As being one of those PS3-only types I am not surprised. EA is really stretched thin when it comes to manpower for programmers and they laid off a huge portion of their staff in Chicago which was dedicated to PS3 programming of their cross-system games (for example, Def Jam Icon for PS3 came out of the Chicago studios)

The cell processor is definately a hurdle but not so much as the customizations for each platform. XBox and PC are based on the same physical architecture so it just a matter of different compilers and input commands. PS3 requires a separate development box, compiler, and code structure to really take advantage of the platform. That means more time, money, and PS3 expertise which EA would rather spend on sport titles that they know will be successful.

I am not knocking the decision but just look at GT5 which is coming out of Sony’s own companies. It was supposed to be ready for PS3 launch and only a Prologue version has come out a year later. If it is so complex even for Sony programmers then I can only imagine the absolute nightmare it must be for other companies.

Some of it has to come down to options. The PS3 offers so many you either have to spend a lot of time to take advantage of them all or decide to leave some bells and whistles off. Ergo EA’s across the board decision to do all games in 720 High Def as opposed to 1080. My guess is the level of detail needed for 1080 would require twice as much time to code and design.

Man, I love Red Alert.  I actually just bought “Command and Conquer: The First Decade” with the entire series last week.  I’m surprised it’s taken this long to get a RTS on the PS3.  Still, that’s why I don’t have a console.