Bioshock PS3 vs X360 comparisons by Hatena

The Japanese analyst Hatena has done the comparison between the 2 versions of Bioshock. See the screenshots to see how the 2 versions fare against each other.

[Final_Rpg]

hmm... was that other site lying?

[KobeT24]

oh wow. its obvious the 360 version looks better, I mean just look at the textures in the second pictures with the water. on the ps3 version the ground is blurry while the 360 version is clear.

you must be an extreamly dedicated ps3 fanboy to not admit the truth.

[xhi4]

i've played through the 360 version twice now, trust me it looks a ton better.

but seriously......who cares?

its a fantasticly terrific game, now you can get it on any platform you want, so get it on whatever platform you want. Its all goood. Smile and be happy =D

[Panthers]

lol only fanboy geeks would even notice the difference. i dont really see much difference there.

[PoSTedUP]

yea these minor differences aint gunna take nothing from the game or the experience, just play the damn game and be happy, whos gunna buy both games for both systems and have two HIdeff tv's side by side the whole time wile they play? yall gunna do that? and criticize every little difference??? cmon : /

[GUNS N SWORDS]

different rendering methods.

the game was developed on 360, from what i see in THESE pics is that the ps3 version is lacking a little in sharpness, that's about it.

http://yoda.dip.jp/Game/Bio...
http://yoda.dip.jp/Game/Bio...

http://yoda.dip.jp/Game/Bio...
http://yoda.dip.jp/Game/Bio...

i like to see both versions in motion at 720p, before i can say anything more.

[gambare]

and they are hot right now, just check the full posts

http://forums.2kgames.com/f...

[Proxy]

Everyone seems to be forgeting that the ground textures are what made this GOTY.

[FrankenLife]

Ground textures did not make this GOTY. The great story and gameplay did.

It isn't that the textures are bad on the PS3. It is that they used a filter to make up for aliasing issues in porting. They didn't build the game from the ground up again on the PS3, It is a rushed port. The game still looks great, just less shiny.

It really is too good of a game to get caught up in graphic comparisons of a PORT.

[pumpkinpunker]

whatever you say, bud.

The fact that the 2007 game of the year took a year longer to end up on the PS3 and still looks considerably better on the X360 doesn't matter. Heck, 2K should have just pooped on a piece of tissue paper, called it Bioshock, put a PS3 label on it, and all would be good and wholesome in Sony nation.

Sony defense force stay strong!!! TEH CELL HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

[Mister_Dawg]

@ 1.8

How is this a rushed port?
It was in development on the ps3 alongside the 360 from the start, but got shelved while the 360 version was being finished (some cash from MS probably helped there ;-) ).
And remember the 360 version has been out for a long time now, so they've had lots of time to sort any issues out. I agree the different architectures don't lend to quick and easy porting of code, but come on, they've had loads of time and again the PS3 is showing how its not dev friendly. Its only kind to devs who use the PS3 as their lead platform or are exclusive to the PS3.
Nuff said.

[Mister_Dawg]

@ 1.9
Are you like f**king 5 year old?

Eat your sweets and get a life.

[Silogon]

I see washed out Ps2 quality textures and a comparable color pallet. That's what I see. Sony's system just isn't made to game on, guys. Face it. All the games you want should be played on more capable hardware. All there is to it. Ps3 is good at things like folding, blu-ray watching and listening to music while not in game. Basically other household items you have rolled into 1.

[light]

You are dead wrong there.
what about exclusive games ?? or cod 4 or oblivion.
You are judging from multiplat game(s).

Why MSG4 is still the best or Uncharted graphic ?? PS3 is for gaming or not but it has best games graphically. Gameplay wise, its opinion of players.
Those Screenshots are miles better on 360 though.

edit : Not sure those screenshots are real th. 'coz both compared shots are same angle with right on spot, not even 1 mm difference. More like photoshop work.

[Aclay]

Silogon, you are a joke "Sony's system just isn't made to game on". If the PS3 wasn't meant to game on then it wouldn't be getting other FPS games like Resistance 2 and Killzone 2 now would it? The PS3 wouldn't be getting Final Fantasy XIII, White Knight Chronicles, Heavy Rain, God of War 3, Infamous, or Uncharted 2 if the PS3 wasn't meant to game on now would it? The PS3 wouldn't be getting nearly the EXACT same multiplaform games that are on the 360 if it wasn't meant to game on now would it? Shut up Silogon.

A 360 port to the PS3 that doesn't end up looking good has nothing to do with the PS3's hardware or the PS3's incapabilities. If anyone should be blamed, it's the developers themselves not the PS3's hardware.

[poopsack]

my library begs to differ, but then stops begging because your not worth it.

[gambare]

no silogon, it's like trying to ride an elephant when you only learned how to ride a pony. Of course you will look worse on the elephant.

[GameDev]

/FACEPALM

will you STFU you ignoramus. Its not the Ps3, its the devs and their understanding of the hardware.

[Sergeant Osiris]

pays attention to this kids posts, he flops back and forth more than a comb over on a windy day.

