Microsoft's Peter Moore Dreamcasts the PS3

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Originally Posted by Dull Blade

IMO, PS3 is more similar to the saturn. Just think about it...

-PS3 is more expensive than 360, saturn was more expensive than PS1

-PS3 is supposed to be more difficult to develop for so is the saturn

-both used a new way to set up their processors. ps3 with cell and saturn with a 3d processor and
a sperate 2d processor. The point is that it is a non traditional set up.

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The second and third points are unfounded. The Cell is setup no differently than any other processor, and the fact that it supports almost all PowerPC based Operating Systems proves that its no more different than said PPC processors.

Its difficulty to develop for is not because of inherent flaws in the technology, but because its new and requires the learning of different tricks to make things work. As opposed to the Saturn's processors that may as well have been from another galaxy because they were so vastly different in comparison to other processors.

Almost all consoles are 'difficult' to develop for at first, because again, there is a period of relearning involved. This will only be eliminated when console manufacturers start using standard PC CPUs (x86, x64, etc) when making consoles, as the vast majority of game developers know how to develop for these chips.

They should take all CEO's and politicians and fly them into space and then nuke the spaceship. The world would be a better place for it.

Well I'll change difficult to dev for to unappealing to Dev for, I know that the price of Deving for it must of put of some developers, and the difficulty of saturn put off some developers. But my point is that its a better comparison between the ps3 and saturn than the ps3 and the DC.

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Originally Posted by Dull Blade

Well I'll change difficult to dev for to unappealing to Dev for, I know that the price of Deving for it must of put of some developers, and the difficulty of saturn put off some developers. But my point is that its a better comparison between the ps3 and saturn than the ps3 and the DC.

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Hm...I see your point here. Truth is, I didn;t even know what a Saturn was when it came out, so I can;t really say too much...

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Originally Posted by Dull Blade

Well I'll change difficult to dev for to unappealing to Dev for, I know that the price of Deving for it must of put of some developers, and the difficulty of saturn put off some developers. But my point is that its a better comparison between the ps3 and saturn than the ps3 and the DC.

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That I will agree with. But I'd like to add to it:

-Developers probably saw the use of advanced, expensive technologies as a limiting factor in terms of user base, because the price point for such innovative technology would be too expensive for casual gamers.

Fact in point, the price point is a severely hampering factor in its sales. Such is why some once PS3 exclusives are moving onto other consoles as well.

To be frank, I hardly use my PS3 anymore. I used it for a bit last weekend to play some Super Rub a Dub (which is a damn fun game I might add) and I tried getting into some COD3 games but was plagued by the dreaded "Could not connect to all players" issue (which has only cropped up again since my ISP updated the router...).

I would say I am casual gamer at times, a hardcore gamer at another, and the only justification to the price point I can muster is the fact that I can run linux and all its goodness on my PS3 (essentially its a computer). However since the RSX is locked out, Linux is just about as useful as the PSP's XMB...

Bottom line is, Sony really needs a price cut, and soon. Luckily for them, the Wii is so cheap that anyone can buy it and a PS3; but who the hell would want to when they can buy the Wii and 360 for the same price as the PS3...