| PS3 vs Xbox 360 - A Developer Speaks |
The debate over which is the more powerful next-gen games console has been raging for over a year, but in the last few weeks we’ve finally been able to pore over some first-hand evidence. The Call of Duty 3 conversions to Xbox 360 and PS3 are more closely comparable, perhaps, than many fanboys on either side would have predicted. More interesting is the unspoken rivalry between Gears of War and Resistance: Fall of Man - two showboating titles with similar themes and environments. One thing has become clear. Totting up specs isn’t going to help us choose a winner. On paper, PS3 has more raw processing grunt than Xbox 360, but at the moment - with second generation titles under their belts - developers seem to be extracting more performance out of Xbox 360. That’s natural considering their greater experience with the platform. The question is, how much further can Xbox go? Frankly, the only views that matter in this debate are those of programmers who have experience with next-gen hardware. So this week Guardian.co.uk spoke to Richard Hackett a head of technology at Blitz Games about his experiences with both machines. He feels that CELL has an ace up its sleeve and it’s not something you might have predicted… ARTICLE URL: http://www.guardian.co.uk
The debate over which is the more powerful next-gen games console has been raging for over a year, but in the last few weeks we’ve finally been able to pore over some first-hand evidence. The Call of Duty 3 conversions to Xbox 360 and PS3 are more closely comparable, perhaps, than many fanboys on either side would have predicted. More interesting is the unspoken rivalry between Gears of War and Resistance: Fall of Man - two showboating titles with similar themes and environments. One thing has become clear. Totting up specs isn’t going to help us choose a winner. On paper, PS3 has more raw processing grunt than Xbox 360, but at the moment - with second generation titles under their belts - developers seem to be extracting more performance out of Xbox 360. That’s natural considering their greater experience with the platform. The question is, how much further can Xbox go? Frankly, the only views that matter in this debate are those of programmers who have experience with next-gen hardware. So this week Guardian.co.uk spoke to Richard Hackett a head of technology at Blitz Games about his experiences with both machines. He feels that CELL has an ace up its sleeve and it’s not something you might have predicted… ARTICLE URL: http://www.guardian.co.uk (via http://www.d-padnews.com)
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