http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/criterion-nobodys-maxed-out-ps3-360

"Burnout Paradise developer Criterion reckons that developers who talk about maxing out the potential of a games console are being a bit silly.

"That's proof that you're not the best," technical director Richard Parr told Eurogamer's Digital Foundry channel. "It means you're out of ideas."

"You always find new ways to do things, the constraints lift. Not just with a new console generation but with every game you do," senior engineer Alex Fry added. "Whether it's a sequel or whether it's a new game, you learn to do things differently... better. The constraints go away because you learn. While it's nice to say you've maxed something out, there's not really any point."

Fry and Parr were speaking to Digital Foundry for today's Burnout Paradise tech retrospective, which explores the origins and processes behind one of the current generation's most respectable game engines.

Fry and Parr explain how the team set about constructing a world that performs equally well on PS3, Xbox 360 and latterly PC despite the difficulties experienced by their colleagues at other studios."

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Wow, that is such a great quote! And very true as well

"That's proof that you're not the best, it means you're out of ideas."

Dev's who say that don't mean it. It's a promotion stunt.

yeah I'm pretty sure this E3 has already proved that.

Rejoice, for sane and sensible words have finally been spoken publicly with regard to this whole silly 'maxing out' topic.

It's not silly, it's business.

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This is the best picture ever.

For some text to go with it. I agree that it's not that possible to "max" a console out since you have different ways of achieving the same.. and usually end up with a better result then your previous attempt.

I can't believe that any sensible gamer would believe this "maxed out" ordeal, it's just a way to get publicity and promoting their product(s).

Well, hardware must be *maxed out* at some point, there's only so many calculations a chip can do, no matter how efficient and optimised the code is.

I'd like to see Gran Turismo 5 on the PS1, I really would.

b .. bu .. but FF13 uses 110% of teh C3LL

Staude said: .. This is the best picture ever. For some text to go with it. I agree that it's not that possible to "max" a console out since you have different ways of achieving the same.. and usually end up with a better result then your previous attempt.

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Yeah I agree with you Staude. As a developer works with a console they become more efficient with their code. Because of that they continue to get better and better performance. It's no coincedence that developers saying they've "maxed out" the (insert console name here) had competitors with better looking games at E3.