Xbox 360 versus PlayStation 3 Graphics Comparison: Round Two

From Gamespot:

"It's been more than six months since we published our first Xbox 360 versus PlayStation 3 graphics comparison feature. Games on both systems looked great, but the Xbox 360 games had more polish. We found that the Xbox 360 edged out the PlayStation 3 with higher-resolution textures and better lighting. The result of the first comparison wasn't surprising--the Xbox 360 had been available for a year and developers were already cranking out second-generation games, while the PlayStation 3 had just arrived in retail with its first-generation games. We decided to check on a few games released in recent months to see if the PlayStation 3 has caught up to or overtaken the Xbox 360."

[Sexius Maximus]

it is what non fanboys expected. The 360 is still in the lead. But as programmers get use to the PS3 hardware, the graphics will be a lot closer than they use to be. The ONLY reason to buy a PS3, is for their exclusive titles (which will be great) Multiplat games are the same or better on the 360 and not worth dishing out an extra $200 for. Get a PS3 for their exclusives, it'll be worth it, but leave all others to the 360.

[RedSeven]

"The ONLY reason to buy a PS3, is for their exclusive titles"

I also enjoy being able to access my PS3 with my PSP. I also personally enjoy the bluray player and the XMB. Honestly, maybe its the ONLY reason you should buy a PS3?

[uxo22]

You make a good point. But I must admit, I have had my PS3 for some time now. I just don't use it (At least no very much) I'm tired of playing motorstorm (For now at least). I connected to it with my PSP, but after looking at a couple of pictures and listening to some music, that function is useless (Could have done that with my IPOD)

Another thing that annoys me about my PS3 is that it doesn't play well with formats that sony decided to block or not include. How can you call something a media hub and can't view divx or xvid files amongst others. I'm not bashing the PS3, I love my PS3 and also love my 360. It's just right now, the PS3 is not very inspiring to me (Hopefully that will change in the near future.)

Sometimes I do wish I would have waited before buying it. Sony has kinda dropped the ball on this one, but, you already know that.

Anyway

Even though I own both systems Sony has always seemed self serving to me. (M$ isn't much better.)

[cdawson]

Agreed, I'm planning on getting all the multis for my 360.

That being said the PS3 has a more powerful exclusive line-up than the xbox. Also IMO the 360 is more online/multiplayer oriented (hence the multitude of FPS games), and the PS3 is aimed for more of a pure gaming experience.

[The General]

Seximus Maximus - if the 360 is leading, it's only because developers are lazy, but if you put in enough work then you'll get a better looking game. For an example: Bethesda and Oblivion.

Here's from the article:

Oblivion

Bethesda delayed Oblivion for the PS3 from Q4 2006 to March 2007, but it looks like the developers made good use of that extra time to improve graphics for the PS3. The PS3's textures have more detail and stay sharp farther into the distance. We actually preferred how the 360's low-res ground outside the stables looked compared to the PS3's sharper yet bland-looking ground, but it could just be an artwork issue since the PS3 has better looking stonework in our city shot where both systems share similar base textures. Character models definitely look better on the PS3. The armor on the standing guard shows more intricate detailing on the PS3. Bethesda has indicated that it plans on upgrading the 360 version's graphics up to PS3 levels, but last week's 360 patch didn't seem to include any of the PS3's graphical improvements.

See if you work hard to understand the architecture of the ps3, the ps3 will give better graphics.

Mart, you don't seem to understand the point of this article. From the last comparison Gamespot had on third party titles to now, the graphics of the ps3 is edging closer and closer to that of 360 in only 6 months. I'm going to say that again: in only 6 MONTHS. Now imagine what's going to happen by this fall when they have the next set of comparisons. I guarantee from what i saw in these pics that by christmas time or early next winter that all this games will either be identical or the ps3 might have a slight edge. Programmers just have to get used to the ps3 and in only 6 months from the previous comparison shots, look what they were able to do. Think about it. The ps3 is a mighty beast and the developers are just getting better at taming it.

[Fisher339]

Developers like the ones for Burnout 5, Said if you make a multiplatforms for the ps3 first, it is easier to port them over. instead of vice versa.

People give ubisoft crap for making crappy ports like FEAR (it was pretty bad) and i think they learn they must put a little more effort into porting to the ps3. Rainbow6 still looks worse on ps3 but not nearly as bad as the ported fear.

[TheMART]

Too bad dude.

That's exactly ONE game were they had a FULL YEAR extra to program and optimize on. If the 360 had that extra time it would have looked as good, if not better then the PS3 version.

And you know what's funny. Developers want their games out at the same time cross platform. Which means: same time on PS3 and 360 version. The 360 version is easier and faster to make. What would you think you get? A finalized, optimized, great 360 version and a less good, not finalized PS3 version.

You see now? You'll always get the bad version. All the past cross platform games prove that. You have ONE example, only Oblivion, that just looked a tad better for a year extra time.

It's THAT pathetic

"Major League Baseball 2K7

The system graphics are remarkably close in MLB 2K7, but GameSpot editor Aaron Thomas wanted us to mention that MLB 2K7's "frame rate on the PS3 was terrible compared to the 360." Looking beyond frame rate issues, we really had to nitpick to come up with graphical differences, such as the sharper grass textures and more detailed dirt around home plate in the 360 version. The outfield "405" distance marker is also sharper on the Xbox 360. Shirt logos on the fans, though blurry on both systems, are slightly more detailed on the 360. "

"Spider-Man 3

If there's one game that we expected would look better on the PS3, it was Spider-Man 3, but developer Treyarch didn't do Sony any special favors in the PS3 game based on the Sony Pictures movie. (Well, unless you're really into big trees.) Spider-Man's costume is much cleaner on the 360 compared to his PS3 outfit. However, the PS3 suit's softer lines do make Spidey's movements smoother. Several building details are missing on the PS3 in the first image set and in the ground view of the city. We're not sure what's happening with the traffic lines and crosswalk pattern on the PS3, but it could be a filtering issue similar to what we saw on the 360 in Armored Core 4."

