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EA says 360 maxed out, PS3 isn't

June 09, 2009 in News comments 21

During E3, OXM spoke to Patrick Soderlund, Senior VP of EA Games, who said they have maxed out the Xbox 360, while the PS3 still has a lot of room left. He further goes on to talk about how Natal has great possibilities, but loves the games coming from Sony.

Patrick Soderlund, Senior VP of EA Games Europe, says that the 360 has been 'maxed out' but PlayStation3 hasn't been.

Soderlund's comments came during E3, as he spoke to OXM about Microsoft's E3 presence.
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  • 2
    FinalFantasyFanaticc Jun 9, 09
    Yes i'm sure you've "Maxed out" the 360.

    Even though no developer has even come close to it yet.

    Is that a sack of Sony money i see in your hands?

    Explains why you said it really.
    • 2
      Linkin Park Fan Jun 9, 09
      Except for the part where he say's his favourite console is the 360
      • 2
        FinalFantasyFanaticc Jun 9, 09
        Doesn't mean EA themselves weren't paid to make him say the maxed out thing =d
        • 2
          kik36 Jun 9, 09
          Why the hell would Sony pay someone to say that in the first place? LMAO That would be like saying that MS pays for thehiphopgamer site. LMAO
        • 0
          Bale Fire* Jun 10, 09
          Yeah that theory is a little crazy FinalFantasyFanaticc
    • 2
      Seeker X Jun 9, 09
      That's an excellent strategy.

      "Let's not pay for exclusives, let's pay for developers to mention random tidbits about the PS3 that will be forgotten by next week."

      Genius.
      • 2
        Shinobi_razor Jun 10, 09
        thats Sony's strategy now unfortunately.
  • 0
    dwg14390 Jun 9, 09
    The only game that even came close to maxing out the 360 was Gears of War.

    I did not see EA anywhere in that game

    Unless Tiger Woods managed to use up all of the 360's power >.>
  • 0
    Goldva_X Jun 9, 09
    This is old news. I recall reading it days ago.


    Lol @ the " ZOMG HOWS THAT SACK OF CASH GOIN FER YA HUH " comments. take it easy
    • 1
      Cruxis Mana Jun 9, 09
      Indeed.
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      Friday 5-Jun-2009
      I thought there was a policy on reporting old news?
      • 0
        Nagare* Jun 9, 09
        indeed, greater than 2 days old is bad
  • 0
    phowell23 Jun 9, 09
    Well if anyones going to max out the ps3 it sure as hell aint gonna be EA. If MGS4 couldnt do it and Uncharted 2, GOW 3 and FF13 Versus(if it stays exclusive) cant do it I dont know if anyone will or can.
  • 0
    Storm Jun 9, 09
    A lot of room left? As in blu-ray discs? If that's the case, then of course it isn't maxed out yet. As far as power is concerned, eh, I'd say MGS4 came closest as to maxing out the PS3.
    • 3
      Daweii Jun 10, 09
      Uncharted 2 has apparently come the closest with all of it's parrallel physics processing and other post processing effects. It is using all of the CELL and atleast 90% of all the power they can yield from it thus far. That said newer techniques and software will lower that percentage over time but right now to their knowledge they are using 90% of the PS3's power.
      • 0
        Storm Jun 10, 09
        Hm, I see. Guess I'll have to take a closer look at Uncharted 2.
  • 2
    Shinobi_razor Jun 10, 09
    EA hasnt maxed out shit. what are they even talking about anyway? they probably dont even know.
  • 1
    Smoke Jun 10, 09
    Pretty much every console gets considered 'maxed out' about half way through their life cycle. But developers figure out ways to tweak what the console can do to play games smoother and faster.

    Think of it like this: Commercial airplanes 30 years ago flew faster than they do in today's world. Why? They hit a wall, the physics just didn't work right when you tried to fly a behemoth carrying tons of weight over a long distance. So what did they do? They stepped back, re-considered the whole speed idea, and built from there. Now we have airplanes that run FAR more efficient on less amount of fuel as well as being more stable.
    • 1
      Shinobi_razor Jun 10, 09
      also, they had Concordes back then but now they are no longer being used.
  • 0
    Killosity Jun 10, 09
    Because we all know EA has constantly pushed the boundries in game design and utilised console graphics to the upmost possible..

    They have that track record.....right?
  • 0
    Star of Spurs Jun 10, 09
    I find it interesting that the Wii are no longer mentioned in arguments like this anymore.
  • 0
    Existence Jun 10, 09
    Typical of EA to make statements which can neither be proved nor solve anything but do spark fanboy wars.

    (Not talking about the comments here, btw)

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