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A Peek At the Origin of PS3's New Visualizer
Folks at the Gamasutra network had a quick sitdown with the Q-Games team, the people behind the PlayStation 3's new Gaia music visualizer. They discuss the origins of the project, as well as some possible plans for the future. "McLaren explains: 'This representation of the earth is a 3D model with some shaders and SPU trickery going on. We tried to accurately model the earth's atmosphere and have all the correct highlights on the oceans, etc. The texture data is sourced from the NASA Blue Marble project.'"
For now, multi-platform release games have consistently looked better on the 360 than on the PS3. Oblivion is one of the rare exceptions to this, but it got a texture update for the PS3...can't really objectively compare the two.
I personally think it's just because developers need more time to learn how to work with the more complicated PS3. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love my 360, but once developers really start knowing what they are doing with the hardware, the PS3 is going to have some unmatchable visuals.
Then again, that doesn't mean the games will be more fun...but who knows, time will tell. I'm rooting for all three consoles to do well, personally...each has it's strengths and weaknesses. It would be nice to use my PS3 for something other than a media box, though...
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> the PS3 is going to have some unmatchable visuals.
It already does -- take a look at the new Ratchet and Clank. Heavenly Sword is pretty awesome too, tho much of it is simply high-def cutscenes.
When I bought my PS2, it was so I could get at the great catalog of PS2 games. The sales guy said about XBox games: "you either shoot it, drive it, or it's a sport". But now it's the 360 that has the variety. Heck, they even scored Culdcept Saga, a game that has gotten my non-gamer gf addicted from the demo alone.
And then there's movies. I think I'm spending more time watching movies on my xbox than playing games (at least as *my* game time is concerned, as it's otherwise tied up with Zuma by the aforementioned girlfriend.) Sony had the platform and the clout to make the PS3 into an ultimate movie distribution device, and they're still holding out to do that "someday", but frankly, they've utterly squandered that opportunity, and may now lose it outright to Vudu, a box that costs as much as a PS3!
Firing Kuratagi wasn't enough -- Sony continues to spin gold into shit, and shows no signs of changing course anytime soon.
Done with slashdot, done with nerds, getting a life.