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Speaking in a recent interview with VideoGamer.com, Sony Computer Entertainment UK managing director Ray Maguire has suggested that future multi-platform titles from third-parties will be led on PS3 and will have to be downgraded for systems with weaker processors.
Discussing the topic of third-party publisher support on the PS3, Maguire said: “I think we now have an install base which is big enough for any third party to want to develop for. Now the decision making part of development is which do you lead your development on? Is it easier to lead with the most powerful, both in terms of AI and graphics, i.e. PS3 and then just remove part of the functionality for the processors that aren’t quite as strong? I would imagine that’s very much part of the thought process now from a studio development point of view.”
We’re already seeing multi-format titles being lead on PS3, including the great looking Mirror’s Edge from DICE, but judged on the released demo the game still looks marginally sharper on Xbox 360.
Do you agree with Ray Maguire? Should all developers be looking first to PS3? Let us know in the comments section below.
