whereas 360 stays the same. So you can process much more information with those powerful graphics whereas 360 you can have great graphics but games will still playout in tradional fashion.

It's all about processing.

360 Game

Great Graphics Game
But small because of DVD capacity
And not much processing, so we can't bring the enviroment to life
Not much rendering can be done, (We need processing power to render)
End result= This is a great game but its the same as the xbox vesion only with better graphics! We wanted to add some more effects and some rendering techniques but we had to compromise the graphics to attain that. So we will scale this game in native 640p. So the game could have actually looked and came out alot better. The next game will be a high definition title though in 720p (HALO 3)

PS3 Game

Great Graphics Game
Plenty of space on Blu-Ray for texture streaming
Built in hard drive for caching
Plenty of Processing power for rendering and sutle details to bring the enviroment to life and make the world more believeable
Add in all of this and it doesnt affect the graphics one bit
End result= Beautiful game with so much going on. A truley next generation experience. And since we only used 40% of the processing power the sequal will be that much better. (Uncharted Drakes Fortune)

Just a fact my friend.

[Einherjaren]

It's "ONLY" Phil Harrison spotting a comment..!!!

[karlostomy]

Hey Phil

In theory your post makes sense.
But i need to highlight a few words out of your post:

you said: "until you add in the processing power of CELL and combined with Blu-Ray thats when PS3 kicks into high gear "
more specifically pay attentio to these keywords :"until...." and "when..."

dude, "until" and "when" isn't that what all the ps3fans have been saying from day1 ?
It's just not happening.
The PS3 has had plenty of time to show its prowess. I think there is very little power left in it to expand on. Sure, they will optimise it, but nothing is blowing me away...
Perfect case in point: Fifa08 (developed first on ps3), inferior multis.. etc etc.

I am tired of posting facts and getting downbubbled, so i'll shutup.
Please just you do the same with talk of 'what the ps3 WILL ONE DAY do"

gimme a break

[PimpHandHappy]

shame its not worth 60bucks

i played the 360 version and i thought it was totally azz but when they add in the blueray movie its almost a must buy

[Solotov]

Midway is just telling it how it is
The list is getting big....

[Meus Renaissance]

Games like MGS, Uncharted, KillZone 2 and Gran Turismo aren't hype or CGI trailers. They're a reality. They've been played, they've been shown and my word their release dates cannot come soon enough. So what do you mean by "hype"?

[wageslave]

@Meus 9.1

"Games like MGS, Uncharted, KillZone 2 and Gran Turismo"
Are *ALL* hype. Have you played these games yet?

"So what do you mean by "hype"?'
Killzone 1 was mediocre at best. GT has serious competition and its own problems to overcome (gameplay physics). MGS4 will probably be the best game the PS3 has every played, but its just one game.

You post amounts to "wait until _these_ games ship", and then a denial that the PS3 is hype. It *is* hype.

Your post is exactly, 100% hype. Call me when someone can play those games.

[Meus Renaissance]

Have you played Mass Effect? Did you play Halo 3 before it came out? Did you play Bioshock before it came out?

No ofcourse not. Journalists play these games to give us hands-on previews. I particularly enjoyed reading the KillZone 2 one as they addressed much of the flaws with the first game. So the developers learned from their mistakes and have rectified them, and on top of that, the game play has impressed all those journalists who no doubt were very keen to test that considering KillZone 1.

Uncharted is an AAA, MGS4 will be an AAA and so will GT and KillZone. Ofcourse I'm not going to say "I guarantee it" but all the signs point to that from the buzz in the industry. So does that mean I don't have the right to suggest these games will be fantastic when the same people who played those great 360 titles have played these aswell? Come on, open your eyes and be realistic.

Your obviously challenging my choice of words rather than what I'm actually saying because you're not going to imply all those games I listed are crap.

[shelbygt33]

Can't everyone just realize that both consoles have great looking games. Honestly... this site scares me sometimes.

[Bloodmask]

I think "the hype" Solotov is referring to is 4D graphics, 1080P output on dual HDMI monitors, CGI trailers that were a fake....The list goes on and on. It was just more Sony garbage marketing just like the "Emotion Engine" in the PS2. Being a long time PC Gamer I would classify both the Emotion Engine and The Cell as garbage.

