Entroper on 23 February 2008
| NJ5 said: This doesn't mean they won't make 360 versions of their games, it just means they are planning to port from the PS3 to the 360 instead of the opposite, which is supposed to be harder (probably because PS3's CPU is less flexible). |
Exactly. "Prioritizing" really mischaracterizes what the developer said.
The problem was, once LucasArts finally had enough PS3 dev kits to supply the staff members that required them, 360 development of The Force Unleashed was months ahead. Worse still, the 360-optimized early version of the game "didn't translate well" when ported onto the PS3, given the differences between the hardware architecture of the two consoles and the complexity of PS3 development. This led to more complications and pushed the simultaneous launch of The Force Unleashed back further.
Now, however, the impressive-looking game is on track, and Blackman says that, after some hard-learned lessons, LucasArts now has a strategy for future multiplatform titles--develop the PS3 version first. "Our next project will use the PS3 as the baseline, and then apply that to the Xbox 360," he said. He made no mention of the other versions of The Force Unleashed.
