wow, that's completly unexpected. i wonder how many games will take advantage of this engine.
Every game probably.
Since it's free.
Why wouldn't they want to use it?
To be shunned by the PS3 community?
| makingmusic476 said: From Joystiq: Working on both OpenGL and Direct3D, this engine will allow developers to more easily develop for the PS3 by using PC environments they're more familiar with. So, this a double edge sword, yes Sony is making the things more easy for devs, but somehow this sounds more like: "Ok, maybe we made a mistake with the cell thing, but please don't loose the faith on us..." A "simple recompile" is supposedly all that's needed to make the game run on the PS3. Well "simple recompile" usually means one of two things, a) the recompiled routines will not be optimized as other game engines or code specially made for the PS3, b) somehow they found the holly grail of multiplat dev... (Unlikely), it mades any kind(PC/360/PS3) of compiled code witouth loosing performance... Sony is indirectly contributing to the development of PC (and Xbox 360) games. Yes, which is good for the console right know... kinda bad for their image as suporters of the Cell With PhyreEngine, Sony is making a much more attractive plea: make games on PS3 first, guaranteeing high quality games that will not only match their 360 counterparts, but in many cases can exceed them. Sony's message is clear: start games on the PS3, and they will be better for both PS3 and 360 owners. It appears to us that PhyreEngine is a crucial part of that plan. PR promises, but we will see, I hope this somehow translates in a new way to face the multicore-multithread problems of the PCs... |
By me:
| BottledSpringWater said: Every game probably. Since it's free. Why wouldn't they want to use it? To be shunned by the PS3 community? |
Why would you be shunned for not using an engine? That's counterproductive to the point of offering an engine for free. It's an OFFER.
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| starcraft said: But if this is just being made widely available now isn't it two years or so before we see any major titles taking advantage of it? And do we know anything about the quality of the engine? Or the type of graphics and games it is best for producing? |
The engine was used to make Dirt, which ran great on all systems, but slightly better on PS3.
My Top 5:
Shadow of the Colossus, Metal Gear Solid 3, Shenmue, Skies of Arcadia, Chrono Trigger
My 2 nex-gen systems: PS3 
and Wii 
Prediction Aug '08: We see the PSP2 released fall '09. Graphically, it's basically the same as the current system. UMD drive ditched and replaced by 4-8gb on board flash memory. Other upgrades: 2nd analog nub, touchscreen, blutooth, motion sensor. Design: Flip-style or slider. Size: Think Iphone. Cost: $199. Will be profitable on day 1.
Hopefully this engine will help prevent future PS3 game delays in relation to their PC/360 counterparts.
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jman8 said:
The engine was used to make Dirt, which ran great on all systems, but slightly better on PS3. |
It also explains why SCE was helping to fund development of DiRT.
| akuma587 said: Hopefully this engine will help prevent future PS3 game delays in relation to their PC/360 counterparts. |
The game would have to be built on the engine in the first place.
A flashy-first game is awesome when it comes out. A great-first game is awesome forever.
Plus, just for the hell of it: Kelly Brook at the 2008 BAFTAs
These middleware engines are the wave of the future and the only way the gaming industry will surivive at it's current rate of 5 year life cycles and game budgets that seem to double every generation. I hope developers use this engine, but I feel it would have been a bigger hit if Sony showed off a game they were creating themselves for it that isn't a PSN title. I feel a lot of people really saw the potential of Unreal Engine 3 after they saw what Gears of War was becomming from previews and wanted in.
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doesn't sony have an unannounced project in the works atm? could be that, that game is going to feature this and it just isn't quite ready to announce yet.
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