Eurogamer: Xbox 360 vs PS3 Face-Off: Round 14

Eurogamer writes: "No introduction is necessary for our latest console comparison feature; you all know the deal by now. Top notch 24-bit RGB screenshots? Check. HD-derived streaming video with crystal clear h.264 quality? Check. Flame-retardant clothing capable of withstanding the Human Torch's nova-blast? Double-check.

Just a couple of notes before the rows and bitter recriminations commence. Beginning with this latest feature, we're now embedding larger videos. There are also extended versions with even higher resolution available as clickthroughs via Eurogamer TV. Make sure you hit the 'high quality' button to get the full benefits of h2.64 encoding. If the cropped, slow motion videos are not good enough for you, full 720p 60FPS downloads optimised for playback on both 360 and PS3 are available on the author's blog."

[felidae]

wow. idiots.

i played Mercenaries 2 on both systems and i can tell you the ps3 version looks way better and has much better textures and less aliasing than the 360 version.

i don't trust anyone but myself...

lolol. Mercs 2 better on the 360 .. lolol

[RoidRage]

People need to just accept that the 360 is capable of slightly better graphics.

I see ps3 fanboys every were using the "well lets compare exclusives". Pretty convient that a 360 version of these ps3 exclusives will not ever exist, don't you think? I wonder what excuse ps3 fanboys would pull out of their ass if a 360 version of these ps3 exclusives were made. How the hell are you supposed to accurately compare two games running on two different engines, using different development techniques, with completely different game assets? You can't, and any normal person knows this.

What we have seen time and time again, is the ps3 being edged out on games that are comparable. Even the last years 360 version of Bioshock is visually superior to this years ps3's version according to Sony's own official ps3 publication PSM3. The question is how many more times is the 360 going to have to kick the ps3's ass before people are going to accept that the ps3 hype train that they have been riding is just that, hype.

[Blip Blip]

Any PS3 fanboy to post videos of PS3 exclusives that look better than the 360 videos below.

http://www.gametrailers.com...

http://www.gametrailers.com...

[juuken]

Blip...this is a video that's what...two years old?

Any PS3 game (MGS4, Uncharted, Heavenly Sword, Gran Turismo 5 Prologue) would make this game look bland right now.

[Blip Blip]

Post some vids of these "uber" PS3 exclusives if you are so sure of their quality.

How does a game being 2 years old make it's graphics less impressive? If anything it makes the PS3 look worse, because a 2 year old 360 multi-plat looks better than anything in the PS3's library, including the PS3 version of the same game.

[Fishy Fingers]

Go to GameTrailers > Search Killzone 2 > Pick a video.

Done :)

[Jamie Foxx]

poor games but if fanboys want to gloat over those games,your really reaching

If you do need to pointlesly thump your chest like you got something to prove its the console EXCLUSIVES where it needs to be done...LBP,gears of war,resistance2,killzone,mgs4 then thump your chest but please...kungfu panda,mercenaries2,facebreaker ,hulk etc....... LMFAO+2

[ericnellie]

Are we still having these discussions? LOL!
Actually, I sort of like them!

[Lumbo]

easy, Blib:

http://www.gametrailers.com...

but of course you in your fanboy deluded world won't accept it that this game looks about 10 times as good as the overly steril SC and the animations blow SC directly to old gen suffering. The stiff robot like animation sequences simply can not compare to procedural animation blending.

[nieto]

http://www.gametrailers.com... <---Resistance 2
http://www.gametrailers.com... <---Uncharted Drake's Fortune
http://www.gametrailers.com... <---Killzone 2
http://www.gametrailers.com... <---Metal Gear Solid 4
http://www.gametrailers.com... <---Ratchet & Clank: ToD

what more proof do you want?

[Bnet343]

I just want to go on a record and say that owning both a PS3 and an Xbox 360 is the best thing ever. If everyone owned both, I don't think there would be no fanboys. You don't miss out on anything I tell you, ANYTHING!

[thewhoopimen]

The gametrailers HD comparison of Mercs2 showed better textures on the ps3 as well as slightly more framerate hitch on the 360. Is it me or does Richard have an increasingly obvious platform bias?

[ianp622]

"How the hell are you supposed to accurately compare two systems running on two different architectures, using different development techniques, with completely different strengths? You can't, and any normal person knows this."

Fixed.

[Xelai]

The comparison is valid, not losing the focus of comparing multiplatform games and not exclusives.

Multiplatform development is easier on the 360 and usually gets better results, if you want really good results on the PS3 get ready for being an exclusive, have a long development time, have a massive team, and have loads of cash, if not your results will be lackluster, with resources,obviously, the PS3 shines.

But this is multiplatform development, optimised for getting the best results with adjusted budgets, teams and resources, and in that aspect it is a fair comparison.

