The PlayStation 3 - Is it really just Godzilla in a case?

[sapient]

I've heard a lot of talk about the PS3 having nothing going for it but blu-ray and it's superior technology capabilities, and this is the point where PC game developers have to suffer some sort of unanasthetized vasectomy. The PS3, with ridiculous capabilities, is being shunted out of the market for no apparent reason, apart from the fact that it costs way too fucking much. But games on the PC are staying on the PC for reasons unknown.

Lets look at Crysis. This game requires a rig of godly power, something that has both the ability to run the game and not explode while doing it. My old laptop couldn't do this without overheating. The game requires an absolute fuckload of potential - and isn't that just what the PS3 has? Put Crysis on the PS3 and you'll have a top notch gaming experience, without breaking a sweat. The same can be said for upcoming games that break the barries for computer needs - Fallout 3, Crysis II, the inevitable COD5 and other upcoming games can easily be run by the PS3.

In short, the PS3 has an impossibly large amount of shelf potential, and come 2010 the Wii and the 360 will have games released that push them to their limits while the PS3 handles it without heating up. I'm not saying graphics are everything, but games are fast reaching the point where gamers need to upgrade their PCs, but the PS3 has a life past this generation of consoles.

 

[Sib]

are you sure crysis wouldnt overheat the PS3, im sure it could run it on medium specs, but high/very high which is the best crysis experience? i think not

 

[shadow skill]

Literally nothing could handle Crysis on it's real settings other than a computer touched by God. Would PS3 be able to do medium settings? Most likely with proper tweaking of the engine.

 

[sapient]

http://playstation.about.com/od/ps3/a/PS3SpecsDetails_3.htm

 

[doughnut]

http://playstation.about.com/od/ps3/a/PS3SpecsDetails_3.htm

Wow. About.com needs to update that page, those specs must be from an early E3 or some such.

There isn't 2x HDMI, nor 3x ethernet on any model. Who knows what other RandomMarketingNumbers are wrong.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_3_hardware

 

[JakubK666]

"apart from the fact that it costs way too fucking much."

Four hundred and FUCKING fifty pounds in UK.In fact that's the only reason why I'm not a Sony fanboy.I always knew that UK was getting ripped off but this is a fucking joke.Don't you dare giving this "Europe is all for PS3" bullshit.You're rubbing salt into my wounds.


As for capabilities...yes there's a lot of power inside PS3 but as far as I know, it took them five years to squeeze all out of PS2(God of War).I'm sure that by the time PS3 uses 100% of it's potential, it'll be just about on par with Xbox 540.

As for full-setting Crysis on PS3(To paraphrase poor Oscar even more): No fucking way, you unreasonable dicks

@ Shadow Skill

Did you mean THIS?

http://arbico.co.uk/Arbico-OC-6600A-Custom-Built-Overclocked-Gaming-PC-p-18075.html

Imo Crysis requirements seem overhyped. Dual Core + 2 gig ram + 2x GF8800 SLI pulled it off as far as I remember.

 

[shadow skill]

Yes something like that is what I was talking about. Jakub that PC comes out to something in the order of 3512USD.

Imo Crysis requirements seem overhyped. Dual Core + 2 gig ram + 2x GF8800 SLI pulled it off as far as I remember.

What I want to know is if the game was running on maximum settings with those specs. I was able to get the game to run on my laptop but it lagged like a bastard. Even so a PC with those specs is not exactly cheap especially if the parts are retail.

 

[Altair-Ego]

Lets look at Crysis. This game requires a rig of godly power, something that has both the ability to run the game and not explode while doing it.

CHALLENGE!

I've found that if your P.C. can run Call of Duty 4, it can run Crysis.

Also, the 360 and the PS3 will get a CryEngine 2 game that isn't Crysis.

Also, the PS3 would require rebuilding the graphics engine to get it to run correctly with no frame-skipping.

 

[Copter400]

Impossibly large amount of shelf potential? Its continuing problem is that it's always been about the potential. If they had brought out the games that aren't terrible first, then they would have done a lot better. This seems to be something Sony has a problem with. Also, the processors of the PS3 are made out of various metals, instead of warpstone and melange. If you're gonna say that the PS3 will offer a top notch gaming experience, one that I supposedly can't get on my Xbox, I want some fu-ducking evidence.

 

[JakubK666]

Recommended

Windows XP/Vista

* Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 or AMD Athlon X2 4400+
* 2048MB RAM
* NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB
* 12GB disk space

I assume that since it's "Recommended", you should be able to run it Max Settings.With all respect, PS3 is still far from THAT.

 

[shadow skill]

Recommended settings lie. If those were the settings you would need to run the game well on max settings people who took the time to review te game would not have been talking about how the game was lagging on boxes that were above tose requirements. With those specs you probably want to have a sli setup since you have to account for the other crap running on pc's.

But yes PS3 is nowhere near that regardless.

 

[Shamtee]

Mostly all recommended setting are normally there to tell you what you need to play the game on at least medium - sometimes even just low. Some games work better on pc's, mostly mainly due to the control system.
The wii and 360 still have a long way to go before they even start showing their true potensial, same with the ps3 really its just mainly the fact that all 3 are diffrent ways of working and way they need games to be developed.

 

[ReepNeep]

Crysis is quite scalable. It can be playable and reasonably pleasant to look at on a single core P4 and a geforce 6600gt which is rather old hardware. There is currently no PC hardware that can max it on a 22"+ lcd monitor's native rez and maintain a consistant 30 fps. No, not even triple sli with GF8800 Ultras. The PS3 should run it at medium without much trouble, of course so could the X360. They wont be able to go higher however...

The real question is why you would want to play that steaming pile.

 

[Altair-Ego]

Crysis is quite scalable. It can be playable and reasonably pleasant to look at on a single core P4 and a geforce 6600gt which is rather old hardware. There is currently no PC hardware that can max it on a 22"+ lcd monitor's native rez and maintain a consistant 30 fps. No, not even triple sli with GF8800 Ultras. The PS3 should run it at medium without much trouble, of course so could the X360. They wont be able to go higher however...

The real question is why you would want to play that steaming pile.

To murder North Koreans?

To show Halo what-for?

To use giant Gatling Guns outside of Team Fortress 2?

To use an Ice Machine Gun?

To use a fucking TAC-nuke?

To have realistic car physics by shooting out the tires?

To enter dog fights in a crappy helicopter?

Or maybe just to fly around in the temple.

 

[nightmare_gorilla]

well yeah but the problem is sony are such snobbs they havn't made the ps3 appealing to game designers, i hear from everyone that game designers are loath to develop for the ps3 because of sony and because it's not a very freindly system, so it has a huge "potential" game library but in reality it's just a giant peice of shit with a brand name on it. the wii isn't about graphics it's about inovation, and 360 is more designer friendly therefore desginers will most likley stay withing the specs of the console itself until something better becomes mainstream. pc designers seem to rely on ALOT of memory and i don't think consoles have quite caught up in that department so while some pc games will be ported, the funny thing is that microsoft does computers and the 360 therefore it's most likley easier to port a game to the 360 even if it means toning the graphics down a hair due to similarity of function and operating system. of course thats just my opinion