Sony Stepping Up at GDC?
Not too much of interest yet as the main show doesn’t start until tomorrow. I’ve been hitting some of the GDC Mobile and Serious Games sessions today as well as catching up with folks.
About the most interesting thing I’ve seen so far is that Sony appears to be really trying to step up their developer relations and tools support. There are banners everywhere promoting Sony’s developer relations – including some highlighting that they are hiring to bolster those efforts. Some interesting sessions as well – I’ll definitely be curious to see what these new EDGE tools look like, and how they compare to Microsoft’s XNA efforts:
Presenting PLAYSTATION® Edge: Advanced Graphics Tools and Technologies for PlayStation 3 Development
Speaker: Mark Cerny (Cerny Games), Jon Olick (Lead Programmer, Naughty Dog), Vince Diesi (Principal Programmer, SCE Worldwide Studios)
Date/Time: Wednesday (March 7, 2007) 2:30pm — 3:30pm
Location (room): Room 135, North Hall
Track: Programming
Format: 60-minute Lecture
Experience Level: All
Session Description
Three first party technology teams within Sony — the WWS Europe Advanced Technology Group, WWS America ICE team, and WWS America Tools and Technology group — have combined to create PLAYSTATION® Edge, a set of cutting edge technologies for imminent release to all PlayStation 3 developers. Rather than an overarching engine, these teams have chosen to create specialized systems that demonstrate best practices of SPU and RSX utilization. A unique tool for RSX performance analysis, extensively used in the tuning of first party titles, will also be presented.
Idea Takeaway
This session is intended for programmers creating PlayStation 3 content.
Intended Audience
Attendees will learn about the new PLAYSTATION® Edge tools and technologies for PlayStation 3.
Will also be attending Phil Harrison’s keynote tomorrow morning. All sorts of unsubstantiated leaks out there, and it’ll be interesting to see how accurate they are!
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From the ‘leak’..
-Wallpapers from pictures
-Ability to change background colors
It looks like the same ‘plan’ that they used so, errrrr, successfully with the PSP.
Maybe I’m being obtuse, but I still don’t get the idea of this Home thing. I can’t imagine anyone spending any actual amount of time in the Sony Home. Why wouldnt i be off playing games? Oh wait, the PS3 doesnt have any. Nevermind.