[Blip Blip]

You just proved two things.
1 -360 games look better than PS3 games
and
2 -PS3 fanboys are liars

[KiddyBrownTurd]

lmfao. POOOOOOOOR DROIDS still think MGS4 looks or plays better than SC4 LMFAO!!!! HAhahaHAHAHAa

and don't even get me started on Gears LMFAO!

pooooooooor delusional droids :(

[RoidRage]

You don't have to be fanboy to see that the game you posted is in no way better graphically than what Blip Blip posted. It would take a fanboy to say that it is. I f**king horse laughed when I watched your video after watching Blip Blip's.

[Man_of_the_year]

Oh please dont tell me the link he provided leads to uncharted...if it is i will never understand why PS3 fanboys always bull the uncharted card...it wasnt even on the radar for any awards for graphics or any other category...if it was so good then tell me why not a single nomination was for the game graphically wise huh..i guess MS bought the whole judging panel right...

You PS fanboys are making me and other PS3 owners look bad every time you pull the uncharted has the best graphics on any console card...please stop embarrassing me and yourself.

[dantesparda]

Just look at the MS-sh1t-talking-force go! And to the fanboys some comments down from me who think n4g is such a PS3 haven. Just look at how many disagrees the PS3 fanboys have in comparison to the 360 fanboy's comments. And also look at how many bubbles the 360 fanboys have vs the PS3 ones. You people are all fanboys and all your opinions are biased, PERIOD!

[Liar]

360 = 14
PS3 = 0

[Aquanox]

According to the Article, the Best versions are:

Soul Calibur: Xbox 360 Reason: Higher Res, Better Lightning.
Kung Fu Panda: Xbox 360 Reason: 60FPS versus 30FPS on PS3.
Mercenaries 2: Xbox 360 Reson: Depth Field and Superior Refresh Rate.
Guitar Hero Aerosmith: Xbox 360 Reason: Higher Res, Better Refresh Rate
Beijing: Xbox 360 - Reason: Many, i.e. Higher Rest, AA (absent of PS3)
Hulk: PS3 - Reason: Better image Overall due to post processing.
Face Breaker: Xbox 360 Reason: No many, just better AA (4XAA), subtle effects. Better upscaling
Madden, NHL and Tigerwoods: Tie

Result:

Xbox 360 6 - PS3 1
Tie 3

Winner Xbox 360

P.S. Loading times aren't considered since the Xbox 360 will soon be able to install ANY game.

[juuken]

Eurogamer=The site for 360 fans to chest thump over.
It's obvious that Eurogamer will do everything in their power to make PS3 multiplatform games look bad.

[Blip Blip]

Yeah, my eyes are lieing. It's all just a big conspiracy against the PS3.

[PimpHandStrong]

are your eyes seeing what i see? I have a 1080p TV with a PS3

is that what your eyes are seeing? Or are you talking about the video you get to see online that someone else had control over

[juuken]

They've been doing it for a while because I have an account there. They take a bunch of mediocre games (save Soul Caliber IV)and compare them against the PS3 version.

It has nothing to do with conspiracy. It's just something I've observed over there. And I wouldn't be surprised with the disagrees because apparently 360 fans love these types of unfair comparisons.

[Man_of_the_year]

well i am watching it on my 46 inch samsung in 1080p on my PS3 and even i can say the 360 looks better...and sorry Juuken but i disagree that eurogamer is tampering with anything to make the games graphics look worse than the 360 - to me making that statement is just plain ignorance but if you feel that eurogamer is the site for 360 fanboys than i guess N4G is the counter balance for Sony Fanboys - the universe once again balances itself out

[power of Green]

I see all the pics on the Series 6.

360 pre-launch HD testing was done on Sammy's, the 360 hardware is talored to samsung LCD tech. The contrast ratio, color and the dynamic mode allows you to see everything. Samsung the official HDTV of the NFL and the Xbox 360(showing 360 on Samsung LCD sku's is not just about MSFT's and Samsung's marketing partnership).

"It strikes me as a real shame that the 720p downscale has been included at all in the 360 code, when that extra resolution could have been used for all manner of better things - for example, an improved image at 1080p, better picture quality on 1360x768 LCDs and plasmas or a cracking picture on the forthcoming 1440x900 mode coming to the next dash update. Instead, all that effort seems to have been pretty much wasted."

^^ PS3

[Xelai]

It is so tiresome when we have to constantly read about conspiracy theories against the PS3, all media is bought by Microsoft against poor Sony, that has no money and no power. That is incapable of pushing its own format or muscle its almost omnipresence into retailers worldwide, the Sony brand is in great peril!

One site is awesome one day when they bash Microsoft, and the next they are soldouts to the evil empire, Gameplayer AU anyone?

It is just incredible the amount of conpiranoia people believe, Mulder would be proud.