[Mister_Dawg]

I can't agree with your post about the PS3 not being made for gaming.
I don't own a PS3, mainly because I got a 360 from launch and the games are fecking great plus the cost of a PS3 is still ridiculous. I'm sure I'll get a PS3 sometime down the line when prices come down (maybe they will) and then enjoy the large back catalogue of games for that system. I wouldn't get multiplatform simply because the 360 versions always seem to be better looking, and sometimes by a noticeable margin.
One of my good friends has a PS3 and I've had a number of gaming sessions on the system and have been fairly impressed with what I've seen and played (but not with that strange feeling controller). However the posts after this have likened games such as MGS4 to be the best examples of graphics on PS3 and 360, well I don't think so my friend. Its very easy to say comments like this when wearing rose tinted glasses. My mate agreed with me that the game was way over-hyped in terms of graphical glory, gameplay great, but the visuals were good but certainly not stunning. And this was running on his fecking brand new state of the art Sammy tv! Uncharted was a very good showcase for the PS3 but come on, its not head and shoulders above 360 games.
And as for PS3 owners blaming lazy devs, shut up! If Sony wanted their machine to be well recieved amongst the development community they shouldn't have made it so bloody difficult to work with. Saying devs are lazy is a damned insult to those hard working people. Its like a car company designing a car with square wheels and forcing people to find the best way to drive it and then calling them lazy when the public say f**k you and they go and buy a car with 'easy' round wheels.
Finally for the PS3 owners who continually say the games that are coming out soon will show the true power of our system, you really need to question why you bothered to buy the PS3 in the first place.
Did you get it out of pure blind loyalty to Sony? Most likely. Or did you buy it to enjoy games? Maybe. You can have a go at MS about buying up loads of games for the 360 and hence being ported to the PS3 all you like. Personally I'm glad they have done this because it's forcing Sony to get off their arse and step up to the plate again, like they did with PS1. The games coming out next year and the year after that will NOT continue to be massive leaps in graphical glory. The simple fact is that both the PS3 and 360 are memory limited. 512MB of RAM is nowhere near enough to produce games on par with PC's output. I'm a PC gamer at heart and I know you need lots of RAM to hold bigger and more detailed textures and then to preload many of them to keep a decent frame rate. In the memory stakes the PS3 is worse off than the 360 because of the splitting of the 512MB of RAM.

But hey when it all comes down it, and I've completely went off my original point, the PS3 can game and it can game very well. Ports of 360 games will never show the PS3 in its true light. PS3 will only show its strengths with exclusive or lead platform titles but even then they are not head and shoulders above the 360. 360 games are really good looking, especially the Unreal 3 powered games (Gears etc) and PS3 owners having digs at EPIC saying their engine is sh*t because of its relatively poor showing on their system, really need to understand that devs will create middleware that requires minimal development time and cost to produce the best possible results on the majority of systems. What PS3 owners should be doing is questionning Sony as to why devs are finding it difficult to produce consistently good games on their system, even after 2 years or so!

[fufotrufo]

PS3 Bioshock textures are non existent :O

also it look kinda blurry .. that's about it

[zimbo007]

PS3 version looks better here:-

http://yoda.dip.jp/Game/Bio...

http://yoda.dip.jp/Game/Bio...

PS3 version sports better colour depth here but has some aliasing issues below :-

http://yoda.dip.jp/Game/Bio...

http://yoda.dip.jp/Game/Bio...

@EDIT

why disagree?

the screenshots are right up there for u with FULL RGB setting

[fufotrufo]

IT LOOKS WOOOOORSEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEE!!!!!!!! SPINNNNNNNNN ITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!

[zimbo007]

http://yoda.dip.jp/Game/Bio...

http://yoda.dip.jp/Game/Bio...

sucks to be a BOT

please note that BIOSHOCK has been ported to PS3 from x360

It runs on Unreal engine 3 which doesnt run well on PS3 too

WASHED OUT BOX 360

thats the name . everything is washed ou

also another take

http://brutalgamer.com/2008...

"Don’t get me wrong here, in my opinion the game looks better than the Xbox 360 version no doubt, and on par with the higher end PC visuals, but for some reason it detracts from it."

[fufotrufo]

http://yoda.dip.jp/Game/Bio...
http://yoda.dip.jp/Game/Bio...

really?? looks better?

oh yeah ..must be the missing ps3 windows

your pic is just darker..against everyyy other pic witch looks better ..have better textures and its not washed out!

SPIN IT ALLLLL NIGHT LOOONG!!

looks better on 360 and you KNOW IT!! HAHA

[morganfell]

Now let's compare the features...and use a site which someone on planet earth has actually heard of before.

[JOLLY1]

nasim is such a loser! I bet he think what he writes is true. Get a grip on reality child. Eventhough the ps3 has worse textures, it will will be a great game on the ps3.

[JOLLY1]

I love when nasim sends me pointless pms

(10 / 5 10:00 Addendum

http://forum.beyond3d.com/s... http://forum.beyond3d.com/s...

B3D???????????????PS3???????? ??????????????????????????? BIGGUDADI B3D of the mosaic-like texture to the PS3 version alone has not been confirmed because of what I tried.

http://yoda.dip.jp/Game/Bio... http://yoda.dip.jp/Game/Bio...

http://yoda.dip.jp/Game/Bio... http://yoda.dip.jp/Game/Bio...

