Last week, Sony Computer Entertainment stated that the PlayStation 3 would be delayed until November because of problems the next-generation Blu-ray disc standard. Now, International Game Developers Association Japan (IGDAJ) says another likely factor causing the console’s delayed launch. According to IGDAJ lack of key development tools have slowed game development for the system.
An article on Nikkei Net reports that Sony was not able to provide game makers the PS3’s compiler, which converts programs into a language that the console can understand, in time. As a result, most companies haven’t even been able to go into full-scale development for PS3 games. The compiler’s release, according to IGDAJ, had been continually delayed due to the complexity of the PS3’s hardware and its multicore Cell processor. Publishers will be receiving the final release of the PS3’s development tool in June, less than six months to prepare for the console’s worldwide launch.
Last week, Sony Computer Entertainment stated that the PlayStation 3 would be delayed until November because of problems the next-generation Blu-ray disc standard. Now, International Game Developers Association Japan (IGDAJ) says another likely factor causing the console’s delayed launch. According to IGDAJ lack of key development tools have slowed game development for the system.
An article on Nikkei Net reports that Sony was not able to provide game makers the PS3’s compiler, which converts programs into a language that the console can understand, in time. As a result, most companies haven’t even been able to go into full-scale development for PS3 games. The compiler’s release, according to IGDAJ, had been continually delayed due to the complexity of the PS3’s hardware and its multicore Cell processor. Publishers will be receiving the final release of the PS3’s development tool in June, less than six months to prepare for the console’s worldwide launch.
