Fallout 3: Despite Xbox 360 Head Start, 360 and PS3 Versions to be Identical

Bethesda promises all three versions will look and play the same.

[predator]

This comes as great news, such a big game needs both versions to be spot on and i have every confidence in Bethesda Software to pull it off.

[BeaArthur]

It would be nice, but we have all heard this claim before.

[pharmd]

i cannot wait for this game and i know bethesda is going to make it worth every penny!!!!

[deeznuts]

BeaArthur, we have heard it all before, but even though they had aa year to do it, Bethedsa at least has had a good running game on PS3, and it was a weeeeee bit better than the 360 version apparently.

[thePatriot]

while It doesnt mattnoter much, its not like I need some gimmick to play arround with. I say it would be nice to oppen vaults with the sixaxis like in kilzone 2 by turning it like u are turning a valve.

[meepmoopmeep]

bethesda will do a great job. they're proven that with the oblivion port. so no worries on the ps3 side.

[barom]

Normally I would just dismiss these claims as developers tend to state this. But Bethesda has had Oblivion running really well on the PS3. With the power of the hard drive, they even increased the viewing distance.

No worries from me.

[cain141]

I'm sure someone some where will find some obscure and pointless difference and try to blow it out of proportion...

[PwnShop]

maybe one platform will have a few more polygons

[Angelitos]

If only it was using the bluray potential.....

[predator]

who says its not, because they will be the same does not mean Bethesda wont be using Blu Rays features

[kevanio09]

from what i understand it is

using up those extra GB's the duplicate the data so that no installing is needed

wouldnt be possible on the 360 ;)

[Ju]

I agree. I want to see 25+ GB content. Not mirrored.

[tordavis]

More space means less compression, not a better looking game. They set the parameters of what they want to achieve in the game before they actually get to coding, art and animation. That's why Burnout Paradise looks the same on both systems. If you don't plan on working on a PS3 version of a 360 game, you run into complications later because of architecture differences like RAM. Look at any game where PS3 was the lead platform and you'll see that the 360 counterpart looks and plays the same.

[Bladestar]

"wouldnt be possible on the 360 ;)"

Not needed on the xbox 360... ;)

Game installs are a workaround for blu-ray reading speed.

* This shouldn't be that hard to understand... if blu-ray disc has 3X the capacity of DVD9... shouldn't be able to read at least 3X faster; in order keep loading equal? well it's not... just like if a PS3 game uses 50GB disc... it make sense that drive should be able to read 5X faster... That's the reason why these installs are required on the PS3 and not needed on the xbox 360...

you remember the reading speed of the PS2? only 4X.

The xbox 360 drive can read at 12X... that's a huge improvement.

I understand the benefit if more space... but what good does it do.. if the extra space needs to be use to create redundant data or mandatory installs; which creates more work for developers who now have to work on these workarounds...

I believe blu-ray reading speed is too slow for gaming... Hopefully by the next xbox or PS3 blu-ray reading speed will be at least 5x faster... unless ofcourse Sony sees the needs of creating a new format that would require the entire game to be loaded to a hard drive.

[Fishy Fingers]

Bladestar, while they are a work around for Blu-Rays slow read speed in the case of the PS3, they also offer a lot of other benefits.

Sorry anyone who denies that installs have beneficial qualities is a n00b in my eye's.

[SL1M DADDY]

But let me ask you this, in one revolution of a BD disc, isn't there more information than in a single revolution of a DVD? In other words, if there were 4 times the information in a sing revolution on the BD as there were in a single revolution of a DVD, then wouldn't the BD be reading the same level of information on a single revolution that the DVD is reading at 4 times the speed (4 revolutions)? The read speed might be slower but the data is far more in the same disc size so you would think that the whole read speed argument would be getting a bit old. COD4 didn't have a mandatory install and yet it runs the same on both systems. Oblivion doesn't have a mandatory install and yet it looks better on the PS3... How does this fit in with your rant?

