I’m not really sure why developers like to make claims like this, but for some reason, they seem to think that it will impress everyone. Naughty Dog’s Christophe Balestra recently sat down with Arstechnica to discuss their upcoming title for the Playstation 3, Uncharted 2. During the interivew, he mentioned how the game itself barely fit onto the Blu-ray disc and cited that as one of the factors as to why the game itself is impossible to port to the system. In his words, it simply could not be done. I, of course, find that hard to believe. Sure the game might need to be compressed, placed on multiple discs, or even reworked from the ground up, but to make a claim as steep as “it can’t be done,” just strikes me as a bit ignorant. I suppose in the sense that company is so deep in Sony’s pockets that they wouldn’t be able to work out the logistics with Microsoft, yes it couldn’t be done. But realistically? I’m sure the game could be made for that system.

I feel bad saying it, but it really does make it sad, especially considering Uncharted is one of the absolute best games I’ve ever played. I mean that in all seriousness too. It’s a wonderful action/adventure title that’s more than worth your time and hard earned money. After seeing various footage from the press conferences I’ve attended this year, as well as having played the multiplayer beta, I’ve grown rather excited about the upcoming sequel and I look forward to playing it when it’s finally out this winter. I just wish that the developer would stick to making great games instead of flame-baiting fanboys. I think SquareEnix even made it clear that anything is possible when they announced their port of Final Fantasy XIII to the Xbox 360. Am I the only one who feels this way?

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