Code The World — Wii > PS3

Re: Wii > PS3

null@example.com (cr4kt0rch) — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 07:07:45 +0000

Thought it was saying wii is better than ps3 i was like oh hell no *as cr4k walks in to rant and rave about something....oh wait* lol but yah i mean it's a simpler platform so i'd hope it'd be easier but i will always be a PC coder not a fan of game coding anymore after i found out what most developers get paid compared to say ethical hacking or programming desktop applications or even some web applications (depending on the scripts) plus the time is mucho longer in the game world designing something

Re: Wii > PS3

null@example.com (Ozehro) — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:59:47 +0000

PC pwns all consoles. but exclusives are exclusives. and PS3 has more potential in that sense. FF13, MGS4 etc. while the wii is lacking somewhat.
and purple monkey that video just basically replaces your left thumbstick/wasd with your head. thats all. not really exclusively brilliant of the wii. been done before in arcades.

Re: Wii > PS3

null@example.com (__) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:15:24 +0000

Point noted! I'm not experienced in the area of 360 coding, but I can assume it would be very similar to a PC (Microsoft essentially bundled a PC into a box for the 360). The DS is also easier to code for (for obvious reasons).

However, DS homebrew hasn't gone too far! There are quite a few nifty little apps and games (Pocket Physics, anyone?), but it hardly compares to the recent boom in Wii homebrew development, spurred along by the Twilight Hack, and now made more accessible with the Homebrew Channel.

Naturally, we can do (almost) whatever we want on a PC, so coding for the consoles is more fun, more of a challenge, an acheivment.

Re: Wii > PS3

null@example.com (Skofo) — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 22:03:45 +0000

It's even easier to homebrew for the 360 and DS, from the little experience I've had with all of them. The architecture for the 360 is similar to PC's, so a lot of game engines (Torque Game Engine comes to mind) can compile both to PC and 360 right off the bat. And coding for the DS is similar to GBA, which was pretty simple in of itself..

The main reasons that the Wii generates games faster because it's less powerful (it costs less time and money to develop the graphics) and people like it, not because it's easier to code for than the PS3, like you seem to think.

But anyway, PC trumps them all. PC for4ver!

Re: Wii > PS3

null@example.com (PurpleMonkey) — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 08:29:40 +0000

True that! There are alot more coding opportunities that have presented themselves with the Wii!

3D Vision Anybody?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd3-eiid-Uw

Using the infrared camera in the Wii remote and a head mounted sensor bar (two IR LEDs), you can accurately track the location of your head and render view dependent images on the screen. This effectively transforms your display into a portal to a virtual environment. The display properly reacts to head and body movement as if it were a real window creating a realistic illusion of depth and space.

Code for it is available on his website!
http://johnnylee.net/

PS3 Has No Chance!

Wii > PS3

null@example.com (__) — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 08:24:50 +0000

From my experience, coding on the Wii platform is far easier then the PS3 platform. As an experienced coder, I can say that it is far easier to create large amounts of programs for quick, efficient retail on the Wii, as opposed to the PS3.