[Fishy Fingers]

oops

[socomnick]

Oblivion on the ps3 was in development for a year longer of course it will look better. The oblivion game of the year edition looks better on the xbox 360 though.

[Ju]

More space means more content, like in MGS4, R2 or KZ2. That's what I want. Currently multiplatform PS3 games feel like Wii games with classic controls. Seriously. Use that damn machine. Not a toned down version to make the 360 fans happy.

[juuken]

Bladestar once again talks with no facts to back up his claims!

[shazam]

bladestar needs to be permabanned from the gamer zone. he just blurts a bunch of anti sony nonsense with no facts to back it up.

[Cop_Boy]

but i think the ps3 version might be superior or identical with the 360 ,,, if u wanna take oblivion in to account , Bethesda did a fine job with the ps3 version ..... Anyway its gonna be great for all the consoles , so enjoy

[predator]

the reason why the ps3 version was better was beacuse of the extra dev time they could give it, a year in fact, both versions will be the same i can promise that to you

[poos3]

hahaha i hate to be a bringer of bad news but we here this a lot its called dammge controll the ps3 version will prolly be inferior tbh

[DR GRIM]

ya u siad its called dammge controll the ps3 version will prolly be better

[crazy25000]

awesome response

[Fishy Fingers]

Yay!

I never really doubted them, Bethesda know what they're doing :)

[MK_Red]

Dammit, Bethesda. Give us some gameplay footage NOW!

[Cop_Boy]

we need a gameplay footage asap,,,, hopefully E3 might provide it !!!!!!

[Condoleezza Rice]

No doubt in my mind the game will deliver on both consoles.

[heyheyhey]

Bethesda are awesome :)

[InMyOpinion]

I wonder if they will be released simultaneously too?

[DarkArcani]

That way everyone can enjoy it equally.

[InMyOpinion]

Indeed, maybe I misread it though.

“It is not that the PS3 is behind it is just that we had a year longer to work on the 360 version, so that is our lead platform. So all of that stuff that we did on Oblivion is all stuff that translated nicely into what we are doing on Fallout. So at this point they are pretty much on par.”

A year longer with Oblivion or with Fallout 3?

[predator]

@Jenzo - year longer working on 360 in general

[InMyOpinion]

lol ok =) thx. It's not that I'm stupid...just Swedish.

[Cop_Boy]

man Gamespot and 1up should really hire u , go man they need u , especially for the mgs4's review cos they r struggling to find any faults with it ,,,, u might enlighten them with ur so unbiased (ahm ahm) perspective ....... :)

[4cough]

I'm looking forward to MGS as much as the next guy...........Ps3's first AAA title.

[canadianpatriot]

Bs developers always say this and then BOOM one version has bugs and freeze glitches (ps3:assassin creed and GTa4)
they better not mess up or i'll lose my sh!t

[MJY2K]

Didn't the 360 suffer from those kinds of problems in those games too?

[stuntman_mike]

these developer's always say crap like this why dont they make each game to the potential of each machine then i would be impressed.

[MJY2K]

Don't really care. I just hope there will be user generated mods to download, if so I'll get the PC version, but if they do what Epic have done with UT3 I may buy the PS3 version.

[Ali_The_Brit]

well we all know the PS3 version will be better, like with oblivion, oblivion on ps3 ran better, less loading times ect. than the 360 version.

[felidae]

be careful with what you're saying, because most of the multiplatform games are better on the 360.

[Frulond]

I know you ain't going to like this but... i believe this will gimp some of the versions since they could be better than it will. I'm finding it pointless to get no exclusive games cause one or the other going to be stuck in a lower level than they could, maybe developers should start working on getting the best out of each console and pc's instead of nerfing em all to look alike

[dork0783]

We all heard this before guys lets just wait and see.

[ceedubya9]

We've seen what they can do up to this point, and by now they have a good understanding of the PS3 architecture. Both PS3 and 360 owners should have equal quality gaming experiences when this game finally drops.

