Very good read. Would recommend everyone take a good chunk of time to read it carefully. And also refer to the sources.

Makes me think though. Shouldn't I wait until this hidden power has been harnessed before jumping in?

Why do I need a PS3 today? Anyone?

By 08 people will begin to see the power of ps3 and a winner will be officially made over the blu ray vs. hd-dvd.

it'll be a year or two later before devs get their hands on the power of the ps3. once they do though, we should see a shift between the focus of 360 and ps3

I was quite impressed with the screens from the PS3 version of GRAW2, so I think the GRAW2 development team has backed up their comments. Glad to see that some developers do not find it difficult and can create quality games/ports.

So by 2013 we should see the power of the PS3. I'm not holding my breath.

Is in my oppinion one of the most beutifull release game ever made, but of course it should be on the latest console.

hard to develop for? once a rumor is squashed it seems to surface again on this site.whats up with that?

I think it depends on the dev, just look at UT3 n HAZE, they look great on the PS3. And why wait? Ps3 has a great line-up this fall, n it won't stop there, the PS3 line-up for 08 is looking amazing. SO why wait?

This is not possible with a fixed hardware architecture that is designed to make life easier for developers. Sure, on the PC side you can easily extend your hardware, for consoles that's not an option. Or maybe we will see another Xbox just in couple more years, something that is most likely to happen for the Wii anyhow.

I love that compared to the ps2? The ps3 isn't competing with the PS2...its competing with the 360, and wii.

Compared to those 2 systems the programming is hard.

-- "Or maybe we will see another Xbox just in couple more years, something that is most likely to happen for the Wii anyhow." --

How much is the PS3 really when you don't have to keep replacing it?

mag - lev?

This article will be hated by all Xbox360 fanboys. How dare they teach logic to ilogical. THIS IS MADNESSS!!!...... Madness?.... THIS IS PPPPSSSSSSS3333333333333333333 333333!!!! (Sorry had to do it) lol! Anyway theres a hurricane on the way so if i survive i'll be back. lol!

It's publicly acknowledged that PS3's memory is unified. DMA transfers are relatively expensive, but protect against malicious software/hacking. It's amazing how flexible the entire system is for everything from AI and Physics processing to full-on graphics rendering. Can't wait to see what they accomplish with PS4.

power will started to get pimped starting from mid-08, oh and why wait, so many good inovative games, better then 360, singstar online, which is great(people will finally see my musical talent) Home (always wanted to design my own room) and and a handful of otha titles i'm dying to play.

Good read, but it cant be true if it came from a PS site, can it?

you're saying that ps3 could be more powerful but lose because xbox was more powerful than ps2.but ps2 whooped xbox1's butt and still is whooping it's butt.history will show how much xbox and microsoft got their butt(got to be careful.they took a bubble-lol)beat.

but you're missing ONE important thing:sony has a LARGER fanbase.sony aquired it with ps1 selling 100 million.and they did it again with ps2 with 120 million systems sold and going.microsoft doesn't have the base because they abandoned 24 million of them releasing 360.i'm one of them that will not buy another system from microsoft.even if i like my xbox.

to answer your question madden(was hanging with my girlfriend all day watching samurai champloo-love a women that likes games and anime-but then,she's a hot asian)the answer is:

PRICELESS!!!my ps1/ps2/psp/ps3 all work.but then,my pong and atari systems work.any system that is built to last is PRICELESS!!!

as for the cell processor,there's just more horsepower under the hood.

3 processors at 3.2ghz or 1 processor at 3.2ghz with 7 spes at 3.2 ghz?

if they were workers it would be:

3 strong workers or 1 strong supervisor with 7 strong workers?

hmmmmmmmmmm.......so hard to choose yet so...............simple.

but,lets look at it this way:

UT3 on ps3 runs and looks better than gears on 360.
forza2 didn't look better than a demo of gthd,and is getting smoked by GT5 prologue.
killzone2 does more things than halo3 will ever do.

even if ps3 and 360 are matched in graphics because of nvidia and ati,ps3 and the cell processor with bluray will put more things like physics,objects,particles,soun d,voice,animation,etc. onscreen simultaneously.lair does it,warhawk does it,gt5 does it,killzone does it.and there will be more coming to prove it.ps3 just does more and over time will become just as easy as 360 in making games on.

...............mag lev super train.................

Great Read!

