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PlayStation 3 News by Robert Purchese
Media Molecule boss Alex Evans has said LittleBigPlanet "as it is" would not work on Xbox 360, mainly because the game had been developed with only one system in mind.
"The 360 is an incredibly capable machine, and you could make a user-generated content game on it, no question - just as you could make one on the PS2 or the Mega Drive, or any platform," Evans told GamesIndustry.biz. "But because we picked our platform, you go and you use every available bit of space, every little processor cycle.
"The design decisions on the PS3 are huge, and I'm sure you realise that having a hard drive on every unit makes a difference. That's another thing - if we didn't have a hard drive on every unit, we'd have to scale back the ambition of what you could save and do.
"So yes, you could make this game on the 360, but it'd be a different game."
Blu-ray capacity, Evans pointed out, also made a difference, with LittleBigPlanet occupying around 40GB because of its tutorial content for players and creators.
Head over to GamesIndustry.biz for part one of the interview with Alex Evans, where he talks about Sony pressure, Peter Molyneux's advice to "go for broke", and explaining the game concept to his mum.
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TheBoyChris
10/09/08 @ 10:26
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"LBP contains the colour blue..."
How many news stories can you get out of one (late and unreleased) game? Every bloody week for years... |
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Psychotext
10/09/08 @ 10:30
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lol... blu-ray a factor.
This wouldn't work on the 360 because Sony own the IP. |
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Not actually anything controversial in what he said. It's actually true of any half decent exclusive title as it plays to the target platform strengths. Key points - he said it would be possible to do on 360 just different - and actually better in some respects, worse in others I'd guess.
As for tutorials taking up lots of space - comprehensive tutorials for what they are trying to acheive is key. They could be done on the 360 using SD video or on mulitple discs without too much of a problem - it just a little nicer to have it HD and on one disc. No a big thing though. |
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Madafunkola
10/09/08 @ 10:50
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Maybe the tutorails are in the form of full hd movies rather than "in engine" - not for any reason other than "because they can be" - that'd fill a BR disc I reckon.
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What he has said is spot on - the basic fact of the matter is that devs will always use what they are given. Give them 100Gb and they will use it - but they will probably have the same 4Mb textures repeated many times etc.. Some clever coding would see the game shrink massively and I would bet my bottom dollar it could fit on a single DVD-9 if it was done right.
There really isn't anything more to say. |
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Collymilad
10/09/08 @ 10:58
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Lies. Lies. Lies.
I really wonder if these devs that use 30/40/50Gb etc sit there wondering "Hmm, what crap can we cram in" Just seems odd how most games require nothing like 50Gb, yet some apparently can't do without it.... *cough*BS*cough* They fit GTA IV on a DVD - they can fit this on. End of.
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It strikes me that LBP is going to be a Media Darling game where the all the reviewer think its amazing. But most people who just want to play a good game (and not create something) we be unimpressed.
The level creator on Neverwinter Nights was amazing until i realised i have no artistic talent at all. All i was left with was a very average RPG. |
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"But because we picked our platform, you go and you use every available bit of space, every little processor cycle."
so has my PS3 reached the end of it's lifespan already?! Crap :) It's probably all in 1080p, hence 40GB maybe it's 4GB for the game and 36GB of the XXX sackboy hot stuff going on there? |
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Could people actually read what was said before piling in with stupid comments or is that too much to ask? He didn't say it couldn't be done, he said it would be different - which is just plain obvious no?
@Miiiguel "So, it's a degree, not a game?" No. It's accessible but if you want depth in the gameplay you need depth in what you allow people to create and do. Therefore there will be levels of complexity in the creation process. They've shown you can create quite a lot with basic knowledge. If you want to do something more complex then you have to put the time in and learn to do it. That is helped greatly by some nice swish tutorials voiced by Stephen Fry. |
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BulletTheory05
10/09/08 @ 11:11
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@ inigo
People who want to play a good game and 'not create things' won't buy the game. Simple. |
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"Therefore there will be levels of complexity in the creation process."
That is scary..., and starts to sound like a non-ludic activity. I don't want to be a game designer, I just want to play them. But hey, I'm not judging, I bet some ppl will enjoy it. edit: a bit like XNA with pictures ?
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farticusmaximus
10/09/08 @ 11:27
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"MS say you cannot make a game that relies on everybody having a hard drive, so basically that is why it was designed for PS3."
Final fantasy online requires a hard drive, as does one of the football manager games (can't remember which). No, the reason it's a PS3 exclusive is because Sony spotted MM and snapped them up quickly for exclusivity. Even though I personally think the game will bomb once it's shallow nature is revealed, it's a smart move by Sony. The IP is what is driving the hype machine right now, not the game, so whether the game fails to deliver or not Sony will score with Sackboy. |
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