"Virtua Tennis 3

The stadium objects in the PS3 image visually pop on the rollover. We can't tell which lighting style is more accurate, but it's a noticeable difference between the two games. One judgment we can make is that the Xbox 360 version has sharper textures. You can see it in the netting and in the Dunlop logo on the box to the right of the net in the third image set. The Xbox 360 players also seem to cast softer shadows on the court, while the PlayStation 3 has hard shadows. "

"NBA Street Homecourt

It was difficult to spot graphics differences between the Xbox 360 and the PS3 in NBA Street Homecourt until we examined the character models in the cropped comparison images. Both games looked almost the same when we compared them on two HDTVs sitting side-by-side, but the PS3's player models appeared slightly grainier than the Xbox 360's when we took a close look at the screenshots. There's a big difference between sitting six feet from an HDTV and sitting a foot away from a computer monitor flipping back and forth between JPEGs."

"Def Jam Icon

Def Jam Icon has richly detailed maps that include several dynamic elements that move with the music. It was difficult to capture matching images with clouds rolling overhead, objects bumping onscreen, and rappers beating the crap out of each other, but we came close. Both games look fantastic. The only real difference we noticed was the Xbox 360's antialiasing. Compare the Xbox 360's clean cable lines to the jagged lines on the PS3. The porch railing in the second map also has better antialiasing on the 360."

And you don't want me to add comparing results in favour of the 360 with COD3, Rainbow Six, FNR3, F.E.A.R. and all those other multiplatform games, DO YOU?

The reason doesn't even matter any more. More difficult to program or not, the 360 gets the better versions of the multiplatform games, we can state that for sure now.

[Leathersoup]

"developers made good use of that extra time to improve graphics for the PS3"

Bethesda already stated that what they did to make the game look better on the PS3, could have been done for the 360 as well.

[Fisher339]

You're right mart, Developers like making games for the 360 because it is qucker and ultimately cheaper. Thats the problem with developers nowadays, Most of them just wanna make the most money as fast and cheaply as possible.

In the end this results in poor(er) qualitity games overall.

Good Developers take Risks, Which is exactly what some are doing by developing for the PS3 first. Haze? Burnnout5? Both Games will look great because the developers are taking their time and not rushing just to make a quick buck.

Any multiplatform games that are focused on the ps3 first will look better compared to 360 focused multiplatform games, because it may take longer to develop, but hard work pays off

[chitown]

GAMSPOT are litlle b!tches everyone knows that. they suck MS d!ck, their fu(kin bias as hell towards the ps3.. i dont listen to anything these clowns have to say

[elliot_]

yeaH i have to agree one thing with you...one thing it's clearly right...it was one of sites that gave the ridge racer for ps3 worth score than the 360...what is completely stupid...why ign gave a 7 for 360 and a 8.2 for ps3?

but in gs game received an 8.1 for 360 N a 8 for ps3...something is not right here and in europe magazines the ps3 version received much better scores than the xbox version...
oblivion looks even worth in ps3 too...

look at the colors in the screens...they put the ps3 so white and ugly...this wasn't the images i saw in the ps3...this is only a example...

edit: yeah leathersoup probably you're are right;)

[Leathersoup]

They're comparing it to other games on the system. On the 360 the number of games that are better than RidgeRacer 6 is astounding whereas there are like what 3 games out for the PS3 that look-better/are-more-fun-than RidgeRacer 6.

[Covenant]

Apples and oranges.

[Sangheili85]

Bananas and Mangos?

[Covenant]

Navel oranges and cumquats!

[Sangheili85]

Strawberries and Cherry's!!!

[Covenant]

Kiwis and casabas!

[FadeToBlack]

Vodka and Gin?

Why disagree with vodka or gin? they both make you feel pretty sweet.

[Omicronn]

white controller, black controller

great anti flame post btw:) need more of these type of wars:) +rep

[Sangheili85]

Spaghetti and Meatballs... Oh PWNED can't beat that.

Hahahahah i know its a great post. thanks to the greatness of Covenant. +rep man cheer cheer

[TruthHurts]

beer and kron.

[Wargasm]

Titties and beer?

[Wargasm]

Shmoke and a pancake?

[Babylonian]

D!cks and Cunts

[Babylonian]

PlayStation 3 VS Xbox 360.......oh sh!t now I ruined it didn't I.
Well anyway the PS3 wins easily.

[elliot_]

xbox 360 looks much better again...no doubt

360 looks like print screen pictures...and the ps3 pics looks like a photoshot...the colours of 360 looks better...i don't know if in reality the effects are the same...

[WoundedMoon]

"XBox 360 looks like a integrated screen capture, PS3 looks like they took out there 1.3 mega-pixel camera and took a screen-shot (literally)." If I may take the liberty of rewording your message?

The FIRST screen I look at is the top/first AC4 screen. You'll notice the 360 version has about 2 colums of black pixels on the left side, and then cleanly cuts to the real image, the PS3 version has a similar thing, although it slowly fades or blurs into the real picture. Maybe they really did take a "screen shot"? But why bother with that when you can take the same XBox 360 screen, and apply a blur filter, lower the contrast, and get the same effect. Hmmm...

[Azures]

Gamespot conducted the ps3 test using composite cables, the system essentially requires an hdmi. gamespot needs a nuke dropped on their heads.

[TheMART]

Yeah if its not because of lazy devs, or the TV saturation, its the wrong video out port they use.

Oh wait, maybe its the weather, or which colour underpants you're wearing today! It might be because your mother used the vacuum cleaner. On your dad that is.

@ Elliot (below)

Ah nice. When Sony fanboys start to loose themselves, call names, talk bad mouth and loose their control one is sure that they touched the spot where it hurts.