???????????????????? The mosaic is certainly BIGGUDADI. ?????????????????????? Paste the delay, rather than waiting, even if KAWARIMASEN.

sucks to be an XBOT

Guess what nasim the devs already admitted it, get a grip kid

[lowcarb]

So why then does KZ2 look washed out and it's not made on the unreal engine? There are a bunch of games that look washed out on PS3 so whats your excuse now? Exactly you don't have one because no matter what you can't spin this.

[Internet Trolling Ex]

Hes absolutely right

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

Nasim's going postal again, get ready for the PM BOMBS.

[Veryangry_bot]

Remember that other Bioshock comparison thread where it was claimed that PS3 sucked compared to 3rd60?

Hahaha that thread is NOW PROVEN to be made by an xbot who is lying his ass off just to lie to the world that PS3 sucks.

Hahaha these fking delusional xbots.

[TheMART]

ZBIMBO AKA NASIM/LENHART/SMEE/TANOD

And whatever accounts you had/have more...

You're one pathetic creep, when proven the PS3 had another bad port, you still try to lure PS360 owners to buy the PS3 version? If you own both consoles, get the 360 version. If you only have a PS3 still get Bioshock, it has great gameplay. Nontheless, the 360 version is graphical on a higher level.

Just take it as a loss and go on dude.

[morganfell]

Hey giant enemy crab/lobster/pog/jason360 aren't you late for your Steve Ballmer mindless acolyte worship party?

[Internet Trolling Ex]

Looks fantastic on Ps3

[ape007]

trust me,I have both systems and the matter of fact I love ps3 more cause of the awesome AAA upcoming exclusive(lbp,kz2,r2 heavy rain,gow3)
and the blu-ray being the future for games.

but guys,you got to say the truth

I have bioshock on 360 since last year and I finished it 3 times and am now on my forth run on hard and..the 360 version looks much better,trust me am not a fanboy,yes 2k did a bad job porting the game

not only looks better on 360 but runs better as well,ps3 version seems so blurry

[xhi4]

BIOSHOCK CAME OUT ON THE PS3! A few months ago it was Xbox and PC only owner's pride and joy that they held against PS3 converts/lovers/whatever like myself.

Now? It's out on the PS3. Who cares if its a little worse looking than the 360 version?? Seriously, just get it on the PC.

Whoever thought that a PORT from PC code to the PS3 with the UE3 ENGINE would make the PS3 version look better? seriously...

if your that much of a graphics slut just get it on the PC or just get MGS4, Gran Turismo Prologue, Resistance 2, Uncharted Drakes Fortune, Killzone 2 or even Heavenly Sword, or just wait a bit for God of War 3 and the other games.

Seriously, Bioshock is one MAD ASS GAME, if you don't have a PS3 get it on the PC or 360, if you don't have a 360 get it on the PS3 or PC, if you don't even have a PC, bad luck lol

[ape007]

you said it right and straight

bubbles for being honest and brave.

[xhi4]

thanks a ton mate, bubbles for you too bro!

[light]

i will be renting this when i get time from lbp, farcry2, motrstorm, fifa 09, resistance2, tomb raider this year.

[juuken]

Exactly.

The 360 version is probably better but there's nothing wrong with this game on the PS3.

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

All I see is spin, excuses, and denial about how it looks on the PS3. The PS3 was hyped to be the premier graphics console this gen, but has failed to deliver the same quality experiance of gaming found on older "cheaper" machines. The fact the all of you need to defend a game that "supposed" to be superior on the PS3 platform, tells me that the PS3 is realy inferior.

To top it all off, the majority of all multiplatform titles accept mabe 3-4 are like this. Only Sony's exclusive games have shown quality graphics, and those are still par or "sub par" with the 360. The PS3 is "still" losing about 90% of the time when it comes to graphics, and Alan Wake is just another nail.

I'm sorry, you guys can play the "can't we all just get along" card all you want. The fact to the matter is, there is somthing wrong here and it's that the PS3 isn't "all that" with games. Like it or not but truth is truth, Xbox fans have learned to live with the RROD, it's the other side of the fence that is in extreem denial. Go to the open zone ---> and you will see what I mean.

[juuken]

Jason, I sure as hell wasn't hyping Bioshock because it's not my cup of tea. I knew the game was running on Unreal Engine and most of the time, the Engine works against the PS3.

I played the demo last night and I didn't see anything wrong with it. Oh wow, one texture popup! I didn't have any texture popups in the demo I played so unless someone was close with a magnifying glass to watch ever single pixel, I wouldn't call the game unplayable.

And how sad is this comparing a demo to a full game? The full game for the PS3 isn't out yet and already there's a comparison?!

Bioshock on the PS3 looks a bit more colorful to me.

[Quickstrike]

May I have to remind you ppl how well Unreal Tournament 3 was done?
The graphics and frame rate was beautiful :D

[Internet Trolling Ex]

I'm going to pre-order it for my Ps3 in about an hour

[Maxned]

Ouch. Ow. Thats blurry.

[MvmntInGrn]

There are issues with certain textures as reported already, 2k are working on that. Other than that they are identical +added blur on PS3 for edges(loos very nice in motion in my opinion)

[thereapersson]

So I could decipher what people are saying in the comments box! lol...

