Interesting PS3 R&D Site

JUMPURS · 18 Aug 2007 at 21:52

Insomniac games have started up an R&D section to their web site. It shares some information on how they tackled some problems they have/are facing developing on the PS3.

Insomniac R&D

If they where not before then they certainly are now my favorite developers. Always open and honest in my view. Their podcast is a must listen to. They have special guests from everywhere on it, they had the guys from Bioware on it the other week.

Hope some of you will enjoy the reading

Oh and if you are not subscribed to the podcast, DO IT NOW FOOOOO'

RuMp3l4$k1n · 18 Aug 2007 at 21:55

Looks like a cool read, cheers for the link.

wannabedamned · 18 Aug 2007 at 21:56

Excellent find, Currently Subscribing

KNiVES · 18 Aug 2007 at 21:58

http://www.cybergooch.com/tutorials/pages/lighting_rfom1.htm

That's one of the most fascinating articles I've read in a long time, you don't really appreciate how difficult the designers and artists' jobs are until you read it! Good find Jumpurs.

ic1male · 18 Aug 2007 at 22:04

I still find DVD/Blu-ray streaming to be a miracle of modern science. I always wonder how on earth a game can stream virtual cities from a disc, play soundtracks and voice audio all simultaneously without nary a stutter.

wannabedamned · 18 Aug 2007 at 22:10

ic1male said:
I still find DVD/Blu-ray streaming to be a miracle of modern science. I always wonder how on earth a game can stream virtual cities from a disc, play soundtracks and voice audio all simultaneously without nary a stutter.

Cache be a Godsend

But yes, Devs are damn amazing these days

KNiVES · 18 Aug 2007 at 22:14

ic1male said:
I still find DVD/Blu-ray streaming to be a miracle of modern science. I always wonder how on earth a game can stream virtual cities from a disc, play soundtracks and voice audio all simultaneously without nary a stutter.

Very true when you look at the modern Grand Theft Auto games. GTA3 and beyond on PS2 is a technical feat, as the console utilises 32mb of memory. An entire city and its activity without any stuttering. Especially impressive when you look at some linear PC games which were released at the same time and struggled with 256mb of memory.

JUMPURS · 18 Aug 2007 at 22:16

KNiVES said:
Especially true when you look at the modern Grand Theft Auto games. GTA3 and beyond on PS2 is a technical feat, as the console utilises 32mb of memory.

GTA3 is still the best, and most ground breaking GTA game imo.

GTA in 3D with a fantastic soundtrack, which iirc every single track etc was original on it. Added to a huge city well spaced out over the 3 islands. I spend months playing that, and never got bored.

Dave · 18 Aug 2007 at 23:14

JUMPURS said:
GTA3 is still the best, and most ground breaking GTA game imo.

GTA in 3D with a fantastic soundtrack, which iirc every single track etc was original on it. Added to a huge city well spaced out over the 3 islands. I spend months playing that, and never got bored.

Chatterbox FM is what made the game so good.

Joebob · 18 Aug 2007 at 23:19

JUMPURS said:
GTA3 is still the best, and most ground breaking GTA game imo.

GTA in 3D with a fantastic soundtrack, which iirc every single track etc was original on it. Added to a huge city well spaced out over the 3 islands. I spend months playing that, and never got bored.

It has to be Vice City for me, just for that 80's vibe

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