You know I speak the truth and thats why you get so madly out of control. It's almost too funny to watch. You know its a weakness when you get mad, do you?

"i really hate people like you kid...you don't have A opinion! only flame the other guys opinion..."

Dude, I play games longer then you and own more systems then you'll ever have seen. STFU

"he is right GS used components not hdmi...ps3 only works well with hdmi..."

So if it uses component, why can't the PS3 output the same quality as the 360? So you admit the PS3 is a bad piece of hardware, it can only use HDMI to ouput best? The 360 can output better on component, then there is the Elite 360, which would get the PS3 HDMI pwned probably. What's your point exactly?

"you are the worth thing this site could have...."

And you are?

EDIT

"edit: by the way i was the one who took you out one bubble...and for me you should have ZERO"

By the way, I was the one who took you out one bubble also. Eye for an eye... There you go. And for me they should ban you really because of you bad mouth talking. I won't lower me to your pathetic level.

Plus it seems you're faster to zero bubbles then me even. Have been on one, back to four, now three, could be four again... BUt you're on two!

Who's laughing now? Hey and I have the better console and play the better versions of multiplatform games and you have a.... uh... BluRay player! Nice!

EDIT #2

"i'm the guy that may be here in one or 2 year will be laughing at xbots face for the 2nd time...becus they had made the wrong choise again..."

go back to school: 'choise' must be 'choice'.

Uh dude, I don't know about you but last gen the games also looked better and sharper on the XBOX 1.

So you looked in your crystal ball two years ahead? You sound dumber with every post you make. Wasn't the PS2 also 10 x as powerfull as a supercomputer? THe Gamecube almost outperformed it, when Resident Evil 4 looked better on it then on the PS2. Sony has overhyped and overpromissed again, and underdelivering now and in two years they'll still underdeliver. THIS IS WAITING!

"why did i said that? not becus i'm mad cus i don't even have a ps3...may be one day...but because you ARE just a stupid moron..."

Calling names again? You get weaker by the minute because of that. Kid. So you don't have the money for a 360 nor a PS3. I feel sorry for you.

"by the way you can take all my bubble cus you will not see me anymore in this forum..."

Ah, thanks for cleaning up your own mess.

[elliot_]

go FUC yourself THEmart why a so stupid guy like you can write or talk?...just to say bullshit for the mouth? this case with fingers...

i really hate people like you kid...you don't have A opinion! only flame the other guys opinion...

he is right GS used components not hdmi...ps3 only works well with hdmi...

go play some games...and your mother should teach a kid like you to shut your mouth...

you are the worth thing this site could have....

sorry but needed to say that...

BANNED or without bubble don't care...
but i think this guy is a disease!!!

do what you want...i just want news 4 gamers...

edit: by the way i was the one who took you out one bubble...and for me you should have ZERO

edit: me? i'm the guy that may be here in one or 2 year will be laughing at xbots face for the 2nd time...becus they had made the wrong choise again...

why did i said that? not becus i'm mad cus i don't even have a ps3...may be one day...but because you ARE just a stupid moron...

by the way you can take all my bubble cus you will not see me anymore in this forum...

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hey Sangheili85 THEthing didn't scared me at all...i just talk with the mart like that becus i was goin off with the foruns thats why...

last thing for THEshit.......now even the GC is better than ps2? funny mart you're so blind...do you kiss you 360 everyday? i think so...
you don't live on earth...at least the ps2 has RE4 (Xbiatx dont)...but the GC has gran turismo? has God of war 1 and 2? has final fantasy x and xii? has kingdom hearts 1 and 2? has dragon quest VIII? has tekken 5? has pro evo soccer? has dragon ball budokai? has devil may cry? has ico and shadow of colossus? has metal gear 2 and 3? has jak and daxter? has ratchet and clank? even it has a "DVD"?this is some reasons that made ps2 a winner...

yes i know Xbox had greAt games...halo halo halo halo2 halo halo...hum oh halo...but i don't like to play fpS...so?

[Sangheili85]

You scared elliot off the forums wow... Thats owned right there.

[Omicronn]

No need to get so negative against him, its what she/he is here to do...

Comic relief !

[JasonXE]

this a bit to seriously eh?

[ThaGeNeCySt]

I thought oblivion looked better on PS3 than 360... these screenshots make the 360 version look a lot better... i think gamespot are messing up again lol

[BIGBAER]

After viewing the Oblivion comparisons I have to say the 360 version is much more vibrant. The PS3 shots were sharper but flat and dull.

[VirtualGamer]

You know you could take the same source signal and have it run on different tv's and you would see a difference. What I would like to see is the tv set up to maximize the picture of each system and then compare. Since that's what a person would do in real life. Instead they only went with component video cables completely bypassing one of the PS3 main features, the HDMI 1.3 connection. I also wonder if they had the RGB on full or if the TV they are using even supports it. In other words there are many variables that would effect the image quality but they seem to play to the 360 strengths and ignore the PS3.

An example is the Virtua Tennis shots. I have the demo and I can tell you with out a doubt on my TV with RGB full and HDMI connection the game looks way more colorful and not washed out like the screenshot they have for the PS3.

EDIT Here are 2 pictures I just took of Virtua Tennis from my PS3 and HDTV. Both where taken with a 3.2 MP camera. PS3 is using HDMI connection and RBG full. TV is a 50" Sony Wega SXRD

http://www.vanguardmwdconsu...

http://www.vanguardmwdconsu...

[drtysouf21]

I have seen and compared Virtua Tennis for PS3 and 360 on my 1080p DLP and it looks way better on PS3 then 360. Those photos for PS3 are really washed out in their comparisons and they definitely do not look like that on my tv.

Edit: To whoever disagreed you can come to my house and see for
yourself!

Edit2: To my 5 disagreeing people here ya go right here the first one is washed out with one setting changed on my 5mp camera and its colorful with my normal color settings on my camera also here is how colorful virtua tennis is.