[ZombieNinjaPanda]

Are better.

The Big Daddy one is correct though, I found the details on Big Daddy to be a little...lacking.

Other than that, some of the water images are blurred a bit, not true.

[mintaro]

The 360 has better textures, but if you were already gonna get this for the PS3 this isnt going to stop you.

[DNAgent]

So I see some people saying the 360 version is better because it has better graphics. I disagree. I think the PS3 version is better because it has exclusive content that the 360 version doesn't have. I would gladly give up better graphics for more content as the gameplay is what makes the game. I just think that people who only have a 360 are still butt hurt about losing a good exclusive.

[gnothe1]

I hope you feel that way about the 360's version of GTA4. you would GLADLY take extra content over better graphics.hell the 360's version has more content(coming) AND better graphics!!
@16
an why is it always, wait until this game releases then people wont care about the 360. LBP may be a awesome game but its not for everybody, RFOM 1 sucked so I dont have highs hopes for part 2,the same goes with KZ2, so far it LOOKS good but what else, the first one was medicore,so again dont have high hope for part 2. now god of war IS A BAD A55 GAME an I definitly waiting on that one. but if you think those game are gonna make people forget about the 360 your just being a fanboy!!

[DNAgent]

I thought GTA4 was garbage regardless of what console it was on and it sacrificed the fun gameplay that was in the previous GTA games for realism. The series pretty much died to me after that game so i'm anticipating Saints Row 2 more as it seems more like a good GTA game than GTA4.

[Timesplitter14]

Does anyone care anymore about slight graphics difference? We cared back in the launch days but now? Meh. It'll feel exactly the same. You won't even notice.

[Homicide]

The 360 version looks better. It has better colors and looks less blurry/washed out, but this shouldn't stop you PS3 only owners from getting it.

[dkgshiz]

How can you compare the final released 360 version of bioshock. To the ps3 demo version?! This demo could very well be an old build of the game. Fracture did that with there demo.

[lowcarb]

goodpoint.

[Internet Trolling Ex]

When will it be possible to pre-order Bioshock 2,I want to pre-order it for my Ps3 as well

[GeneralOfDeath]

ok so they are comparing a demo to full release on 360? is that a fair comparison even if difference isn't much

[HairyBrownSack]

so compare the demo on 360 then. looked identical to the full game. no difference. stupid n00b. u think they are going to suddenly DOUBLE the normal map resolution on your BSsh1t PORT? did BS3 suddenly get more video ram or something?!?!?!?!

stupid, delusional droids! :(

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Looks like they took the ULTRA SHARP 360 pics and put a BLUR filter on them to make the PS3 pics, LMFAO!!!!!!

I mean, we all knew PS3 sucked, but HOLY SH1T!!! LOOL!!! WOW!!! LOOLOLOLOLOLOLOO

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[qwertyuiopasdfghjkl]

Are we still comparing the PS3 demo to the full 360 game?

Everyone might want to curve the urge to compare once we get our mits on the actual PS3 game. Its just a suggestion though... ya know, if you want to post something a little more credible.

[qwertyuiopasdfghjkl]

How could the full game be any different? The PS3 version is clearly not running at the same resolution the 360 version runs at.

[qwertyuiopasdfghjkl]

Wow dude, your right... I'd be more angry at the developers, but gee golly willikers, this game blows. I played it on the PC in 1920x1080p awhile back, and still didn't enjoy it. PS3 owners. Do not support lame ports like these. Just don't even bother.

[JOLLY1]

Then developers won't have to waste money trying to port something to the ps3.

[lowcarb]

Those ground textures blow KZ2 away wow. I guess the value for your PS3 is really showing and I doubt any game even exclusive to PS3 has ground textures better then this or the average 360 game. Please prove me wrong or just hit disagree you angry little fellows lol. Heck even NG2 is blowing Bioshock and KZ2 for PS3 which says a lot about the quality of the console.

[thereapersson]

Sarcasm much?

[greenmeanie]

Its still a good game regardless, but yes I agree the 360 version does look better, but thats because it was made for the 360! But no matter what console you own, you should get this game because this is one of the best games ever made! That being said if this game was released on the wii it would still be a great game even though the graphics would never match up to the 360 or ps3 versions.

[power of Green]

The 360 is Anne Hathaway Hot, now back to SNL, it's funny people don't know the 360 is more powerful. Devs had to sell an year old game somehow(hyped the PS3 BS express).

[bamyrick226]

this is a crap comparsion

[biggsftw]

I played this game and its weak! Yes Weak! I can't believe this title even has the hype it does. Omg, ps3 graphics on a "ported" game aren't as good. Ummmm once LBP, KZ2, R2, GoW3 come out, who the hell cares about a xbox 360??? anyone that does is just mad they spent money on the weaker system.

[lowcarb]

Judging by these photos I wouldn't be calling the 360 the weaker system at all lol. You keep waiting for your miracle savior games to come out because next year Dead Island, Warhound, ninja blade, and Alan Wake will destroy any of the games you mentioned and MS still hasn't even announced it's lineup yet. It sure is strange how the weaker system will always have better looking games and it must frustrate you knowing you paid so much for hype. Bioshock was game of the year 2007 and is the best game for PS3 this holiday. If I were you I would be happy to be getting this instead of your generic line up on the way and boring azz lbp!

