I finally understand Sonys 10 year plan!

[Infamy79]

Doktor85 said:

Infamy79 said:
The PS3 is hardly the most "future-proof" console given it's lack of RAM and slow Blu-Ray drive mean that it's already taking longer development times to get a game looking even as good as the 360 version, let alone excel.

The only reason Sony have a 10 year plan for the PS3 is because they can't afford to pay for the development of a PS4 for the next 10 years.

The arichitecture of the console doesn't really matter. Developping for the PS3 might be harder, it's still doable small developers for PSN games can do it and also all big developers. It's about userbase PS3 has the advantage if Microsoft and Nintendo start from scratch.

It kinda does matter, harder = longer = more expensive = less profits = less incentive to develop for the platform at all
Tie that in with the fact that the PS3 has the lowest install base of the current consoles by a large margin and that also means that there is a greater chance of losing money by developing for the PS3. These are the things a developer has to consider, so yes, harder development does matter.

In the past the fact that the PS & PS2 had such a massive lead over the entire market meant that developers had little choice but to develop for the PS3, this is clearly no longer the case.