EA GAMES RUN SLOWER ON PS3 THAN 360

EA Games Run Slower On PS3 Than Xbox 360
By David Richards Sunday 19/08/2007
In a written statement, Todd Sitrin, EA's vice president of marketing sports branding, said that its games are tweaked in different ways to fit the different consoles. "In designing a game, there are all sorts of tradeoffs that include frame rate, visuals, features, AI, etc. Football is an extremely challenging sport to replicate because of the number of people on the field, their interaction, and the scope of the environments. As you can see, every company making a football game this year made a decision that the best experience for the Xbox 360 included 60fps whereas the best experience for the PS3 was 30fps."
The statement did not indicate specifically why EA had made the tradeoff for slower speeds on the PlayStation, and did not address whether EA is having more trouble developing for PS3 than for the 360.
In general, the challenge of developing for the PS3, given the short time it has been available to the software makers, appears to be taking its toll elsewhere, industry analysts said. In at least three instances, video games that were once scheduled to be released on the same day for both the 360 and the PS3 will now have different release dates for the two versions, according to Evan Wilson, an industry analyst with Pacific Crest Securities.
For instance, he noted, Medal of Honor from Electronic Arts is slated to come out 28 Aug for the 360, but in November for the PS3.
By David Richards Sunday 19/08/2007
In a written statement, Todd Sitrin, EA's vice president of marketing sports branding, said that its games are tweaked in different ways to fit the different consoles. "In designing a game, there are all sorts of tradeoffs that include frame rate, visuals, features, AI, etc. Football is an extremely challenging sport to replicate because of the number of people on the field, their interaction, and the scope of the environments. As you can see, every company making a football game this year made a decision that the best experience for the Xbox 360 included 60fps whereas the best experience for the PS3 was 30fps."
The statement did not indicate specifically why EA had made the tradeoff for slower speeds on the PlayStation, and did not address whether EA is having more trouble developing for PS3 than for the 360.
In general, the challenge of developing for the PS3, given the short time it has been available to the software makers, appears to be taking its toll elsewhere, industry analysts said. In at least three instances, video games that were once scheduled to be released on the same day for both the 360 and the PS3 will now have different release dates for the two versions, according to Evan Wilson, an industry analyst with Pacific Crest Securities.
For instance, he noted, Medal of Honor from Electronic Arts is slated to come out 28 Aug for the 360, but in November for the PS3.
By David Richards Sunday 19/08/2007
In a written statement, Todd Sitrin, EA's vice president of marketing sports branding, said that its games are tweaked in different ways to fit the different consoles. "In designing a game, there are all sorts of tradeoffs that include frame rate, visuals, features, AI, etc. Football is an extremely challenging sport to replicate because of the number of people on the field, their interaction, and the scope of the environments. As you can see, every company making a football game this year made a decision that the best experience for the Xbox 360 included 60fps whereas the best experience for the PS3 was 30fps."
The statement did not indicate specifically why EA had made the tradeoff for slower speeds on the PlayStation, and did not address whether EA is having more trouble developing for PS3 than for the 360.
In general, the challenge of developing for the PS3, given the short time it has been available to the software makers, appears to be taking its toll elsewhere, industry analysts said. In at least three instances, video games that were once scheduled to be released on the same day for both the 360 and the PS3 will now have different release dates for the two versions, according to Evan Wilson, an industry analyst with Pacific Crest Securities.
For instance, he noted, Medal of Honor from Electronic Arts is slated to come out 28 Aug for the 360, but in November for the PS3.