Killzone 2 devs: PS3 easier to develop for than PS2

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S.T.A.G.E. said:

**Slash** said:
" ...PS3 didn't take us a long time to get up and running."

O RLY? that's why it took guerilla only 5 years to finish killzone 2 eh

 

Good question.

 

They're refering to understanding the tech enough to get programming well on it.  5 years to develop engine from scratch, bots, SP/MP assets, etc. is nothing too shocking in perspective.  It took Epic 5 years to produce Unreal after all.  When looking at a game like Gears, as a counter point, remember its sitting on an engine with a huge number of years of development behind it.

Why do you think so many developers today are tempted to license engines like U3 in the first place?  Developing a cutting edge engine takes a lot of time.