70MB Of Additional RAM Unlocked For PS3 Developers
Sony has stealthily upgraded the PS3 over the past few months to unlock additional usable RAM for developers. Much like the PSP received a boost in clock speed, the latest firmware updates provide developers an additional 70MB of RAM to work with.The reduction in the system OS's memory footprint, from 120MB to 50MB, allows game developers access to even more usable system memory.
While 70MB of additional memory is not insignificant, don't expect drastic changes to future PS3 games. A PS3 developer said that "any bit of RAM helps, generally it probably won't change design, but might allow extra effects resolution or dynamic lights or something. Probably more beneficial from the systems and art side then from design/ gameplay." In tandem with increasingly efficient code, the added RAM will undoubtedly make for even better looking games.