On a HP 65in 1080p DLP

[gunnar2906]

the same here ... PS3 version of VT seemed to me much better then 360's

[Fart_Bubbles]

that sees right thru gamespots BS, anyone that has both consoles can tell you that Virtual Tennis 3 on the PS3, DESTROYSSSSSSSS the 360 version.

I don't know whose worse, people like the Mart or idiots like gamespot and their bought and paid for hitpieces on the PS3.

absolutely freaking pathetic what is going on.

Im at the point where I am going to take hi-res shots of games shared on both consoles and SHUT THESE RETARDED XBOTS UP ONCE AND FOR ALL.

here you go chitheads, look at all the disagrees I get

these are a couple of shots from Warhawk so people can see the "washed out" colors of the PS3.....lol

prepare to eat crow xbots

and these were taken with a cheap $100 JVC camera so they don't really do the images justice.

whoah what happened to my shots?? I edited to add the comment about the camera and now they are gone??

I'll post em again later, here is a more HONEST pic of Armore Core

[bung tickler]

"So you are saying the standard setup for a ps3 is something that only about 2% of the population has? How about this, most people DON'T HAVE HDMI 1.3 LET ALONE HDMI. So for like 98% of people that would buy EITHER system these are the images they will get. GOT IT? GOOD!

P.S. I'm sure the differences would be about exactly the same if you DID do a HDMI comparison. First the main difference for HDMI 1.3 is in the audio NOT video. Second the ps3 DOESN'T SHIP WITH AN HDMI CABLE, hell the PS3 DOESN'T SHIP WITH ANY HD CABLE so if it was MEANT to be run with HDMI don't you think they would have included it? If you really want to be fair you should compare what you get out of the box, but again fanyboys will see and believe whatever they want regardless of the truth.

P.S.S. and all of this doesn't change the fact that the ps3 has lots of jaggies and the 360 doesn't. its cuz the 360 has a better gpu. DEAL WITH IT YOU FANBOY F@GS!"

@below you guys are truly fools, you obviously know very little about the cables you hook up to your tv's let alone how your tv processes the signals that are sent to it via those cables. go to the av forums and try and talk some of this babble over there, they will laugh at you. it must be fun living in lala land.

[VirtualGamer]

I thought we where suppost to compare the graphical capabilities of the 2 systems. Meaning the best that they can do. I can see by your response that not the point here. Its only to show the 360 at its best and if that means the PS3 is not as good at that setting then it means the PS3 is not as good, well great news for MS and 360 fanboys. Whatever makes you sleep well at night. All I know is my setup looks a hell of a lot better as my pictures show.

[drtysouf21]

There is no point in arguing with them i'm not a fanboy i own all 3 systems and am an honest gamer and by your comments i think you are too. But sometimes ignorance cant be dealt with so no point in trying. We all know the truth. I could invite the most hardcore of fanboys to my house to see for themselves and they would still lie to themselves. And to back you up.....Its about what a system is capable of the only fair way to compare is by putting each system in the best conditions and setting them to their best settings to show the full power of what they are capable of and anybody with any kind of sense would know that.

[VirtualGamer]

Yup your right. Not only did they disagree with me but I lost a bubble for being polite and offering what I thought where reasonable comments. However it would appear that I have offended some Xbox 360 fans and they have chosen to try and shut me up.

[Rasulis]

Ooo well. I see these type of comparisons going for a long time sadly.

[RedSeven]

I think this whole thing is just stupid. Play board games if your so upset about a system.

[pkb79]

I have a PS3 and have played the demos most of games and I own oblivion. I have never seen the colors look as drab as on these screen shots. I only have an old SD tube tv using the cables that came in the box and the colors never look this dull. Gamespot has either altered these images or they don't know how to hook up a PS3. The color on these shots is bogus.

[Dr Pepper]

I know it says round two on the top, but seriously, this is like round 5,386 and counting. When has a day gone by where there isn't some sort of comparison in the graphics department. The topic is getting old, but I know if I log on tomorrow there will be something else just like this. Oh well.

[MoonDust]

It's a cool experience ;)!

[1337 gamer]

iv got most of them games for the ps3 and they look nothing like that :S. im not saying that they are better than the x360 version just saying that gamespot are bias from what iv seen.

[toughNAME]

GAMESPOT is out to get us sony fanboys!!!!!

[killercam19]

sony people are so damn stupid just admit that it looks better on the 360 ...........just watch if any 1 ps3 game ever looks better than the 360 they gonna be saying the ps3 is 10 times more powerful than the 360.

[pkb79]

The PS3 IS 10x more powerful the the Xbox360

[Maddens Raiders]

...we need to reinforce our games development power and create new entertainment experiences that will bring out the best of the technology in platforms such as PSP ® (PlayStation ® Portable), PLAYSTATION ® 3, and beyond, ... the PlayStation brand, favored by over 200 million people all over the world, and Phil's strong leadership combined, I am confident that the power of our development studios are further empowered to create more new and innovative titles.

"Stay on tar - get......stay on tar - get."

[THAMMER1]

Why do people blame the DEVELOPERS? That is such a lame cop out.

[RedSeven]

Blame Canada!

[Grown Folks Talk]

If I could be serious for a minute.

[Kastrol]

looked at the link gamespot , so the 360 is the winner obviously gamespot pure bias nuff said

[Wargasm]

or could it be that the games do actually look better on the 360? (aside from oblivion that is)

Gamespot is a pretty popular site, and it is pretty clear that they try to remain unbiased as much as possible.

I really doubt that they took these screen shots, and then took them into photoshop to muck up the ps3 pics, along with some of the 360 ones just to screw with the reader

[1337 gamer]

we are saying that if you actually play the game on the ps3 it looks nothing like that. please dont chat sh!t if you havnt even seen the game in front of u on a HD tv. im not saying its better on ps3 so no one flame lol. Im just saying that gamespot are either bias or just cant take good comparisons.

