How God of War 3 ‘broke’ the PS3 to run
In 2010, the PlayStation 3 was losing the technical battle. Despite Sony's promises of the Cell processor's "unlimited power," the reality was that most developers hated programming for it. The graphics card (RSX) was outdated, and split memory was a constant headache. It seemed impossible for a game to surpass what was seen on the Xbox 360. And then, Kratos arrived.
In this video, we dismantle the code of God of War 3 to understand the "black magic" that Santa Monica Studio had to perform to make this game work. It wasn't simply "optimization"; it was a complete rewrite of how the console functioned. Discover how the engineers forced the processor to act as a graphics card, how they managed to eliminate loading screens with just 256MB of RAM, and the secret technology behind Kratos's generation-defining skin and blood.
If you've ever wondered why your PS3 sounded like a jet engine with this game, or how it can possibly look better than many current games, this in-depth technical analysis is for you.