[peowpeow]

IDC if this is a demo build, Don't Compare It At All, it really will retract from your experience with the game, naturally you're going to start looking for textures to compare with the 360 version

Edit: PS3 owners, don't listen to silentshank, he is basically telling you not to play a great game. YOU decide if you like it or not, but still it is one of the best

[JOLLY1]

I completely agree with you. This is a fantastic game and the minor differences aren't going to even be noticed while people are playing it. I was joking with my silentshank comment. He is just crying about something he won't even notice, it's pathetic.

[Stryfeno2]

Wow that's blurry...I thought I needed glasses for a minute there.

[gano]

It's a good game, that i can't lie about. But it's things like this
that make multiplat bad and is y i personally don't support it.
I jus don't play sloppy seconds. For the full exp i suggest the
xbox ver. Eternal sonata might, jus might be an exception. But by
no means make this a bad game, just a yr later and their still
not equal.

[juuken]

There's not a damn thing wrong with the game.

Buy it for the gameplay, not for the sake of graphics. I liked the demo so far and it was an interesting game.

[rob6021]

As much as I wanted a better version on PS3, and might have bought this game had it had the better version - It's better on 360.
I have both demos, (I know the main game could be different, but that's not very likely) and saw the same thing the 360 has a lot crisper textures, and the frame rate is smoother, particularly when you look up.
I also noticed the PS3 version upscaled to 1080p, I unchecked it to compare at 720p and there wasn't a lot of difference. What can you expect from an UE3 game though? You also can't help but wonder if it was somewhere in the 'timed exclusive' contract with MS, that the game couldn't look better on PS3. Really has you wondering about IGN's comments a couple months ago:

"Although it was still an early build of the game, the title looks fantastic. The water effects look much slicker, as do many of the environments as they are slowly submerged in water. It's quite obvious that 2K is taking full advantage of the PS3's Blu-ray discs to pack in cleaner high resolution textures for every facet of the game" Which clearly doesn't appear to be the case on the Demo - I compared the water effects, they're about the same. Why would he lie? Were the 'higher res' textures removed?

[NonApplicable]

Im not buying this anymore. I was on the fence b4, now I dont have to debate. If they are going to do a half asses port a year later, thats fine. No one cant say its half assed. If they cared, they wouldnt release it untill both games were identical.

[Xbox is the BEST]

Quick blame the devs, don't buy this game BLAH BLAH BLAH

[gnothe1]

maybe, JUST maybe, they couldnt get both games identical!! have it ever occured to anybody that maybe the PS3 isnt this big time graphical monster that it was CLAIMED to be. its amazing how the 360 can make PS3 ports look 100% the same but the PS3 CANT take 360 ports an make them IDENTICAL!! they come really close but the 360 still edges the PS3 out in something!!somethings not right!! how long are you guys gonna keep blaming developers, that excuse is getting old.

[juuken]

...Did you ever *think* that it was probably the Unreal Engine working against the PS3 again?

Once again, there's nothing wrong with the game. As long as it's playable and the graphics are good, I don't see why PS3 owners who want this game wouldn't still buy it.

[gano]

This shows what happen not only when u get/accepted the sloppy seconds,
but adds to cats theory like this. We all know gameplay don't matter
yet still the better version been out for a yr and is cheaper. They
used blur affects to cover what is not finished. I can't play
a yr old unfinished port. And at full price. Just fix it that's all.

[kevnb]

when mgs4 is on the xbox 360 and looks as good as the ps3 version I might agree. Oblivion was much better on the ps3 but bioshock doesn't, so in the end it doesn't really tell us anything.

[lowcarb]

Oblivion wasn't much better on the PS3 and as a matter a fact they took a lot of things like grass trees and stuff out of the PS3 version to get it to run like the 360 patch version. I don't know about you but I call that taking away from the experience and even in certain dungeons they had the same type of stuff going on as we see here for Bioshock. Just face it the 360 is the more powerful console but based on gameplay (which is probably awkward on the ps3 controller) I would recommend Bioshock to any one.

[NonApplicable]

All im saying is I WILL notice on my HDTV. Im sure they can make it better than it currently is. The engine of course can work well with PS3 as its being used for mirrors efge.

[Skynetone]

let me remind you bots halo 2.5

once devolpers get there head around ps3 it will leave the 360 for dead

[lowcarb]

And as developers get more and more use to 360 the games will get better and better. If MS allows developers to use the 3rd core on there cpu instead of for security then I can tell you right now the PS3 will be totally destroyed from that point on. 360 is far from outdated and has the potential to eclipse the PS3 through a patch upgrade.

[TheMART]

"once devolpers get there head around ps3 it will leave the 360 for dead "

And when will that be exactly?

First it would be at launch. Then the Sony fanboys said wait a year untill they know the PS3. Its already two years later and I think the devs won't get their head around the PS3 really because it just takes 5 times as much work and money to get the same result as on the 360.

Good luck waiting forever. I enjoy the best versions of games NOW.