Eurogamer is one of the most respectable, professional and independent websites out there. Bashing them is not going to change the facts.

Nevertheless it must be sad to begin to hate almost all media believing there is a global conspiracy against Sony, in the end you got almost no sites to go and you become dependant of biased bloggers for your information, and obviously n4g, the ultimate haven for PS3 lovers.

PD Just go to Google, type n4g with no intro, wait a bit and see how the term "n4g ps3" is above even "n4g com", how can it be? :-)

Now lets the hate and disagrees roll.

[Dareaver1]

how true and well said. Bubbles for you sir. Bubbles for you...

It's a shame, that when presented with facts, you still here people crying foul. The most logical thing would be to prove the facts to be wrong. But that's impossible to do, since EG does such extensive comparison tests that all you can do is appreciate the non-biased factual information that trickles down. The truth is still the truth no matter how hard some don't want to believe it.

Sad really.....

[TeeJay]

Excellent post, alot of simple truths.

However, not trying to sound paranoid, but I do think Sony has paid viral marketers working this site. Some peoples supposed "loyal" stupidity is to an extreme that it can't be real. Then you have all of these "amateur" websites and blogs spreading complete bullsh** that only an unsupecting casual would take as truth. After seeing korean gold farming videos, I don't think it's a farfetched idea that there is a small building somewhere, with a group of people who come to work everyday by logging onto N4G to spread Sony propaganda.

[Xelai]

Thanks.

By the way it is a known fact that developers and manufacturers pay people to comment in internet forums.

Sony was once caught red handed with one supposedly gamer blog but in reality the domain belonged to a publicity agency at the employ of Sony.

But yeah, is poor Sony who receives all the unmerited hate. ;-)

[juuken]

Wow...just wow.
Look at the disagrees fly!
Whatever you guys say, whatever you say.

[zypher]

http://www.gametrailers.com...

as you can see, the only thing eurogamer was right about was screen tearing on the PS3 version. it's convenient how the 360 wins due to PS3's screen tearing and some supposed lack of depth blur, but they say nothing about how the 360 version has sub-par framerate (especially at the beginning, where the game pauses two or three times) and horrible textures (the mountain at the end).

[Dareaver1]

"as you can see, the only thing eurogamer was right about was screen tearing on the PS3 version. it's convenient how the 360 wins due to PS3's screen tearing and some supposed lack of depth blur, but they say nothing about how the 360 version has sub-par framerate (especially at the beginning, where the game pauses two or three times) and horrible textures (the mountain at the end)." <---Zypher

"Visually, the advantages of the Xbox 360 version are two-fold: there's the inclusion of a depth of field effect (taking the form of a subtle blur the further 'into' the screen you go) along with an improved refresh rate. As both games target 30fps, and achieve it with no v-lock, that translates into an additional amount of screen tear on the PS3 game." <---EG

I would say that those are clear advantages to the 360 version, and logically a win is a win. The 360 version is pumping out more complex visuals. How can you argue that...?

As far as the that framerate issue is concerned, it might be inconsistent. Maybe on EG's comparison they did not experience that stutter. That is a possibility. Not every game play is going to end up the same.

But what i don't get is why are you trying to disprove EG's comparison, by using another websites comparison. That makes no sense. They don't even claim to use the same advanced screen capturing hardware. Find fault in the source. The source is EG, find the fault in that. You can't look for inconsistencies by increasing your search to other websites that use different capturing procedures.

Normally when they comment on framerate issues, it's usually a constant problem. a frame hiccup here or there is not a real problem, because it doesn't happen often to affect gameplay. Know what i'm saying.

[zypher]

in other words, eurogamer's views are just as arbitrary and partial as anyone elses, including (possibly) gametrailer's.

[PimpHandStrong]

im not even going to comment on this

~~rubbing chin

i guess i just did

anything these guys have to say means nothing!

roidrage:
Oblivan
COD4
GTA4
Burnout

all look better on PS3

and btw
comparing multi-plat games is funny because they where not made for the PS3! They where made for 360 PS2 Wii DS PS3 PC

now tell me why i want to compare games that are made for every system and not exclusives

its funny to see how ppl react to such articles

@Caffman
listen dude im not one to dig up where it was said that Oblivan looked better. Check out gameinformer. Thats where i do most of my reading. this is gamer zone so im going to keep it cival

1st year ppl where learing the PS3 and a few multi-plat games showed a difference! Splinter Cell was the only one i played on both systems that i seen the difference! Mainly the smoke! 2nd year it is no longer the case.

[caffman]

that must be new because while I've spent plenty of time on oblivion, I've never heard of oblivan. Or is it a droid showing that while they can talk all day long, when it comes to knowing jack about games they are sadly lacking

[edhe]

Oblivion came out a year later on the ps3 than the 360 with an improved texture filter. They also had to copy the game onto the disc twice to keep the load times down.

