Carmack: Rage to look worse on Xbox 360 than PS3, PC, Mac versions

At id Software‘s QuakeCon, John Carmack stole the show with a rather perplexing announcement: the iconic programmer predicted that the Xbox 360 version of their upcoming shooter Rage will look worse than the PC, PlayStation 3 and Mac versions. Find out why in the full article up next.

At his keynote in this year’s QuakeCon, id Software‘s iconic programmer John Carmack drew attention with a shocking revelation. He says the Xbox 360 version of their upcoming game Rage (will look worse than its PC, PlayStation 3 and Mac counterparts.

He clarified that this has nothing to do with the Xbox 360 hardware. He says the issue stems from compressing the data so much to the point that quality is compromised.

Rage is set to ship for the Xbox 360 on two DVDs. Carmack says using three DVDs is not an option because it would spell exorbitant production costs. This is not a problem with the PS3 as it uses high-capacity Blu-ray discs.

He also said that Rage and Doom 4 will most likely not be distributed via digital means. We’ll give you more QuakeCon updates as we go along.

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Via Shcknews