John Carmack, Frostbite 2 tech director, Crytek, and Gearbox endorse PS4 spec

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thranx said:

KBG29 said:

vlad321 said:

I think you are again seeing PS4 as a PC and not a closed system. Every generation we go through this, and every gen it's the same thing. Even thought these consoles indvidual parts are not as complex as the PCs best, the way they are integrated together make them much more powerful than they look. Remember that with the PS4 people will be coding directly to the chips, no directx or other API. The chips always have custom interfaces allowing direct access to eachother that is just not possible on PC. Being a set in stone spec devs know exactly what they are working with.

I dont think that is possible. I am not a programmer so i can be wrong. but i think that statement is completley wrong and not even possible.

http://gamingbolt.com/developers-will-be-able-to-code-to-the-metal-on-ps4-yoshida
http://playstation-techzone.com/2013/01/ps4-and-xbox-720-performance-potential-discussed-by-nvidia-dev-photos

Basically as I understand it, the devs should be able to write their own API diretcly to the metal, giving them full control of the hardware. So yes their is an API, but only because the devs created it, again if I understand this correctly.