As for doc4 & burnout paradise, i've never seen anything proving either look better on the ps3, especially when you can flick the 1080p switch on the 360 and enjoy that also.

As for gta4? The comment about that 'looking better' was someone's opinion, it was proven, again by eurogamer, that it ran at a lower resolution and framerate than the 360.

ps3's hypetrain needs to die sometime, it just isn't what it set out to be, whilst Sony doted on their next model MS flew in and stole the core market whilst Nintendo swiped the rest.

[PimpHandStrong]

im not sure because after that i told myself i will never look at that site!

[Man_of_the_year]

i finished MGS4 in 18 hours or 2 days. 9 hours of playing, 4.5 hours of watching great action cut scenes and 4.5 hours of trying to stay awake from all the boring drawn out dialog. i too would have given it an 8/10...i mean come on, i finished the game in 9 hours...

[snakeater3]

mgs4 was not made with ppl like you in mind (mindless dumb fcks) but with the fans in mind. thats why you dont give a flying rats a$$ about the story ...but guess what? i enjoyed all the blabbing coz it gave insight into what is argued to be the greatest game story ever told. nuff said

[Man_of_the_year]

LOL nice language - my you get angry pretty fast if someone has a different oppinion than yours - and i think you hit the nail on the head that the game is designed for a particular following - so basically you just validated my point that the game is not for everyone but only a particular crowd in the gaming demographics...so then a persons oppinion of it being 8/10 is validated for having long boring drawn out dialog that spans the time of 2 hollywood movies was suited for the person doing the review...

so since you just solidified my response with your ignorance i guess using your limited vocabulary...you are the (mindless dumb fcks)u were talking about

[Firstkn1ghT]

Man of the Year: 1
Snakeater3: 0

[ukilnme]

@ Man_of_the_year

LMAO. That was classic.

[PimpHandStrong]

The Gamer Zone is for members who want a more friendly and civilized discussion. This section is heavily moderated by the N4G staff, so leave your fanboyism at the door please. Members who are unable to behave in a mature and respectful manner will be temporarily or permanently restricted from posting in the Gamer Zone. Using words such as Xbots and Sony droids, or other words from the console war vocabulary, is strictly prohibited in this Zone.

see you in open zone buddy

[dirtrider]

you need to copy and paste that paragraph a few hundred times there buddy, cause everyday i see die hard sony fans using words they shouldnt in the gamer zone all day long............and guess what- noone bans them, i dont get surprised anymore.

[kevin1112]

and all day long i see xbox fanboys doing the same thing, and this is going on 2 years now lol.

[PimpHandStrong]

4sure

im ashamed at myself for even posting on a thread from Eurogamer

let alone a face off Round 14

[4cough]

Factoid for you.........PS3 is the most overhyped and underachieving console of all time.

[BIGWILLDX]

there's barely any difference lol

[power of Green]

Like to see Killzone 2 on the 360 hardware.

[BIGWILLDX]

thats impossible lmao

[Fishy Fingers]

POG... I hear that because then I could wait for the PC version ;)

Anyway, enough childish jabs, it's nearly home time. Then I can play some games rather than argue about them :)

[Fishy Fingers]

After all the recent beta keys you'd of thought Eurogamer would of received enough hits to not carry on with this flame war junk.

[lordgodalming]

According to the article, the 360 version of SCIV is "not as superior as it could have been." I wonder how badly it hurt for Eurogamer writers to spout such PS3 fanboyism. *Rolls eyes*

[DA_SHREDDER]

This is coming from someone who's console has yet to have 1 exclusive title that is better then any multi platform game. Pretty much what Im saying is that the 360 doesn't even have 1 AAA exclusive. Fable 2 is a AAA game but its not even out yet. So tell me. What does the 360 have thats so great that is not on the ps3? Please, enlighten me.

[militant07]

Gears of War, Halo 3, Mass Effect what ps3 got ?? only MGS4 if you count uncharted,ratchert..etc then there is +15 games on 360 AAA

[cemelc]

I got Mass Effect and GeoW in my PC, halo 3 (on its way)

[power of Black]

Same old games. Do you xbots have any other games besides GeoW, Halo3 and Mass Effect?

Wait a minute...

Do you even have a 2009 line-up?

Oh dear...

[power of Green]

LOL at people caring about RGB, you need cables, an HDTV and a divice that supports RGB, you need all three to use this feature.

PS3's video card etc can never match the 360's capabilities regardless.

EDIT: Below....

LOL All I meant was, if the devs are that talented to get that result from PS3 I could only imagine what magic they could have done on the 360 lol.

Don't play stupid dude, you knew it was an *what if* comment.

