In-game XMB will be released on Wednesday for PS3 users

[worldb]

"Source, PLEASE?"

Problem solved.
:-)

[farnzworth]

Although sony is moving in the right direction or "catching up". The fact remains that the game is still built on the 360 and ported over to the ps3 (at least this year). Maybe this will be the last time the 360 will be the lead platform...

[MSU ILLEST]

Quote: Originally Posted by farnzworth

Although sony is moving in the right direction or "catching up". The fact remains that the game is still built on the 360 and ported over to the ps3 (at least this year). Maybe this will be the last time the 360 will be the lead platform...

I'm being serious when I ask the question:

What is different when the game is ported to the PS3? I thought it would be the same game.

[nstod]

Basically, Sony got WAY too creative with the PS3. Their "core" hardware design makes it so that for games to take advantage of the PS3's hardware, the game needs to be written specifically for the PS3.

When they "port" games from the 360 to the PS3, they're taking the 360's hardware calls (graphics, memory management, etc), and changing it to PS3 hardware calls. However, because the game was originally written for "general purpose" CPU's (360), the game won't take advantage of the PS3's specific cores. That's why the PS3 will, for most games, lag a little behind, or right alongside, the 360 games. This is also one reason why The Show looks incredible on the PS3, because it was written specifically for it.

Anyway, the game logic is identical between the systems (or at least CAN be identical), it's just the hardware calls that need to be changed.

[worldb]

"the game needs to be written specifically for the PS3"

I wish...

[MSU ILLEST]

Quote: Originally Posted by nstod

Basically, Sony got WAY too creative with the PS3. Their "core" hardware design makes it so that for games to take advantage of the PS3's hardware, the game needs to be written specifically for the PS3. When they "port" games from the 360 to the PS3, they're taking the 360's hardware calls (graphics, memory management, etc), and changing it to PS3 hardware calls. However, because the game was originally written for "general purpose" CPU's (360), the game won't take advantage of the PS3's specific cores. That's why the PS3 will, for most games, lag a little behind, or right alongside, the 360 games. This is also one reason why The Show looks incredible on the PS3, because it was written specifically for it. Anyway, the game logic is identical between the systems (or at least CAN be identical), it's just the hardware calls that need to be changed.

Oh ok, I gotcha! I hope they switch it around next year.

[thmst30]

I'm a huge 360 supporter, and I wish they would start developing games on the PS3 and port to 360. I believe it would seriously help to equal out the quality of the games on both consoles. The whole 360 to PS3 thing doesn't work well at all.

[Exonerated]

If it were created on the PS3, it would not run identically on the 360 because of the ps3's superious power and capabilities.

whilst when its created on the 360, it will be virtually the same on both platforms.