Kojima on next gen Hardware

[jvd]

I think I've got it PS3=$26 steak, Xbox360=$14 steak, and Revolution=$5 steak you cook yourself.

it can't be that . The x360 for some will have many more worth while games to play than the ps3 so at the most they would be even . The lvl of graphics should be the same .


Nintendo is the 150$ steak and the ps3 / x360 are the local resturant chains

 

[Xenus]

No see the steak is not necessarily any better. It just costs more therefore you can get the steak that costs less more often. By the way I have home cooked steak once every 1 to 2 weeks and the $14 steak at resturants doesn't taste as good to me as the home cooked ones.

 

[Paul]

If you're hungry enough you'll eat anything...

 

[RancidLunchmeat]

I don't see how anybody can examine his analogy and see anything but a clearly defined three tier statement.

He obviously put the consoles in the following order: PS3, X360, Revolution.

The question is "Why?" and that's why we are digging into his absurd analogy. But there can be no question that he clearly doesn't see any of the two systems as equals.

So X360/Revolution can't both be local chains while the PS3 is a fancy restaurant.

In fact, in his own statements, didn't he say that the PS3 was a fancy restaurant, the X360 a restaurant, and the Revolution doing it yourself?

Three tiers, clearly.

The only thing I get is that he's either talking about Cost to the consumer, or he's referring to cost of development.

He's clearly added a price component to all of the systems, so he doesn't see them as being equal. Is it a cost to the consumer (less can afford the PS3, consumers can afford less games?) or a cost to the developer (less can afford to use the PS3 to its potential?).

Or is he referring to both? Does he see the PS3 as more costly to both the consumer and the developer, therefore making it and it's "top notch games" expensive to all parties and thereby rare? While he see's the X360 as less expensive on both levels, so more available to consumers with more quality games but possibly no games to the level of the PS3's best (and most expensive). Then, he see's the Revolution coming up last because it will be the cheapest for the consumer as well as the cheapest and easiest to develop for, but it's games won't reach the same level as either the X360 or the PS3.

That's my intrepretation of his steak dinners.

The more important question though, is does he see the PSP as a cheese steak? And if so, does that make the DS a hamburger?

 

[MechanizedDeath]

Seems pretty clear he's ranking the systems in power, or what he expects for power. PS3 > Xbox360 > Rev.

The issue is resources. Who's got the resources to create a KZ2 on a regular basis? Not many studios can create the art assets to keep up with that. So you'll get the MGS, FF, GT, GTA and so on that can do it. But those are the fancy dinners you have a few times a year.

Xbox360 with its free AA and lower, but still good power (conjecture, but I think it's the way it'll be) you can expect to see lots of good graphics on. Afterall, XNA lends itself well to cross-platform development with the PC, and the 360. If PC devs can get lots of great graphics with the different art styles of the western devs, then you can expect to see that level of performance normalized across the system. Hence, the good dinner you can afford more often. It may not be as fancy, but you can expect it to be a regular occurrence.

Revolution's small form factor just smack of reduced power (relative to 360 and PS3). I hope I'm wrong, but I don't see them matching the other two. But they seem to be aiming for a dev-friendly, easily-accessible experience (based on the fragments of info to date). Hence the almost normal dinner.

IMO, I think that food analogy is bad, especially since this might be a translation, and thus lost information in the process. But I don't think he's gonna wax philosophical like that when it seems the three systems are already gonna be tiered in that order by power. So it seems a logical extension of that IMO. PEACE.

 

[pegisys]

if you merge the last 2 post together, that's what I think it means, what I want to know is he going to stay PS exculsive this time or make games for all the consoles

The more important question though, is does he see the PSP as a cheese steak? And if so, does that make the DS a hamburger?

it would make it a steak burger

 

[JasonLD]

I really don't believe Revolution will be weak console compared to other two...While it definitely will not be as powerful as Xbox360 or PS3 but I think Revolution will have at least comparable graphics. Nintendo delivered cool, efficient console with Gamecube and I think they will be able to deliver again.