Resident Evil 5 dev: PS3 is Not Hard to Develop For

Resident Evil 5 Producer Masachika Kawata has questioned the idea that developing a PlayStation 3 version of a multiplatform game is significantly harder than developing one for Xbox 360.

"I can't really say that one platform is proving more problematic than the other," he told Kikizo in an interview.

Kawata subsequently qualified his comment, acknowledging that similarities between the Xbox 360 hardware and the PC, Resident Evil 5's lead development platform, made work on the former system comparatively straightforward. "This game is being developed in Capcom internally on PC hardware. When it comes to porting directly from PC-based hardware, the console that's easier to work with is, naturally, the 360."

But he insisted that PS3 was far from the programming nightmare some commentators have **** it. "The PS3 is often said to be more difficult. As someone developing for it, though... I haven't found it to be too tough."

This may, however, have more to do with the flexibility of Resident Evil 5's engine than the nature of the platform. "With our proprietary engine, the MT Framework - it's an engine we specifically made for development on next-gen consoles - one of its particular strengths is ease of porting to different platforms."

Resident Evil 5 is down for release on 5th March 2009 in Japan, and 13th March 2009 in North America and Europe

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If Capcom can do it why can't all these American developers! Capcom is problaby the most consistant third party developer out of Japan ever since the NES days. They make some awesome games. Can't wait for Resident Evil 5 and Street Fighter 4!

Hmm...who should I believe: Masachika Kawata, a producer, or John Carmack, a programmer?

I simply can't decide!

If capcom can do it why can't others? Did you not here him state the flexitbility of the game engine they use? That's probably the key reason. Maybe they should liscene it out. But then again look at lost planet for PS3.Blackbond

oooooh. i love this :D

Fact:

RE5 looks better on the 360, noticeably. (see kotaku preview, and other major site previews)

Fact:

I've always said the PS3 isn't tough to program for, just has bottlenecks that make it hard to make games look as good as the 360 with multiplats.

Fact:

This kind of confirms things. RE5 looks worse on the PS3, but the devs say it wasn't hard. Well of course it isn't hard, just have to drop the visual quality to get it running at a decent framerate.'

lets see how cows try to spin this. b-b-b-b-but teh lazy devs.

to be honest, I will wait to see both versions before I start to celebrate.thetruespin

oooooh. i love this :D

Fact:

RE5 looks better on the 360, noticeably.

Fact:

I've always said the PS3 isn't tough to program for, just has bottlenecks that make it hard to make games look as good as the 360 with multiplats.

Fact:

This kind of confirms things. RE5 looks worse on the PS3, but the devs say it wasn't hard. Well of course it isn't hard, just have to drop the visual quality to get it running at a decent framerate.'

lets see how cows try to spin this. b-b-b-b-but teh lazy devs.

3picuri3

(see kotaku preview, and other major site previews)3picuri3

oooooh. i love this :D

Fact:

RE5 looks better on the 360, noticeably. (see kotaku preview, and other major site previews)

Fact:

I've always said the PS3 isn't tough to program for, just has bottlenecks that make it hard to make games look as good as the 360 with multiplats.

Fact:

This kind of confirms things. RE5 looks worse on the PS3, but the devs say it wasn't hard. Well of course it isn't hard, just have to drop the visual quality to get it running at a decent framerate.'

lets see how cows try to spin this. b-b-b-b-but teh lazy devs.

3picuri3

Didint Kotaku say the PS3 version they played was different then the most recent PS3 code and now it looks the same(points at gametrailers PS3/360 comeperison video) Also IGN playstation editor jeff haynes has said they look the same. Aside from PS3 having some frame rate issues here and there.

"This game is being developed in Capcom internally on PC hardware. When it comes to porting directly from PC-based hardware, the console that's easier to work with is, naturally, the 360."

jakarai

Thus the ps3 is harder

/thread

[QUOTE="jakarai"]

"This game is being developed in Capcom internally on PC hardware. When it comes to porting directly from PC-based hardware, the console that's easier to work with is, naturally, the 360."

radoman

Thus the ps3 is harder

/thread

WAt? Hes jsut saying "no duh it was easy to make it work on 360 cause it was PC code".

[QUOTE="EuroMafia"]And with this new information I can say: Reviewers will get 360 version, then people PS3 owners buy the gimped version with technical problems and glitches. Quote me.Animal-Mother

[QUOTE="Animal-Mother"][QUOTE="EuroMafia"]And with this new information I can say: Reviewers will get 360 version, then people PS3 owners buy the gimped version with technical problems and glitches. Quote me.-Mad_Rhetoric-

IGN stated that the PS3 version looked better then the 360 version,but only in certain spots. IN the end the game looked the same.