[kevnb]

or better yet, get system shock 2 instead.

[Dareaver1]

that's if your PC can handle it. Many console gamers don't have gaming rig pc's, one main reason is because console gaming is a lot cheaper and you can have the same experience as everyone else.

[bekum_aka_jarhed]

lmfao these ppl dont put the ps3 hdmi level to full limited lmfao just put that on and ul see a BIG difference !!!!

[kevnb]

rgb full only refers to the colors, so it might look a bit less washed out. My personal experience is that RGB full doesn't make much difference anyway, its minimal at best. RGB full can even cause crushed blacks if your tv isn't calibrated for it, I bet most of the people on here have crushed blacks on their ps3 and wouldnt even realize it until they turned rgb full off, lol. What Im trying to say is that if you want RGB full on, get a calibration disc to deal with the extra black levels.
Back on topic, its a bad port, leave it at that.

[SlyGuy]

if u use rgb full MAKE SURE to turn on that setting on your TV as well.

If your TV does not have that setting, then RGB limited looks better because it does not crush the blacks.

[JasonX43]

... thrown into an out of control forest fire! All this is doing is stoking the fanboy flames two months away from the holiday season to get people running out to the stores in support of their console of choice while I will be at home playing with Gears of War 2 on my Elite and Mirror's Edge on my PS3 and hopefully reading the instructions to my G1 phone I'm planning on getting.

[REPLOID24]

there are too many other games coming that will keep ps3 owners busy. ue was made to perform on 360 because epic had a say in the development of the xbox.

[VMAN_01]

WTH the demo looked nowhere near that bad on my tv.

[JOLLY1]

It doesn't look that bad.

[OOG]

the difference is noticable but who really cares? Especially if you havnt seen/played the game before........

The atmosphere and gameplay is what makes this game....a little blur wont hurt it too much

[ia_studio]

didn't any of you notice every comparison has the same frame and camera angle, very impossible to achieve that with every pick.
I could do that, take a picture and blur it in photoshop.

[pumpkinpunker]

newsflash: this game is over-rated. it starts out awesome but then loses considerable steam towards the middle. still, it has some awesome moments interspersed in the last half but I thought the end is weak, both endings that is.

It's like the devs latched onto something awesome but never expanded upon it. I kept waiting for the world to open up but it just grew more and more claustrophobic and linear. The enemies grow repetetive, too. Some of the RPG elements are superfluous and the hacking mini-game gets dull real fast. Its a great game no doubt but I wouldn't classify it as an elite game like Half-life, Portal, Mass Effect, or Halo (as examples).

slight spoiler: the end boss is comically stupid.

[ActionBastard]

Said it once, I'll say it again:

It's a shame 360 owners are that insecure they post PC shots and try to pass them off as 350. The community manager at 2K has already stated the 1 Big Daddy texture discrepancy was isolated, "It slipped by" according to 2k Elizabeth. All these other pics are dishonest. Period. Pop quiz: Are these PS3 vs 360 comparison shots or 360 vs PC?

http://img367.imageshack.us...
http://img475.imageshack.us...
http://img367.imageshack.us...
http://img143.imageshack.us...

EDIT: The pics I posted are from 2K forum member biofr3ak's 360 vs PC comparison. Resume Haterade consumption.

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

Buy a boat.

[ActionBastard]

If your going to use analogies, understand what they are and most importantly, when to use them.

[MUGEN]

I played the ps3 demo and could remember a year ago playing the 360 demo and found the ps3 looked worse than what I remembered. Textures are bland and it looks like the ps3 version runs at a lower resolution and the frame rate was bad on the ps3 very jerky when looking around.

[Gitaroo]

ps3 version = they added too much blur filter to cover the aliasing, it was used in 360 version also but not as heavy; dev also added bloom effects on most of the neon sign and lights in the PS3 version. Both 360 and Ps3 runs at 720p with no AA. Crappy big daddy texture is most likely due to a LOD bug, the game forgot to load in the texture as you gets closer to the object. Overally its a good decent port, just that the developer made a bad decision and applied too much blur filter, some ppl may like it since it hide more aliasing and flickering when the you play the game in motion, but I think many ppl hated it.

[AngryTypingGuy]

So much for improved graphics over the 360. Improved, no, but if it's blurrier that you're looking for, well then my friends, you're in luck.

[BrianC6234]

Please keep this crap off of this site. Nobody cares. I'll probably buy the PS3 version. I don't have a 360 and won't buy one. I didn't want it for the PC. Maybe I'll buy the PS3 version. These comparisons are stupid for this game though. Anyone who cares would have already bought the 360 version. This is a waste of space on the Internet.

[Egzekutor]

I own a PS3 I this is why I didnt buy this game, because those crap developers, after getting 1 more year to polish the game, they dont do anything about that, they cant even make this game look like COD4. Now its not because of the console, its because they cant make stuff happen. Tell me why Infinity Ward made such a great game with amazing graphics on both consoles ??

Because of sh1t developers like those from Bioshock, PS3 is suffering from crap
multi-platform ports. This game is a fukin port its not even been made from scratch apart from the new game mode which will probably be added by a patch.

[Shmotz]

I played the Demo on my PS3 and I thought it looked pretty damn good. I didnt have a problem with how it looked whatsoever.

