Right now both the PS3 and 360 versions of Assassin's Creed are having a bit of trouble. The PS3 version is having trouble dealing with the amount of memory the OS takes up versus the lower memory OS in the 360. The 360 version however is having trouble with disc space, in that a DVD9 isn't sufficient enough to hold Assassin's Creed.
It has been discussed before, multiple disc solutions are not always plausible for different types of games, for a game like Assassin's Creed where you're going for full open-endedness and freedom disc size can be a problem and put a limit on that freedom.
Sony is actively working on lowering the footprint of the OS in the PS3 and have already made significant improvements since Firmware 1.81 so hopefully with even more firmware updates Sony can bring the footprint down even further.
Assassin's Creed looks like it might be a game that sets a standard for the future of the console wars.
Ubisoft Montreal, had drafted in help from both Microsoft and Sony to make sure the game has “the same quality on both systems“.
“The PS3 version is as good as the 360 version. We’ve been showing the PS3 version at E3 this year, but we’ve done a lot of events and it’s just easier for us and for people from the press to have a 360. But the versions are the same, basically,” he said.
“Both have their own challenges. Right now we have a big challenge on the 360 to make it fit on a DVD, to put five languages, to put all the data on eight gigs. On the Blu-ray side we’re really good, but then the memory is quite different. How we handle memory is really different between the two machines and we’re struggling right now on the PS3. But we have people who are really dedicated and we’re having help from Microsoft on one side and Sony on the other side to have the same quality on both systems. It really depends on the week basically as to who’s best.”
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On the 360 side, they COULD remove some languages from certain regions where only a smaller minority actually uses it...For example, in North America, English, and French, are about all you need...Maybe Japanese, for Kicks, or Spanish as a third option, but most of North America knows either English or French as at least one of their languages...
This will help set the standard for the console wars, what don't you get about that? Of course it affects the games but it has more to do with the consoles themselves. This isn't a game limitation it's a console limitation, on both accounts.
But both consoles are having problems with development, not just one.
Personally, I think the PS3 version will come ahead, all they have to do is a solid firmware update to rectify the problem...aside from compressing data, or removing some extra data (extra language tracks for example), they can't do much...That is a serious limitation, as you can't magically make the disks have more space on them...Sure, you can use multiple disks, but in games like this (sandbox/open environment games), that doesn't work well...
Granted, in the end, one console is going to come ahead, and I think that will be the PS3, but this is more about how good the game is, it requires so much in the way of resources (disk space and processing power), it is more like it is setting the standard for games, rather than consoles...
Well, if this game is actually as good as people hope (which is doubtful, but I'm sure it will be worth a very high rating)...
Not that out of the question is it?
Do us all a favor and stop trying?
I also think they should remove some minor features from the 360 if they continue to have problems with it like languages and etc... Just some minor stuff.
They will probably eliminate some of the languages for each region though...They won't have much choice, unless they want to compress the game further (more load times, and lower quality graphics and audio)...
Now the article does state that both consoles have issues but from where i am standing, the PS3's issue is a relatively quick fix, yes they have to lower the memory usage of the OS but that is possible, Microsoft can't get another disc format, they can't use another disc for a game like this, so yes they both have problems but the PS3's issue is a short term thing, the 360's issue will continue to crop up for the next 3 years or more.