Just Cause developer Avalanche Studios tells Edge that Sony's PS4 has better technical specs and more mature developer environment on paper than Microsoft's Xbox One.
Chief technical officer for Avalanche Linus Blomberg says that though Sony's next-gen console is the preferable console, Xbox One's cloud capabilities and further developer support could level the playing field. This makes a clear winner unknown at the moment according to Blomberg.
"The specs on paper would favor the PS4 over Xbox One in terms of raw power, but there are many other factors involved so we'll just have to wait and see a bit longer before making that judgement," says Blomberg. "It's difficult to say, as it's still early days when it comes to drivers."
Blomberg went on to praise the Xbox One's connected play which he felt would make Avalanche's games more player focused.
"The big positive was obviously that it's a fantastic piece of hardware offering a huge range of possibilities for developers to connect with players in ways that have been close to impossible to date," Blomberg says.
According to Blomberg, next-gen gaming will have more updated visuals.
"For more, the success of the new consoles will be determined by how much freedom developers will have to make our gaming experiences customized for our fans," he adds.
While the Stockholm based studio are giving a positive reception toward Microsoft and Sony's next-gen consoles, the same response can't be said for Nintendo's Wii U. Translated by The Escapist, Avalanche CEO Christofer Sunberg tells Norweigan website Pressfire that the console development kits in possession "just collected dust" and cited a lack of communication with Nintendo.
"Nintendo have from our point of view has always been difficult to reach," said Sunberg who added that the Wii U's user base isn't large enough for them to invest in development.
As Avalanche prepares for next month's E3, it's quite unclear what the developer is preparing at the moment. Outside of a possible sequel to Just Cause, Sunberg tweeted blurry images of an unknown project back in February.
