You are right as times go by new things are old and common knowledge. However, instead of arguing with me you should just read that Dr. Dobbs Journal that details with code examples of why the Cell is harder.
Among other things, it shows you a factor of 20 increase in performance in certain type of calculations, in exchange for an "explosion" in code complexity. In the same example they state:
"While the algorithm in Listing One [code for a traditional...
Let's disssect that shall we straight from your links:
"It's wrong to say it's harder to code on the PlayStation 3, it's just something that needs to be **learned***," said Yann Le Tensorer,
"When we first got our hands on the hardware it took us a while to get back into the flow of working with Sony, because they way they do things is a little different," he explained. -- Yosuke Hayashi
The PS3 is not hard to develop for *if* develop...
You can blame it on the developers or you can take your fanboy goggles off and see the truth:
"We don't provide the 'easy to program for' console that (developers) want, because 'easy to program for' means that anybody will be able to take advantage of pretty much what the hardware can do, so then the question is, what do you do for the rest of the nine-and-a-half years?" --Kaz Hirai, CEO, Sony Computer Entertainment
"So it's a kind of--I wouldn't say ...
That is what they say, but generally what happens is digital copy cost about the same as retail if not a tad less. I would rather get a physical disc if that is the case. Something that I can collect and even resell at a later date. In many cases a game on sale is cheaper at retail than digital download that rarely if ever is on sale.
We will have to wait and see....
I don't know, I played KZ2 and to me CoD4: MW was better. Sure KZ2 was graphically impressive, but game play wise CoD4 rules all! I'm getting sick of FPS, but I can't wait for MW2.
If you really look at the haters, usually they have no good arguments but just baseless bashing. MS has been such a target for so long... I think it is just a reflection of their success beating their competitors and leaving some p!ssed of customers loyal to a particular brand or product.
In my book, MS has done alright by me. They are also at the forefront to accept gay/lesbian employees.
@saberedge above:
Unfortunately, monopoly is a result of your business ...
I agree. In my mind Nintendo has been the far worst of the three console makers in supporting their long time fans. After only 15 months they want to cut online services already... I think that is a record!
The numbers you gave comes from metacritic, but gamerankings disagree:
GoW1 93.44%
GoW2 92.61%
Ninja Gaiden 92.36%
Ninja Gaiden Black 94.03%
Ninja Gaiden Sigam 86.45%
Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword 83.11%
Ninja Gaiden II 82.15%
I see numerous things wrong with those numbers including how NGDS is considered better than NG2. That couldn't be further from the truth!
Bottom line is, is NGB better than GoW2 by 1.42%? Wha...
Itagaki might seem arrogant, but I do like the fact that he says it as he sees it. No politically correct BS.
In addition, he also shows respect for some designers he believe are great. This to me shows that Itagaki has his own reasoning for why he respects one over another instead of just claiming himself as the best.
In this instance, it is kind of odd that Hideki chooses to create a very similar game to DMC, but just with another company....
Personally for me, MS showed me games I was interested in and things that are coming up soon. I mean in the next 12 months. They also showed an innovative and I wouldn't stretch it too far by saying Natal was rather impressive. MS in recent times after a few marketing fiasco of showing stuff too early, they only show stuff that is about to release soon.... so I expect Natal soon probably no later than 18 months tops.
Sony on the other hand went with the traditional approach, show...
ohhhh... you are so right! bubbles for you. Now I'm going to go play KZ2 after it patches and then try out Prince of Persia for my 360!!! ;)
Wii still gets no love from me, it is as if it is the unloved child right now.
I respectably disagree. I felt that GoW 1&2 had excellent cinematics, but the gameplay itself wasn't very deep.Take away the larger than life cinematics, the feeling of empowerement and suddenly the gameplay is a little above avergge.
In contrast, NG series is completely opposite. The cinematics is so so, but the gameply is amazingly deep. No other game touches NG in combat mechanics.
I still think Itagaki made the best action game this gen and previous. At first when I played NG2, I thought the game was broken and feeled so cheap. The camera was a pain in the thight quarters, but as I kept playing (finally got my Master Ninja Achievement) I realized that if you took the time to take advantage of all the weapons and learn the game instead of just button mashing the game suddenly opened up and it cheapness was almost non-existent.
Itagaki once said that in ot...
Well, E3 is in the US.... what do you want them to do, run the voting in Australia?
Regardless of fanboyism or not, a lot of people will take notice to innovative technology and not more of the same. This is evident by all the non-gaming media attention MS is getting.
Also, there is always the same haters in the Xbox 360 section threadcrapping. Why don't you guys hang out where you allegiance is, the Playstation 3 news section.
Every indication from people that have tested it says it works really well, but not perfect. Then we have all the fanboys, haters and naysayers that never tried it doubting and spewing negativity.
Let's see who we are going to trust?
Fact is if MS tried to fool people, it would only bring them a lot more negative publicity. It would be PR suicide! They would never be taken seriously again ever... The fact that they show this now displays their confidence in this tech...
"Microsoft's is impressive because it does a full-body scan," he [John Koller Director of Marketing] says. But he claims Project Natal has "depth issues on the Z axis" that Sony's PlayStation Eye-tracked solution avoids. "The PlayStation Eye is more accurate and more precise," he adds.
That is funny, because Project Natal has a crap load more technology crammed into than the EyeToy. Even if you wanted to do this in software, Sony would still have to ...
Did anyone notice that GoW3 and GT5 got less buzz than Beatles Rockband, L4D and Assassins Creed?
I'm really surprised about this. I expect MGS and FF XIII is in the same league as those two games, but L4D and Assassins Creed....
This is very unexpected!
It is not about the fact that it is brand new technology. All of this has been researched and attempted numerous times. It is how much they were able to move it forward to the next level.
As I sad before, it is like comparing a black and white tube tv to a HDTV. Both TV's, but miles different in complexity and advancement in technology.
People aren't giving MS credit for this. Motion capture is something used by large movie and game studios with expensive equipment....
Whatever way he acted past, he is quite professional in this one. He mentions that sales figures are boring and people are here to see game related news. I completely agree. I don't want to hear about how great sales are. I'm looking at you Nintendo!
This is lame and just makes Turn 10 look bad. This is going to turn bad PR for Turn 10 really quick if it hasn't already.