Meh. sounds like he's trying to shore up sales and decrease worry in wake of the demo debacle.Dreams-Visions

[QUOTE="Dreams-Visions"]Meh. sounds like he's trying to shore up sales and decrease worry in wake of the demo debacle.BobHipJames

[QUOTE="BobHipJames"][QUOTE="Dreams-Visions"]Meh. sounds like he's trying to shore up sales and decrease worry in wake of the demo debacle.darklord888

Hmm...who should I believe: Masachika Kawata, a producer, or John Carmack, a programmer?

I simply can't decide!

Cherokee_Jack

oooooh. i love this :D

Fact:

RE5 looks better on the 360, noticeably. (see kotaku preview, and other major site previews)

Fact:

I've always said the PS3 isn't tough to program for, just has bottlenecks that make it hard to make games look as good as the 360 with multiplats.

Fact:

This kind of confirms things. RE5 looks worse on the PS3, but the devs say it wasn't hard. Well of course it isn't hard, just have to drop the visual quality to get it running at a decent framerate.'

lets see how cows try to spin this. b-b-b-b-but teh lazy devs.

3picuri3

Fact:

Both versions look identical.

Hmm...who should I believe: Masachika Kawata, a producer, or John Carmack, a programmer?

I simply can't decide!

Cherokee_Jack

Obviously the programmer.

[QUOTE="3picuri3"]

oooooh. i love this :D

Fact:

RE5 looks better on the 360, noticeably. (see kotaku preview, and other major site previews)

Fact:

I've always said the PS3 isn't tough to program for, just has bottlenecks that make it hard to make games look as good as the 360 with multiplats.

Fact:

This kind of confirms things. RE5 looks worse on the PS3, but the devs say it wasn't hard. Well of course it isn't hard, just have to drop the visual quality to get it running at a decent framerate.'

lets see how cows try to spin this. b-b-b-b-but teh lazy devs.

lusitanogamer

Fact:

Both versions look identical.

Once the coders learn how to develope for the PS3, it is easy.

If the coders hasn't learnt how to develop for the PS3, it is hard.

If a baby hasn't learnt how to crawl, walking is hard.

[QUOTE="3picuri3"]

oooooh. i love this :D

Fact:

RE5 looks better on the 360, noticeably. (see kotaku preview, and other major site previews)

Fact:

I've always said the PS3 isn't tough to program for, just has bottlenecks that make it hard to make games look as good as the 360 with multiplats.

Fact:

This kind of confirms things. RE5 looks worse on the PS3, but the devs say it wasn't hard. Well of course it isn't hard, just have to drop the visual quality to get it running at a decent framerate.'

lets see how cows try to spin this. b-b-b-b-but teh lazy devs.

Pariah_001

Probably is helping the FACT that the cell can emulate memory ram :lol:McdonaIdsGuy

[QUOTE="McdonaIdsGuy"]Probably is helping the FACT that the cell can emulate memory ram :lol:3picuri3

If capcom can do it why can't others? Did you not here him state the flexitbility of the game engine they use? That's probably the key reason. Maybe they should liscene it out. But then again look at lost planet for PS3.Blackbond

I think MS pays some developers extra money to make the x360 version betterZoomZoom2490

I think MS pays some developers extra money to make the x360 version betterZoomZoom2490

[QUOTE="Pariah_001"][QUOTE="3picuri3"]

oooooh. i love this :D

Fact:

RE5 looks better on the 360, noticeably. (see kotaku preview, and other major site previews)

Fact:

I've always said the PS3 isn't tough to program for, just has bottlenecks that make it hard to make games look as good as the 360 with multiplats.

Fact:

This kind of confirms things. RE5 looks worse on the PS3, but the devs say it wasn't hard. Well of course it isn't hard, just have to drop the visual quality to get it running at a decent framerate.'

lets see how cows try to spin this. b-b-b-b-but teh lazy devs.

3picuri3

Okay mr. lemming, if the ps3 is soooooo much less powerfl then the 360 explain why the ps3 exclusives ALL look and play better then 360 exclusives. ps3 has the graphics kings of past(uncharted) present(MGS4) and future(killzone 2). also better andf smoother gameplay online. it may be lacking a couple features but the FACT remains that psn is much more stable and reliable then XBL.

the reasont the ps3 is getting all the gimped ports is exactly that. THEY'RE PORTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!No matter what a port will look worse then a game built around the hardware. and almost all devs are using the xbox as they're lead console. though some are switching now.

Lets not forget that ALOT of recent multiplats are looking identicle even though the ps3 is getting the inferior version(port). Just goes to show how much more powerful the ps3 is then the 360.