Which is lucky for me that I won't ever have to buy a PC with those crappy processors. Only people such as yourself and the other countless Sony minions on this website beleive the BS.

And once again you are touting games that have yet to be released. How would you know anything about any of them. Have you played them??

[thereapersson]

Microsoft has never committed any wrongs at all in their history of being a company! Yes, yes, Sony is in league with Satan and his band of minions, meanwhile Bill Gates and Co. sit at the right hand of God. Our mistake!

[Meus Renaissance]

4D statements and CGI visuals aside, they would only mean anything if there were no good titles on the platform, right? Imagine Microsoft said the same thing yet produce an array of software titles as they have, who would be complaining?

Although I agree it was stupid on their part to get that arrogant; it was obvious to everyone then and now that it was just over excited PR that I'm sure Sony regrets on the face of.

However like I said, the PlayStation 3 in terms of games has alot to go for it and there is no denying that whatsoever, even the most avid fanboys would not dispute that. If KillZone 2 turned to look crap, and games like Uncharted and MGS were whitewashed with bad press and negative reviews then we'd all go back to Sony's original claims (lies) and we'd be up in arms. I have no desire to seem that I am defending those claims but I am more than happy with how the trail of games are coming along.

KillZone 2 ironically doesn't look far from that CGI trailer in 2005 as people have realised, and from the hands on previous from several reviewers, it sounds like it plays very well indeed. GT Prologue itself looks amazing and plays well judging from the demo, I'm sure GT5 will be improved with more functionality and even more cars. MGS4 - you don't need me to speak about that, or Uncharted.

The only criticism can be that Sony should not have used CGI but with these games, that can be forgiven by everyone other than those who choose to find some kind of flaw or negative with the platform.

Personally I'm happy. I'm gonna have a busy 12 months playing video games on my PS3.

P.S. How come you've touted games you haven't played yet yourself? I'm sure I've read you say Mass Effect will be amazing somewhere around here...Hmmm..

[Bloodmask]

that Microsoft hasn't committed any wrongs. Obviously they have. Thereapersson you are one of the "Minions" I am referring to. The RROD was a huge issue, and guess what, Microsoft corrected it or are at least trying to. It was a mistake in design. I also have a problem with Windows being preinstalled on almost every PC that is sold. Kind of a Pseudo-Monopoly if you will. Kind of like Bluray being in every PS3.

It just cracks me up that people like "you" just can't admit the "truth" about Sony's marketing BS and also their Bluray agenda.

[SEAN1617]

hey did you guys realize that he just said all future games from midway are going to be led on the ps3 as prime sku hint hint UT3 then ported over to 360.

[slugg]

Because the PS3 has trouble running games developed on the 360 first... due to "memory limitations," the code that runs fine on the 360 has to be broken "into chunks" to work on the PS3. PS3 developed games port over to the 360 easier, because it can "handle" them... don't get all excited thinking that the PS3 versions of games that are still multi-platform will look or perform better; that's not the point. The point is that now, in order to get multi-platform games released at THE SAME TIME, they HAVE TO start on the PS3 version first to iron out all the roadblocks, etc., that the PS3 presents to development. Devs were starting on 360, thinking that since the PS3 was "supposed to" be a more powerful machine, converting code would be easy. In fact it is not. So they will switch and do it the other way. Won't make any significant difference in the quality of either version (except more PS3 games that now run at 30fps while their 360 counterparts run at 60fps might actually make that 60fps target). I think that Sony really is to blame for all this-- Microsoft, love them or hate them, went and asked developers what they wanted in the 360. Sony said, hey, we are the market leader, we are going to make this awesome all-in-ONEder machine to do games, HD movies, etc., and you will learn to program for it because we are the market leader. If Sony really can produce awesome first-party games that outshine the first-party offerings on 360, they need to get on it, because as of now, to the average consumer, no one can tell that the PS3 is "supposed" to be the most powerful machine. Most people consider Gears of War the pinnacle of console graphics, a game that came out a year ago. On the 360.

[unlimited]

they goin to be making the ps3 the lead sku from now on..all devloper should be doing it..

[wageslave]

Why? So they can loose money?

[Alvadr]

I dont understand why developers always have digs at the PS3 and dis the memory/processing power.

