MikeB on 12 November 2007
@ starcraft
No it was related to creating "perfect multi-faceted lighting and effects." According to Bungie anyway.
Yes according to their PR statement, but Killzone 2 will go far beyond Halo 3 with regard to lighting and effects. Maybe UT3, a modified multi-platform orientated game engine will already do the same on the PS3, at least according to Epic the game goes technically beyond Gears of War and already runs better on the PS3 than Gears did on the XBox 360. One of the developers you must be talking about below must have been Epic.
The problem I have with your arguments are primarily that you seem to have convinced yourself that the PS3 as a gaming machine is all that, which puts you at odds with much of the other technicians and developers I have seen comments from.
Expert low level hardware designers and low level game engine designers will tell you the PS3 is fundamentally far more powerful. IMO the comments originating from non-specialized high level developers (their perspectives is greatly influenced by the state of the provided middleware, so their comments are mostly relevant with regard to this specifically) and PR spokesman (who usually say, whatever suits the company best => more sales) is of less relevance if talking about the fundamentals.
