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 On 05/14/2013 at 05:08 PM by gigantor21 See More From This User » |
http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=160010
Adding another drop in the swimming pool of next-gen rumors, someone on NeoGAF (apparently a cinematic animator from Blizzard) has stated that it was MS that had GDDR5 RAM in the Infinity, and that Sony was the one who threw it into the PS4 to catch up.
Naturally, you have the fanboys sniping at each other over whether or not it's true. But I, for one, hope that it is. Indeed, I want the two consoles to be as similar as possible in tech this gen.
The PS3's handling of multiplatorm games has had a history of problems. Many devs were simply not up to dealing with the PS3's convoluted design, resulting in several ports that were unoptimized and inferior compared to the 360 or PC versions. Sure, they weren't all as egregiously awful as Skyrim, but there have been several cases where I've avoided buying several games (Bayonetta, Sonic Generations, DMC) specifically because of this issue.
I don't want to see that happen this generation. And it doesn't look like it'll be nearly as much of an issue; both consoles are likely to be running the same AMD hardware, and both are going to be designed to make things as easy as possible for devs to work with. Given how costs are likely to spiral upwards this gen, anything that takes a load off should be embraced--by all sides of the gaming fandom.
yeah I believe in good competition between consoles too. Sony kind of messed up this generation, but I'm hoping they've got their act together now. It seems like they've gotten a lot better with great exclusives, etc (but the PSN store sucks!)
I'm really excited for this new generation!
Same here. I want the companies to compete on software on services, without dealing with esoteric hardware issues. I'm really glad that it won't be as much of a problem this gen. I want to see what devs cook up. :)
That's good. Still waiting to adopt anything well past the release.
Makes sense. I'm sure both will end up being pretty pricey at launch--and with no BC out of the box, it'll take a while for them to build up solid libraries.
In my case, though, I might end up trading my PS3 in to subsidize a next-gen purchase. I've spent most of my gaming time on the Vita and PC lately, and have barely touched my PS3 in months.
I'm just looking forward to fun games, wherever they may be.
IF IT'S NOT AS CLOSE TO PIXAR QUALITY GRAPHICS AS POSSIBLE IT CAN'T BE FUN D:
I did the same thing. If I discovered that the PS3 version of a game lagged behind the 360 version (my biggest concern was framerate), I would go on to ignore both the game and the developer. I would prefer they not waste the resources and skip a PS3 release althogether, than to release an inferior product and still ask full price for their work.
As for the rumored parity between the next generation consoles, it would definitely benefit Sony. The PS3 did miss out on a number of major and minor releases because of its proprietary design, and I'm sure plenty of developers are glad to see Sony dropping that business strategy.
Kutaragi's "power at all costs" approach was stupid, and belied the arrogance that came with the success of the PS2 (which was equally hard to work with AFAIK). I'm glad that Mark Cerny is taking the complete opposite approach with the PS4's design--lord knows Sony needs it.
Why making a console that's easy to work with hasn't been standard operating procedure from the start is beyond me.
I would hope both companies learned from the mistakes that were made last time around. The games are what matter,that has been proven over the decades. Hardware is cool and highly interesting,but it is not what will win the war for either side. I hope you are right about all of this,as it would make me very happy indeed.
I can't think of the last time this happened--where two systems had the same GPU, CPU and potentially the same type and amount of RAM in the same generation. The prospect of smooth sailing on the multi-platform front is nothing short of tantalizing, in the wake of all the problems we saw this generation. Hopefully we see the same approach become standard moving forward.
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