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Another high-profile dev praises the PS4

Suda 51 of Lollipop Chainsaw and Shadows of the Damned studio Grasshopper Manufacture praises the "speed" of the PlayStation 4.

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Another high-profile developer has spoken out to praise the technical ability of Sony's PlayStation 4, which recently crossed 5.3 million units sold worldwide to date. This time, the glowing words come from Grasshopper Manufacture CEO Goichi Suda AKA Suda 51.

In the latest issue of Famitsu (translated by Silicerona), Suda 51--whose past work includes Lollipop Chainsaw and Shadows of the Damned--said he is most blown away by the "speed" of Sony's new system.

"The most impressive one to me so far has got to be 'speed'," he said. "As a video game console, that's the part the stood out to me the most for the PlayStation 4. We make games, so we want to make them fun, and we also put a lot of effort into making them as appealing as possible. In order to do that, we need hardware that can show 'speed'."

"When it comes to making games, having this 'speed' available as an ingredient really puts us at ease," Suda added. "Even as we currently develop, we can really feel the response of having it available."

Suda and Grasshopper Manufacture are currently working on PS4 game Lily Bergamo, described as a "super action game." It's not entirely clear what Suda is referring to by "speed" when it comes to the PS4. But it's possible he's referencing the system's PC-like architecture or its RAM allotment.

Suda is the latest big-name developer to speak fondly of Sony's new hardware, following Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima. He said earlier this month that the PS4 is so powerful that it can render 1080p at 60fps with "room to spare."

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<< LINK REMOVED >> well as long as you're happy with what you've got, and they're happy with what they got, should be alright, no? :b

Perhaps you have a high-end PC, and you'd like to keep it up to date... like a Samurai has to keep his Katana sharp and ready at any time... eh lone samurai ;D

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@lonesamurai1 99% of games are 1080p and around 50% run at 60fps, the issue isn't the hardware but the games themselves not utilizing full potential of PS4. So yea, we're god damn happy, unlike Xboners who aren't even capable of getting that 'minimum'.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> 99% are 1080p? Hmmm that doesn't quite sound right. I know The order won't be, as well only part of Killzone is. Battlefield 4 wasn't and nor was the Witcher 3. These are off the top of my head so given the small number of PS4 titles, that's 4 right away so I think 99% is a bit generous. As for the FPS, you're probably on the money there. So saying that the Xbox One should be getting 1080p 60FPS as a minimum would mean every PS4 game has this, but it doesn't, so your comment is a bit odd.

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introducing,,,,,one of lazy Devs

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Suda51 made killer7 and no more heroes

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Superior to what a SMART PHONE? Both consoles are underwhelming and it really comes to which consoles has the best games if I want performance I can play game on my PC.

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PS4 better than Xcrap confirmed.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> PC better than PS4crap confirmed.

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> i will take $ 399. and can guarantee that every game will play and look good and play on my 55inch tv over $1,000 or more and upgrades when new games come out, and still will not be guaranteed to run the game any day!!

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >>but only if you have like $40,000 to spare on upgrades confirmed.

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I bought neither "next gen" system, but find myself happy to see the Playstation to be doing better then Xbox.

I did have both the 360 and the PS3, and I learned to hate Microsofts efforts to milk money out of their supporters. And the 360 broke a number of times, and they send you not a new system, but a refurbished one that has its own quirks, and fried on me after the warranty expired. 360 hard drives were far too expensive, whereas PS3 could use standard computer drives.


No doubt Sony is trying to make money too, but not in every aspect like Microsoft's attempts. Too much greed. And now the Xbox one has trouble with 1080p? Seems to be a no brainer for "next gen".

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<< LINK REMOVED >> sony is trying to make money in every aspect - just as all companies are. They answer to stock owners, not gamers. You kids have no idea how the real world works. I cant wait until you start working for these companies and see how things really are on the inside. For the last year sony has been trying to justify its purchase of gaikai to its shareholders - just wait until they come out with that pricing model - microtranactions galore.

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> Obviously every company is there to make money, I think the point they are trying to make is that the difference is Sony does a pretty good job of giving you value for your dollar and and they do a better job overall putting first as a priority giving their consumers a good value over ripping them off.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> Exactly my thoughts on M$. If they had the superior console this gen I'd have been quite disappointed because I would have bought it... and then resented the fact that they try to overcharge you at every turn. $25 for a remote control when the biggest selling point of your system was the kinect 2.0? $25 on an adapter so I can use a headset of my choosing?


It just gets absurd how many extra ways they try to find to get more money from their customer. And considering buying their system in the first place is a show of good faith by their more loyal fans... you'd think they'd treat them better.


"A lot of the people who owned 360s are switching over to PS4s... what can we do to reward the loyal fans who have faith in us and buy the X1? Let's overcharge them for multiple peripherals!"

