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PS4 vs PS3 – the launch line up & first games compared. Has anything changed?

OPM: With PS4′s launch stable of gaming stallions champing at the bit, we cast our minds back to the games that defined the PS3′s launch and first few months to see how far we’ve come. We’ve matched genres and styles like ‘shooter’ or ‘RPG’ so you can contrast and compare the differences.

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Thisguyised3910d ago

Short answer. Yes! Long answer. Hell Yeah!!!

scofios3910d ago

To be honest The ps3 games still looking good compare to the ps4 games.
Especially if you do the same comparison with Ps1 vs ps2 ,or Ps2 vs Ps3

GameSpawn3910d ago

@scofios

Actually one thing that the screen shots are not giving you is a bigger picture. When you look at the bigger picture of these games you begin to see the difference.

One major upgrade from then to now is draw distance as well as activity on the screen. When you watch videos of all the games being compared (old and new) you'd notice this immediately. Remember this is a 7 year gap we are talking about. Graphics may have only improved marginally (subjective) but the small things you don't notice like collision physics and etc have greatly improved in both quality and quantity.

Another thing I kind of noticed between the FPS screenshots was the finger detail around the guns (much more blocky on the older games).

scofios3910d ago

@GameSpawn

Your right i know game psychics or draw distance will be much better on the ps4.
I only say that the ps3 games especially games like uc , last of us , still stand tall today compared to transition of ps1 to ps2 .

showtimefolks3910d ago

Yes this time there is no huge learning curve with cell

3rd parties are ready to deliver at launch
1st-2nd party are also bring the heat and promising much more within 1st year

Also this time around we won't have to go through the growing pains of SN start up, now it's a awesome service and PSN play is just an amazing service too

christrules00413910d ago (Edited 3910d ago )

You gotta think things are going to be completely backwards this generation. Sony's first party studios are going to have to get used to the regular programming because they are so specialized in the CELL architecture it might take them a bit longer then 3rd party studios to take advantage of the PS4 hardware.

Last gen the first party studios took full advantage of the PS3 when 3rd party developers didn't.

worldwidegaming3910d ago

They most likely went to college and learned about x86 processor programming.
Its cell that was different! If anything they will take a hell of a lot less time.
No more super difficult cell processor. You will see, its going to be all good!

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showtimefolks3909d ago

seriously man what's wrong with you? almost every developer learned on X86 chip so now it won't take them long

christrules00413909d ago

For all those people who replied to this comment. 3rd party developers have been optimizing for X86 architecture for the past 7 years while the first party developers have been working on only the CELL architecture.

A good example would be a butterfly goalie learning standup and doing that for 7 years and then all of a sudden expect to turn back into a butterfly goalie and be as good as the goalies that have been doing butterfly for the past 7 years. It takes time to get used to it again. They have to refresh there memories of how to optimize for it. Meanwhile the third party developers have been using those tips and tricks for the past 7 years and already have been stating how easy it is to port it.

Just because you initially learned something one way doesn't mean you keep those skills for life. Yes you can refresh them but that takes time.

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Gazondaily3910d ago (Edited 3910d ago )

The problem here is, a lot of the games just benefitted from better visuals, which is a given considering this is a new generation of games.

COD: A new engine but what does it really do in terms of material changes to gameplay? Fish A.I doesn't count.

Ratchet vs Knack: Aside from the better visuals and better physics, Knack doesn't look as appealing as Ratchet in terms of gameplay, with its overly simplistic concept.

Rainbow 6 vs Division: This represents a big leap if Ubisoft achieve what they have promised. Whilst R6 looked impressive at the time, the Division is stepping things up massively not only in terms of visuals but in terms of scope with a massively open world, persistent online world, enjoyed together with your mates. This shows how far we've come along.

NFS vs NFS: Aside from visuals, I'm not that impressed. A better comparison would be The Crew vs Test Drive Unlimited how things have really changed.

Resistance vs Killzone: Again, visually, Killzone is a massive step up. In terms of gameplay, we will see but early signs do look promising.

