When it comes to Sony’s strategies for console optimization, ICE Team are the ones usually in the lime light. But in reality, there are other teams also responsible for producing the tools, strategies and optimizations to improve the systems performance over the long haul. ICE Team typically work on API related ‘stuff’, including GPU.

The topic of Mantle, DX12 and various other API’s is popping up a lot recently, and just yesterday we’d discussed comments between ICE Team, Naughty Dog and other developers providing insights into their thoughts on the various competing offerings. Today we’ve a little more information as Cort Stratton and other developers have once again.

For PC owners, DirectX 12’s release next year will solve a long running issue with PC gaming – lack of a low level GPU access via the API. Sure, right now we’ve got AMD’s awesome Mantle API, but there are developers who’re a little cautious to stray away from the well supported DirectX API..

Much like Microsoft is trying to wring every last drop of performance out of the Xbox One, Sony must do the same for the Playstation 4. A few days ago (May 19th) rumors surfaced that the PS4 would be on the receiving end of a ‘massive performance boost’ after Tidux brought up the subject.

Sony’s Playstation 4 is a pretty capable system, but might well be getting a ‘massive performance boost’ according to a recent Twitter exchange between Tidux, Thuway and a few other industry insiders. It would appear this performance boost will be due to the Playstation’s ICE Team, but much of this is still shrouded in.

There has been much in the news regarding the optimizations Microsoft have pushed on the Xbox One regarding either drivers, SDK or the OS. But it’s important to remember that Microsoft aren’t the only ones working on their hardware. Sony too are busy optimizing and improving their tools. Sony’s “ICE Team” are a talented.