Playstation 3 vs. XBOX 360 - A Game Developer's Perspective

lowlight · 11-20-2006, 06:50 AM

As always with gaming consoles, we all have our favourites. Whether it's Nintendo, Sony, or Microsoft, everyone seems to have their own agenda for picking their favourite. Sometimes it's simply brand loyalty, sometimes it's because of a single game franchise.

But what do the developers think? I contacted my friend, who is a lead programmer for a large publisher who makes games for all major consoles and PC. I asked him which is the best console from his perspective. Not necessarily the best to develop for, but what would be the best buy today? The answer may surprize you...

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lowlight · 11-20-2006, 06:51 AM

krytek · 11-20-2006, 07:38 AM

LL, you make the most useful reviews around.
keep it up =)

ronnystrauss · 11-20-2006, 07:41 AM

its a nice article but maybe a little slanted? I think his arguement for which has the better drive built in is bad. because no matter whether blue ray succeeds or not, it still plays dvds. He left out the fact that the 360 controller is kick ass

. but he also left out that the ps3 has built in wifi. btw my 360 froze last night int he middle of my first super bowl in madden 07. I have a launch system so i better send it back.

kraig · 11-20-2006, 10:35 AM

the 360 plays dvd's as well, but if blue ray doesn't win, than you have a drive that can play games and older movies but not the newer ones.

the 360 has a drive that plays games and older movies, and you can pay the extra to get the drive that plays high def content. If blue ray wins, than the 360 could theoretically get a blueray external drive and not lose any advantage.

Also, the drives die due to use. If the ps3's drive plays games, old and new movies, it will die sooner. By the 360 having the external drive for movies, it will not suffer the same death rate, and can be replaced easier.

I don't really think its slanted. The xbox also has wireless built in if you don't have the core system, so its not much of an advantage for the ps3. the controllers are more subjective, as there aren't any real features that give a system an edge.

The ps3 is a great system, but i don't see a reason why it will be better than the 360. Having a game dev agree is nicely re-enforcing my self belief that I'm always right.

front page on digg.

ronnystrauss · 11-20-2006, 02:16 PM

both have wireless built in but neither have a wireless network adapter which is what I was talking about. I paid 100 for that.

trust me I love my 360 and I wouldnt trade it for a ps3 any day.

11-20-2006, 02:36 PM

Don't take me for a x360 fanboy cause I ain't, but what I find quite strange that this guy is supposed to be a "lead programmer for a large gaming company" that is "Being a video game developer (I develop for both, Playstation 3 and XBOX 360)" never has seen the PS3 online service? And even more, chooses to comment on it to the favour for x360 live...

Goty · 11-20-2006, 03:15 PM

The only issue I have with the 360 is the fact that there are all of two or three games that would actually be worth my money, and those will be ported to PC within about six months anyways, so I'd rather just wait.

Davis · 11-20-2006, 04:50 PM

well, the hard drive is an argument for save games really. without a hdd in the core system you have to buy a seperate memory device which knocks up the price. not 200 worth, but around 60 cdn which narrows the price gap by a significant margin for 1 device.

plus if any game updates are released, what are core users going to save the patches on? are they supposed to rely on their memoy stick for everything?

Davis · 11-20-2006, 04:58 PM

Also, if you read the comments under the digg article, you get a lot of good points from both camps, but my fav is near the end, where the actual "war" is being faught.

11-20-2006, 06:50 AM	#1
lowlight 37% More Evil! Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 13,076	Playstation 3 vs. XBOX 360 - A Game Developer's Perspective As always with gaming consoles, we all have our favourites. Whether it's Nintendo, Sony, or Microsoft, everyone seems to have their own agenda for picking their favourite. Sometimes it's simply brand loyalty, sometimes it's because of a single game franchise. But what do the developers think? I contacted my friend, who is a lead programmer for a large publisher who makes games for all major consoles and PC. I asked him which is the best console from his perspective. Not necessarily the best to develop for, but what would be the best buy today? The answer may surprize you... Check it out! __________________ You do read our reviews, right?

11-20-2006, 06:51 AM	#2
lowlight 37% More Evil! Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 13,076	Re: Playstation 3 vs. XBOX 360 - A Game Developer's Perspective __________________ You do read our reviews, right?

11-20-2006, 07:38 AM	#3
krytek Black Wolf Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Central Israel Posts: 1,864	Re: Playstation 3 vs. XBOX 360 - A Game Developer's Perspective LL, you make the most useful reviews around. keep it up =) __________________ 'Laugh and the world laughs with you. Weep and you weep alone.' -Ella Wheeler Wilcox asus an8 nf4 sli mobo amd athlon 64 x2 +3800 gainward 7900gt 256mb corsair 512x2 dual channel c2.5 WD 250gb 16mb HDD noise stalker 480w

