Developer's Studio: Erich Waas and NBA 08

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.