Developer's Studio: Erich Waas and NBA 08
by Jem Alexander 
{ Jun 28th 2007 at 9:00PM }
The PlayStation.Blog's "Inside the Developer's Studio" feature continues in its run up to E3. On the 26th we had Travis Williams giving us some insight into the PSN title PAIN. Next up is Erich Waas, Senior Producer for NBA 08.
Waas and the team are utilising the power of the PS3 to allow for "Full HD - 1080p and 60fps. Not up-scaled to 1080p. Not a choice to run at 1080p OR 60fps. True Full HD." This is something that they cannot do on other consoles. He goes on to say that "we have detailed sweat that you can see rolling down players' faces, head and eye tracking and facial animation for all 10 players at once. Additionally, thanks to the cell processor, we simulate cloth not just for the 10 players on the court but the bench players for each team as well." Graphics aren't all that the PS3 is good for though as, thanks to the SIXAXIS, some new gameplay innovations are being implemented. For example, "you're able to rock the SIXAXIS controller back and forth to dribble the ball between the legs" and "on defense you're able to get high or wide by tilting the SIXAXIS controller forward or backwards."
Sounds like NBA 08 is shaping up to be a very technically impressive game. Be sure to read the entire Q&A to learn even more.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Tim @ Jun 28th 2007 10:07PM
I hope they have a demo of this game eventually. I've never really liked BB games, but this might be interesting.
RAizzle @ Jun 29th 2007 1:36AM
i hope thats not supposed to be D Wade. Allen Iverson doesnt look much like that either, but the graphics look great. hopefully the feet wont slide around too much.
Popfrogs @ Jun 29th 2007 10:28AM
I hope they remove the plastic wrap from the players this time. The last game looked like Saran Wrap 07.
Andy @ Jun 29th 2007 1:06PM
I really like the idea of player progression. I don't like how some sports games are going these days.
I hate it when a 21 year old rookie losses 3 overall points in one year when he played every game and had a .300 average(IM LOOKING AT YOU MLB 2K6)
The last sports game I played that had a realistic and good player progression system was Madden 2003.
When I play a sports game I want to be able to homegrow my talent into superstars in less than 6 seasons. Thats my take.
Why does Sony waste dev's on sports games?