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PS3 is ‘better than anything’ anyone’s made, bar Xbox 360 says Carmack

Sony’s PlayStation 3 is far and away the finest piece of kit that anyone has managed to cobble together, though doesn’t quite top the Xbox 360, says id Software co-founder John Carmack.

The legendary developer dropped the bombshell during a chinwag with GamesTM (via NowGamer), where he also described how he feels it’s a “great” time to be a games developer.

"The PS3 is still far and away better than anything else that’s ever been made… except maybe the 360," said Carmack.

"It’s a great time to be a developer," he continued. "It’s not like working with the Sega Saturn or the PS2, where these are really kind of quirky, cranky, architectures that are not, well, architected, I would say."

Despite snuggling up with Microsoft’s five-year old console, however, Carmack made it clear he’s got nothing negative to say about rival Sony’s flagship platform.

“Because I do favour the 360, it doesn’t mean I have anything all that negative to say about the PS3,” he added.