EA Slams PS3

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   EA Slams PS3, Saying Its Tools "Just Suck"

If this keeps up, something massive is going to boil over in waves between the world's biggest video game publisher and Sony. Electronic Arts have had their issues developing titles for the PS3 (Madden NFL 08 was certainly inferior on Sony's next-gen system), and they've made plenty of excuses. But the latest isn't an excuse; it's an all-out accusation.
Check out what a NASCAR developer from EA Tiburon said to Xbox Evolved, in regards to a PS3/Xbox 360 comparison:
“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. 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.”
Well, this is bound to set the sparks flying. There are several parts of this statement that make it sound as if EA is completely incompetent, and others that actually sound viable. But in general, we can only compare to what we've seen from other developers on the PS3...and we have to conclude that EA, quite simply, is lagging behind. There are plenty of great-looking PS3 games on the way, and 2K Sports has already said one of their titles, NBA 2K8, would run at 60fps on the PS3, very much unlike Madden 08.
We're not really sure what EA's problem is, but they had best figure it out. Fast. Most every other developer seems to get it just fine, and these sour grapes aren't only borderline-fanboyish, they also seem to misrepresent the PS3 development process. Crytek is excited about their PS3 project, Epic is preparing a very pretty Unreal Tournament 3, and Killzone 2 looks pretty damn amazing. Ain't Sony's fault EA can't deliver the goods, is it?
Source: PSXExtreme.com

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JasonSGN Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Admin Group Administrator Joined: 01-25-2006 Location: New Jersey Online Status: Offline Posts: 6699	Post Options Post Reply Quote JasonSGN Report Post Quote Reply Topic: EA Slams PS3 Posted: 08-28-2007 at 6:07pm
	EA Slams PS3, Saying Its Tools "Just Suck" If this keeps up, something massive is going to boil over in waves between the world's biggest video game publisher and Sony. Electronic Arts have had their issues developing titles for the PS3 (Madden NFL 08 was certainly inferior on Sony's next-gen system), and they've made plenty of excuses. But the latest isn't an excuse; it's an all-out accusation. Check out what a NASCAR developer from EA Tiburon said to Xbox Evolved, in regards to a PS3/Xbox 360 comparison: “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. 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.” Well, this is bound to set the sparks flying. There are several parts of this statement that make it sound as if EA is completely incompetent, and others that actually sound viable. But in general, we can only compare to what we've seen from other developers on the PS3...and we have to conclude that EA, quite simply, is lagging behind. There are plenty of great-looking PS3 games on the way, and 2K Sports has already said one of their titles, NBA 2K8, would run at 60fps on the PS3, very much unlike Madden 08. We're not really sure what EA's problem is, but they had best figure it out. Fast. Most every other developer seems to get it just fine, and these sour grapes aren't only borderline-fanboyish, they also seem to misrepresent the PS3 development process. Crytek is excited about their PS3 project, Epic is preparing a very pretty Unreal Tournament 3, and Killzone 2 looks pretty damn amazing. Ain't Sony's fault EA can't deliver the goods, is it? Source: PSXExtreme.com


K_Mosley Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MVP Joined: 01-26-2006 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 1529	Post Options Post Reply Quote K_Mosley Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 08-28-2007 at 8:47pm
	Hmmm... EA slams the PS3, and in turn, PSXExtreme slams EA. Say what you want, but EA sold A LOT of titles for the PS2, and not having them happy with developing for the PS3 doesn't bode well for its future. Maybe Sony should provide a little assistance... Kevin

Brent Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Legend Joined: 01-26-2006 Location: Texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 6677	Post Options Post Reply Quote Brent Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 08-29-2007 at 12:46am
	Yea PSXExtreme is missing a few major points. Things like 2Ksports own football game running at 30fps on the PS3, yet 60fps on the 360. A first year title for both consoles. Also what does a game looking good and running 30/60fps have in common? I doubt they have played a build of Killzone 2 and screenshots are 1fps last I checked. Silly Rabbit.
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JasonSGN Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Admin Group Administrator Joined: 01-25-2006 Location: New Jersey Online Status: Offline Posts: 6699	Post Options Post Reply Quote JasonSGN Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 08-29-2007 at 6:11am
	I agree guys. I think the bigger issue is that EA, a big Sony supporter in the past, has no problem bashing the PS3 in public.