[lordgodalming]

Dude, didn't you JUST say, "Like to see Killzone 2 on the 360 hardware"? Yes, you did. And 15 minutes later you're ragging on the PS3 for bad graphics? Trying to make friends on both sides of the aisle? It's not working.

[kevin1112]

its clearly known the 360 vid card is only a little better than the rsx, and it is also known that if you made a game specifically for the ps3 it would look better than the 360.

[Dmack79]

The PS3 owns this holiday!

[beefinn101]

I see the PS3 fanboys are out in full force today.It seems that they can't just face the truth that "some"(not all)gameslook better on the xbox360.@pimphand strong cod4 and gta4 doesn't look better on the PS3 cod4 looks the same on both systems and gta4 has better lighting and runs at a higher resolution on the xbox360

[360 man]

if all those visually imressive games on ps3 like heavenly sword, mgs4, killzone 2, motortorm, gt5 prologue and uncharted were to be ported on to xbox 360

people would see that the 360 is more than capable of running it and maybe even improving upon them

[PirateThom]

Right... so why doesn't the 360 have games that match, or indeed, exceed them?

[power of Black]

Because in reality, the 360 cannot deliver those type of games.

Ahh, what a great place the xbot's dreamworld is.

xD xD

[achira]

lol, eurogamer, i would trust bill gates more.

[random6789012345]

man who the f!ck says factoid? doesnt make you any smarter its pretty much saying smell my finger you sound like a retard you no one of those people who wear water wings when they eat soup and, militain07 u idiot you jsut found out what AAA is so stfu

[Varsarus]

lol Guitar Hero III is 1040x585 on PS3? rofl, all they've done is just taken up an SPU to do software scaling, so that's pretty much dumb of them...

[Martini]

After 2 years of PS 3 being on the market it is now official - XBOX 360 is the undisputed king in the graphical department, it's time to move on for Sony fans and pick a different fight as this argument is now OVER.

At least you have a BR drive if that makes you feel any better ;

Better luck with PS 4 !

[devilhunterx]

omg! you convinced me. I will now sell my ps3 and buy a xb2... pfft HAHAHAHAHA!! oh man.

[n4gno]

kind of "repeat until you believe" guy :)

just look to ps3 exclusives : xbox, easiest to work with, older, can't have ratchet, uncharted, mgs4, killzone, little big planet, etc

just open your eyes, and stop celebrating ridiculous smalls differences on bad multi-games.

[Aquanox]

According to the Article, the Best versions are:

Soul Calibur: Xbox 360 Reason: Higher Res, Better Lightning.
Kung Fu Panda: Xbox 360 Reason: 60FPS versus 30FPS on PS3.
Mercenaries 2: Xbox 360 Reson: Depth Field and Superior Refresh Rate.
Guitar Hero Aerosmith: Xbox 360 Reason: Higher Res, Better Refresh Rate
Beijing: Xbox 360 - Reason: Many, i.e. Higher Rest, AA (absent of PS3)
Hulk: PS3 - Reason: Better image Overall due to post processing.
Face Breaker: Xbox 360 Reason: No many, just better AA (4XAA), subtle effects. Better upscaling
Madden, NHL and Tigerwoods: Tie

Result:

Xbox 360: 6
PS3: 1
Tie: 3

Winner: Xbox 360

Victories in Rounds (From 1 to 14)

Xbox 360: 14
PS3: 0

P.S. Loading times aren't considered since the Xbox 360 will soon be able to install ANY game.

[air1]

thanks for the round-up now to see the sony fanatics spin it.

[KiddyBrownTurd]

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[Freezingduck]

RROD

owned.

[thewhoopimen]

hahah i like how you xbox360 proponents come out of the wood works just to have your 5 minutes. Never around until one of these news articles come up. I don't have anything against you guys for enjoying kungfu panda, hulk, or lego batman, but lets keep it civil.

[Fowack]

and bubbles, the world needs more people like you.

[Martini]

Yep I only support credible articles unlike some sony fans around here talk out of their behind all the time but they have nothing to say now - what a supprise ! :)

[kevin1112]

who are you kidding martini, you only like the articles that support your side(xbox fanboy side that is).

[Lord Shuhei Yoshida]

Playstation 3 is always the victorious one not the flopbox

[air1]

thats what you sony fanatics always say even with the proof in your face saying you are wrong. matter a fact you fanatics say it so much that you believe your own lie..

[heyheyhey]

god all this is crap, slightly better post-processing blah blah blah it's all BS

differences are negligible, only way PS3 gets the noticeably worse game is if crap devs make a crap game (like Beijing)

PS3 has much better looking exclusives than the 360

[Firstkn1ghT]

Hopefully this will finally stop all the excuses sony owners would come up with. "Oh they didn't use RGB settings" "Oh they're own by Microsoft" Blah blah blah blah! The 360 just continuously has the better versions of multi-games. PERIOD!

