Criterion: NOBODY has maxed out PS3/360

Criterion: Nobody's maxed out PS3/360

Burnout Paradise developer Criterion reckons that developers who talk about maxing out the potential of a games console are being a bit silly.

"That's proof that you're not the best," technical director Richard Parr told Eurogamer's Digital Foundry channel. "It means you're out of ideas."

"You always find new ways to do things, the constraints lift. Not just with a new console generation but with every game you do," senior engineer Alex Fry added. "Whether it's a sequel or whether it's a new game, you learn to do things differently... better. The constraints go away because you learn. While it's nice to say you've maxed something out, there's not really any point."

Fry and Parr were speaking to Digital Foundry for today's Burnout Paradise tech retrospective, which explores the origins and processes behind one of the current generation's most respectable game engines.

Fry and Parr explain how the team set about constructing a world that performs equally well on PS3, Xbox 360 and latterly PC despite the difficulties experienced by their colleagues at other studios.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/criterion-nobodys-maxed-out-ps3-360

/fanboys.

I know it hurts, but you can leave the 360 and PS3 alone.

This should be obvious to everyone that's ever owned a console prior to this gen.

This should be obvious to everyone that's ever owned a console prior to this gen.

aflakian

This should be obvious to everyone that's ever owned a console prior to this gen.

aflakian

But teh other EA developer said the 360 was maxed out! How could they have lied to me? :cry:

Level headed Brits FTW!

Oh snap, Criterion has really done it now! Devs are gonna be mad that gamers found them out! But seriously, nobody has, but I believe Crytek will.

I was going to post this but totally forgot.

Anyways, the voice of reason has spoken.

Criterion Games, the underappreciated developers this gen forgot.

Make more games Critters!

This should be obvious to everyone that's ever owned a console prior to this gen.

aflakian

Now this will be an epic thread, hopefully, I love hearing from you guys on this situation. Also, Criterion rules.

*yawn*

I knew EA didn't know what they were talking about.

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This should be obvious to everyone that's ever owned a console prior to this gen.

Mckenna1845

I lovedCriterion :D Burnout and Black FTW!

This should be obvious to everyone that's ever owned a console prior to this gen.

aflakian

This and OP seals it. I like how criterion is now dissing everyone lol, including crytek.

Thank goodness, someone with a bit of sense in the whole "maxed out" business. cool_beans1

i m a computer science major and i knew that already

i m a computer science major and i knew that already

solidx12

There is nothing called maxed on any console even ps1 wasnt maxed consoles and computers are like humans you cant master everything if you are good in something you are average in others its the same here if they have maxed the graphics then they didnt max other things like how large area it can contain or how good is the gameplay or how interactive the environment is.

[QUOTE="aflakian"]

This should be obvious to everyone that's ever owned a console prior to this gen.

Flame-Eternal

ive always said that, you just cant max out consoles so early, and i again use the great example of splinter cell, the first one maxed out original xbox and then chaos theory was released......which is THE best looking game of its time....on xbox

this is obvious

Props to Criterion , one of the best devs this gen along with infinity ward.

Oh snap, Criterion has really done it now! Devs are gonna be mad that gamers found them out! But seriously, nobody has, but I believe Crytek will.

BioShockOwnz

But teh other EA developer said the 360 was maxed out! How could they have lied to me? :cry:

The_Game21x

I thought that was an EA executive that said that.

Here is from the technical director.

which one are we most likely to believe?

They kept pushing out more and more power out of the PS2. How did they get games like God of War and Gran Trusimo 4 on only 32 mbs of ram?

Wow lol Criterion moved up a bit in my book for this. People saying they "Maxed" a console is such a lame PR move. Devs just say it to make it seem like their game is super advanced.

They kept pushing out more and more power out of the PS2. How did they get games like God of War and Gran Trusimo 4 on only 32 mbs of ram?

Wasdie