Sony further strengthens the development environment for PS 3 exclusive software, greatly reduces development cost

In November 2007Sony has greatly enhanced the development environment for game software for PS3Sony announced that further leverage will be done, such as providing reference tools for development at a price of about one-fifth of the price.

PS3 dedicated software"Ryu ga Gotoku 3" will sell over 300,000 pieces earlyAlthough the result of strengthening the development environment has begun to appear, such as, etc., Will the software be further enriched by this lever insertion?

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(PDF file)Further strengthening of title development environment for "PlayStation 3"
~ Introduction of new reference tool to realize inexpensive development environment ~

According to this release, Sony said that this month it began offering a new model of reference tools that aggregates basic functions necessary for PS3 game software development at about 200,000 yen, which is about one-fifth of the previous model. In North America, it is 2000 dollars (about 194,000 yen), and in Europe it is 1700 euros (about 225,000 yen).

This not only reduces the cost of game software production but also promotes approach to a wide range of developers regardless of small and small, and also compiler "SNC PPU toolchain for PLAYSTATION 3" optimized for PS3 also on the software side is the game quality Improvement and shortening of the development period have been realized and it seems that it has already been utilized for many titles such as "Fallout 3", "Killzone 2", "Ryu ga Gotoku 3".

In addition, the graphics drawing tool "PhyreEngine" announced in February 2008 has further improved development efficiency by providing complete package including source code, strengthening cooperation with physical engine, disclosing technical know-how By adding a new function that can generate a real tree and a plant automatically in the latest version "2.40", it is said that freedom of expression of creators will further increase.

Through these efforts, we strongly support development environments that meet the diverse needs of game software developers, and we are accelerating further dissemination of the PS3 platform.

As a result of successive releases of popular titles,The number of PS3 software sales has become the first place for three weeks in a row for the first time, and the domestic sales volume of the main body also exceed 3 million unitsAlthough PS3 has finally begun to show signs of popularization, it will be easier for small game production companies to enter the market by strengthening the development environment and reducing development costs, so that it will make the game software more fulfilling users It might be a very nice thing.