[Mcrmarcher]

I still think ps3 has better graphics, theres a load of games on the ps3 that look amazing, killzone 2 being one just Mho.

[PirateThom]

When the 360 has a game that not only matches, but exceeds Uncharted, Gran Turismo 5, Metal Gear Solid 4, Killzone 2 and Wipeout HD, then, I'll conceed it has better graphics.

[juuken]

Uh oh...the disagree bandits will get you too! =o
I agree though.

[pwnsause]

Funny how 360 owners are happy that they have the superior version of all these sh**y games (except for SVIV which is superior on the PS3) I just LOL all the time. I didnt knew you guys like to play the olympic games on the 360 LOLOLOLOLOLOL just goes to show you they have no games to look forward to this year except for Fable 2: Poop Edition and Tears of Bore 2

All this sh*t reminds me of Too Flop when 360 gamers were hyping it like crazy saying that the graphics were awesome and that its GOTY. LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

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[DA_SHREDDER]

Also, its not Sony's fault that devs purposely try to make the 360 versions better. Its funny because they try to make it better and they usually can't. Take infinity ward for example. They kiss microsofts @ss and tried to make it better, but the ps3 version is superior in every way, the only thing missing is rumble, but that really don't matter anyways. We are talking about the games here.

[Dareaver1]

" the game is running internally with a whopping great 40 per cent resolution increase on the Microsoft console, with a native framebuffer of 1365x960 versus the standard 1280x720 on the PlayStation 3. The Xbox 360 version also has an extra layer of lighting effects completely absent on the PS3 game - though the effect is rather subtle. They only manifest in the form of a touch of bloom and a good old fashioned lens flare mostly apparent on the pre-fight animations.

Right after rendering Xbox's higher resolution image, Namco's coders then scale it back down again to 720p!

It strikes me as a real shame that the 720p downscale has been included at all in the 360 code, when that extra resolution could have been used for all manner of better things - for example, an improved image at 1080p, better picture quality on 1360x768 LCDs and plasmas or a cracking picture on the forthcoming 1440x900 mode coming to the next dash update." <---EG

This EG commentator said it best...." I've heard (and this is a pure rumour that SC IV was going to run at 1080 on the 360 (hence the internal upscaling) but Sony threw such a hissy fit because there wasn't "platform parity" and threatened to withdraw their approval that Namco had to bodge the 360 version back."

Even though the comment is based on a rumor, it sounds very logical.

So i think that kind of cancels out your argument.

[Teh Cell]

What Infinity Ward game is better on the BS3???

[KiddyBrownTurd]

"Soul Calibur IV is stressing Xbox 360 in ways Namco-Bandai has been unable or unwilling to match on the equivalent PlayStation 3 code. For one thing, the game is running internally with a whopping great 40 per cent resolution increase on the Microsoft console, with a native framebuffer of 1365x960 versus the standard 1280x720 on the PlayStation 3. The Xbox 360 version also has an extra layer of lighting effects completely absent on the PS3 game"

----LMFAO owned. Just watched the video. PS3 has NO lens flares LMFAO!!!! HAHAHAHAHAH PS3 SUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCKS!!!!! STUPID DROIDS!!!! ACCEPT DEFEAT. YOU LOSE!!!!

-what next, kung fu panda molester, running 60 frames on 360 but only 30 frames on PS3. LMFAO. that's sad. your piece of sh1t movie player can't even run that ugly PoS game as well as 360 can. HAHAHAHA LMFAO. owned.

mercs 2: "Visually, the advantages of the Xbox 360 version are two-fold: there's the inclusion of a depth of field effect (taking the form of a subtle blur the further 'into' the screen you go) along with an improved refresh rate. As both games target 30fps, and achieve it with no v-lock, that translates into an additional amount of screen tear on the PS3 game."

---LMFAO. what a surprise. owned.

guitar hero aerosmith: "However, once again, PlayStation 3 owners get a technically deficient game - something that's become more depressingly predictable the more cross-format Neversoft games I've looked at.

Just like Guitar Hero III, the Aerosmith edition runs at a sub-optimal 1040x585 resolution compared to the native 720p, 60FPS loveliness of the Xbox 360 version - basically a 33 per cent drop in detail."

----LMFAO!1 HAHAHHAHahahAHAHAAHHAHAHAHahah aHAAHHAH!!!! ANOTHER LOSS FOR PS3.

-Olympics. LMFAO another loss.

what else,

Face Breaker: "anti-aliasing - being the point of differentiation. Xbox 360 uses the best method it has available (4x multi-sampling) whereas PlayStation 3 uses a different technique (2x quincunx if you're really interested) that is less impressive. Quincunx tends to blur detail, exemplified by Assassin's Creed on PS3"

---LMFAO. owned again.

