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Final Fantasy Creator on Xbox 360, PS3

Posted by Zonk on from the get-your-rpg-on dept.

Anonymous PC Gamer writes "I'm now in the acceptance phase of reading console war coverage. It's just not going away, and it won't until one stands victorious. Throwing his considerable voice into the din is Final Fantasy creator Hironubu Sakaguchi, currently working on Xbox 360 titles with Mistwalker Studios. In a concise, revealing interview with Gamespot Sakaguchi-san gives a simple, honest outlook on developing for the current console scene that cuts both ways (PS3 'really challenging', XBox 360 has 'poor' documentation). On competing with his former series, Final Fantasy: 'I'm willing to break them into pieces, crush them at my feet. [laughs]'"

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  1. What Wii Said by RyoShin · · Score: 1, Informative
    The summary leaves the Wii completely out of the picture for some reason, though it is talked about in the article (albeit sparingly). Here are a few quotes (most of them, I believe).

    HS: ... And with the Wii, the system is not that powerful, and it's not HD. But the fact is that there are not a lot of homes that have HD TVs. So I feel, for example, at my place, the screen I have is not in HD. So when I play the games, both for the Wii and 360, it's hard to tell the difference. But with the Wii, it's relatively cheaper to make. It's less costly. So that's one of the attractive things about the Wii.

    HS: [English] I like Zelda. I don't like Wii Sports. [laughs] But I do like Zelda.

    GS: What don't you like about Wii Sports? Is it too simple?

    HS: The characters are bad. They look like dolls.
  2. Re:Harsher on the PS3 than just 'really challengin by Keeper · · Score: 2, Informative

    They are the same basic CPU, but customized in different ways. The biggest difference is the design of the VMX units. The Xenon has twice as much L2 cache available. There are also many more minor differences (such as instructions that allow greater control over the use of L2 cache) that would appear to make it possible for developers to "coerce" the processor closer to peak utilization.

  3. Re:Harsher on the PS3 than just 'really challengin by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    All of the Cell's power is in the SPEs. The main unit is a little anemic so if you can't keep the SPEs busy you'll get lackluster performance.