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GC: PS3 "benefiting from Gears" News

Xbox 360 PlayStation 3 News by Tom Bramwell

23 August, 2007

They might spend a lot of time wailing about it on Internet forums, but Epic Games VP Mark Rein reckons that PlayStation 3 owners are better off because of Xbox 360 mega-exclusive Gears of War.

"PlayStation 3 is very much benefiting from Gears of War. That sounds silly, but it's very much benefiting from Gears of War," he told Eurogamer in an interview published today.

"We're a little ahead on PlayStation 3 compared to where we were at this time on Xbox 360, and what I mean by that is our code and our level of completeness, and that's because we have shipped a game with Unreal Engine 3 already."

He also reckons that UT3, which ships on PlayStation 3 and PC this November and 360 next year, shows the best of UE3's capabilities to date (although he reckons BioShock is a bit good, too).

"When you see UT, this pushes the engine a lot harder than Gears of War did. I know it sounds preposterous because of how great Gears of War is, but we're pushing this up another notch. I'm very proud of that, and I think it's good for us and it's good for our licensees," he told us.

For more from Rein, including his take on the Silicon Knights lawsuit, status updates on Gears PC and UT3, and the latest on the Gears of War film, check out the full Mark Rein GC 2007 interview.

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DrunKao
23/08/07 @ 06:47
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It seems like I heard this a week ago.
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23/08/07 @ 06:58
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Yawn.
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23/08/07 @ 07:12
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"PlayStation 3 is very much benefiting from Gears of War. That sounds silly, but it's very much benefiting from Gears of War,"

So tell me... is PlayStation 3 very much benefiting from Gears of War?
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23/08/07 @ 07:17
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I think we all know that the PS3 is benefiting from Gears of War.
paul_haine
23/08/07 @ 07:28
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But what about the PS3? Is that also benefiting from Gears of War?
DB2k
23/08/07 @ 07:29
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Im my experience.. very much the ps3 is benefitting from Gear of War it is.
lambtron
23/08/07 @ 07:29
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lol @ Blerk
RedPanda
23/08/07 @ 07:30
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But is the world benefiting from Gears of War?
S.J.Rogers
23/08/07 @ 07:35
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But am i benefiting from Gears of War..?
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23/08/07 @ 07:42
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"I know it sounds preposterous because of how great Gears of War is, but we're pushing this up another notch."

Do I smell something:P

Hey he's right of course. But it's simply a developper getting the grips with it's own engine. HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH PS3.
Kill_Crazy
23/08/07 @ 07:54
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i've not played Gears of War, have i benefited?
RedPanda
23/08/07 @ 07:56
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You may have! Ask Mark Rein
zoidberg
23/08/07 @ 07:57
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Is Jesus benefiting from Gears Of War?



But then, why isn't God benefiting from Gears Of War?


If so, Gears Of War must be the PS3 saviour!
sickpuppysoftware
23/08/07 @ 07:58
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If you're on benefits have you gears of warred?
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23/08/07 @ 08:03
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God of War may benefit from some top notch Gear
Twincoil
23/08/07 @ 08:13
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So the people who made what is still the best looking game on the 360 reckon it's going to lag behind the best looking game on the PS3 when it launches as a timed exclusive in a couple on months?

Me likes a few ruffled feathers me does :)
InsoFox
23/08/07 @ 08:28
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I bet Bioshock is benefitting from Gears of War for some reason...
menage
23/08/07 @ 08:32
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Bioshock looks better than Gears, less fat necks and less grey.
Kryon
23/08/07 @ 08:34
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PS3 is on benefits, it's official!
Laserbream
23/08/07 @ 08:37
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Gears of War? Qui bono?
allen
23/08/07 @ 08:48
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"shows the best of UE3's capabilities to date (although he reckons BioShock is a bit good, too)."

thought that was mainly ue2? disc?
Tomo
23/08/07 @ 08:52
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I can just about make out the sound of Mark Rein fellating himself.
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23/08/07 @ 09:08
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allen: Bioshock started out on UE2.5 (or basically a modified Tribes Vengeance engine) but they moved to UE3 sometime last year.
holydrone
23/08/07 @ 09:11
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I thought the headline read: PS3 "Benefiting from Queers"
Steroyd
23/08/07 @ 09:13
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wut?
Sebo
23/08/07 @ 09:19
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Wii is benefiting from Gears of War
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23/08/07 @ 09:21
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FFS Mark Rein talking crap again. Will this man never shut up? Let me tell you; there's only one thing benefitting from Gears of War and that's the PS3.
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23/08/07 @ 09:27
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allen: Yeah Bioshock isn't using a lot of UE3 but another project is... I'm guessing he doesn't really know what ... 2K BOSTON & 2K AUSTRALIA & 2K CHINA ... did to create Bioshock.