With the exception of a few games, the first few next-gen titles won't truly deliver what we expect from a next-gen experience aside from visuals. That is to be expected as developers get accustomed to the new hardware but right now, with cross-gen hybrids holding back true next-gen, we have to see what next-gen is really about. And that's pretty good considering how mind blowing a lot of games are looking.

Chard3910d ago

Don't underestimate the importance of improved framerates and eliminated screen tear. Not to mention no more awkward sub-hd resolutions.

thezeldadoth3910d ago

pc gaming year 2006. ps4 is only something new for console gamers.

xbox one actually looks to have unique features

wii u has an innovative controller and online system.

ps4 really is nothing unique at all.

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isarai3910d ago

Shit's going to get crazy after a year or so

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Leaked Early Prototype Footage Reveals Development Stages Of Several Assassin's Creed Games

Prototype footage from several of Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed titles has leaked, revealing early stages of their development.

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PlayStation 3 Games That Desperately Need a PS5 Remaster

The PlayStation 3 may not have been the strongest generation for Sony, but there were still some diamonds in the rough that deserve a revisit as PS5 remasters.

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OtterX42d ago (Edited 42d ago )

Even if they could just remaster and put on PSVR2, some would still look great as VR titles and could do a whole lot to bolster the headset w these exclusives! I'd imagine the investment of reworking these titles into VR would be way less than building new games from the ground up, and they could be amazing experiences, and VR often makes flat games feel fresh again. The Resistance and Killzone games are particularly what I want to see!!

Rude-ro41d ago

I played killzone 3 in 3d and it really changed the game per being immersive.
In vr, that would be even more awesome.

darthv7241d ago

Funny you mention that... my son wanted to play some PS3 games in 3d on my PS tv and he was blown away by how good KZ3 was. It really was a great addition to the game. Im surprised there have not been more 3d games from that era being ported to the PSVR/VR2.

_SilverHawk_41d ago

resistance 1-3, killzone 1-3, uncharted 1-3, uncharted golden abyss, folklore, socom 4 , motorstorm, twisted metal, MAG, heavenly sword

Cacabunga41d ago

Killzone 2+3
Sly Thieves in Time
Crack in Time
God of War Ascension
Motorstorm
Modnation racer
Infamous 1+2

Profchaos41d ago (Edited 41d ago )

Killzone trilogy in VR would be amazing bonus points if they offer shadow fall.

There was a psvr1 Killzone project that supermassive was working on at one stage which wasn't up to scratch and Sony brand it back in house I was hoping we would see that on psvr2 eventually.

Personally I'd love to see some more love or acknowledgement of psvr2 from Sony in general it was a expensive headset and Sony barely acknowledge it's existence

seanpitt2341d ago

The amount of work needed to remaster these games wouldn't be beneficial on a financial and business sense.. MGS4 would probably be the best bet as it would need the least amount of work!

Iceball200042d ago

YEAAASSSSS! I miss this franchise and wanna play it so bad again.

Father__Merrin42d ago

The time is perfect for a resistance fall of man game campaign coop multiplayer

InUrFoxHole42d ago

The resistance series is str8 trash to me. Socom 3 I would welcome. Or killzone MP.

Marcus Fenix42d ago

A Resistance reboot will be awesome

Michiel198941d ago

That's what Bungie should make, Ill keep saying it until it happens

1Victor42d ago (Edited 42d ago )

Resistance was ok but Warhawk and Starhawk was better and kept me coming back for almost a decade of fun and petty revenge on the loud mouth unskilled players 🤣
Edit I loved capture the flag dropping the pot on the flag carrier was extremely satisfying as well as transforming your plane in bot form and stumping them to death 😱

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Michiel198941d ago

Resistance was the best co-op fps I ever played after L4D2

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The Best Pirate-Themed Video Games (Not Skull and Bones)

BY JASON MONROE: The very best pirate-themed video games that you should play instead of the disappointment that is Skull and Bones.

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thorstein48d ago

PoE: Deadfire, Unless you have a or PS5 or an SSD don't bother, loading times are insane. A minute and a half to go into a room to investigate a desk in an inn and then an additional 1 1/2 minutes to leave the room and then load to leave the inn???

And they never fixed it.