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Developing for PS3

Name: Anonymous 2009-01-13 19:52

Hi i don't know anything about programming, at all.

im 22 and want to learn how to program for the ps3. any ideas on where to start? does the cell require a new language to be learnt? of all the different languages out there, do they all run on any one system? (could i code a game in python so that it runs on a ps3?)

any links about programming would be appreciated, im trying to get my head around it.

Name: Anonymous 2009-01-13 20:33

>>8
Most serious languages have compilers or interpreters for common platforms.

For game development C++ is quite popular, Asm won't work cross platform since it's the CPU's language, but if you plan on developing for the PS3, there's a lot more things which are platform specific that you will need to learn, and are only covered in documentation available under NDA.
It's unlikely you'll ever get to learn those details unless you either work for a game company as a developer or someone eventually leaks to official PS3 SDK and the PS3 is cracked publicly(not likely to happen soon), so just forget about this unless you're an EXPERT PROGRAMMER with a solid job in the game development community.

You can forget about Java for serious game development since speed tends to be a key point when developing console games, or even PC games. Yes, you can code games in Java just like you'd do with normal games, and it's cross platform, it's just not the language of choice for serious game development for a variety of reasons. Pick Java if you plan on doing ENTERPRISE APPLICATIONS

The answer to your question is to follow >>4 and get a solid foundation.

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