> -----Original Message----- > From: Vivec [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 10:46 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: E3 Press Conference Impressions: Part 3, Sony > > They weren't competing with Microsoft when the PS2 first came out, > though. > > Do you really think that even after a year or two the PS3 is going to > push graphics that are two or three times more detailed and vibrant > than the Xbox360?
Do we need to? I think the graphics can, definitely, be better on the PS3 than on the 360... but not so much so that it'll be selling point on its own. The PS3 is a difficult machine to develop for and so much of its power will (like the PS2) go untapped by most games for several years. I think there's a definite, and instant, plus to the increased storage of the PS3. When you can use five Gig of a disc just to store uncompressed 7.1 audio it does make a (subtle) difference. When you don't need to compress textures or video assets it makes a difference. But graphics aren't the story and hardware isn't the story. The most beautiful game I've played in years is "Odin Sphere" - a 2D game for the PS2. "Flow" vies for that title as well. I fully expect Minter's "Space Giraffe" on XBL Arcade to be one of the best looking game on that system. None of these titles are CPU bound - they all succeed through a perfection of design. > Are we going to see gameplay and AI that far oustrips what is possible > on the 360? Do we need to? I think that "Little Big Planet" epitomizes the kind of game that would be difficult to achieve on the 360. Both visually and physically. I'm not saying it can't be done, but I am suggesting that the 360 doesn't have anything that comes close at this point. Sony is, on several, fronts creating, I think, more compelling experiences than MS is at this point. It's not by a huge margin and MS isn't standing still and the balance could shift with one stunning announcement. But I do think Sony has an edge right now. But that's also beside the point. The real question is: why do you insist that for the PS3 to be a success it must crush Microsoft? It doesn't have to. If the Wii has shown us anything it's that horsepower isn't needed to succeed: it's all about compelling experiences. All three of these players can succeed in this market - I doubt any will dominate in any meaningful way but it's almost unthinkable that any of the three will fail outright. Why must Sony prove not only that they have good games, but that their games are significantly more technically powerful than Microsoft games? Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| ColdFusion 8 beta â Build next generation applications today. Free beta download on Labs http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/entitlement/index.cfm?e=labs_adobecf8_beta Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:238489 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
