World in Conflict PS3 dev 'more challenging' than 360

MediaStream - 580 days 14 hours ago

Let's get this straight...

A mediocre ->PC<- developer....

Who doesn't know how to handle anything other than ->DirectX<-...

Is looking to cash in on the console market as the PC gaming market continues to die...

So they are dumping their ->RTS<- onto consoles...

And whining about how they can't handle modern graphics hardware like the PS3!

LOL!

Shocking, absolutely shocking!

I'm sure everyone is eagerly awaiting the gametrailers 'side by side' comparison of this hotly anticipated title where 'teh 360 version looks better' and the 'teh PS3 version looks washed out' obviously because 'teh PS3 is hard teh program'

LOL!

What a wonderfully idiotic news item to liven up the morning.

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solidt12 - 580 days 14 hours ago

If I here another story about how it is more challenging to make a game on the PS3 im gonna smack someone. We know already this isn't news.

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Montrealien - 580 days 14 hours ago

news is news kids, don't like it, don't comment and jump to the next story.

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ericnellie - 580 days 13 hours ago

This isn't a negative article, it's simply a couple of quick quotes by a PC developer stating that it's a little bit more difficult for them developing on PS3. You've got to give them credit for trying. There's no surprise here, everyone knows the PS3's architecture is "different" from the PC and 360?

"I think it's safe to say that we're tackling it pretty well!"

Don't make this article flame bait!

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Martini - 580 days 8 hours ago

Another game that will look and play better on the 360 and so is GRID and Quake wars....

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JoelR - 580 days 16 hours ago

And yet another developer who said it is better on the PS3....

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Montrealien - 580 days 14 hours ago

yep, the PS3 has won yet another fractional war over the 360, Duh? lol

I love how we all know for a fact that the PS3 is 2-4% more powerful then the 360 and yet when a dev claims this, fanboys jump on the bandwagon claiming victory....har har har. Fanboys are so cute.

These minor differences mean nothing to a real gamer, as long as we get to play quality games on both consoles and keep them fighting over these little differences. It is only good for us to have the two most powerful consoles this gen fighting all the time, competition is good for us.

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JoelR - 580 days 14 hours ago

I would say the gap is closer to 40% if you use a dedicated programmer team and don't try to "level the playfield" as it were. But since all developers try to create level playing fields across similar generational consoles when creating crossplatform you get the minor 1-2% differences.

Similar to the ps2/xbox multiplatform situation... the Xbox was approximately 40% more powerful as well but due to crossplatform requirements it most of the time didn't show.

Multiplatforms are not a means of comparing console "power" or "quality"

and lest we forget

THE PURPOSE OF VIDEO GAMES IS TO HAVE FUN - AS LONG AS A GAME IS FUN THEN THE GOAL HAS BEEN MET!

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Montrealien - 580 days 14 hours ago

Asymmetric/Symmetric Multiprocessing is the order of the day for Big Iron programmers?

That sucks, and here I though games where about fun. silly me.

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JoelR - 580 days 14 hours ago

Just means that there are programmers out there with the skills to create great games on PS3 - but they probably are not PC programmers.

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Montrealien - 580 days 14 hours ago

lol, I know, I was just joking, "Asymmetric/Symmetric Multiprocessing " made my eyes go crooked so I had to say something.

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JoelR - 580 days 11 hours ago

people really can't take a joke eh montralien....
guys cut out the disagrees on him. - Mont is right in this case and it really does make you go buggy!

I know when I learned asymmetric and symmetric multiprocessing algorithms my eyes went buggy to... still am walleyed from the effort. LOL

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jaja1434 - 580 days 11 hours ago

The only really hard part about programming on the PS3(as told to us by a PS3 programmer) was because of the absolutely horrible branch prediction the system has. So I can very well see why it would be hard to code if you had to limit your BEQ statements.

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Montrealien - 580 days 14 hours ago

This is not your typical RTS multiplayer experience. 5vs5 will be sick on consoles, this game is the perfect console RTS if you ask me, fast paced and more on par with game like Counterstrike then Command and conquer.

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JoelR - 580 days 14 hours ago

Hmm never played the PC version.
They have a mechanic that works 5v5 for a RTS? Most RTS would die from that situation.
Guess I will pick up it for the PC to see what's up.

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Montrealien - 580 days 14 hours ago

you should, this game is very fun when it comes to multiplayer,

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TheIneffableBob - 580 days 12 hours ago

Close to all of the so-called "DX10 features" are possible in DX9 or OpenGL.

And World in Conflict is an excellent game. It really does almost feel like a Counter-Strike for RTS'; the action never stops. An 8 vs. 8 match with artillery raining down from the sky, tanks plowing across the fields, and helicopters raining down destruction is really a visual feast.

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JoelR - 580 days 15 hours ago

not really harder but different. If you are not versed in multiprocessing theory it's hard to optimize for.Sequential Algorithms do not scale well on none sequential hardware - thus you need to learn a new set of algorithms.

Challenging is definitely the proper word rather than harder. You need to learn new thought processes and methods (the challenging bit) but once you understand it it's actually quite easy.

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MediaStream - 580 days 14 hours ago

"Either way, this isnt anything new, PS3 developerment IS harder."

Oh god...

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Fishy Fingers - 580 days 14 hours ago

"Oh god" What?

360 programming is very similar to that for PC so obviously portiung their PC title to the consoles is going to be more challenging with the PS3 than 360.

JoelR: I agree with you, I only used "harder" to keep it simple.

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g3nkie - 580 days 14 hours ago

Ya, I was surprised by that too..

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power of Green - 580 days 7 hours ago

Its PR making excuses not so much telling you that PS3 is hard to develope for.

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zypher - 580 days 12 hours ago

it is more challenging to get the same quality out of the PS3 as the 360 when you're a developer who has spent majority of his/her time on a platform (PC) that shares a lot of similarities with the latter system. everyone should know by now that it is moronic to judge a system (especially the quality of its graphics) based on multiplatform games, especially since most multiplatform developers cater to the lowest common denominator (which usually has the highest install base). in this case we have a developer largely familiar with the PC porting a game to consoles, one of which just so happens to share similarities with the PC. considering all this, only a fanboy will blow Massive's statement out of proportion.

all that said just enjoy the game. like in most other cases before this, the difference in graphics between the PS3 and 360 versions will be negligible at best. unless you're an obsessive who pauses the game, zoom in by 1000% and notice that the 360 version has a few more sprites than the PS3 version.

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JoelR - 580 days 11 hours ago

people also forget that the game is programmed originally in DX so it does take extra effort to convert it to openGL

Oo... that's cool... 0.1? how did I do a reply to a nonexistent post?

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LenHart - 580 days 8 hours ago

that makes anything on x360 look like outdated crap.

This is why we have Heavenly Sword --1000e enemies on screen. This is why we have MGS4 on a 50 gig Blu ray.We have Uncharted which beats out anything on x360 graphically and that includes Gears 2

MGS4 is goty 2008 and will also be the best selling game of 2008

All good exclusives are on PS3

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ravinshield - 580 days 7 hours ago

how the fuk do u know developers r using 20%.are u a developer,thats waht i tough.and no its not true next gen or else all of its games would be 1080p like ur game haze.

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