I mean, just look at games like Uncharted, Heavenly Sword, GT, Ratchet. They all look awesome and show what this sytem can do, so why cant 3rd parties do the same?

Sony really do need to get 3rd party developers back on its side.

[OC_MurphysLaw]

... I totally see where you are coming from. And again...Sony exclusives have an edge on 3rd party in one major area. NO 2nd or 3rd platform to develop for. All they are doing is concentrating on the PS3 build. So they can maximize their efforts plus they set a release date that is proper for building a PS3 game. They have no 360 or PC versions to compare their games too. Nor do they have to worry about a set time for release...they can build it and ship "when ready" not on a "same day and date" release schedule that so many 3rd parties try to do.

On a side note... Haven't you ever noticed that not one of the PS3 or hell PS2 games that were "Sony" exclusive games have ever made it to the PC? Seriously think about it... The only Sony exclusive titles that I know of to go PC was Everquest...and that was because it started on PC and then migrated to the PS2 due to its success. I could be wrong....but I really dont think there was ANY PS2 games made by Sony to go to the PC...and I dont know of any PS3 games made specifically for the PS3 that are going to the PC. Makes you wonder...

[Einherjaren]

..3.rd party developers have a bunch of greedy, pushy publishers in their backs!

And Sony needn't do anything, but release Home! Continue to have faith in their system and develope new improved dev.tools!!

@Dlacy13g: UT3!!

[OC_MurphysLaw]

Actually I would say UT3 was never meant to be a Sony exclusive. It was always meant to be multiplatform...just the PS3 was the lead platform. So from the get go its always been...this game is going multiplatform. Unlike the original Halo for instance. Was built for Xbox...then years later they create an enhanced PC version. And what I really mean is... I have never seen Sony make a game (i.e....made by Sony for Sony only) then later ported to the PC. Just never happens.

[OC_MurphysLaw]

In the current state of game development the PS3 just needs a little longer developement cycles than equivelant 360/PC titles. It's not a major "big" deal as long as everyone understands that and realizes that.

Troubles come when publishers try and push out a PS3 version day and date with a 360 or PC version. It seems like the PS3 version has always suffered in that instance. Look at all the multi plat games that do day and date release and you will almost always see an inferior PS3 game.

Conversly, you look at PS3 exclusives (R&C:TD most recently) or titles that came out later (Oblivion's a good example) and you will see great games and Multi plat games that play / look as good if not better than the 360 due to the extra time to polish, etc...

This is not a knock on the PS3 or the 360...its just a fact of life that we as gamers are seeing unfold. Both systems are more than capable...we all know it ....fanboys included. Fanboys just dont want to openly admit to it, they have their favorite system and NOBODY is going to convince them that any other system (PC,PS3,360,Wii...) will compete with theirs.

Hopefully what we are seeing is that developers are taking notes..and learning that the PS3 shouldnt get put into a day and date release time frame for the 360/PC. They should allow for that little extra time to "bake" and put out a game that is on equal footing with the other platforms versions.

[Solotov]

I have nothing against the PS3 or those aforementioned games.
I don't like hype though.
Bloodmask, you forgot Sony:
the PS3 offers twice the processing capability of the XBOX 360.

[wangdiddy82]

Good, get your a$$ to work and figure out how to use that beast of a machine to pump out good games instead of crap..

I swear a lot of multi plat games suck anyway these days.. On the 360 and ps3.. This game is one of them.. The graphics and eveything just look horrible.. I think devs should go hangout with INSOMNIAC/naughty dog for a couple of months to find out how to make awesome games.. The ps3 can way more than handle strangle hold. The game looks like a ps2 and xbox game..

[Martini]

That is weird because stranglehold looks very good on 360 not even close to last gen.

[Firewire]

I see the fanboys have come out again. Why can't you guys just appreciate the games for what they are. Dev's are just starting to find their ground on both platforms, and no matter what any of us say, they will do things in the best way to optimize for both systems. Many devs are starting to find out that parallel development or making the lead the PS3 is the better way to go.
Why should any of you care? If a game is developed the parallel way or with the PS3 as the lead it doesn't change anything. The 360 version will look just as good as the PS3 and vice versa. This is all done from a finacial perspective. The dev's don't care about you and your opinions on how they should develop.

