if i ever make a 3d fighting game for the console and commercialize it which program would be better for the models and the animation.softimage or maya. what is the difference between softimage 3d and xsi.

My impression is that the most advanced features of 3D modelling packages are rarely used for game models (what with the polygon count limits and all). The basic functionality is, of course, common to all of them, so I don''t think it matters much what package you use.

And last time i checked, Softimage had a rediculously high price... much too high for the features that don''t matter..

not, there are a xsi 3 apprentice edition like the maya PLE, for polygonal modeling not cares what program you select, XSI,maya,max,LW, ... all are the best