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2007 saw the release of Madden ‘08 on every platform known to man (even the original “left for dead” Xbox) but nothing garnered more attention that the 360 version running at 60fps while the PS3 version chugged at half the frame rate. Xbox head Peter Moore was probably still unpacking his boxes from his defection from Microsoft to EA when this story exploded across all gaming media.


While a definite improvement over the lackluster PS3 version Madden ‘07, there was no avoid the fact that if you owned both a PS3 and 360, you’d want to get the game on the 360.


Read more after the jump…


The immediate explanation was that the developers had an extra year under their belt and their relative experience on the 360 allowed them to better leverage the the system and get 60 fps video. They went on to say they felt confident they’d be able to do the same on the PS3 in the future and that indeed proved true when other sports games from EA were released at 60 fps.


So if nothing else, the public stink made over EA’s “doesn’t-give-a-crap” attitude to PS3 development has sparked Moore to to publicly announcing an end to 30fps sports games (or at least one platform getting 60 fps and another getting 30 fps). I think it’s pretty clear some games will always be released at 30fps while others, like sports games in particular, greatly benefit from the ultra-smooth movement provided by 60 fps. That said, I can’t wait to see an EA sports game on the PS3 next year and kick Uncle Peter in the nads… (verbally of course, not literally).


That’s why the PS3 version of Madden ‘08 running at 30fps checks in at number 82 in our top 100 Gaming moments of 2007!


Click here for the rest of Sarcastic Gamer’s Top 100 Gaming Moments from 2007 all in one place! (http://sarcasticgamer.com/wp/index.php/top-100)

This realy was a hit for sony they kept saying that all their games will have 60 capped fps but well they were proven wron kinda like the tutrtle though

Personally I cant see the difference - NOT!

they were proven wron kinda like the tutrtle though

Do you even know the story of the Tortoise and the Hare? :p The Tortoise (or tutrle for you) won because the Hare screwed around and squandered his lead...

I wish we knew the whole story to this. Did Sony not offer it's services to EA to help development for possibly the most important U.S. multi platform title or did EA not want any help thinking that the PS3 install base were not enough to do more development for?

My guess is the latter. You reach a point of diminishing returns... do you expend tons of resources to get your smallest install base at 30fps knowing you're not going to sell many or do you cut your losses, save that money, and promise to do better next time?

I certainly know which would be easier to do... ;)