Sony Showcases New Edge Tools
It looks like Sony has finally gotten its game together today, and will be showcasing a new development tool at GDC. The PS3 has been critisized for being a hard platform to develop for, and the lack of support from Sony has made things even harder for the small developers to tackle a project on the system. The lecture is occuring later today and the synopsis reads as follows:
“Three first party technology teams within Sony — the WWS Europe Advanced Technology Group, WWS America ICE team, and WWS America Tools and Technology group — have combined to create PlayStation Edge, a set of cutting edge technologies for imminent release to all PlayStation 3 developers. Rather than overarching engine, these teams have chosen to create specialized systems that demonstrate best practices of SPU and RSX utilization. A unique tool for RSX performance analysis, extensively used in the turning of first party titles, will also be presented.”
Read (Joystiq)
March 9th, 2007 at 1:38 am
Great stuff to make it a whole lot easier for game developers to create for the Sony PS3! Great news for us gamers choosing the PS3 as our console of choice. It’s all good for gamers and I think this was a good GDC for all gamers on all consoles and PC!