[a101k47]

OMG you guys are all loosers, it is obvoise that this is posted by a fan boy, his photoshoped all ps3 versions of gthe game to blure them and make em look crapy. GET A LIFE

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

There is so much spin here I flew out of my chair and hit the wall.

[thewhoopimen]

You're wrong. According to 2k:

http://forums.2kgames.com/f...

[karlostomy]

Bioshock ps3 will ship with extra content right out of the box!

Included in the extra content:

- blur effect
- vaseline effect
- terrible textures
- anti aliasing issues
- higher price
- longer wait
- 360 envy

Boy oh boy PS3 owners have never had it so good!

[Gaystation 3]

You forgot the screen tearing, exclusive to Bioflop PS3!

[AngryTypingGuy]

LOL

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

What is the score now, 360/300 to 2/PS3? this is starting to feel like a war with guns vs rocks.

[Allowen]

I don't have an xbox360 to compare wih the PS3 version demo but I do have Bioshock on the PC and I got to say it is almost identical besides the fact it is a bit burry on the PS3.

Anyways on the PC it is runing I was runnign it at 1024X768 in a 19' monitor while the PS3' was running at 720p 26' TV.

I wonder if Bioshock on the PS3 can run at 1080p because if it can does that the small blurry thing will probably poof aways.

I had so much fun playing this game on the PC but I did not like much the controls on the keyboard besides the fact a FPS using a mouse is the best option.
I will probably buy the PS3 version as well since it is one of the top 3 best games I have played on this gen on any console or PC and also I loved the controls on the VG and the loading time seems even faster then on my PC(AMD X2 64bit +4 gram _Gforce 7950gx2).

Too bad 2K did not make a Special edition for this game.it would be worth buying .
:(

[vhero]

a couple of the shots listed in the links above have been photoshopped and yeah some comparison shots are from PC version or ps3 with standard RGB as usual this is a fanbot trait to try to prove something both games look just as good and these comparison threads have to stop there has been no MAJOR differnce now in nearly a year in multi platform titles. People really have to start looking how great the game is rather than minor differnces as honestly that wont make a damn bit of differnce when you goto buy the game the only people who make these posts are 360 fanboys and have to fake pics to prove a point and its sad really as they are actually hurting their console doing so rather than helping it.

[donscrillinger]

again the 360's version iz crisp and clear .just lookz better ..

[andyo13]

i've played the pc demo and the ps3 demo and theres absolutly no difference in graphics. except the ps3 version experienced some tearing but thats it. the rest was identical

[macca28]

you people are pure geeks for arguing over this ,get a life ,get a xbox

[CyberCam]

So the 360 is better visually. So what!
So the their both identical. So what!
So the PS3 version is better visually. So what!

If you haven't played the game before buy it (if you have the $$$) for either system. In the grand scheme of things the gaming experience (playing through the story) is what counts!

I can't believe people waste their time posting dumb @$$ comparisons videos & pictures? Don't you people have a game of some sort to play? It seems people spend more time creating posts to support console(s) of choice, rather than playing on their consoles?????? Just play your games & STFU!!

[achira]

are you ppl dumb ? these screenshots are fake! of course the pc shots will be better than the ps3 shots. and how on earth is it possible to place the camera on the exact same place on two different consoles? you ppl need some brain. the shots are fake and you know it.

[andron]

This is mostly damage control from rabid 360 fans.

2K has said the bad texture on Big Daddy in the demo was a fault, and that it's the exception to the rule. I played the demo and didn't notice any major faults.

Bioshock is on PS3 too now, deal with it...

[beefinn101]

I will say this the PS3 version should not be selling for $60.00 while the xbox 360 version is selling for $30.00 and looks better.

[FxckOSX]

ha, 360 fanboy site.

formerly, site owner did cheated comparison.

360 in-game movie encoded at 60fps
PS3 in-game movie encoded at 15fps

so site owner said "look this, lack of farame late on PS3!!"

[sanamsingh]

crapbox version looks better

[na2ru1]

trust me. I tested both DEMOS with 720p selected(progressive FTW) ON SAME SCREEN.

they are both EXACTLY IDENTICAL. I made sure both color settings were same on each PS3 HDMI and 360 ComponentHD connections. color depth, texture, jaggy rez are EXACTLY the same.

THe only problem is the PS3 suffers serious framerate issues but only on active scenes. TBH its far worse than Orange Box. Do NOT buy. 2K dont deserve the money

Those pics are easily from a desperate fanboy.

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

^^^HAHA^^^

[Zulwarn]

failstation 3 cant even run an OLD 360 game

[Arsenic13]

Do the graphics really matter that much? The difference is so minor. Just be glad this awesome game has now come to the PS3.

[solar]

gotta love a 720 rez at 30fps. do not want.

[biggsftw]

For those of you who haven't played the game, don't! There are so many titles coming out in Oct/Nov. that you won't even remember this crap titles name. The truth is 360s graphics are better for Bioshock but that's expected considering its a port! Save your money for one of the other dozen titles launching this month, trust me you'll be glad you did.

[Jacobite]

I agree, if your that upset about it don't buy it, plenty of other titles to choose from.

