People keep saying developers "sold out" when they go multiplatform with games like DMC4 or FFXIII. But the reason they do this is because they have to.

I think porting overall hurts the quality of MOST games. I'm not saying all games, but the vast majority really suffer. You see games come out now for PS3, 360, Wii, DS, and even the PS2?! It's hard for me not to imagine some dude coding for the DS and then laughing his ass off to the bank when he sells the same thing for double for the 360 and PS3.

I think companies blow too many resources on porting when they could make a really outstanding game geared towards one system and make a killing if done right. I just want some incredible games for the system I spent hundreds of dollars on....doesn't matter if it's a 360, PS3, or Wii......we all want the best games we can get on our systems.

PS3 hasn't seemed to have problems getting devs for the fall lineup. At least, they're only getting better.

Love the line "PS3 is decimating devs". Idiocy there, at its finest.

as long as the PS3 doesnt beat out 360, im ok

I think it's easy to not be interested in multi-platform games this generation just because of the fact that they seem degraded when ported from one system to the next.

I remember it was the same way with games coming/going from the Xbox to the PS2, or vice versa. This time, though, the PS3 is filling the shoes of the Xbox and the Xbox 360 has become the PS2.

I for one don't care of multi, Like i said its all about the money, if its $60 on PS3 and 360, then 360 owners buy their copy and PS3 owners buy theirs, add that up and its pretty high in money right there. Also in some cases a lot of companies go to 360 mostly because right now its the only big system to have DLC that people are willing to buy so they can get $15 off of anyone who buys it because as we know, most people believe that 360 is best for online. I own a 360 my self but it doesn't to matter me... Video games aren't like they use to be, made for fun...Now its to see who can be a Call of Dudy or a frickin Halo, its never just fun. A game has online, not a lot of people on it, people won't get it to play with friends anymore. It's pretty sad now when owners of a system bitch...yes bitch...over a game that's just going to another side, its still coming to your console, it's not going to walk away saying screw you (in some cases yes). People have to stop looking at 2 copies, 1 on PS3 and the other on 360. the 360 one wont turn into a frickin monster and bite of your head because you are buying the PS3 one, or vice Versa...

Many multiplatform games tend to be worse. Mostly on part of the Devs laziness to specialize the games for the individual consoles. I have all the consoles, so I can get all the good games, and am always saddened a bit to see cross-console games because they make the games based on the lowest-tech-ability console.

What I say they need to do, is have each version of the game, different from the other, taking each console's strengths and features into consideration. That will also make people who own multiple consoles, to buy more than just one copy of the game, because they'll want to experience the DIFFERENT things in the games. . . More money for the devs!

So, devs, don't be lazy, and you'll make so much more money than if you make a game the same across the board, limited by the weakest platform you build it on.

The one thing I don't understand is the whole logic behind these consistent statements. Aside from all the specifics that everyone just commented on, the 360 has been out a whole year earlier (and was the only next gen console available) and it has been cheaper than PS3 since day 1, but it is not dominating. Is that really carrying the PS3? PS3 got raped by the media since launch, but it's right there in sales.