11-20-2006, 07:41 AM	#4
ronnystrauss Truly HARDCORE Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: new orleans Posts: 1,532	Re: Playstation 3 vs. XBOX 360 - A Game Developer's Perspective its a nice article but maybe a little slanted? I think his arguement for which has the better drive built in is bad. because no matter whether blue ray succeeds or not, it still plays dvds. He left out the fact that the 360 controller is kick ass . but he also left out that the ps3 has built in wifi. btw my 360 froze last night int he middle of my first super bowl in madden 07. I have a launch system so i better send it back. __________________ Core 2 Duo E6600 @ 3.4 ghz w/ tuniq tower -2X1gb Corsair XMS2 ddr2 800- hd 4870 - 700 watt thermaltake psu- 2X theatre 550- x-fi xtreme gamer- sceptere 20.1 wide screen monitor- Antec P180B-Asus P5w DH Deluxe +Wifi/AP

11-20-2006, 10:35 AM	#5
kraig Avg. Geek Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Halifax NS Posts: 4,669	Re: Playstation 3 vs. XBOX 360 - A Game Developer's Perspective the 360 plays dvd's as well, but if blue ray doesn't win, than you have a drive that can play games and older movies but not the newer ones. the 360 has a drive that plays games and older movies, and you can pay the extra to get the drive that plays high def content. If blue ray wins, than the 360 could theoretically get a blueray external drive and not lose any advantage. Also, the drives die due to use. If the ps3's drive plays games, old and new movies, it will die sooner. By the 360 having the external drive for movies, it will not suffer the same death rate, and can be replaced easier. I don't really think its slanted. The xbox also has wireless built in if you don't have the core system, so its not much of an advantage for the ps3. the controllers are more subjective, as there aren't any real features that give a system an edge. The ps3 is a great system, but i don't see a reason why it will be better than the 360. Having a game dev agree is nicely re-enforcing my self belief that I'm always right. front page on digg. __________________ I believe that the very act of believing in something causes us to distance ourselves from that thing. Now since we all know that in order to fully understand a thing one must be that thing, it seems obvious that the state of believing in something inevitably causes us to not truly understand it. This leads to all sorts of difficulties. "I believe in love" has a better than even chance of leading to divorce, while "I believe in God" seems to end in variations on the Spanish Inquisition -CLP

11-20-2006, 02:16 PM	#6
ronnystrauss Truly HARDCORE Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: new orleans Posts: 1,532	Re: Playstation 3 vs. XBOX 360 - A Game Developer's Perspective both have wireless built in but neither have a wireless network adapter which is what I was talking about. I paid 100 for that. trust me I love my 360 and I wouldnt trade it for a ps3 any day. __________________ Core 2 Duo E6600 @ 3.4 ghz w/ tuniq tower -2X1gb Corsair XMS2 ddr2 800- hd 4870 - 700 watt thermaltake psu- 2X theatre 550- x-fi xtreme gamer- sceptere 20.1 wide screen monitor- Antec P180B-Asus P5w DH Deluxe +Wifi/AP

11-20-2006, 02:36 PM	#7
F-Forward Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Playstation 3 vs. XBOX 360 - A Game Developer's Perspective Don't take me for a x360 fanboy cause I ain't, but what I find quite strange that this guy is supposed to be a "lead programmer for a large gaming company" that is "Being a video game developer (I develop for both, Playstation 3 and XBOX 360)" never has seen the PS3 online service? And even more, chooses to comment on it to the favour for x360 live...

11-20-2006, 03:15 PM	#8
Goty Tagger of the Realm Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Dacula, GA Posts: 3,488	Re: Playstation 3 vs. XBOX 360 - A Game Developer's Perspective The only issue I have with the 360 is the fact that there are all of two or three games that would actually be worth my money, and those will be ported to PC within about six months anyways, so I'd rather just wait. __________________

11-20-2006, 04:50 PM	#9
Davis Possibly Guru? Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Calgary, AB Posts: 3,889	Re: Playstation 3 vs. XBOX 360 - A Game Developer's Perspective well, the hard drive is an argument for save games really. without a hdd in the core system you have to buy a seperate memory device which knocks up the price. not 200 worth, but around 60 cdn which narrows the price gap by a significant margin for 1 device. plus if any game updates are released, what are core users going to save the patches on? are they supposed to rely on their memoy stick for everything? __________________ Gigabyte P35-DS4 Intel Q6600 2.4GHz 8GB Mushkin XP2-8500 LG 20x18x18 sata burner 3x Segate 500gb 32M cache SATA 3.0 Evga GTX260 216core 896MB Audigy X-FI XtremeMusic Antec P130

11-20-2006, 04:58 PM	#10
Davis Possibly Guru? Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Calgary, AB Posts: 3,889	Re: Playstation 3 vs. XBOX 360 - A Game Developer's Perspective Also, if you read the comments under the digg article, you get a lot of good points from both camps, but my fav is near the end, where the actual "war" is being faught. __________________ Gigabyte P35-DS4 Intel Q6600 2.4GHz 8GB Mushkin XP2-8500 LG 20x18x18 sata burner 3x Segate 500gb 32M cache SATA 3.0 Evga GTX260 216core 896MB Audigy X-FI XtremeMusic Antec P130