If he did he would ask why it is using FMOD instead of the UE3 sound engine. He would also wonder why it is using Havok for physics instead of the Ageia PhysX that is completely integrated within the UE3 engine. He would also wonder why Havok is controlling the animations instead of the UE3 animation engine. He would also wonder why it's using the UE2 scripting instead of the fancy Kismet for UE3. He might also wonder how the hell the renderer is working. For the rest he's right though.
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23/08/07 @ 09:30
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The PS3 is very much benefiting from Bioshock.
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23/08/07 @ 09:32
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Um, so what he's saying is that UT3 is better because they have experience with Gears of War. Since UT3 is being release on PS3 as well as XBox360 and PC, doesn't that mean that XBox360 and PC are benefiting from Gears of War as well?
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23/08/07 @ 09:35
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Mark Rein's momma benefits from my wang.
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23/08/07 @ 09:37
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@Eraser, yes but 360 and PC are directly benefiting, as Gears is actually on both systems.


Also what he says is true, then they've managed to not only out do Gears in graphics but also managed to do it on the PS3! Which must dampen Xbox Fanboys spirits abit.
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23/08/07 @ 09:47
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23/08/07 @ 09:51
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"Also what he says is true, then they've managed to not only out do Gears in graphics but also managed to do it on the PS3! Which must dampen Xbox Fanboys spirits abit."

I don't think there's a 360 owner who actually thinks the PS3 can't do 360 graphics. Hell, most would even admit that PS3 is probably a little bit better in the graphics area. Luckily graphics aren't everything. .But the statement that only PS3 is benefiting is bull.

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Xerx3s
23/08/07 @ 09:53
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Jesus wept.




Big, muscular Jesus.
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23/08/07 @ 10:03
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@Moz
He didn't menton graphics just that they've upped the gameplay with the engine. He was actually talking about networking and community mods etc. etc.

How you manage to take that out of context to try to do the usual fanboy interpretaton of things is amazing.

Mark Rein's Quote:"When you see UT, this pushes the engine a lot harder than Gears of War did."

Moz:"Also what he says is true, then they've managed to not only out do Gears in graphics but also managed to do it on the PS3!"

Yea except he never said that did he Moz. And you wonder why nobody likes fanboys.
Kryon
23/08/07 @ 10:04
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"Also what he says is true, then they've managed to not only out do Gears in graphics but also managed to do it on the PS3! Which must dampen Xbox Fanboys spirits abit."

Why on earth would it? Gears is old hat for 360 owners, the fact that the PS3 gets a visually comparable game a year or two later really won't bother anyone I shouldn't think, besides the 360 version will come out and look better than the PS3 version (as usual) so it's all gravy in the end.
Kryon
23/08/07 @ 10:11
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"Hell, most would even admit that PS3 is probably a little bit better in the graphics area."

Would they? Why would they 'admit' that? There hasn't been any software on the PS3 to date that has come close to the best offerings on the 360 and 99% of multi-plat titles look noticeably better on the 360, so I'm not quite sure why you'd think that?
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23/08/07 @ 10:12
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"so it's all gravy in the end."

Because you only want to see gravy...
Avenger1324
23/08/07 @ 10:17
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"We're a little ahead on PlayStation 3 compared to where we were at this time on Xbox 360....

So that means the PS3 is where the 360 was a year ago.

Hmm... great sales pitch for the PS3
Kryon
23/08/07 @ 10:20
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@Les

"Because you only want to see gravy..."

What exactly do you mean Les? What in my post do you believe to be untrue? What am I supposedly fabricating?
cymro
23/08/07 @ 10:21
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Marcus Fenix is a benefit scrounger.
Kryon
23/08/07 @ 10:24
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So is Les.
The Bodybuilder
23/08/07 @ 10:25
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The real questions..

Will Gears of War benefit from halo 3?
crazyhorse174
23/08/07 @ 10:27
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I though that the 360's GPU was better than the PS3's anyway??
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23/08/07 @ 10:49
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It is, but what is a graphics processor if not, y'know, a processor. I'm under the impression that the PS3 has more 'processors' in it so, given time enough to get to grips with Cell, who knows?
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"Marcus Fenix is a benefit scrounger"

Anyone who doens't own all three consoles is a fucking benefit scrounger AND a fucking fanboy to boot. Shoot the bastards. All of 'em.
teabagger
23/08/07 @ 10:54
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Hardly a week goes by nowadays without Rein shamelessly waving his nob around in the press.
Twincoil
23/08/07 @ 10:55
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Indeed. I think some of these devs mistake interest in their industry for interest in them.
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Same old graphics talk. Yawn.

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