walsufnir said:
Machiavellian said:
I do not know about the hardware for the PS4 being more impressive but I will say that Sony is making a lot of smart moves that will help developers to get the most out of the hardware. Being able to get almost to the metal is one strong point. Allow develpers to create their own extensions or changes to Sony low level API is another. For developers like Naughty Dog, we should really see them excel at getting the most out of Sony hardware which is a big bonus. It seems Sony whole attitude has changed this gen from last and its a mark improvement.
I highly doubt that MS will let developers modify their API though they will have extensions to directX that will allow developers to get closer to the metal.
Another thing I like about Sony direction is how they are handling indie developers and making it easier for them to get content on their system. Opening the system up more and lowering those old barriers is the right direction and move and Sony should reap benifits from this approach.
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The whole talk about APIs and "close to metal" is ridiculous. Both systems will offer ways to work as close to hardware as possible. Just like they did with their previous systems.
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This is true that both companies will have access to the hardware because both companies will have extensions in their API to do this. What is interesting on Sony point is that developers can improve their API as they give them access to create or modify their own extensions. Middleware developers like Epic could do this and then supply those modifed calls within their engine thus getting better performance.
I will say that letting developers modify your API in this way probably will kill any backward compatibility when it comes to the next generation so that will be interesting.
