John Koller, director of hardware marketing for Sony Computer Entertainment America, has taken a swipe at the Xbox 360, saying that Sony's 256-player shoot 'em up, MAG (Massive Action Game), can only be done on the PS3.
“If you look at that competitively, it’s something that’s only possible on PS3. The processor speed, the ability of PS3 to showcase 256 players at any given time, and their actions”, he told VG247.
He explained the concept a little further, saying, “It’s basically like an iteration of SOCOM, where you’re maybe commanding the SEALs, and someone else has the Rangers, and the Green Berets, and so on”.
That, of course, makes sense. Zipper - which is developing the game - has turned out six SOCOM games.
The game was revealed at Sony's E3 conference last year, but not much has been seen of it since. It's expected to be released later this year.
“If you look at that competitively, it’s something that’s only possible on PS3. The processor speed, the ability of PS3 to showcase 256 players at any given time, and their actions”, he told VG247.
He explained the concept a little further, saying, “It’s basically like an iteration of SOCOM, where you’re maybe commanding the SEALs, and someone else has the Rangers, and the Green Berets, and so on”.
That, of course, makes sense. Zipper - which is developing the game - has turned out six SOCOM games.
The game was revealed at Sony's E3 conference last year, but not much has been seen of it since. It's expected to be released later this year.
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Staggzilla 3 Apr 2009 12:12
1/10
Yawn
Remember how Home "cabbage patch dance central" was going to change the world forever.
Can't wait to open my 16 chat boxes - this is ground breaking
Remember how Home "cabbage patch dance central" was going to change the world forever.
Can't wait to open my 16 chat boxes - this is ground breaking
deleted 3 Apr 2009 13:33
2/10
Hmmm.... how many times have we heard this?
so how is it that the on again off again, Huxley boasts a huge amount of players all at once on 360?
Of course its possible on 360 im sick of processing power being used by sony to show how everything is only possible on PS3, why dont sony use some of that Processing power to bump up the AA....
so how is it that the on again off again, Huxley boasts a huge amount of players all at once on 360?
Of course its possible on 360 im sick of processing power being used by sony to show how everything is only possible on PS3, why dont sony use some of that Processing power to bump up the AA....
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The Guy 3 Apr 2009 17:37
3/10
PS3 is the only thing that can save the economy and the PS3 just cured AID's a few day's ago too !
tit 4 Apr 2009 22:14
4/10
well if the director of hardware marketing for Sony has said so, I have no reason to doubt this.
dev. 5 Apr 2009 02:33
5/10
360's CPU wasn't built for that
Grammarian 5 Apr 2009 07:41
6/10
The Guy wrote:
PS3 is the only thing that can save the economy and the PS3 just cured AID's a few day's ago too !
Cured AID's what?
dev 6 Apr 2009 06:22
7/10
ps3 cpu was built specifically for stuff like this. plus 2.70 update probally took some of the limits off on the cpu
anonymous 16 Apr 2009 00:28
8/10
Most people (who aren't sony fanboys) knew home was gonna suck, it's second life, only a pain in the ass to troll in. This, however, may not be OMGWTF amazing, but it'll start making bigger matches than 16 v 16. Plus, it'll be a tactical FPS from the makers of SOCOM, I doubt they'll somehow manage to make it terrible.
Name 17 Apr 2009 13:32
9/10
"it's second life, only a pain in the ass to troll in. "
Wow your a prick.
Wow your a prick.
DXSXDXSXD 9 Feb 2010 17:47
10/10
Both consoles are good, but all the "fanboys" across the world are gonna use this to rip on the Xbox 360... which in my opinion is actually better because the online lags less, and not all good nametags are taken. Plus I play COD4 and on the PS3 version people make new accounts just to team kill. No, I have both and I try to stay neutral , but I still personally prefer the 360.