Sony Endorsing Open Graphics Format For PS3

News for nerds writes "At the tech talk as part of the forthcoming SIGGRAPH 2004 conference on August 11th, an open graphics file format for the interactive 3D [videogame] industry called COLLADA will be unveiled by Sony Computer Entertainment. COLLADA is supported by major 3D toolchain companies including Alias, Criterion, Discreet, Emdigo, Novodex, Softimage and Vicarious Visions. If you combine this with the recent news that Sony has joined Khronos Group to support OpenGL/ES, OpenMAX, OpenVG and OpenML, it seems evident that Sony is quietly fighting back against the loudly trumpeted Microsoft XNA (/. coverage) with its plan of an open game development platform."

Comments

My head hurts

[pHatidic]

I don't get it, which link am I supposed to click on to figure out what this story is about? All I see is "blah blah blah" and I have no idea what this is even about.

Re:My head hurts

[pHatidic]

Oh and did I mention that I work for Sony designing PS3 and I still don't understand what this is about.

Re:My head hurts

[FiloEleven]

> Hey man I was on a role there

This is either a brilliant pun or a spelling error. My guess is the latter.

Finally...

[dan_sdot]

...I will get to start my development of "Al Michaels: 2005". I will completely obliterate my competition!
Time to put in my letter of resignation for the current job...

Collada?

[artemis67]

Does it come with a little paper umbrella?

Ok

[cubicledrone]

In other news, the average cost of developing a console video game today reached $50 million, not counting the all new renderfarm. Developers complained that 18 months was still too long to spend setting up their "next generation workflow paradigms." A completely new graphics engine was then moved into development, prompting a long, drooling yawn from the gaming press. Management refused to comment and moved on to the salad course.

Redemption XII: Soaked in Money: The Curse: $Random Noun: The Sequel was delayed indefinitely to make use of the new graphics format. Management was unavailable for comment as they were busy opening another package of croutons.

nes

[CzarMike]

meanwhile, nintendo has recently discovered full-size cds

Re:More open standards on the way....

[Anonymous Coward]

<bitmap version="3.334">
<pixel x="0" y="0">
<r>45</r>
<g>23</g>
<b>200</b>
</pixel>
<pixel x="1" y="0">
<r>43</r>
<g>200</g>
<b>128</b>
</pixel>
...
<pixel x="1024" y="1024">
<r>256</r>
<g>0</g>
<b>96</b>
</pixel>
</bitmap>

Seriously, images...xml, wtf?

Re:Truly amazing... Well, kind of amazing

[cmdr_beeftaco]

Sony has obviously ripped a page out of The Art of War(tm). Your enemy's enemy is your friend's friend. Likewise your friend's enemy is your enemy's friend. Furthermore the enemy of your enemy is the friend of your friend. Please remember though your enemy is not your friend.

Pity Us Poor Mac Users...

[DLWormwood]

Here were are now... On the one hand, Sony's backing the various "Open??" media standards that's been used as a key part of the Mac OS. And on the other, Microsoft is rumored to being using POWER (that is, IBM PowerPC) derived CPUs and ATI hardware for the next XBox.

And yet we Mac users, who've had both for ages now, are out in the cold in the gaming market.

Tanj. (There Ain't No Justice.)