[gersh]

I thought graphics didn't "matter".
Psh, whatever.

[Honolulu]

The ps3-version seems to have higher AA and the specular has been turned down a little compared to the 360-version. That's why the games might seem a little less poppy, but I think that's a good thing tbh.
I haven't played the Xbox360 version or the PS3 demo, only the PC-version. Which had way too high specular values all over the place.
That's what I figured out from the screenshots at least.

People screaming about lower res textures should know that it's highly probable that the ps3-version uses the exact same assets as the 360- and PC-build.

Everyone who appreciate amazing art direction and great atmosphere should really check Bioshock out, in whatever way or medium you approach it.
It's in no way a perfect game, but it's definetly one of the better games from last year :)

[Kain81]

This news is false
here are the truth if you are a Gamer
and not a blind Fanboy
http://gamevideos.1up.com/v...

[cantfindaname08]

That's all i want. Since it's not on par with other versions. That's all i need people.

[nycredude]

All these sites doing comparisons are looking more like a bunch of fanboys and all these idiots taking shots at the Ps3 are even worse. You do know that The Ps3 didn't create this game right? "Oh Ps3 can't run it!" Are you serious? A $20 PSN game trumps any xbox 360 game handily in the graphics and gameplay department... Wipeout HD anyone?

And finally the most pathetic thing of all is..... cue drum roll...
You're comparing a completed game to a... you guessed it, a freaking DEMO!!!! There is a reason demos have that disclaimer saying it isn't representative of the final product. DUH!!

I guess that simple logic is complicated for these single cell amoebas!

[nycredude]

All these site doing comparisons are looking more like a bunch of fanboys and all these idiots taking shots at the Ps3 are even worse. You do know that The Ps3 didn't create this game right? "Oh Ps3 can't run it!" Are you serious? A $20 PSN game trumps any xbox 360 game handily in the graphics and gameplay department... Wipeout HD anyone?

And finally the most pathetic thing of all is..... cue drum roll...
Your comparing a completed game to a... you guessed it, a freaking DEMO!!!! There is a reason demos have that disclaimer saying it isn't representative of the final product. DUH!!

I guess that simple logic is complicated for these single cell amoebas!

[Adversary]

Listen, I'm all about the PS3. I love Sony. I love their products. I even own their stock. I also hate Microsoft because I despise their business practices. I've had 2 RRODs on my 2003 model 360, and my PS3 barely even stutters, but Bioshock just plain looks better on the xbox. And I'll tell you why.

The graphics card on the 360 is superior in design to the one on the PS3. It distributes graphics processes across all of its pipelines evenly, which allows for redundant lighting rendering to be performed through unused bandwidth. The PS3 GPU let's processes overflow onto the next pipeline when the first is full, so for most games, the latter half of the pipelines aren't even used most of the time. Because of this model, RAM needs to be dedicated to measuring the number of processes being sent through a pipeline and redirecting overflow, whereas with the 360'S GPU it only needs to be sent through once. This is why Sony opted to have RAM dedicated to the GPU (which by the way is incredibly smart architecture, and why a 256mb gpu is holding its own against a 512).

That said however, the Cell chip is light-years ahead of the xenon or whatever the hell it's called which is essentially a stripped down multi-cored pentium. The Cell is a brute-force computing monster that can spit out renders faster than just about any other processor out there. In the near future, you're going to be seeing games on the PS3 that can't be done on the 360. This is not to say that the 360 won't look as good graphically (cause it will), but that you will notice some really insane levels of on-screen activity in future PS3 games. Developers just aren't used to the method of execution yet. It takes time. It's like when Linux first came out and all the people who had been using windows since 1985 didn't want to switch to a harder (but more powerful/efficient) OS. Simple as that.

[biggsftw]

I think you said this even better than I could of. I feel we need more tech savvy feedback to silence the ignorance that plagues these boards. Instead of arguing about which game has more trees and grass, we should focus on the things that actually mean something. Kudos to you!

[Adversary]

Admittedly, I am among those people who don't fully understand the potential of Cell, but I do know that the defense contractors at Ratheon and Textron were deeply interested in it for the purposes of simulation renders. I know this because my family works at those companies. HOWEVER(!), they also had hesitations because the Cell is extremely complex and generates an incredible amount of heat, and so the companies were trying to work something out with IBM to buy Cells in bulk for product testing before they put it in a missile or flight computer and bet US military lives on it. So obviously, the Cell is as complex as it is powerful.

That said, Bioshock is an incredible game. I played through it twice, which is monumental for me. See, I do reviews for a start-up gaming website (emphasis on start), and play a ridiculous number of games as I am the entirety of the PS3 staff. Many of the games I play, I never even finish. So for me to not only finish this game, but twice, AND on a platform not related to my job is indicative of my great appreciation for craftsmanship of Bioshock. And while I find it reprehensible for 2K to have allowed the quality to be so compromised in transition, I would still be forced to give this game my highest recommendation. Graphics aren't everything. I still play Fallout, and Diablo 2 for Christ's sake.

Not letting yourself enjoy this game because of console wars would be like if Romeo and Juliet only had one chapter, ending with Romeo crying and masturbating while using his own tears as lubricant.