Who leaves on their consoles indefinitely anyhow? Is the estimate of 40% of all video game users, especially PS3 and 360 ones, leaving their consoles on legitimate? I sure don't.
Also, think for a moment of the power consumption of these two devices: 15w for the Wii in operation, or the equivalent of... one small nightlight. And the massive powerwasters the PS3 and 360? Two whole lightbulbs!
TWO!
You better turn those things off before you pollute the world, Freddy Polluter. Of course, compared with, say, leaving the AC on, or that giant TV you use, or the massive cooling rig on your hepped-up PC, it's nothing.
So, yeah. Don't forget to turn off the lights when you leave the house, and turn off your systems, and you're doing okay. No need to panic or dive into dramatics.
rydamgw, excellent analysis. Wait, no. It wasn't. I think that EA needs to bite the bullet and get a comprehensive engine capable of using the PS3 built, but with that game, in that timeframe, most likely the cost of custom-building a workable PS3 engine was not going to meet the required sales to justify it.
It's not their job to make games for every system out there. They want to make games, sure, but they also have to make sure that the cost to income ratio is balanced. Evidently working with the PS3 for this smaller title would have required too much in the way of r&d.
Sony needs to do a better job of providing good tools to developers that want to use their system, though.
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Who leaves on their consoles indefinitely anyhow? Is the estimate of 40% of all video game users, especially PS3 and 360 ones, leaving their consoles on legitimate? I sure don't.
Also, think for a moment of the power consumption of these two devices: 15w for the Wii in operation, or the equivalent of... one small nightlight. And the massive powerwasters the PS3 and 360? Two whole lightbulbs!
TWO!
You better turn those things off before you pollute the world, Freddy Polluter. Of course, compared with, say, leaving the AC on, or that giant TV you use, or the massive cooling rig on your hepped-up PC, it's nothing.
So, yeah. Don't forget to turn off the lights when you leave the house, and turn off your systems, and you're doing okay. No need to panic or dive into dramatics.
rydamgw, excellent analysis. Wait, no. It wasn't. I think that EA needs to bite the bullet and get a comprehensive engine capable of using the PS3 built, but with that game, in that timeframe, most likely the cost of custom-building a workable PS3 engine was not going to meet the required sales to justify it.
It's not their job to make games for every system out there. They want to make games, sure, but they also have to make sure that the cost to income ratio is balanced. Evidently working with the PS3 for this smaller title would have required too much in the way of r&d.
Sony needs to do a better job of providing good tools to developers that want to use their system, though.
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