[jay2]

Someone take some shots of these games on THEIR consoles and post them in the forum.

[Grown Folks Talk]

and their artistic choices for the game. some games look great, some look like sh*t. some groups have better engines, more manpower, or more talented employees. if it really was a matter of the hardware, every game on that particular system would look great or crappy, not some each way. the hardware just gives them a medium to work on.

[ERommel]

Different portions of the pictures are appealing to me in both pictures. In some shots the close up part looks far better on Ps3 and the distance graphics are far better on X360. No doubt the buildings in most shots look better on 360 but IMO the mech looks far better on the ps3 shot especially the last one.

[funkysolo]

looks like they didn't take the time to adjust color or brightness for the PS3 version. It's hard to compare, was the ps3 in 1080p mode or they didn't bother to make the ps3 version look as best as it could. Why do all the pictures on ps3 look bright and need color added. I know if i was playing those games, let's see I would grab my remote and take some of the brightness off and maybe add more color. Wouldn't that been easy to do and then compare.

[LSDARBY]

That is so fake, i have to say.
Those games are no where near as bright and washed out on my TV, they must have the brightness turned up 100% for PS3.

[weekapaugh]

"We took all our screenshots at 720p using component video cables."

i stopped reading there. how bout an HDMI comparison, but i guess they had to dum the test down for the 360 or didn't have an elite.

[tony]

silly comparison.

[Fart_Bubbles]

idiots like gamespot can make a totally biased comparison against the PS3 and no one calls em on it.

calling these clowns hacks is an insult to hacks.

@gnothe1, so you're basically admitting that gamespot CRIPPLED the PS3's output in order to do a "fair" comparison?? lol

thanks for proving my point.

gamespot is a joke of a website.

heres two more snapshots, the first one is for the idiot that said GT:HD has "jaggies"

and the second is a shot of VT:3

they look a little fuzzy cause my hand moves the camera a little everytime I hit the button.

[gnothe1]

since more people have the non HDMI 360, they thought it would be better to use the standard 360!! do you think it would have been fair to use HDMI an 1080p for 1 an upscaled 1080p through VGA for the other, NO!! thats why they decided to use tha SAME kind of cables an run the SAME resolution, thay way they both are evenly set!! plus most of those games are native 720p anyway(except maybe for VT3)so whats better than running these games the way the developers intended them to run!! which is why I think these comparisons were fair, but you sony boys dont think so because it doesnt show the PS3 winning like you guy THINK it should!!

I think the problem is, you guys expect the PS3 to just blow away the 360 like sony said it would, but that just aint happening!! I've read on here were guys say the PS3 is more powerful!! ON PAPER the PS3 is a beast, but how is it doing aginst the 360 right now. you guys must remember that all these great looking PC games were running on a Microsoft OS. MS was helping developers make these awesome looking games for the PC (supplying the tools to make it happen)so they know what it takes to make a killer graphical system!!

then we have all this talk about the cell. developer haven't figured out how to develop for the cell, well the same can be said about the 360's architecture. they haven't used 3 core processors yet either( all running at 3.2 ghz each)so there still plenty to learn with the 360 also. so I think through out the WHOLE entire life span on the Ps3 an 360 we will see these kind of comparisons, an I think the 360 will still have the edge!!

[VirtualGamer]

They are using the standard 360 setup but thats not the standard PS3 set up so how can you consider that to be fair? Compare what the standard 360 set up is to the standard PS3 set up and then it would be fair.

[bung tickler]

So you are saying the standard setup for a ps3 is something that only about 2% of the population has? How about this, most people DON'T HAVE HDMI 1.3 LET ALONE HDMI. So for like 98% of people that would buy EITHER system these are the images they will get. GOT IT? GOOD!

P.S. I'm sure the differences would be about exactly the same if you DID do a HDMI comparison. First the main difference in HDMI 1.3 is in the audio NOT video. Second the ps3 DOESN'T SHIP WITH AN HDMI CABLE hell the PS3 DOESN'T SHIP WITH ANY HD CABLE so if it was MEANT to be run with HDMI don't you think they would have included it? If you really want to be fair you should compare what you get out of the box, but again fanyboys will see and believe whatever they want regardless of the truth.

P.S.S. and all of this doesn't change the fact that the ps3 has lots of jaggies and the 360 doesn't. its cuz the 360 has a better gpu. DEAL WITH IT YOU FANBOY F@GS!

[VirtualGamer]

I see so hey lets down grade both the 360 and PS3 images to 480p because thats what the majority of home owners own. If we are going to appeal to the lowest common denomiator hey lets all just buy the cheaper Wii and call it a day :P

[bung tickler]

i'm simply stating it isn't the cable that is making the difference. its not because the ps3 is MEANT to bo connected with HDMI, its because the ps3 is a b!tch to develop for and has a weaker gpu that is sony's fault an no one elses and this is what you get because of it. the ps3 is a GREAT blu-ray player i will give it that, but it is by no means the BEST GAMING machine this gen no matter what cable you hook up to it or what your fanboy affiliation is. the cables aren't making the ps3 have poor textures or bad anti-aliasing. facts are facts, end of story.

[VirtualGamer]

Its very obvious you don't have a PS3 so of course would not know the difference in picture quality connecting it with a component cable versus HDMI. There is one. Not only that but the 1.8 patch they just release allowed you to further increase the picture quality by selecting RGB Full and on TV's that are able to take advantage of that feature the difference is amazing. See because you don't own one you have no idea.

So you can talk all this crap about better GPU and blah blah blah but in the end any PS3 owner knows that these truely do make a difference on the PS3 and to not compare that picture quality to what the 360 can do is a disservice to the PS3.

[wii on your face]

Fuq all u dorkz and ur grafiz comparisons

wii has mor powerful and better grafix then both

[Daxx]

lol, it's more innovative I'll give it that.

