Carmack - PS3 More Power, Xbox More tools
By: Justin Pinter

In a recent interview on Buzzscope, John Carmack discussed his future plans in mobile gaming and discussed his feelings about development for the next gen consoles.

Buzzscope asked what were his thoughts on the Xbox 360 and the PS3? With the Xbox 360 now released, Would he think about developing “DOOM 3: Demonic Regions” for Xbox 360 & PS3, maybe?

Carmack's responce: "They are both powerful systems that are going to make excellent game platforms, but I have a bit of a preference for the 360's symmetric CPU architecture and excellent development tools. The PS3 will have a bit more peak power, but it will be easier to exploit the available power on the 360. Our next major title is being focused towards simultaneous release on 360, PS3, and PC. "

It was nice to learn that John and ID software have plans to develope for the PS3 and that they agree with the system being better when it comes to raw power. Maybe after getting Sony's new development kits (that were announced to have shipped in the amounts of over 4,000), ID software and other developers will change their mind on who has better tools for their systems.