PS3 Why is it easier to mod PC games than PS3 versions?

[Protostorm]

I can get the same level of access to their files, we can make cheat menus, some let you add scripts, some do take meshes and textures. Why not all?

Why do I have to use INSTALLEDDLC when I wanna mod Oblivion? Why won't the pc "slip your mod into the Data folder" method work?


I know devs didn't expect me to mod their games, but it's the same story with pc games so why is it easier for them? I can unpack a .bsa and slap it back into the game and it'll work like I never opened it. Do I just not know enough about "x" game to do these things, but they're actually do able?

I'm not ranting, I really want an answer from someone more knowledgeable. I've been pushing my games lately and I'd like to know what's pushing back.

 

[Berion]

• On PC You are not limited by graphic card, processor and ram. On PS3 You are and it is mostly painful.
• On PC processors family are well known and easy to learn (x86). On PS3 it is mostly blackbox with exotic PPC, and there are lack of tools on the same level as on PC. This makes mods needed game executable modification a lot more hard and time consuming.
  
• There are small community around PS3, in compare to PC which is gigantic.
• Console builds have often additional security layers, than those for PC.

 

[Nenkai]

A majority of console games also have all their game content packed into one single proprietary file for performance purposes (fast seeking through where the game data is in the file rather than openning, reading then closing seperate files which is slower for the hard drive/disc) which mostly requires rebuilding the whole file to edit just a few certain files. It's not practical, requires reversing if they were not figured out and obviously a lengthy process.

For instance, both Gran Turismo 5/6 works that way, which on top of that they had to build an extension of their file system to allow game updates and DLCs through seperate files. Most games did not have the same treatment however due to being non-online titles without major updates.