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> Does the PS4 come with a free media remote ? I'm confused by this statement. Not only can you use Kinect voice or the controller for media functionality but MS also included an IR blaster in the Kinect to control all your devices plus added support for universal IR remotes to control it's media functionality, i have the Logitech Touch controlling mine.


I have a PS4 arriving next week from Japan and i hope it excepts IR commands.



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nothing impressive about outdated hardware

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<< LINK REMOVED >> what about soda?

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rofl. high-profile. hilarious choice of words.


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And this is news why? God damn Eddie Makuch strikes again....

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i wish people would get it ! . the fact that another dev claims this! .. look all GS are doing is giving has many dev opinions so we can get the truth if xbox one owners are aware of any devs that say xbox one is the better console to work with post it here and shut up with your lame dumbass underqualified opinion

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<< LINK REMOVED >> wow a 'powerful' system that is about as powerful as a low end PC and has no games. Gee sign me up.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> PS4 still No Games.


Ouya ($100) > PS4 ($400)

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<< LINK REMOVED >> Or maybe it's just ... you know... the console is much faster?

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Grasshopper is high profile? Last I checked they were a niche company.

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High profile?


What percentage of gamers have to know who you are, for you to be "high profile"?


According to Gamespot, that percentage is apparently around 1/2 of 1%.
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<< LINK REMOVED >> Suda51 is pretty respected in the gaming industry. Simply because he doesn't belong to a big name publisher, doesn't mean he's not well known. He's made plenty of good games, so I have no idea what your problem is. Oh wait, that's right. Your problem is that someone said something good about the PS4. Look kid, the PS4 is outselling and outperforming the Xbox One at every turn. I know it pisses you off, but reality exists. You can either continue to turn your head in the hopes that it magically changes, or just accept it and enjoy gaming anyway. Get over the butthurt kid, it won't help.

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> I agree with Nite. Suda 51 is far from high profile. If anything, his team did more great works without him.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> They are just reporting what they said. How is this a problem, would you rather have them NOT report it? Pick and choose which stories so there is a perceived "fairness"?

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Bluefox755, This is not even news! Your comment alone proves his point!

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> actually... yes. I would rather them report something of value. Not some opinion of some dev stating the obvious.

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A developer of a game most people thought was alright or pretty good suddenly has the weigh in of a high profile developer. This means nothing to me as a consumer.


I've been seeing this a lot on Gamespot. They rate these developers highly yet most wouldn't agree. I wonder whom made them High Profile. My vote surel wasn't considered.


I don't doubt him and the developer of Just Cause made a fine game but weighing them in as anything more than a name seems kind of silly.



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@MetalGearX1 He developed Clock Tower, No More Heroes, and Killer7. He may not be Cliffy B, Kojima, or John Carmack, but he's one of the few developers that most gamers know by name. That says something.

He sure as hell knows a lot more about game development than you or I, so instead of pretending his word means nothing if he didn't work on Halo or Uncharted, maybe you should actually try listening to him? We know the PS4 is more powerful than the Xbox One. You'd have to be ridiculously delusional to believe otherwise at this point. Just let it go already.

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<< LINK REMOVED >>I know I'm a bit late in responding...

I didn't know he made those. I've heard nothing but great things and personally would love to give them a try. So, I stand corrected for who he is.


As a simple consumer, I could care less about the current debate in differences between the two. I have thoroughly enjoyed my PS3 and 360 equally and I bet I'd say the same for our next gen systems.


Looking back 6 days, you're right. I'm no developer and if anyone, their oppinions should be held in a higher regard.

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Well.... the speed.. actually all the clock speeds are slower on the PS4 but they do have more cores on the gpu which is what I think Suda w/e is referring to. Who the hell is Suda.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> He obviously wasn't referring to the clock frequency. He's referring to the system overall. Not only has the CPU in the PS4 been rated more powerful by Ars Technica than the Xbox One (though only marginally), but the RAM and GPU are much faster than the Xbox One (32 MBs of eSRAM will not equal 8 GBs of GDDR5, or even close to it). The PS4 also has a better SDK right now. There's not really any areas the Xbox One beats out the PS4 right now except for the Kinect (and most gamers don't care about it anyway). Suda 51 is pretty well known in gaming. He's best known for Clock Tower a while back, but he developed Killer7 and No More Heroes (which was a rather successful title) as well.

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> Its funny to see you clowns talk about specs and power on a console lol. If you care about this stuff get a PC. Consoles are a child's toy designed for fun. Which system is most fun is really what these are articles and discussions need to be about.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> the Xbox one's CPU has a clock speed of 1.75ghz the PS4's CPU has a maximum clock speed of 2.75ghz so no the clock speeds are not slower

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> PS4 CPU is meant to be clocked at 1.6ghz Xbox One is 1.75ghz. If the PS4 CPU was 2.75Ghz it would be doing a lot better than 30fps in KZ and Thief.

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Suda51 is "high-profile"? Ha

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