I have a couple of buds that work there, and the real story is the developers want to do what's best for the game, the management want what's the most profitable.
Specifically, the devs are sick and tired of having to gimp the PS3 version just to make it work on Xbox (all Xbox, even the HDD-less ones). Their time is better spent writing great code, not exploring workarounds for silly limitations.
That was their exact words. However I know this will get marked down into oblivion, but that's how it is. The Xbox is holding this gen back (at least for Rockstar).
Sources: Red Dead Redemption development in trouble [update]
Jan 12th 2010 6:51PM (Joystiq)Specifically, the devs are sick and tired of having to gimp the PS3 version just to make it work on Xbox (all Xbox, even the HDD-less ones). Their time is better spent writing great code, not exploring workarounds for silly limitations.
That was their exact words. However I know this will get marked down into oblivion, but that's how it is. The Xbox is holding this gen back (at least for Rockstar).