Why bother? In 5 years, the technology will beat the crap out of the PS3 anyway and there will be a PS4, so again, why bother?
Release a mediocre console that lasts 5 years, drop the price, get out the PS4, do the same, everyone will be happy.
No waiting 5 years for price to drop and get obsolete graphics.

i read the article alright.

and it suddenly hit me,,,,,,,,i didn't understand a thing.

well anyhow I've got my ps3 and I'm happy with all what it's offering me.
and that's whats most important.

for the third and last time -STOP KILLING ME IN RESISTANCE(i hate you all),(pick on somebody your own skills), i finally won a game..yeeeeeeeeeeeeepppppppppp ppeeeeeeeee

The Ps3 is weaker of the 2. Read all these articles you want to make you feel better but the truth is your 120fps 4-D supercomputer is just hype. why did Nvidia say Unified Shaders isn't the future then the created a Unified Shader GPU??? Sony lied to everyone last time and this time the are doing it again. Only uneducated people will thing PS3 is better. At least you got a Blu Ray player.

ps3 is a leader...it leads next-gen with blu-ray as its shield, cell as its sword, and eyetoy its vision and there lags behind the 360 and wii
rock on ps3

i think everyone knows by now that whining about developing for the ps3 is just dev laziness; EA isn't exactly industry standard for work ethics. or they shouldn't be.

This is a good read i love it specially the tittle LMAO!

hey jenzo excuse me for writeing on these forms im soory im so uneducated i want write any more on the forms dose that make you happy now .plus you didnt read what all he said he said if you thank the ps3 is better your uneducated .no matter what some ones preferance for a game system is dosent make any one uneducated. soory for grammer yahoo but im glad you pointed it out to me.so thanks for pointing out my short comeings i guess your so perfect

You buy a console for its advantages mostly...
Much lower price than a PC (remember, you have to hand out around $1000 to get a good gaming PC).
Smoother games (all games usually run in 30 or 60 fps or so).
No complexity. No changing graphics settings to turn up the framerate or troubleshoot why a game crashes.
No need to upgrade in 5 years.

I could continue to upgrade my PC, but ah, how much would it cost? And what do I get for it? My original comment stands: when there's something new, exciting out there, why not grab it? Do you not want it? Do you want to be stuck with an old machine which you're probably bored of anyway? This is the story of the Playstation. Release it to last 10 years, the price incredibly high. Say you buy that machine with its ridicolous price. 5 years and a PS4 comes. It's MUCH cooler (and considering you've played the PS3 for 5 years now, you want something new), so you buy a PS4 for $600.
Imagine if the console were built for 5 years and cost $300. Half the cost. I'm not suggesting all developers cease making games for older consoles, but don't include such bloat of technology to raise the price. It WILL be outdated in 5 years, however much you pack in there.

Now that Jim Ryan is gone just need to remove Herman Hulst from his position! And maybe give Shuhei the position he deserved.

This gen hasn't been the best for games, last gen consoles are still out there and now there's been talk of the PS6 and Xbox Two for a year or so. Many games this gen will be ported to next gen and the cycle will continue. The re-release of the Neo Geo AES+, games on cartridge for £70 ($95), gaming is going back in time. Gaming has gone pricing mad with the high cost of games, consoles and controllers. The men and women at the top are clueless.

It’s always interesting to hear behind-the-scenes stories like this, especially involving veterans like Shuhei Yoshida and leadership figures like Jim Ryan. That said, there are usually multiple sides to decisions at that level. It could be less about not “listening” and more about differences in long-term vision for PlayStation. Yoshida played a huge role in shaping the brand, so whatever the reason, his impact is undeniable.

If true, and I'm inclined to believe it is, it goes to show that Sony lost their way when they became more western/didn't respect the PlayStation origin story. Andrew House and Jack Tretton did great work, but they also didn't try to fundamentally change the PlayStation DNA. Ryan oversaw the death of Japan Studio and a live service direction.

I already figured this, good lord imagine if Shuhei took over instead, would've been a platinum era 😩

I miss the first three generations of PlayStation. The way they turned PS3 around, we knew they meant business. We were all worried for a bit there around launch. Eventually from 2008 they started shifting slowly. But since Yoshida was fired, it's never been the same. Still enjoy my PS5 daily. I got a backlog dating back to PS2 lol So I'm fine but new games aren't as appealing anymore.

It seems like we were thrown on to the worst timeline possible where everything is too expensive and the wrong people were put in positions that makes the world a shitty place. We could have had Shu as the head of PS but we got the shitty alternative. Same goes for everyone in power around the world. Doesn’t matter the company or country the majority of us got the shitty picks and the world is declining like never before. I do think PS can come out of this because of their studios, talent and IP but they need someone more in touch with gamers leading things like Shu was. They’re still the best place for console gaming imo but it could be much better than it is especially without the massive live service failures. The rest of the world I have a lot less hope for right now. Hopefully the pendulum swings back towards the good ole days but I’m preparing for the worst.

There goes illuminati distraction story

So now there's certifiable proof that Ryan was in fact "fired", as opposed to when it was first announced that he "retired", in order to save face.

There's another guy who recently "retired" as CEO of another large gaming company, after doing a dismantling job as lead for well over a decade.

seems legit, the business man, fires the one who has ideas to move the business forward.

Jim Ryan is the reason why we are entering year 6 since the PS5 launch and many of us don't feel like the PS5 has gotten started as yet.

I hope going forward, we will see a return to form.