Maybe EA has finally learned the importance of the PS3 community. Maybe they finally tackled the challenges of developing for Sony's next-gen hardware. Or maybe EA wanted gamers to just shut up about the 60 fps debacle caused by Madden 2008.
Whatever the reason, EA representatives were keen to make note that the upcoming FIFA 08 was, in fact, running at 60 fps on both the Xbox 360 and PS3. At Leipzig, the development team showed the game off on PS3, highlighting that the game wasn't sloppily ported for our platform. Rather, it was developed from the ground-up for both platforms.
That's the way it always should've been, EA.
EA finally makes sports game that (shock!) runs at 60fps on PS3
Posted Aug 22nd 2007 1:00PM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: News
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
8-22-2007 @ 1:07PM
Random1448 said...
Congratulations EA, you've finally managed to figuer out what everyone else has been doing for almost a year, give your self a pat on the back.
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8-22-2007 @ 1:10PM
DaveC said...
Given that the majority of people over here (UK) who will be playing FIFA on the PS3 won't even know what 60fps is, I'd say this is a minor development. Not a bad one mind you, just minor.
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8-22-2007 @ 1:14PM
gamingeek said...
Haven't bought an EA release in years. I guess I would if I felt like buying essentially the same game over and over again. But I like actually like to play innovative games instead.
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8-22-2007 @ 1:22PM
gullum said...
Haven't bought a FIFA game since '06 on the PS2 so I might get this one. But only if it has all of the league teams from around the world like Mexico and others that don't always make it in. Hearing that it isn't crippled definitely puts it out of the avoid at all costs category.
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8-22-2007 @ 1:25PM
drdre74 said...
This is a start. But it would have made sense to do this on a your highest selling title instead of this game.
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8-22-2007 @ 1:35PM
EDGE said...
@BioshockWarrior
Thought you said you weren't going to post here anymore ? What changed ? Your love of ps3fanboy is quite evident though, even though you continually profess your disdain of it and the PS3.
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8-22-2007 @ 1:45PM
gullum said...
@BishockWarrior:
Actually some articles are reporting that this game will be superior on the PS3 than the 360 version. Not that it matters, if you like soccer, this game should be good on both systems.
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8-22-2007 @ 1:47PM
Popfrogs said...
Can we go ahead and ban BioshockWarrior? This guy is a worthless troll that contributes nothing to any posting here.
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8-22-2007 @ 1:48PM
EDGE said...
You sure paint everyone with the same brush dont ya troll ?
EA admitted that they were green on the PS3, now that they are getting used to it, and developing simultaneously, PS3 users will have the same deserved experience as the 360, what is the problem in that ?
EA is just now doing what they should have all alone, damn straight we are happy about that. Again, it never ceases to amaze me why you and the other 360 zealots keep jumping the fence over to ps3fanboy blog. If you are so happy in your little 360 microcosm, then why post here.
For someone who stated that they own neither the 360 nor the PS3, you surely are misguided and biased.
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8-22-2007 @ 1:48PM
EDGE said...
fyi my reply was to BioshockWarrior, aka BioTroll
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8-22-2007 @ 2:17PM
CoolDude330 said...
Thank God. EA finally got it right.
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8-22-2007 @ 2:43PM
GL said...
BioshockWarrior,
Let me explain something to you. The TRUE PS3 fans ARE THE CUSTOMER! And you better be DAMN STRAIGHT we have the right to complain to EA that their games aren't up to standards. So, be it lazy, incompetence, lack of experience, lack of development tools, or lack of time. It's our choice to boycott or not buy or accuse EA in order to GET THEIR ATTENTION!
How else do we get them to listen and reply with a statement? The PS3 gamers put them on the SPOT. And that's the way it should be. You're just mad that we actually GOT EA's attention and actually is addressing our concerns. Now why would you be upset about that? Could it be that you always wanted the PS3's version to be substandard? Yeah, that's my take on your position (XBOT!).