Madden: "There's a slight deficit in performance with Madden on PlayStation 3 - the menu system seems prone to entirely arbitrary pauses and the replays are noticeably lacking in animation compared to the Xbox 360 version. The developers are on record as saying that this is down to a memory shortage in the PlayStation 3 hardware"

---LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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[pwnsause]

and they are all sh*tty games, just like your movies. LOLOLOLLOLOLOOLOLOLOL Irony at its finest.

[KiddyBrownTurd]

poooooooooooor delusional droids :(

[devilhunterx]

You GOT to give them credit for trying you know.

[air1]

lmfao. now someone call the street cleaners to scrape the p3 up off the floor to properly dispose of it in a dump so the birds can sh!t all over it

[Tacki]

It's now an endless series of fanboy battles.

Fact is many multiplatform games probably do look better on the Xbox 360. I don't think this is anything to be upset about or anything to 'flaunt'. It's kinda sad what gamers have been reduced to this generation. There's fanboys in any generation of consoles, I realize that... but it's rather disheartening to see those who share a common bond at odds with one another. I think this generation has been the most vicious of them all when it comes to rivalry. Sometimes it appears as though people's love of games takes a backseat to their console preference.

I don't know about anyone else, but I don't sit and play on my 360 or my PS3 and think "Gee, I hope I bought the version that's pushing 4 more pixels on screen." or "I wonder if I'm getting the best bloom effects for my buck." No, I don't even think about which version looks best side-to-side because I won't be playing the game like that. I'll never know what version might have appeared better on my tv, and chances are the difference would be so marginal my eyes wouldn't be able to tell. Some people seem to be able to detect minute differences better than others but I'm usually too busy playing the game to sit and analyze a patch of dirt on the ground.

This isn't in defense of PS3 fans and this isn't siding with 360 fans. This is me speaking as a gamer. I think some PS3 fans need to tone down a bit with the 'conspiracy theories' and I think some 360 gamers need to think about what they're really celebrating. You shouldn't need anything to 'justify' your purchase in the eyes of anyone else. You should make choices based on the experience you want to have. Some gamers want the features of Live and some want the free-ness of PSN. Some want the exclusives of the 360 and some want the exclusives that the PS3 offers. Nowadays the differences between multiplatform titles are minimal. Yes, there is some difference in many cases but we're not seeing Madden run at 30fps on the PS3 and 60fps on the 360 anymore. The point is... if you only own one system, be it the 360 or the PS3, there's no reason to go out and by the other for a multiplatform title that may or may not have a bit more 'shine'.

Superiority in a technical sense does not always translate to a superior experience. If Joe has the 360 version of Soul Calibur IV and a Hori arcade pad and Tim has the PS3 version with a Hori arcade pad they're most likely going to have the same experience with the game itself (not taking online play into account as it's more variable). If they switch places chances are Tim is not going to say, "Y'know that extra 3 seconds of load times really hampered my enjoyment of the game." The same with Joe. It's unlikely he'll come back with, "Well, I really wasn't feeling on top of my game with the inferior lighting effects going on in the background." It seems like these little things are what people are fighting over. Honestly I just don't think PS3 owners or 360 owners should care as there's more often then not no effect on either.

In my opinion there are so many things that are more important that should influence your buying decision. Being a multiconsole owner the things I think about are whether a game is going to have trophies or not, whether one will have extra content, and which controller I'd prefer to play the game with. Of course there's also online. Many people want to play where they have the most friends and whatnot. These are the things that can really have an effect on your experience with the game. Or at least a greater effect. Now if it's something serious like huge framerate drops and bugs that do really mess up the game then that's something different entirely. Those are 'problems' that effect gameplay.

I just hate seeing what these comparisons do to gamers though. It's not enough just to have fun with a game anymore... for some reason we have to be 'better off' than another person in some way. If you play a game without knowing you have the deemed 'superior' or 'inferior' version technically and then you see a comparison vid... does it change the experience you just had with the game or your view on it? If it does I have to question exactly why you're gaming. On top of that you should probably get yourself a nice PC for the games that will no doubt look and run better than any of their console counterparts.

Also I think it's funny when each side starts tossing out videos of their exclusive games and suddenly it becomes this "My opinion PWNED your opinion." There's no way of proving that you're right and there's no way of proving that they're wrong. One person can look at a video and think it looks good and another can look at it and think it looks 'ok'. Is one a liar? Maybe in some cases. However, mostly it has to do with perception. Individuals often perceive things differently than other individuals. It's a different point of view and whether it's 'wrong' or 'right' is all dependant upon your point of view.

Though I will say that I think it's ridiculous to look at exclusives and say "My console could do that!" Maybe it could. Maybe Gears of War 2 could run on PS3. Maybe Killzone 2 could run on the 360. Guess what though? It doesn't matter what a console CAN do if it never does it... so I believe those arguments are a bit pointless. We should be looking at what games a console showcases and not what it has the POTENTIAL to showcase. Afterall I don't go around saying to people that I COULD be in the Olympics. Probably no one would believe me until I was actually there. By the way, that's not an argument for or against any particular console.

