NASCAR Developer: PS3 Tools "Just Suck" - Apparently
Last-gen console roles reversed
A developer from Electronic Arts has allegedly slammed the PS3, bluntly stating that its tool set "just sucks".
The developer who claims to be working on the NASCAR series supposedly said:
He or she then apparently went on to draw comparisons to last-generation consoles, continuing, "In the last generation we would make the game for PS2 and then port it over to Xbox, but because Xbox was easier to develop for, we could actually enhance the title a little if we wanted to. The case with this generation is different, now we make the game for 360 first and then port it over to PS3, but we really don’t have the time to mess with how the PS3 works to really add to much more. It will change in the future, but for now it sucks.”
Now it's time for the pinch, nay, fistful, of salt. SPOnG remains dubious because the developer, although cited as belonging to the NASCAR development team, remains unnamed. It's also a bit suspicious that the unnamed developer is quoted on a 360-focused site, namely [url=http://xboxevolved.e-mpire.com/article.php?artid=4063&pg=2&comments=]Xbox Evolved.
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The latest title in EA's NASCAR series is 2008: Chase for the Cup, and was released on 360, PS2 and PS3. You can read all about it here.
The developer who claims to be working on the NASCAR series supposedly said:
“The truth is the PS3’s tools and the way it works just sucks. The truth is they are both virtually the same in terms of hardware when it comes to how powerful they are, maybe the PS3 has a few different things that makes it a bit more advance, and Sony has this idea that it is designed for optimal development but that’s a load of crap."
He or she then apparently went on to draw comparisons to last-generation consoles, continuing, "In the last generation we would make the game for PS2 and then port it over to Xbox, but because Xbox was easier to develop for, we could actually enhance the title a little if we wanted to. The case with this generation is different, now we make the game for 360 first and then port it over to PS3, but we really don’t have the time to mess with how the PS3 works to really add to much more. It will change in the future, but for now it sucks.”
Now it's time for the pinch, nay, fistful, of salt. SPOnG remains dubious because the developer, although cited as belonging to the NASCAR development team, remains unnamed. It's also a bit suspicious that the unnamed developer is quoted on a 360-focused site, namely [url=http://xboxevolved.e-mpire.com/article.php?artid=4063&pg=2&comments=]Xbox Evolved.
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The latest title in EA's NASCAR series is 2008: Chase for the Cup, and was released on 360, PS2 and PS3. You can read all about it here.
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ohms 28 Aug 2007 12:20
1/4
nascar sucks too :)
Captain Chaos! 28 Aug 2007 16:12
2/4
Sounds like an oh-too-familiar "a freind of mine who works for <add big developer here> told me that ...." forum poster to me.
God, summer is slow in the videogame industry
God, summer is slow in the videogame industry
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Captain Chaos! 28 Aug 2007 16:16
3/4
but thanks anyway SPOnG
keep the good work up!
keep the good work up!
Captain Chaos! 28 Aug 2007 16:19
4/4
edit:
Keep up the good work!
Soz, so bored I bought a 6 pack of red stripe at lunch
Keep up the good work!
Soz, so bored I bought a 6 pack of red stripe at lunch