PS3 is Not More Powerful than Xbox 360, says game Dev!

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MikeB said:
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IMO listen to competent low-level programmers instead. He's no better than Valve's pigheaded CEO.

It's all a matter of perspective, really. If you ask yourself: "which console is more powerful if I want to develop on PC/360/PS3 with minimal platform-specific optimizations and not licensing an engine" the answer is probably the 360.

That's the world of PC coding Valve - and probably this developer - come from. A world of abstracted interfaces, where the DirectX based 360 APIs really shine. And very very different from the world of old-style console game coding.

Great middleware such as the CryEngine3 or the Phyre engine for smaller developers will help a lot with coders that have this background.