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Sony's PS3 Sony Executive: "Nobody will ever use 100 percent of its capability..."
If I was as Sony share holder I would be really upset with this statement. As Sony is already taking a huge loss on every PS3 to point out that it is over featured and hard to program seems like a bad idea.
As a SW developer and student of computer architecture I can understand what he is saying, and again, I say it is a bad thing. Sony choose an exotic architecture for the PS3. It has lots of potential but it is also very different from most other architectures. If the PS3 doesn't sell super well it is unlikely that developers will take the time to heavily optimize for the PS3. They will want to keep games as compatible as possible between the XBox360, Wii, and PS3. This will leave the PS3 with a big HW bill and not a lot of bang for the buck.
There are also numerous complaints from developers that is difficult to program the PS3 well. The Xbox360 is reportedly much easier to program and optimize for. Again this is bad for the PS3
I wrote this entry at the time of the comment but I never moved it from draft to publish... I should also point out, I don't care which high end console wins (Xbox or PS3). My vote goes to the Wii.
Posted by pqbon at May 7, 2007 11:18 AM