[JasonXE]

that got me laughing for awhile. Funny post mate :-)

[MK_Red]

There is not problem with their PS3 brightness. Armored Core Developers made it that way. If you run both games on default on sane TV, you will see that 360 version is very very dark. Kool comparison overall. Armored Core PS3 has better textures but EA games like Icon and NBA HC are better on 360 and have better anti-aliasing.

[Rhezin]

they look the same cept different lighting. these comparisons are aweful, why the hell do these people posting these stupid topics up I don't get it

[Mycococo]

has no one mentioned armored core 4 isnt a good looking game in the first place. all this fanboy talk is funny. some of the sheet is way way over the top but it was fun reading for laughs. love my 360 now but once the exclusives come(soon mind you) i will put the 360 asside and ALL YOU XBOT FANBOYS WILL CRY A DIFFERENT STORY!! hahahahahahaha

[bootsielon]

They lack credibility. 8.8 to Zelda? then they once put a Fight Night for PS2 picture to compare it with the 360 version; they were referring to the PS3 version actually. When people noticed, they didn't even apologize, they simply took the picture down and magically changed it. See their reviews for everything Xbox related and you'll see the bias.

Morons disagree to facts. Oh well, Xbots are everywhere.

[Firewire]

another stupid comparison!
real smart idea to to use games that were all ported to the PS3!
xbots will never learn!

[Wargasm]

which seems to be every game that the 2 systems have in common.....

its not their fault, the sun was in sony's eyes

The dog ate ken katuragi's homework

[USMChardcharger]

wow, the gamespot guys found very little to say on the ps3's behalf.

imo, it seems looking at these shots that the ps3 uses a blurring trick to try and get a clean image.

where as the 360 digs deep and tries to tackle the image head on and does it very well. makes for a deeper color and sharper image.

i dont know...weird...i am sure they will figure out the ps3 in time. besides, sony has set up a long time table for the ps3 to be on the market.

one note...i am sure a moving picture makes a difference too...it is hard to judge a still image.

[ApocalypseShadow]

so much brightness.so many lies.

i won't comment on the microsoft owned gamespot.we all know their views.

[Eternal E 808]

a game site or dev other than the cosole it self haha its real sad i feel sorry for you ppl

[Kratos12]

do you blame god for your looks or do u blame yourself?

[Eternal E 808]

idiot fanboys seem to do, run your mouth and ride sonys stick all day even when theres inevitable facts right in front of your faces i guess yall still in denial.

[xg-ei8ht]

Oh Please.

Already stated by the Devs. Rainbow 6 vegas is higher quality on the PS3.

I've played both, and can tell you thats correct.

PS3'S version is crisper, runs better. And is of higher quality.

Microsoft will be worried by christmas!!!

That'll be the first punch, ms will be wobbling.

[Xabrophazon]

But those shots look mostly the same. The PS3 graphics are a bit sharper in foreground areas, but the 360's graphics appear to be sharper in the background areas.

I think the big question we need to ask is: Who cares? Enjoy your games, don't bicker about them.

[SIX]

Here's some advice for the guys who did this. Get a capable 1080p tv and click on the full rgb setting on the PS3. Biased comparisons like this is bad for everyone. It fuels ignorance.

[Wargasm]

Bong and a waffle?

[Wargasm]

reference to Austin powers?

[Ps3007]

Great one looks better than another.. PC straight whoops on both consoles like no tomorow.

Just shut up and review games if they can even handle that. Screw gamespot.

[sa_nick]

Wouldn't it make more sense to compare xbox exclusives to ps3 exclusives? Totally different games so you couldn't get similar screenshots, but it'd at least be comparing 2 games both made to it's full potential for each system.

[TheMART]

No, thats not a good idea.

Because which screenshot could you ever compare? Game is different, so that would get an endless discussion. Although you can say overall quality of textures etc.

Like Resistance is pwned by Gears of War for example. Different games, Gears clearly better graphics. Actually COD2 looks on par if not better then Resistance.

But for the rest comparing the same games for different systems is the best check. Gives proof to silent the fanboys with excuses why their system has the bad versions like for the PS3

[kevin1122]

people are saying to use hdmi, but i use component on my ps3 and it does look alot better than those screenshots. Ive noticed in all of these the 360 is very very dark and the ps3 is very very light. It is odd.

[InMyOpinion]

Switching to the Ps3 screens feels like taking off my glasses.

[nanometric]

I don't see no big difference, except Oblivion in favor to PS3 and Spiderman in favor to 360. Others just look brightened for PS3 and a little darkened for 360.

[marionz]

i just bought a new samsung lcd to play my 360 games on, i thought the picture and colour was amazing...then i realised there is a game mode!
anyone with one of these tv's should switch it on it makes the picture look mindblowing when playing 360 games

[FirstknighT]

Wow we're still trying to compare multiplatform games??? It's already been debated many times and the 360 always gets the better version. Rainbow 6: Vegas being the next winner for the 360. All the ps3 has on the 360 is Oblivion. But that game was build from the ground up on the ps3 and it only improves the original by the smallest of margins. Not to mention a 1 minute download would make it equal to the ps3 in graphics. This is old news already.

[CrazzyMan]

lol, and after that they are hoping get sharper image on ps3? LOL.

[BIGBAER]

PS3 games will only look good when played on HDTVs through an HDMI cable? You're saying that all other tv/component cable set-ups will look like trash?

I have news for you bunkie.... IT'S ALL RELATIVE!

Since both consoles used the same set-ups, the same displays and the same component cable hook-ups, both would look identicle IF the graphics quality of the compared games was the same.

They were not, and they did not---look the same! The 360 images were superior throughout.

IF the PS3 graphics WERE better (they are not) then they would have displayed better---regardless of connection type.

If something looks like trash at 720p/component don't expect it to look great at 1080p/HDMI.

