[QUOTE="Sycosi"][QUOTE="Redfingers"]Here's some things that lifted my spirits after reading similarly humbling things from the 360 crowd.
http://ps3.ign.com/articles/733/733921p5.html
Lair, which by the way, looks amazing.
http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4779&Itemid=2
IBM is taking a big step towards developers. Many of them feel that they've been empowered with a far better grasp of the system. I even received the impression that they feel they can take a big leap in physics and AI calculations using the Cell processor's multiple SPE's.
http://gamevortex.com/gamevortex/interview.php/11
Everything Ted Price says is positive. Check out...I think Playb3yond.com. Yes, it's a Playstation site, but Insomniac is a Playstation developer. It should have some interviews that I've actually downloaded over PSN with the developers of Resistance bringing high praise to the Playstation 3's capabilities.
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Thanks for that, it made very interesting reading. My gut feeling is that certainly the 360 has a definate headstart on the PS3, thats obvious. However the longer term issues, the Cell processor and its ability/capacity, could be a clincher. The PS3's processor power and ability to store more game data due to blu-ray appear to be cut above that the 360 lacks. Of course its going to take a while for the PS3's finer points, games libary-online gaming-functions, to catch up. But the same could have been levelled at the 360 on its release. Certainly it appears as tho the PS3 is a little more 'future proof' than the 360. So given that I've seen both sides of the critical debate am I going to buy a PS3? Well yes. Sony are a HUGE powerhouse of a developer and product creator/seller. They are trying to exploit the fact, to a degree, that they're trying to break a new format, Blu-ray. However that will also benefit the system on a gaming front that the 360 won't be able to match. Having said this I believe that over the next 12 months we could really see what the PS3 is capable of in terms of app's and gaming. As I mentioned earlier I want all 3 platforms and I also want 3 different experiences/choices, which by rights it looks like I will get. Buy or rent the 'exclusives' and choose the best multi-platform when they come out. PS want to win the console war as they have some much depending on it. Going on their past track record there's no reason why they wont this time. I guess only time will tell. Thank for information and advice people.
Here's a bit of information I read from an article on Gametrailers yesterday. Resistance Fall of Man took 22 gigabytes of data on the Blu Ray disc even after compression. Mass Effect for the Xbox 360, an undeniably massive game, was barely able to squeeze all of their data on a regular DVD 9 without using a second disc. An interesting tidbit of information any way you slice it. It is possible that Mass Effect, while retaining all of its quality visuals and gameplay elements, may be missing a good deal of content due to the game itself taking a massive amount of storage space. Or, you could consider all that other stuff fluff and therefore irrelevant and an indication that they won't be limited by the DVD 9 any time soon. Comparatively, Resistance was a first-person shooter, while Mass Effect is a universe-traveling RPG. Perhaps there is more to the argument than meets the eye in this respect. Let me tell you, though, the PS3 is getting a major amount of attention from Sony. They have very many in-house first-party developers creating software support for the system. There's a big leap in quality between PS3's first-party titles and third party titles. I'm very excited to see what these guys can do. Third party exclusives are interesting at best, but the first party support is definitely a point of consideration in Sony's case. This is yet another issue that I think will benefit Sony in the long run. As good as the 360 is, and currently I'm more than happy, I'm a little concerned that there will be limitation that wont be applicable to the PS3, like disc size, graphics and sound capabilities, storage etc. paradoxily I also think that the 'need' almost for the PS3 to catch up, to the 360, and the huge financial stressor the PS3 has presently, could make Sony work harder and longer to make their console a major success. I guess my initial disappointment with Sony has been the lack of product delivery for Europe, the lack of BC due to the missing chip-although not a major issue, the high price and other bugs and glitches. However it is very early doors for what can be described a cutting edge piece of media technology. I just hope that Sony, once the Euro release happens, focus their energies BIG TIME to bring us the best quality products and games that really show off the machines potential and capabilities. Rather than a glorified 360 with a new dvd format player....
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