Post: PS4′s RAM Means That inFamous: Second Son Destruction Lasts, Sucker Punch Reveals
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06-17-2013, 09:40 PM
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xLew--
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Talking to You must login or register to view this content., Jaime Griesemer, Lead Designer on Second Son, explained that destruction in the game is permanent when it comes to “the memorable stuff, that’s the stuff that goes away.” To help ensure that there’s cover in every area though, you can expect some items to refresh once you destroy them.
Elaborating on how they’re able to make destruction absolute, Griesemer mentioned that it’s all thanks to the PS4′s You must login or register to view this content.:
It was very difficult in a PlayStation 3 timeframe, where you don’t have enough RAM to store information about every object in the whole universe. The areas would just be refreshed when you leave and come back. But now we have a lot more to work with.
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06-17-2013, 09:53 PM
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Nickolas47
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Originally posted by xLew
You must login or register to view this content. had a very good E3 2013, with Sony and Sucker Punch announcing that we’ll be able to play it in the You must login or register to view this content. on PS4, while also being given a You must login or register to view this content.. In that video, you’ll have noticed quite a bit of destruction taking place, but when Delsin did his divebomb at 5:10, the dinosaur statue that was once standing crumbled into pieces.
Talking to You must login or register to view this content., Jaime Griesemer, Lead Designer on Second Son, explained that destruction in the game is permanent when it comes to “the memorable stuff, that’s the stuff that goes away.” To help ensure that there’s cover in every area though, you can expect some items to refresh once you destroy them.
Elaborating on how they’re able to make destruction absolute, Griesemer mentioned that it’s all thanks to the PS4′s You must login or register to view this content.:
Talking to You must login or register to view this content., Jaime Griesemer, Lead Designer on Second Son, explained that destruction in the game is permanent when it comes to “the memorable stuff, that’s the stuff that goes away.” To help ensure that there’s cover in every area though, you can expect some items to refresh once you destroy them.
Elaborating on how they’re able to make destruction absolute, Griesemer mentioned that it’s all thanks to the PS4′s You must login or register to view this content.:
It was very difficult in a PlayStation 3 timeframe, where you don’t have enough RAM to store information about every object in the whole universe. The areas would just be refreshed when you leave and come back. But now we have a lot more to work with.
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i cant wait to play this game, thanks lew for all the info about our new beloved console
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06-17-2013, 10:16 PM
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Xcesar1911X
Who’s Jim Erased?
06-18-2013, 07:03 AM
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TheTrophyHunter
Do a barrel roll!
The increase in RAM will be good for a lot of developers. For example, if you drop an item in an RPG and then leave the area and then return, the item will have disappeared as the area would have been reset. With increased RAM it's possible (in theory anyway) that the item will remain there for you to pick up at a later point.
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