Talk Playstation 3 News

Rumours of Cryptic planning to release their upcoming titles on consoles increases as Kotaku posted info about a job add on craigslist.

Though Cryptic is already deep into X360 programming, there was little news on how they did on PS3 programming. The job specifically states: PS3 Engine Programmer. We have developed a flexible, cutting edge MMO platform to power games like Champions and Star Trek Online. It runs on PC and XBOX 360 – now we want to support PS3 too.

Here is the joblisting:

PS3 Engine Programmer
We are currently looking for a full time PS3 Engine Programmer.

Are you interested in a challenge? We have developed a flexible, cutting edge MMO platform to power games like Champions and Star Trek Online. It runs on PC and XBOX 360 – now we want to support PS3 too. Are you an expert PS3 coder? Do you enjoy squeezing every last drop of performance and spare memory out of the system?

Every day you could be:

Exploiting SPU parallelism to get the maximum performance out of the system.
Extending existing systems to adapt to the ever-changing needs of a massively multiplayer game.
Collaborating with innovative art and design teams.
What you need to work here:

The ability to communicate clearly and concisely.
Extremely proficient in C programming and debugging. You must be a brilliant programmer.
Thorough understanding of the PS3 – SPUs, RSX, SPURS multi-threading, etc.
Love videogames – Console AND MMO.

Apply Online At: www.crypticstudios.com

So think you got the skills? Or even better, think this is true? Let us know.