PS3 still number one console for Tekken 6
- Posted February 9th, 2009 at 13:31 EDT by Steven Williamson
- 39 Comments
Every Tekken-loving PlayStation owner must have felt a bit gutted when it was revealed that the Tekken series was also being ported to Xbox 360 this year -- another PlayStation exclusive series to lose its exclusivity.
However, in an exclusive interview with Tekken 6 Project Leader, Katsuhiro Harada, which will be published in full later today, it was nice to hear that Namco still holds PlayStation close to its heart. We spoke to Harada about why the decision was made to port the latest game in the series, and whether he regards PlayStation as the number one console. Based on his answer, it seems as though PlayStation 3 owners can probably expect a superior version of Tekken 6 to that of Xbox 360 owners.
The fact that Tekken 6 was the first arcade game to be released using the PS3-based System 357 arcade board, and bearing in mind the developer’s 10 year history developing for PlayStation, Harada told us that Tekken 6 was specifically designed for Sony's latest home console.
“The game was programmed on PS3 architecture and specifically designed to make full use of the Cell’s SPU. So it’s going to be a big challenge to bring the game to the Xbox 360,” he told PSU.
We can also expect some cool graphical effects that will push the power of the PS3 to deliver intense visuals at 60 frames per second.
“After releasing Tekken 6 in the arcades, we developed an updated version called Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion. When we developed the update, we overhauled the graphic engine and created new shaders. In doing so, we had to make sure we could implement the graphic effects we wanted while still maintaining 60 frames. This is something that is extremely difficult to pull off, and there weren’t many examples in other games. Tailoring the programming to make the most use of the Cell’s SPU allowed us to achieve the results we were aiming for.”
Tekken 6 is due for release in Q4 2009. A precise release date has yet to be announced.
Stay tuned for the full interview later today.
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tadpole3159
- 11:35am EST - February 9th, 2009
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i love tekken, the xbox logo at the end of the last trailer pissed me off though.
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A-SIN
- 11:58am EST - February 9th, 2009
- 25
Square did the same thing trying to ease the PS3 community by saying PS3 is the lead platform and designed to fully use it's power. But i dont understand how it would be possible to put the game on 360 hardware then due to inferior hardware. In other words, how can a game using all of the PS3's power be ported to 360 unless 360 is an equal or more powerful machine. And we all know that is not true.
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Dangerzone
- 12:27pm EST - February 9th, 2009
- 26
been fan of this game since PS One
been the #1 fighting francise game since forever so
Kazuya, Drangunuv, and Paul is beast
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JMelillo57
- 1:11pm EST - February 9th, 2009
- 27
This is great news. If games are being made multi-platform it is best that the PS3 be the platform that it is created for. Nice for them not to forget where there roots lie.
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Sonan
- 1:46pm EST - February 9th, 2009
- 30
I didn't really care for the PSN release of Dark Resurrection or any of the other games. I've tried so hard to convince myself that I liked games like Tekken and Virtua Fighter. :(
I will try it though, maybe I'll end up finally liking Tekken.
That would be cool.
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gameoholic
- 5:24pm EST - February 9th, 2009
- 32
Its nothin but for the love of money, but im still goin to pick this one up, im a big tekken fan, I have every one of them.
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bilbo_bobbins
- 11:59pm EST - February 9th, 2009
- 36
nice to see they are putting PS3 first because of it's power. Shame they sold out in the first place.
This game has got old and boring and I wont be purchasing it anymore. SF4 will keep me happy.
Thank you and goodnight.
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biron_w
- 12:22am EST - February 10th, 2009
- 37
Why are people still moaning about games going multi platform?
The game industry is a big BUSINESS.And the whole point of a business is to make money.Plus games this gen cost a lot to develop so it makes sense to go multi platform.
If this game really is built on the ps3 first then ported ot the 360 I don't see the problem.
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ps34lifesukaz
- 12:35am EST - February 10th, 2009
- 38
namco are bs its gonna be the same because the there is no way you can make tekken 6 to its full potential on ps3 an port it on xbox 360 i agree with edito
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Wolfenstien
- 3:24am EST - February 10th, 2009
- 39
Yeah !!!!! That is The Next Gen !!!!! GO GO GO (PS3 Rulezzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz) :D
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