[HarryEtTubMan]

QUOTE:
MB: I think a lot of people and a lot of focus as far as games that we have internally that are going to be multi-SKU are trying to put the PS3 out in front now, make that your lead SKU. And in the same way I think a lot of people put the PS2 as their lead SKU in the last hardware generation, and then Xbox came after.

The difficulty you run into there, at least in the last generation, was that the Xbox was considerably more powerful than the PS2, and you found that people didn't always take advantage of the hardware. Whereas with the PS3 and the 360, it's certainly more of a level playing field, so I don't think it's necessarily a negative to put the PS3 first. But it does help mitigate some of that risk in framerate, memory, technology, just the hardware differences.

You are going to see more developers...just like Midaway... to start to use the PS3 as the Lead sku because it makes the process much easier when porting to the Xbox 360. He said "just like PS2 last generation!" HILARIOUS.

[Apocalypse Shadow]

*heavenly sword plays like it's target trailer

*lair plays like it's target trailer

*resistance actually plays and looks better than it's early footage

*motorstorm plays like the target video suggested of crazy offroad racing(anyone who believed CG videos,it was your own fault.ubisoft used CG for ghost recon on 360.did it look like the CG?no.did xmen the game look like its CG commercial?no.didn't microsoft use CG and a live action video to promote halo3,but halo3 came out at 640p.well below the "SWEET SPOT" of 720P)so,don't just claim sony used CG videos)

*white knight story plays and looks like its target trailer so far

*GT5 looks better than vision gran turismo and has as many cars on the road

*uncharted looks and plays better than it's early footage

*ratchet looks and plays as good as the early footage suggested

*and of course,killzone is looking and playing like the target video suggested

so i don't doubt that 8 days and the getaway will play like the early videos suggested they will be like.one game being all action over the course of 8 days.and the other,a sandbox city game based on what looks like london.

as we have seen before,you port games to ps3 without building it from the ground up like these games,and you will have problems.every midway game using unreal engine 3 was delayed.every other game not sony's not using unreal,came out on time.and every other company using unreal has delayed thier games.this is nothing new.make it on ps3 only or first,and you won't have issues.

mag lev................

[wangdiddy82]

its lies and laziness.. lol jk. But watch this anyway.. sweetness

http://blog.us.playstation....

[Apocalypse Shadow]

it just proves ps3 doesn't have issues unless you're porting unreal engine games to ps3.

it's just like my post,every sony game is proving these companies are being lazy porting over code to ps3 thinking it's like pc/360.

all that great water,textures and physics in uncharted,but we are supposed to believe ps3 has hickups.and other third party games like vf5 or RR7 didn't have problems getting released on time.

it's not about power,which ps3 has.it's about porting unified ram to split ram thinking it's acceptible.which it is not.

but that video is a great example of things done right.

mag lev..................

[Lightning Mr Bubbles]

I just hope it's something that can get easier. The next time this developer has to tranfer to PS3, I hope it's not a problem anymore. All you can ask for is a quality port like they did with Stanglehold but released on time.

Developers aren't magically gonna just start developing for PS3, most developers make games for the console that sells the most. So if XBOX 360 ports to PS3 don't become easier with experience then the PS3 is just gonna continue to struggle

[bootsielon]

But it's about 100% harder to squeeze that power out if you start on 360. If you start on PS3 and what to make your engine multiplatform, they're gonna both look equal, since it would be stupid to take advantage of the cell on the graphical level. If they did, the Xbox version would look worse, and they wouldn't want that, since it would be expensive to develop, and the console with higher install base wouldn't sell that game much, since it would look inferior. It only makes sense now to start the game on PS3 without slightly surpassing Xbox 360 on the graphical level, so that both games look equal, and it costs as little as possible budgetwise and saleswise.

By the way, 15% and 100% just were numbers to give you an idea of the effort and returns needed and gotten from, not to be taken literally since there's no way to accurately measure difficulty of development and performance. I said 15% only because there's no way you're gonna make a game utilizing the cell solely for graphics, since you need AI, physics, animation, among other things. However, if you used the Cell and RSX together against 360s GPU, there's no way 360 would stand a chance (and you shouldn't use 360's CPU for graphics, it wouldn't be worth the effort for so little return); that (using the cell solely for graphics) will never happen though.