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

Is there anything left on the PS3 that the 360 hasn't beat down? Hey PS3 fans does it hurt your face to come in to gaming sites like this one, just to get that face slapped as soon as you come through the door? The 360 and the Wii have been pwning the PS3 all year and show no sign of letting up anytime soon. "Its about potential, waiting and BluRay" You know whats even more funny is that the claims the PS3 fans have made on this site claiming that Oblivion looks better are just shot all to hell here. (now you have "NO!" port that looks better on the PS3) I realy hope though that the PS3 fans get some games "soon" because I wouldn't mind talking about somthing other that the console war.

[felidae]

360 games are always so dark and have too much contrast. i don't know why but ps3 games look much better on my TV. let some exclusives come and soon people will realize that ps3 is the better system. i play my 360 just 1,2 times a month because there's nothing to play on it except shooting games which i don't like but i think there will be some great games for the 360, too.

[BIGBAER]

>>> i play my 360 just 1,2 times a month because there's nothing to play on it except shooting games which i don't like... <<<

Either you live in a dark, smelly cave and never get out much, or you have a problem with truthfulness.

Either way, saying that there is nothing to play on the 360 except 'shooting games' is idiotic.

Please, don't make outrageous statements. The responses won't be nice.

[codeazrael]

as well as its close allies to supply the games that can (or cannot) showcase the PS3's full potential. Someone a little earlier posted the comment about game studios wanting to release multiplatform games at the same time, and by doing that, with two systems fairly close as far as capabilities go, third party developers arent interested in going the extra mile to make one version look superior. Plus first party titles is the only thing that is keeping the wii afloat, and even that boat will sink as Nintendo is notorious for making you wait months at a time and sometimes a console at a time for titles like their Halo, Mario and Zelda. Zelda has come and gone, Mario will come and go, Metroid will do the same, and those are Nintendo's biggest titles. And "wii" all know how long you have to wait in between Mario and Zelda titles. But back to the consoles in question. Sony truly did bring these troubles to themselves by incorporating what is still pretty much a proprietary disc drive when if they would've gave gamers the option to add a hd disc drive and just continued to use the DVD format until the next console generation, then the PS3 undoubtedly would have the lead, not because of a better console, but because of brand recognition. If the PS3 20 and 60 gig models launched at $299 and $399 with blu ray as an option, Sony would have kept alot, if not all of their exclusives. I truly believe this soon to be 12 million 360 installed base is made up of a decent amount of ps2 gamers that either lost faith in Sony or just couldnt afford a ps3. BTW, you could fit FFXIII, MGS4 or whatever on a DVD disc, not to mention Sony couldve put a higher speed DVD drive in the PS3 to trump the 360's DVD-9. Plus, as I have stated before, game studios now are fully subscribed to delivering a basic game on disc, and ration out additional content for that game, for a FEE, online where it will also be cheaper and thus, more profitable to deliver. So high capacity discs are just not needed right now. The $100 plus video games you've heard rumors about have already been for sale under your noses, just not in the traditional sense that you expected it to be. Take Oblivion, the basic game is $59.99 and the premium version is $69.99 now go to live marketplace and download shivering isle, knights of the round, the horse pack, as well as all of the other content available as well as the content yet to come out, and you have spent well over $100, heck, don't be surprised if in this generation you don't spend over $200 overall for one title.

[Funky Town_TX]

That is the problem xbox1 had. More power, came out late, but it was cheaper than the PS2 in the long run. Dev would port over games, and most casual gamers get systems based on what their friends have could care less. Sony has to face that, and the fact that M$ has the upper hand $$ wise hurts Sony also. It will be interesting to see what happens the M$ drops the price of the 360. I don't think Sony cares about the PS3 as far as a gaming console goes. It's price out of reach for causual games. I think the PS3's main purpose was to get a foothold of the media market (blu-ray), and to get the Cell out to the masses. They wanted Apple to use the cell but they did not. I just wonder how long untill Sony release their own PC's with Cells in them. I just hope for Gods sake the PS3 does better. I don't want Nintendo to do to good because we may never see another powerful console. Just think if the Wii continues to sale at this pace. Sony and M$ will see no need for power in their next consoles. They will make them to make money from hardware on day one, so that means the power will be cut.

[omfg_111]

ok dudes. i own oblivion, and virtua tennis ... from these games.

and i have to ask how they fuaaakin did those bad pictures?

oblivion NEVER look so bright... NEVER! and virtua tennis too!

i own a samsung le32r81xb and a ps3 with the 1.8 firmware update. and my picture doese look like the xbox360 version ... !? O_o

i dont get it.

the only thing i have to admit is that - what i have seen - call of duty 3 looks better on xbox360, thats for sure! on the ps3 the colors are quite bright. even on my lcd. but not for oblivion and virtua ... sorry.

i read a germany xbox 360 magazine that made a very fair comparasion between xbox and ps3. they said before they started with the article that making screenshoots with the ps3 is harder because of some process the pictures loses on quality!

call me a fanboy or what ever, im very neutral ... and i am not lying! :)

[Mr_Kuwabara]

Lawl.

[DJ]

now have a graphical advantage over other platforms, even on a few multiplatform titles. I was surprised how much more detailed the textures were in the PS3 version of Armored Core, as well as the atmospheric effects not present in the 360 version.

Def Jam: identical

NBA Street: graphics are identical, but the PS3 version is a little softer in terms of rendering. Some people like this; some don't. Personally, I prefer the 360 version.

Virtua Tennis: PS3 version looks better, but hardly noticeable.

Oblivion: PS3 wins, hands-down. Significantly more detail in the texture work, and the atmospheric effects add a lot.

Spiderman: Moving your mouse really quickly over these screens makes it look like the trees are growing (easily amused). Bleh, what an ugly game. 360 gets the advantage though.

MLB: Identical. Screens do take place at differing times of day, which is why the illumination looks different (as well as shadow position/length).

