Although both Microsoft and Sony would rather forget about the shortcomings of their respected consoles, interviews that zero in on those nasty blemishes are never in short supply. Buried somewhere in the words of developers who recount first-hand experience of working with projects on competing consoles, lies personal opinion, which we hope is equally mixed with truth. Such interviews tend to show the frustrations and joys of developers, as they try to make a game as great as it can be across all platforms -- each with its own set of complexities to take into account.

More often than not, you can tell which version is preferred, as the venom spews all too easily when referring to limitations that inevitably lead to delays and complications that only make life that much harder on their end. Having said that, it's great to see that at least one developer is up to the task of making sure that games released on the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3 are, for better or worse, of equal quality. The developer is Ubisoft, and the game in question is none other than Assassin's Creed. Speaking with Pro-G, the game's creative director, Patrice Desilets had this to say about their experience of working on both platforms: 

"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."

Let this serve as a reminder that contrary to popular opinion, neither Microsoft, Sony, or even Nintendo for that matter, has managed to make a perfect machine. Thank goodness for this interview. Not only did everyone get called out on their faults, but each appears to be willing to go the extra mile to make up for it. Do you think that Ubisoft be able to deliver on its promise that one format won't be better than the next?

[Thanks Justin]

Legacy Comments (will be imported soon)

bluki

oooh... the drama............. i don't care as long as they can deliver it to both console

king3vbo

Sorry fanbois, but nothing is perfect, not even your beloved console of choice.

Holyetheline

I want this game, I don't care what system it's on, this game will be amazing.

Mauer

I'll be getting the 360 one cause I like achievements.

DangerousD

Go here or I will post a blog about it. MP3 Only if you have a wii.

Variable Gear

But, does Altair love the Wii?

Assassin's Minigame Collection, anyone?

(It is coming to DS too, yeah.)

qo_op

Does anyone else see dvd9 as being a problem in the future?

PacoDG

I think the lack of memory is more of a problem than lack of space on a dvd. A dvd costs next to nothing, already some 360 games include more than one disc, no?

Where as lack of memory, Sony is going to get hurt with this, unless they want to pull an N64 Memory Expansion Pack thingy (which I did buy just for Perfect Dark).

It comes down to:


Honestly though, this is why exclusives rule for any console, at the least you know the developers are working with a certain set specifications off the bat.

somewhat related: EA buying BioWare is going to blow for BioWare because of EA's need to have every game made for every machine built (including cell phones).

brosef

proof once again that the only perfect console ever made was the Jaguar. I love you antiquated pile of plastic *smooch*

BS3 Owner

Assassin's Creed will just have to do INSTEAD of...

Splinter Cell : Conviction
( Ubi said it couldn't be done on a PS3! ) Damn Liars!

maarken

yes.. yes... i shall own this game!
and knowing ubisoft, it will rock house on both systems, so i don't care either way!

Arugala9

@qo_op
It's sounds like it was only a problem for languages and that's only a problem for our European brethren.

BS3 Owner

The Language they're trying to put on is called...

"The Melting Pot"

Copesetic

If they don't play favorites, then why is the DS version so gimped?? It should be at least as good as the other two.

Bob Muir

Everyone knows that the perfect console has already been made: the Virtual Boy. Where can you go from there?

B-Radicate

360 for me. Easy choice. I don't own a PS3. I think that'll be the same decision for almost everyone else, too. Haha.

vandamguy

i think no matter what they try there will be a youtube video with a side by side comparison between the two versions, then we will see

Taicho

The only thing a fanboy can take from that quote is that the PS3's memory complexity will eventually be solved while a DVD-9 will ALWAYS BE a DVD-9.

Volomon

@PacoDG Well you read it wrong there Paco, if anything the image should be exchanged since PS3 memory is almost 3x the speed of Xbox and every console has a Harddrive to load from. It the comment says they are having trouble with the way the memory handles not the lack of.

parrothead

If they are having a problem with memory on a DVD, how the hell are they going to get the game down to a DS cartridge?

Samit Sarkar

Well, it’s about damn time that a developer stood up and said, “We’re gonna put out a game that runs equally well on all the consoles it’s on.” I’m sick of EA’s gimped versions of their sports games on the PS3.

SubOrbital

This is really refreshing to see. Bravo, Ubisoft.

Hagar the Horrible

Fanboy #1: The gimpage on my console is better than the gimpage on yours.
Fanboy#2: Nooo Waaaay my gimpage is far superior to your petty gimpage
Fanboy#1: But my gimpage is about "size issues" and we all know how gimped those are!!LOL111
Fanboy#2: My gimpage is so gimped I can't even remember it!!roflol!!1!