Tim Willits, id Software’s lead designer, has stated that Rage, which is a shoot ‘em up set in an end-of-the-world scenario, has had to have some features modified to fit on the Xbox 360 DVDs.
Willits had the following to say to 1UP:
“The PlayStation 3 has about 25GB. But the Xbox 360 roughly has 6 to 8 GB of data. We’re hoping we can squeeze the game down to two discs for the 360 version.”
This has caused a bit of a stir between fanboys on both sides of the fence, PlayStation 3 followers are claiming it proves the usefulness of Blu-Ray. Meanwhile 360 fans are dismissing the claims, stating that no features were actually removed; instead they were simply changed to suit the size.
Willits specified the changes that were made further on in his talk with 1UP, saying “we originally wanted to have around 5 or 6 smaller wasteland environments but later decided instead to have 2 larger wastelands”.
To some (Sony lovers) these changes were huge and showed the PS3’s dominance, whereas others (Microsoft lovers) continued to counter-claim that the changes were insignificant, possibly even for the better. The latter justify the modification by saying two large wastelands provides a more free-roaming effect to the game.
Whatever side of the wall you sit, or even if you simply like to just perch on the wall itself, let us know what you think.
