James Lee
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02/09/2008
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Epic: Developers are reaching the limits of Xbox 360
Epic's Gears of War franchise senior producer, Rod Fergusson, has said the developer's titles are starting to reach the upper end of Xbox 360's capabilities.
Speaking to Gamasutra, Fergusson said he believes developers in general are closing in on the limits of what Microsoft's console can do, but added that games will continue to look better as they spend more time working on the platform.
"With the two to three more years of optimisation that we've had, we're much further along than I think, three years ago, we thought we were going to get," he explained. "So I think we're certainly approaching the upper end of it, as far as what developers are able to do with it... It's clear that all the games just keep improving, and keep pushing that bar."
"I think it's just a matter of, you know, it's a slow cycle; you only get a kick at it every couple years, and so it takes a while for people to see that progress," he added.
"There will be games in development that won't ship until 2010, and I'm sure they'll look killer, just because, again, they'll have more time with it, and learn from mistakes and optimisations of others. So, I don't know; I think we're getting up there, but I still think there's room to grow."
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