Killzone 2 Producer says Lets try to unlock PS3s power

http://talkplaystation.com/killzone-2-producer-lets-try-to-unlock-ps3s-power/

he machine itself is a lot more futureproof, there's a lot more to it – the whole idea of SPUs and the cell processor, I think they're a lot more enticing, because there's just that much more power under the hood that people want to explore – I think the techheads will look at the specs and say, well, let's try and unlock all of that power

What do you think to this?

I think Sony needs to "unlock" the power and then share how they did it in their new dev kits. Then you will find that a lot of 3rd party support that has gone to the X360 would come back.

I still haven't seen Sony unlock anything.

http://talkplaystation.com/killzone-2-producer-lets-try-to-unlock-ps3s-power/

he machine itself is a lot more futureproof, there's a lot more to it – the whole idea of SPUs and the cell processor, I think they're a lot more enticing, because there's just that much more power under the hood that people want to explore – I think the techheads will look at the specs and say, well, let's try and unlock all of that power

What do you think to this?

_Parky_

There is no such thing as future-proof, and every developer tries to unlock a systems power.

This smacks of marketing hype.

you would hope all devs are trying to do this with both machines.cakeorrdeath

Maybe it's my imagination but it seems most devs complain about the PS3....heck didn't one just flat out say they give up and won't release a PS3 version of their games? Sony should have known this was going to happen, why Sony didn't have an upgraded dev kit ready to go within a year for all developers is hard to understand. Why do so many people struggle when you see games like Uncharted........why not share how they were able to make that game (same with Insomniac)

PS3 1st party devs will always make desperate statements as to make the PS3 appear to have that "power that sets the console above the others" just over the horizon.. Its always just over the horizon for Sony. There will never be some magic piece of code that unlocks the horribly developer unfriendly hardware architecture.

The problem with the Cell architecture is that even if a SPE-centric API is developed, the hardware is too specialized to efficiently process the code. The only thing a good API will do for the Cell is to make it EASIER to get the power out of it at the expense of efficiency. Companies are already doing this (look at all the multiplats that run better on the 360).

[QUOTE="cakeorrdeath"]you would hope all devs are trying to do this with both machines.darthogre

Maybe it's my imagination but it seems most devs complain about the PS3....heck didn't one just flat out say they give up and won't release a PS3 version of their games? Sony should have known this was going to happen, why Sony didn't have an upgraded dev kit ready to go within a year for all developers is hard to understand. Why do so many people struggle when you see games like Uncharted........why not share how they were able to make that game (same with Insomniac)

Well most of the graphically enhanced games such as Oblivion in the old days,Gta IV in the current days and Far Cry 2 upcoming,ALL run better on PS3.Note that FC2 devs have already stated that PS3 was better for their game,it suited them more(better aliasing and framerates aswell).All because of its CELL processor.So in the future the things are going to change.

My point is NOT at all to inflame the 360 owners.They have their advantage of price.Only 200$ for a 360 :).So you get what you pay for.

There is no such thing as future-proof, and every developer tries to unlock a systems power.

This smacks of marketing hype.

SpruceCaboose

Well, I found the key.

It shouldnt be very hard to unlock it now.

Sorry but the PS3 is just weak. It has a weak GPU, tiny amount of ram and an overhyped cpu. There is no power there unless you render really small environments. The same applies to the 360. They are both showing their age now. I know that's not what a lot of you want to hear but it's true.DAZZER7

[QUOTE="DAZZER7"]Sorry but the PS3 is just weak. It has a weak GPU, tiny amount of ram and an overhyped cpu. There is no power there unless you render really small environments. The same applies to the 360. They are both showing their age now. I know that's not what a lot of you want to hear but it's true.Teufelhuhn

No teuf I'm not saying that at all. I'm saying that it can only achieve outstanding visuals if the hardware is rendering small environments like heavy rain for example.

Warhawk - doesn't impress me with it's graphics

Halo 3 - Yes if it was displayed in a higher res than 640p

Farcry 2 - I'm not holding my breath for the console version

This just in:

Game developer says "Lol forget the PS3, let's just develop on the Wii to make some $$$ and gain fewer gray hairs in the process!"

The only thing about the PS3 that's "future-proof" is the Blu-Ray player, and that's only for movies. For games Blu-Ray is more of a joke with it's slow read times and occasional 15min install times.

When it comes down to it, the PC equivelent of the GPUs PS3 and 360 are both using cost only $50-70. Developers are running sub-720p and cutting down texture quality and draw distance and we're only 2yrs into the generation. It's interesting that they're using the Cell for post screen shaders, that would definitely open up the PS3 for cool looking games in the future, but 360 is able to do the same thing right on the GPU with 48(40?) shader processors and 10MB edram on die. So the PS3 is no more "future-proof" than the 360 or current PCs. imo.