PS3 Development Survey

wombatintexas · Post by **wombatintexas** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 12:24 am

I want to begin developing stuff on the PS3 / Linux, but as usual - everyone has their own preferred way of developing..... so I thought I'd get a general consensus of what people are doing..... I do not work for any software / hardware companies, no personal info collected etc...... I gain absolutely nothing from this - other than to learn what / how people are programming for the Linux PS3.

So I came up with the following survey.

http://www.esurveyspro.com/Survey.aspx? ... 9ce132259a

let me know if you think that I left anything out...... I am hopeing that the results of this (I'll post them as soon as we get a decent response) will help many get a start in development......

regards,
Jason.

wombatintexas · Post by **wombatintexas** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 9:51 pm

We I know that we have many lurkers here (my self currently included), but close to 100 views - and only 1 person filling out the survey......

with the data collected from the survey - I'm hoping that it will make life easier for people getting started in developing for the PS3.... at least then they'll know what / how people are setup on a basic level......

J.

wombatintexas · Post by **wombatintexas** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 11:41 am

Looking a little better.... 3 people have filled out the survey... I'd think that I'd need a good 20+ to make it worth while....

I'd hope for alot more - this site appears to have over 11,000 users... not sure of the number of active users... but stilll.....

J.

wombatintexas · Post by **wombatintexas** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 1:11 am

Thanks for those who have submited so far - keep them comming...

pretty intresting so far - I didn't expect it - but out of the 7 current responders - 6 of them are developing direcly on the PS3 v's using a PC.... I didn't expect that... so for those PC based developers - speak up please....

J.

wombatintexas · Post by **wombatintexas** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 10:58 pm

Again - keep them coming - thanks to those who have filed out the survey......

interesting results so far -

75% developing on the PS3 directly

Fedora taking a little over 50% (23% Ubuntu, and 23% Yellow Dog)

so far I have 13 valid responses ( a few garbage ones), but the more the better and more accurate it will be.

regards,
J.

ps3fanboy · Post by **ps3fanboy** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 5:39 pm

time to stop this bs and start doing something reasonable ;-)

ps2devman · Post by **ps2devman** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 7:18 pm

No, it's interesting. One thing I would love to know is how many have decided to keep RSX access open and thus, gave up on all incoming great games (that require fw>2.01, for example, MGS4). Maybe also, how many did purchage 2 ps3's to get the best of the two worlds... (Sony, if you read this, you may reconsider the RSX access closure, because you are losing recent games sales opportunities among devs and linux users...).

wombatintexas · Post by **wombatintexas** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 5:07 am

Good Idea - I'll add the question of fw level, as well as number of PS3's.... could possibly find some developers here with 5+ units

J.

crager · Post by **crager** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 9:43 am

I am hoping to be able to start developing this weekend. On my last project, I fell into a trap of wasting time looking at what everyone else was doing instead of developing my Java game. If I am using vncserver from a windows machine to my PS3, does that count as other or directly on the PS3?

I am interested in what other developers are doing to, so I hope you keep us posted on the results.

wombatintexas · Post by **wombatintexas** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 11:31 am

:) I know what you mean....

I'd say that VNC is simular to SSH in the respect to which you are using it = so I'd say that you developing on the PS3....

unless anyone else thinks otherwise...

so far we are running at 17 responses
82% linux based
60% on the ps3 itself
Fedora at 47% (rev 8 and 9 for the most part)
ubuntu 30%
yellowdog 17%
pretty much everyone doing C/C++
most everyone useing the IBM SDK

that sums it up for the most part....

but keep them coming...

ouasse · Post by **ouasse** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 1:58 am

just answered to the survey. Is there any possibility to view the results ?

wombatintexas · Post by **wombatintexas** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 10:16 pm

Sorry no - there is no public viewing options..... but here are the results so far-

24 responses (a few deleted due to garbage / b.s.)

approx 60% directly on the PS3

83% Linux
33% Fedora
25% Ubuntu
16% Yellow Dog
20% Gentoo

everyone using C++, 20 % using Assembly and 14% python

51% using the IBM SDK
14% ps3toolchain
11% ps3vram
11% SPU-medialib

pretty even split between 32bit and 64bit

8 responses - FW version - 62% have updated their fw above 2.01
7 out of 8 have just 1 ps3.

each time I get 5 to 10 more I'll update the numbers.

J,

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So have you started your development yet?