Everyone is so concerned with what everyone else thinks. If you think Gears of War 2 is the best looking game this generation then that's great. If you think Killzone 2 is the best looking then that's great too. You don't have to go out and convince the rest of the world that you're right or that you're 'smarter' than someone else. We're arguing about games and the consoles that play them when we should just be appreciating them.

Anyway, I don't know if any will bother reading this... but if you disagree with what I've said, please voice your opinion with a reply. I spent alot of time writing this so it would be greatly appreciated.

[psyckmark]

You are so right.But no one seems to understand.Including me.But are you a fan of a console then nothing will change that, until you get another, wich you feel is the one for you.This is how it is.It's a religion for some it seems when you look at the comments on this site.we are all a bunch of stupid people arguing about stupid consoles.Get both i say.I'm about to.BTW bubbles.

[kevin1112]

i agree, the fanboy stuff is retarded. and alot of the differences between the games comes from being more familiar with the 360 since it released a year earlier. Perfect example of this is madden, the first version for the 360 was just as bad as the first ps3 version.

[xg-ei8ht]

I hope you 360 fannoobs realise that 360 days are coming to and end, time to shell out again on the 720.

This is eurogamers isn't it,lmfao.

These are the pricks that gave us the pure video comparison.

Runs faster on ps3, more slowdown on 360 with alot going on. and that red tint, ouch it's getting old.

and that 1080p sh^t people go on and on about. Guess what that was to do with movies. Not games.

Eurogamer is getting tiresome. Put some games together that people actually care about.

Uncharted,GTP5,MGS4,LBP,KILLZ ONE2,RFOM2.

They own anything that 360 has to offer.

And please don't mention the ps2 graphics of fable 2, lmfao what a piece of sh^t that game is. Wii games have better graphics then that.

The end is near for the 360. Mark my words.

And ffs microsoft, do something about your controller, did u make it for fat monkey hands.

Kiddybrown.

You actually believe eurogamer,hahahahhaahah - pwned.

mercs 2 has already been tested by other sites and was found to look and run better on ps3. - eurogamer and you - pwned.

Lens flare takes up no resources whatsoever. Dumb idiots probably didn't know how to implement it on ps3. either way every game tested looks like crap.

Only madden looks anygood. and i've ran them side by side. and yet again the ps3 is smoother.

EUROGAMER - YOU FAIL HARD YET AGAIN. - enjoy your xbox1.5 that cannot do x4aa at 720p. Has to be sd. ask any dev.

And the aa in mercs is selective aa, just like in gears of war. NUB

[Teh Cell]

I MAKE GAMES LOOK AWFUL :(

[power of Black]

While the 360 cooks a few eggs for me.

[n4gno]

Xbotkings bots are in the house, ridiculous :) (before that, majority of smart players here, and now too much xbots, just happy to see game with little to no difference

don't lie to yourself guys (yes, with kotaku, eurogamer, etc.. help) it's not a shame to have the rrodnoisywithoutwififreeonline bluray machine, she was here before...now keep your money, and buy the best console/video machine (you allways could play the rare xbox exclusives on pc)

[OmegaRed]

I wonder what would be the outcome if they would choose PS3 as the lead in development just curious... would the games come out looking better or worst than if they develop on 360 as the lead. I think it's worth the try. But until we see a shift in the industry time will tell until then I'm satisfied with the PS3 not to say 360 is crap I never liked the first console when they released it so hence why I never brought there second console and remained loyal to the brand that I started gaming on a serious level.

Don't forget were it all started @ Playstation viva la revolution!!!

[karlostomy]

360 wins: 14
Ps3 Wins: 0

What, you want me to buy an inferior PS3 console for MORE money than the outstanding 360 winner?

[Goldsack]

KungFu Panda, Facebreaker, Hulk???

WTF is This!??

I thought its all about Exclusives???????

@man of year
Don't be silly about MGS4, how long u sit on GeOW huh???

[edhe]

Dunno about you but i plaed gears of war through at least 3 times, plus more.

That's about 20 hours of pure solid gameplay, pretty much all of it coop too. Then there's the MP which i did pwn some for a while... then got bored of the broken nature of it.

Fact is, gears was almost all gameplay, whereas MGS4 has ridiculous numbers of cutscenes. Same reason i get peeved at viva, bloody popups tearing you out the game all the time. Gaming's all about the flow, suspension of disbelief. The more that the game takes the control away from the player the harder it is to maintain.

Gimme gears over mgs any day.

[kevin1112]

edhe, you do realize mgs4 is a story driven game.