Develop-Online: 25MB of RAM allocation allows for dream audio work, says SCEE's Dan Bardino.
The PS3's memory reserves and native 7.1 output has provided a "vast evolutionary leap" in sound design, according to SCEE's longstanding audio manager Dan Bardino.
The PS3's 512MB of RAM is split to two fixed amounts – 256MB for video and 256MB for processing. It can often be a bone of contention for some developers, as the Xbox 360 has the same 512MB RAM capacity but developers can split the memory however they want.
This essentially is what makes Xbox 360-to-PS3 ports sometimes unfavourable to the latter. It also means that far more Xbox 360 RAM can be dedicated to audio, if needed.
However, Bardino stressed that the PS3 has a number of features that distinguish the console.
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While the mainstream media always sees things turning in favor of the hero, here are 6 games that own being a bad guy.
Pretty much all of these games listed are based around a morality system you don't have to be bad and you don't have to be good.
It seems to have left out some real amazing games like red dead redemption 1/2,ass effect and true crime la/ny
Armored Core VI?
Ok, I'm really missing something here. Just beat chapter 3 earlier this evening, unlocked A-rank Arena fights. I'm not seeing or sensing any branching paths or morality system and I've done every side mission and arena fight available to me up to that fight.
Is something big coming soon to branch the story?
No mention of Grand Theft Auto? Saints Row (original trilogy), Manhunt? Also The Suffering (depending on the ending you get).
Wish I had 7.1
2.0 will have to do
it sounds so good
Good example of a game using 7.1 to benefit gameplay. Audio coming from everywhere helps solidify the exiperience.
Bags of dsp helps alot with audio. While the new 360 audio api just being rolled out now wants all audio processing done on one core, it could previously be spread over two.
256+ 3D audio channels (360) vs. 512+ 3D audio channels (PS3), 512Kb/s DD 5.1 (360, not even the full 640Kb/s) vs. 4.5Mb/s LPCM (PS3), 6.8GB DVD vs. 50GB (and possible 66.8GB in the future) BD.
Guess which wins...