Now what we need is a third comparison at the end of the year for exclusive titles, and then multiplatform. Oh, and it should be video-based as screenshots don't give away stuff like animation quality, ambient physics, etc.

[Funky Town_TX]

If you have to get a magnifying glass out to look for enhancements then why bother. WHat kills me is that you and The Mart always look for little things to flame about. You will get a PS3 no matter what. If it had PS1 graphics you would get one.

[DJ]

By saying that some multiplatform titles look better on Xbox 360? Or was it about saying some titles look better on PS3? I don't understand your argument.

[TheWishman]

Whats hilarious about that comparison is that they used all really crappy games to do comparisons.

The only one that mattered was Oblivion, and the PS3 version was way more detailed as the article said.

I have both systems, but the PS3 is much better hardware IMO.

[Funky Town_TX]

You guys will defend the PS3 so it does not matter. If the 360 was 10 times better you would still buy/defend the PS3. If the 360 had a bigger media size you would still buy/defend the PS3. Same goes to xbox fans so what does it matter. Just play the darn games. 90% of the games I buy are muti-console games. With the 360 being cheaper and dev porting over to the PS3 I will go with the 360 for most of my games. Killzone is like the only reason I see to get a PS3. Now if Haze is not on the 360 then I would get one for it. Bottom line is that most of you guys are fangirls, when you got PS2s you did not care about GFX you cared about games. Don't let the power hype and other things change your thoughts on gaming. Get what you want, who cares if the GFX on the other system is better.

[sajj316]

the SNES and Genesis comparisons. Absolutely pointless since they both delivered in their respective ways. So what if the trees are bigger, so what if don't get to see the bricks on the buildings. Do these aesthetic differences change the gameplay? I think the only argument with these comparisons are that MLB2K on the PS3 has a horrible framerate and this affects the overall experience.

Screenshots? We used screenshots back in the 90s because videos of gameplay were not there. Show me some videos and show them on their most optimized setting.

[RT]

Port: Check
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Silly comparison.

[Sully907]

It's unfair to compare ports,The games were developed with the 360s basic architecture in mind so when trying to do the same thing on the ps3 there are MINOR graphics issues.I Guarantee when Virtua Fighter 5 makes it's way to 360 later this year it will look better on ps3 since it was a ps3 game first,That's just how it works. A talented developer like Bethesda can make a good port right off the bat,and now that the ps3 dev kits have been out longer we will see more ports that are better on ps3.

BTW,I think the AC4 looks better on ps3,more rounded edges and better lighting.

[Saint Sony]

It is now official that some people in this site are totally blind. Sad.

[SlappyMcTaint]

In every comparison they prefer the "360's sharper textures", but in the Oblivion comparison, they "prefer the blurrier look of the 360 over the PS3's sharpter textures" WHAT A BUNCH OF PHUCKING CONTRADICTIVE GLUE-EATING M$ FANBOIS!!

[power of Green]

360 is more powerful graphicly any PS3 game that comes close or has supposedly has out done 360 had months of extra dev time.

Although techies that designed the chips in these consoles said the 360 will outperform the PS3 towords the end of their life cycles in other areas besides the graphical capabilities and will take different roads and will end up in the same spot with 360 taking the lead in the end, the PS3 will probably have better better looking flow with things like water or fabric for now untill devs learn how to use 360's hardware and use multi core better with its 6 threads, the 360 should always have better graphics. PS3 is like a Math nerd but not skilled in anything else in life.

[PS3n360]

The arguement has always been that PS3 would destroy the 360 graphics. The fact that people are argueing back and forth is proof enough that the PS3 is underperforming on its promise to shatter the earth with stuff no one has seen before. I own 360 and personally prefer the lighter less contrasted images of the PS3 as I find the contrast on 360 is way too high.(yes I have adjusted my tv and tried game mode on my samsung lcd hdtv). At the end of the day my preference is not based on graphics its the controller that wins me over. after all its how the game plays that is more important and 360 game pad wins hands down for me.

[codeazrael]

Overall, there are gonna be more third party multiplatform titles than first party exclusives for either console, and this is bad for Sony because all of these titles will look similar on both systems. With the type of power Sony is boasting about, gamers want games that clearly trumps every single aspect of a game over the 360, and sadly, we havent seen that. To have to look so hard at comparisons to even notice a slight difference is truly nonsense. These minute differences we are seeing between 360 and ps3 third party titles hardly justify choosing a ps3 over the 360. Until the format war is won and you are able to get "EVERY MOVIE" on one format, Blu Ray as well as HD DVD hardly justify buying one system over the other. I have a 360 elite and am close to deciding on buying a new looking 60 gig ps3 from the pawn shop for $360 plus tax simply because of the price point. I am a gamer first, and so I would love to see Sony deliver on a Killzone 2 that looks in gameplay like the video they showed at E305' I am not against Sony as I love their innovations that come with the name brand. But just like when the "emotion engine" was overhyped with the ps2 and after it was all said and done defeated by the Xbox 1's overall abilities even if not by sales, gamers want to see Killzone 2 look at least close to what we have all seen, because anything less is unacceptable.

[HaKeRsCanRotINHEL]

because most likely theres something wrong with it, trust me on this one.
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As I recall PS2 had the same problems about a year-in and look how it turned out, so no worries mates. Blu-Ray & Cell are the future! :)

[Kratos12]

TheFart or Power of Green?

My Pick: The Fart :)

[nanometric]

I say both! :D

[Eagle Eye]

I don't think I agree about the PS3 exclusives looking better then the 360. What does everybody think about the exclusive Mass Effect for the 360. I am not no fan boy but I think that game has probaly the best graphics yet for the new generation games and will be hard to top.
Check out the screen shots here and Note they are mostly all real time game play graphics.

http://www.gamestop.com/pro...

[Eternal E 808]

thats all i fcking hear quit the blind idiot fanboyism and take it like a man.lol