God of War: 222MHz versus 333MHz

Posted Dec 11th 2007 7:00PM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: Video, God of War

A few months ago, Sony finally unlocked the PSP's full processing capabilities. It was always locked to 222MHz, but since firmware 3.50, developers had access to 50 percent more megahertz of power. Ready at Dawn, developers of God of War: Chains of Olympus, found themselves relieved by the removal of the processor restriction. They were already hard at work on the game, optimizing for the lower clock speed -- but when they had access to the full power of the PSP, things got really interesting.

This video demonstrates the differences between a months-old version of the game, running at 222MHz and a newer build, running at 333. The differences are subtle at first. The game was never a graphical slouch, and would've been beautiful even with a restricted clock speed. However, you'll notice better lighting, more particles, and a few minor differences in the newer builds. Every minute difference adds up to create an experience that will be unparalleled on PSP for quite some time.

Tags: 222mhz, 333mhz, chains-of-olympus, god-of-war

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

12-11-2007 @ 7:32PM

Darth_Maul said...

Wow, huge difference and those are only three scenes of the game.

12-11-2007 @ 7:50PM

Robobagins said...

It's nice to know that some of the advantages of a CFW trickle down to the offical FW.

12-11-2007 @ 8:36PM

Autobon said...

I am sure it makes a difference, but i can hardly tell. It does have better lighting though

(lol, fun fact. Did you know nintendo DS has cpu that runs at about 22 mhz. Isnt that sad?)

12-11-2007 @ 9:17PM

Dreadhead541 said...

i'm pretty sure the ds runs at 66mhz

12-12-2007 @ 11:13AM

myheaditches said...

And yet the so insinuated inferior DS is ravaging the PSP.

12-11-2007 @ 9:15PM

MacStarkiller said...

Does anyone know if the GOW demo that got mailed is 222MHz versus 333MHz.

12-11-2007 @ 9:31PM

NukeAssault said...

wow thats actually looks considerably better.

12-11-2007 @ 10:12PM

Aeikozz said...

of course it makes a difference.... your increasing cpu power by 50% jesus/ hell most snes games aren't playable unless you knock it up to 333mhz

12-12-2007 @ 1:27AM

Trekster_Gamer said...

Is the PSP as powerful as the Ps2 now that it is running at 333mzh??

This game is really going to sell, and will sell some PSP's along the way. I really hope other Devs will take notice to what the PSP is truly capable of!

12-12-2007 @ 1:20PM

Alien said...

The game looks as good , as if theyve had put at least one year of extra work in it ... deffinatly its a noticable difference :D

12-12-2007 @ 2:29PM

Rodec said...

Looks great already.... NOW BRING IT!!!

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