No go and play with your Billy "the Goat" Gates friends and stop wasting our time.
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8-22-2007 @ 2:49PM
Popfrogs said...
@BioshlockWarrior:
Yes, you are trolling. You don't even own a PS3...why are you even here? You give X360 fans a bad name by posting flamebait and nonsense in a competing console's forum, and you do it daily.
Seriously dude, you need to grow up. You don't see PS3 owners in the X360 fanboy forum trolling about the RROD or anything else do you? Why do you think that is? I'm guessing because the majority of people that can afford PS3s are adults, and adults don't troll on forums. The X360 on the other hand is cheap and any kid can get one for his birthday or Christmas.
I'm willing to bet cold, hard cash that the median age of X360 owners is much lower than PS3 owners. Take a look at Xbox Live for example. What do you hear in games? Little kids screaming profanity and racial slurs in every online game.
I know this is a deluxe troll meal and as a rule I don't feed trolls, but this time I had to respond.
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8-22-2007 @ 3:18PM
steve said...
@ popfrogs
"Take a look at Xbox Live for example. What do you hear in games? Little kids screaming profanity and racial slurs in every online game."
amen brother. I had a 360 that took a dump and traded it off for a ps3 about 6 months ago. but two days ago i got the new premium 360 with hdmi port and the additional heat sink that was suppose to fix the rrod problem so i got my fingers crossed. and yes there are mostly little fucking kids that just learned how to say "fuck" and that's all they say over and over on line when playing a game. it is really annoying!!! I did dump my ps3 because it really does seem that ea and evyone else is truly favoring the 360 and the games really are better overall on the 360 when it comes to the graphics and framerates but the ps3 has much better sound and i think the only reason that this is the way it is is because of lazy developers!!! i really hope things change for the ps3 in a year or so but the 360 is the better choice for games at the moment now that they fixed the rrod problem. i just wished it looked as sexy as the ps3 does!!! man the 360 is an ugly machine!!!
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8-22-2007 @ 3:56PM
Kyle A. Miller said...
@BioshockWarrior,
Isn't the fact another development team was able to get 60fps prove EA, not Sony, dropped the ball (that's punny) with Madden '08? The PS3 was unfairly given a black eye. This story proves the previous article claims about PS3 hardware limitations were bunk.
The PS3 can do 60fps. The PS3 can support many AI enemies. Period.
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8-22-2007 @ 4:18PM
Andy said...
You should be ashamed of yourself. We go through months of less than 30 FPS games, choppy framerates and crappy ports and you have the nerve to come in here and call us liar's and hypocrites. The first 60 FPS EA game is a big deal to us. I'll be honest, up until this news I had little hope left for EA but they are getting better and they deserve some praise for that.
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8-22-2007 @ 6:05PM
osman.430 said...
Very nice. Being from the UK myself I'm glad, since its football.
PES2008 or Fifa 08...?
Hmm...
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8-22-2007 @ 6:07PM
osman.430 said...
This also shows that the PS3 isn't inferior to the 360 like many thought when Madden was only 30FPS on the PS3.
It's capable of doing it, and its up to the devs. But its no surprise that the PS3 is running on 60FPS. After all, its the main development console.
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8-22-2007 @ 6:14PM
ShaleX said...
You gues really neeed to be fair to EA. EA has been making madden games for a full year longer then the PS3 version.. and this even reveals the biggest reason they couldn't do it. TIME! They HAD to ship Maden 08 on Aghust 18th. There was no choice/ Remember they had to build their engine for the PS3 launch.
So for god sakes, before you go and call these people who work 10+ hours a day and weekends, lazy, have just a tiny bit of empathy.
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8-22-2007 @ 10:39PM
Carlo said...
Has anyone forgotten that the NBA LIVE 08 for PS3 and XBOX 360 will be 60FPS?!?!?!?! Seriously..
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