[QUOTE="3picuri3"][QUOTE="Pariah_001"] At the end of the Kotaku article, it said specifically that the PS3 demo version was made from older code. It was pretty hard to miss that detail, so you obviously omitted it. How does it feel to lie?enygma500

Okay mr. lemming, if the ps3 is soooooo much less powerfl then the 360 explain why the ps3 exclusives ALL look and play better then 360 exclusives. ps3 has the graphics kings of past(uncharted) present(MGS4) and future(killzone 2). also better andf smoother gameplay online. it may be lacking a couple features but the FACT remains that psn is much more stable and reliable then XBL.

the reasont the ps3 is getting all the gimped ports is exactly that. THEY'RE PORTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!No matter what a port will look worse then a game built around the hardware. and almost all devs are using the xbox as they're lead console. though some are switching now.

Lets not forget that ALOT of recent multiplats are looking identicle even though the ps3 is getting the inferior version(port). Just goes to show how much more powerful the ps3 is then the 360.

Thats like your opinion,and the current graphics king is CRYSIS and the prince is Gears 2 if we go by console standards.

[QUOTE="enygma500"][QUOTE="3picuri3"] ooooo. older code. how does that make me a liar? where in my statement did i say anything about the code? lmao. classic stuff. lets just wait n see eh? kotaku weren't the only ones, and hell, the PS3 has been inferior in about 90% of multiplats so far, so i don't think anything will change in the time before release. but hey, you might be one of those people that think the last 2 months of dev can 'seriously improve' a game :PMcdonaIdsGuy

Okay mr. lemming, if the ps3 is soooooo much less powerfl then the 360 explain why the ps3 exclusives ALL look and play better then 360 exclusives. ps3 has the graphics kings of past(uncharted) present(MGS4) and future(killzone 2). also better andf smoother gameplay online. it may be lacking a couple features but the FACT remains that psn is much more stable and reliable then XBL.

the reasont the ps3 is getting all the gimped ports is exactly that. THEY'RE PORTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!No matter what a port will look worse then a game built around the hardware. and almost all devs are using the xbox as they're lead console. though some are switching now.

Lets not forget that ALOT of recent multiplats are looking identicle even though the ps3 is getting the inferior version(port). Just goes to show how much more powerful the ps3 is then the 360.

Thats like your opinion,and the current graphics king is CRYSIS and the prince is Gears 2 if we go by console standards.

Everyone should know that the PC will always be "graphics king". TREAL_Since

Which is why nobody should ever mention the word graphics king for a console game. Like console exclusives, console graphics king is an oxymoron. Console exclusives don't exist and a console game cannot have the best graphics therefor console graphics king shouldn't exist.

It boggles the mind how people argue console graphics king is accepted while console exclusive isn't. You always count every platform you don't ever exclude a platform.

The console wars are in another castle.

[QUOTE="TREAL_Since"]
Everyone should know that the PC will always be "graphics king". Blackbond

Which is why nobody should ever mention the word graphics king for a console game. Like console exclusives, console graphics king is an oxymoron. Console exclusives don't exist and a console game cannot have the best graphics therefor console graphics king shouldn't exist.

It boggles the mind how people argue console graphics king is accepted while console exclusive isn't. You always count every platform you don't ever exclude a platform.

The console wars are in another castle.

I agree with "another castle". Good way to put it :lol:.

[QUOTE="TREAL_Since"]
Everyone should know that the PC will always be "graphics king". Blackbond

Which is why nobody should ever mention the word graphics king for a console game. Like console exclusives, console graphics king is an oxymoron. Console exclusives don't exist and a console game cannot have the best graphics therefor console graphics king shouldn't exist.

It boggles the mind how people argue console graphics king is accepted while console exclusive isn't. You always count every platform you don't ever exclude a platform.

The console wars are in another castle.

You can discount it for yourself, but the discussion will continue...

All it takes is patience and timeMasterx1220

oooooh. i love this :D

Fact:

RE5 looks better on the 360, noticeably. (see kotaku preview, and other major site previews)

Fact:

I've always said the PS3 isn't tough to program for, just has bottlenecks that make it hard to make games look as good as the 360 with multiplats.

Fact:

This kind of confirms things. RE5 looks worse on the PS3, but the devs say it wasn't hard. Well of course it isn't hard, just have to drop the visual quality to get it running at a decent framerate.'

lets see how cows try to spin this. b-b-b-b-but teh lazy devs.

3picuri3

oooooh. i love this :D

Fact:

RE5 looks better on the 360, noticeably. (see kotaku preview, and other major site previews)

Fact:

I've always said the PS3 isn't tough to program for, just has bottlenecks that make it hard to make games look as good as the 360 with multiplats.

Fact:

This kind of confirms things. RE5 looks worse on the PS3, but the devs say it wasn't hard. Well of course it isn't hard, just have to drop the visual quality to get it running at a decent framerate.'

lets see how cows try to spin this. b-b-b-b-but teh lazy devs.