IGN.com Reviews Bayonetta - MAJOR Score Difference!

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thismeintiel said:

Cypher1980 said:
This is getting silly......

I am starting to think that the LAZY DEVS argument just doesnt hold water any more.

It seems that unless the game is designed ground up with the PS3 in mind then its going to run better on the 360.

After 3 years this should not be the case

Im starting to think that the original argument that the Cell was good at everything so long as its not videogames may be true.

Pour shame.

How can the lazy dev argument no longer hold water, or the Cell be horrible for gaming?  Have you missed all the great exclusives for PS3 recently?  Are all the multi-plats that have recently had little to no difference in quality between 360 and PS3?  Of course, it's because of lazy developers.  Just like if there's an exclusive or even multi-plat that is bad on 360, as well.  Is that the 360's fault?  Hardly.  Lazy developer syndrome again.  Heck if you look at some of Sega's personal efforts as of late, it should be come as little surprise. 

 I just hope that the rumors of Sony helping out on this one are true, and we get a patch that improves things.  Having said that, though, I didn't really notice a problem with the demo.  Seemed to run smoothly in battle, and noticed very little load time when pausing.  Who knows, it might just be IGN making a mountain out of a mole hill.

I don't agree with the lazy development argument either. In some cases...yes...in others...no. It's dependent on not only the developers, but their skill, their engine, the hardware and ease of use, and budget (etc. im sure). In this case, i doubt it's because of "lazy developers" they put ALOT of effort into this game, so why not on both versions? In my opionion it's the PS3 hardware being "difficult" or not as easy to use for this Sega team as the Xbox 360. We've seen it time and time again. Not every developer is Naughty Dog, or Insomiac, and can deliver on the PS3 without a hitch, also they are multiplats that have their base on the PC, and ported to each system, then teaked for the specific consoles. It's well known the Xbox 360 is basically the PC, and the PS3 is different, so...smoother port for the 360...lesser for the PS3. Basically i'm saying the lazy developer argument in this case isn't warranted in my opinion, and i think it's becoming a crutch for PS3 fans to not accept the system typically doesn't do well with ports from PC, and is harder to develop for than the Xbox 360. Hopefully a patch will be applied soon, and developers will learn how to do certain games multiplat more effectively on the PS3 hardware.