Infact this is the qoute I have found from him...

Storage space aside though, it's been easier for the studio to reach its current development stage on Xbox 360 than it has on PlayStation 3, Carmack revealed, although the Sony console does offer more raw performance.

"The 360 was easier to certainly to get to where we are now. More sweat equity had to be put into the PS3," said the id creative director.

"There's a little bit more theoretical raw performance on the PS3, so we've got a little bit more headroom."'

So I think he was simply saying its harder on the ps3 but its more powerfull

So much moaning and defensive posts in this thread!

First of all TC has no evidence of what he is saying! I have searched all of his quotes and he has never said anything like what you are implying, apart fromn the fact the 360 version will run on 3 dvds (atm)

If they guy thinks inferior hardware is the future then I would like to hear it from the horses mouth, this was revealed though

"The PC version will offer higher resolutions, more anti-aliasing and faster texture page-in times, but the three versions are essentially the same. "

Second to all those who are saying the 360 would be better then ps3 if they spent more time on games..... please. Your living in a dream world, get real, microsoft dont care about you or the console and even if they did there is NO (zero, none) evidence that it can produce better looking games. Also do we know how long microsoft have spent on a game?

Then of corse there are those who claim the current console graphic kings are simply linear and a 'tried and chosen path'. Who gives a F***!?!?!? if you have any grasp of the English language; you would know that when we talk about graphics we are not talking about level sizes or choice but GRAPHICS!

I don't know why anyone would want to use their PS3 as a browser anyway.

kingdre

for example im in my front room now with 6 ppl who wanna watch some clips from youtube, unless I run a cable from my room to my TV it means everyone huddeled round my 19" screen with nowhere to sit! Plus watching movie trailers, AVI files, films etc etc. Untill they give us wireless screen access the tv browser will be handy.

[QUOTE="FILIPINOMAZTER"]wheres i,e and yes firefox is a very good browser i never had any problems with itIrick_cb

I didn't bother to personally test IE.

It sucks.

Hard.

No its great if you love really bad security and what other browser can take you on a journey of nostalgia as you remember all those wonderfull days on a dial up modem.

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[QUOTE="goatblah"]

I really hope it is mate, im thinking of getting a ps3 and browsing on the tv would be cool. For the time I have used it though it has been very frustrating, especially when they could have just used a popular browser instead!

razgriz_101

It would have been very hard to get a "popular browser" due to licensing and the possibility of reveilling inner workings of the PS3 through the source code (ie, if they went with Gecko or Webkit engines, which are Open Source but require any changes to the code be made public.)

They did give us flash 9 though, which is unheard of on any other console.

The most recent version the Wii has is 7 i think.

Firefox might have worked cause of the whole linux and the fact theres versions of yellowdog that do support Cell and most likely will come with Firefox.Wouldnt be too tough a job in some aspects and i dont see how much of it would actually change :/ since the OS design and the input method.

Well converting an open source program for use with a specific system would be easier then creating one from scratch however you look at it. I think the ps3 has some memory issues though as streaming large HD results in a very jerky experience, even when you have completed the streaming before watching it.

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I really hope it is mate, im thinking of getting a ps3 and browsing on the tv would be cool. For the time I have used it though it has been very frustrating, especially when they could have just used a popular browser instead!

Irick_cb

It would have been very hard to get a "popular browser" due to licensing and the possibility of reveilling inner workings of the PS3 through the source code (ie, if they went with Gecko or Webkit engines, which are Open Source but require any changes to the code be made public.)

They did give us flash 9 though, which is unheard of on any other console.

The most recent version the Wii has is 7 i think.

Oh god please, dont mention the wii browser. On a 50" tv you can actually see the pixels of every word not to mention everything looks magnified 10x. Infact the Wii on a 50" screen looks really bad whatever your doing!

It works fine for me. I've used it for Gamespot, N4G Allakhazam, YouTube and many other sites without any problems. It's not OMG WOAH or anything, but it's certainly functional, and it is definitely a feature over 360. If you're having so many problems, I'd wonder what kind of sites you're trying to use...jonnyt61

If your implying that all I have tried to use the ps3 browser for is pr0n, I would seriously think you are watching my every move!

Oh ok nice one, I was wrong yet again!!! :)

I'm used to getting pwnd

I always thought the PS3 browser was a very underrated feature,i can load a typical page in about 3 seconds, i can stream gametrailer, youtube and if you're from the US you can even watch free TV shows and movies on hulu, you can also download free themes, videos, music ect straight to your PS3 HDD and you can also check your email,facebook,twitter,bebo,myspace Why should this count as a negative against the PS3 ? It is a little buggy, i'll give you that but its no where near as bad as you make it sound plus it's always being improved upon through firmware updates.micky4889

I really hope it is mate, im thinking of getting a ps3 and browsing on the tv would be cool. For the time I have used it though it has been very frustrating, especially when they could have just used a popular browser instead!

I think you shot yourself in the foot with this thread.

Anyone buying a 360 is basically buying a very cheap, low budget PC that plugs nicely into the TV. Oh but without any of the good things a PC offers.

At least the ps3 has stepped it up a notch and I think anyone surviving when M$ is in the market is doing well already.