[Stryfeno1]

It seems that the 360 version was longer in development so which means it wont be gimped. PS3 owners should not be worried either because Bethesda are good devs.

[Pain]

They need it, since Most if not all Know That PS3 version will be Superior. So dont give them a Choice LOL

ill Wait. PS3 Version Please.

[g3nkie]

I wouldn't doubt this. Bethesda Software is a good company. Oblivion was amazing. Can't see why Fallout would be any different.

[m9105826]

I've been QA testing Fallout for almost 6 months. At the beginning, the PS3 version was lagging, but we hired a coder from Insomniac and he really blew everyone away. He got it up to par with the 360 version in less than a week. They really do both look IDENTICAL right now, right down to the 2048x2048 normal maps on character models. The only difference is the compression done on image files. Blu-ray is utilized quite well, there is much less compression going on, but MSs compression algorithm works very well, and only a serious fanboy could make up differences at this point. FPS still isn't locked for either version, but both, at the moment, have 4x AA and look wonderful.

[SL1M DADDY]

Nuf said. Looks like all parties will be playing a fantastic game. Kudos!

[TheMART]

I've heard this before, but facts are on the table:

First platform of development and released at the same time = 360, then the PS3 port suck/is less (Skate, Rainbow Six Vegas 2, Condemned etc.)
First platform of dev. and same releasedate= PS3, then the 360 port is about equal (for example Burnout Paradise)

95% of all 3rd party multiplat's are best on the 360, that other 5% is about equal on both systems.

Ofcourse it is good marketing: saying they're looking about equal. But I'll bet the 360 version will be on top when it releases.

[heyheyhey]

it worked for Dark Sector, why can't it work for Fallout?

especially when the makers (Bethesda) have proven themselves to be very proficient with the PS3 hardware

the age of bad PS3 ports is over Mart, let it go

besides all these minor differences are barely noticeable most of time- the only exception is Orange Box

[harpua]

"95% of all 3rd party multiplat's are best on the 360, that other 5% is about equal on both systems. "

honestly, do you even believe half sh*t you write?

[juuken]

...Why do you 360 owners talk out of your ass? You're always posting crap with NOTHING to back up your claims.

[Maverick_]

lol Xbox 360 is going to lose.

[Covenant]

Good. No need for fanboy p!ssing contests.

Bethesda will make this a AAA experience...this game will be GREAT.

[Funky Town_TX]

What is the point of having better hardware. When I had the original xbox I got tired of playing games that looked like the PS2 counterpart.

[Ju]

I don't really care if they look that much better then the 360 version (sure I would hope), but I want an epic story, more or/and bigger maps, full streaming. Actually hate whatever you want on Haze - but I figured why that game made me want to play it - its the streaming, no breaks, no pauses, it keeps you going - and there's only one game beside this one which does that, which is Uncharted. KZ2 promises that too, I have no idea about MGS4. I want 25+ (or 50GB) content, full streaming, and pretty visuals + hi def sound (doesn't need to be 7.1, can't afford a 7.1 receiver anyhow, but at least 5.1). Yeah, use that damn machine.

[SuperSaiyan4]

As usual they wont be everytime a developer has claimed this it has been false as we all very well know there is ALWAYS a difference of some kind.

[SolidAhmed]

thats what i am talking about

[jollygoodchap8]

Bethesda are skilled top notch devs, did anyone expect any different?

Now the only problem for me is to decide which platform to buy it for >:(

[LinuxGuru]

LOL the fanboys don't want to hear this.

[Jamaicangmr]

This is good to know, flatout looks like it's gonna be a beautiful game. Haven't paid much attention to it as it hasn't caught my eye outside of visual but like all other games if the end product is entertaining enough to me i will pic it up.

@ harpua

You'd be suprised to know that not only does he believe his own crap but there are idiots on here who actually take this clowns word as gosple.

[avacadosnorkel]

is not possible. The stuff inside each system is different.

[kindi_boy]

That's bull for 1 reason, they said all 3 versions i bet the PC one will look much much better than the other 2.