Jereel Hunter said:
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Squall_Leonhart said:
Destroyer_of_knights said:
Not necessarily lazy, but one could say that their not skilled or intelligent enough to take the challenge that PS3 brings. ;)
Also, I thought a majority of programmers liked to be challenged, well the skilled one's at least.
This explains why there such advancements in software tech....the other portion of programmers that don't like the challenge...well they'll go the way of the dodo, so it's either adapt or die bitch!!! |
I agree completely! It is the developers that 'go the extra mile' that make each console generation that more exciting than the last. I mean people were beginning to see a plateau in the graphical quality of Wii games and then Capcom came along with Monster Hunter 3 and shocked everyone, thus raising the bar of graphics (not taking into account story etc etc) and this in turn will make other developers push to get the most out of the console.
I mean in PS3 terms Sony studios are by far the furthest ahead in getting the console to do wonderful things, a la Uncharted 2, but this is obvious since they made the damn thing lol. But 3rd party studios like Konami (with MGS4) and even Ubisoft (with Prince of Persia, that game was just gorgeous) show that with a bit of effort, games on the PS3 can not just look fantastic but also get the sales needed!
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Squall_Leonhart said:
Does anyone care anymore? Really? They have just shown that they are either incredibly lazy developers who refuse to have a challenge when it comes to making games (like you would imagine most games developers would relish) or they are just awful in that they can't get games to work on the console and now refuse to even try!
I mean look at the quality of the games coming on the console and already on it, it is far from impossible to make games for it so imo Valve = fail
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I dunno if you guys are incredibly lazy, or not intelligent enough to understand how businesses run, but I'll break it down for you - companies create games to make money, not to cater to whoever wants them. Now, Valve is a small development company. And guess what? Developing for additional platforms requires more resources than they have. Studies have shown that companies that focus on maintaining profitability, rather than attempting to grow and grow are more likely to survive and profit. And that is what Valve is doing, working with what they know and making money - not spreading themselves thin by doubling their development staff in an attempt to penetrate more markets.
I also love how you, in the same breath as you agree that they are lazy, praise Sony's first party studio's and Konami for a single platform title. It's almost as if a developer is only lazy/unintelligent if they choose not to program for your favorite console. Investing notably more effort into a console that yields lower sales doesn't seem to be the brightest decision to me, but what do I know, I only develop for PCs, I must be unintelligent too.
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