Fallout: New Vegas - Xbox 360 version no chance against PC

It seems that the 360 version of Fallout: New Vegas didn't impress some of the journalists at Gamescom. Bethesda showed the PC and the 360 version side by side. The color palette of the 360 version was more realistic with a bright blue sky while the PC version had the typical yellow/brown palette. The PC version had advantages through the ingame anti aliasing which reduces shimmering effects while the grass of the 360 New Vegas really looked awful. Furthermore the motion blur effects on the PC were more dominant and more impressive than on the 360.

[Wizziokid]

wow a console version of a game doesn't compare to the PC version... how is this news? it's just common sense...

[Fishy Fingers]

Yup, these crappy translated articles are just a waste of space. N4G seems to get more of them everyday.

[8800gtx]

Its cool console gamers have said again and again, they don't care about graphics. No wonder the wii sold so well.

On topic if the 360 doesn't impress then the ps3 will fail equally hard. Meanwhile ill be running this in full hd just like the last one.

8800gtx

[Elven6]

Another thing about this particular site, it always seems to specifically single out the 360 version of multiplats especially if it's obvious like in this instance, Crysis 2 yesterday, New Vegas today.

[zeeshan]

Comparing a console game with a PC game? Why do they keep doing that? Why don't they compare the price of a gaming PC and a console?

[Bobby Kotex]

I truly wish there was a way to filter them out. Anything that goes to translate.google.com I just ignore.

[Gawdl3y]

The matter of the PC version doing better than consoles isn't just about raw performance, but the fact that you can use mods and tweak any settings you like. Full customisation, by the community.

[Conloles]

Lol typical we all know by now that consoles look twice as bad as PC games.

[BubbleSystemSuck]

Lol... so dumb compare PC with other platform.

hey.. Even my PC can be Superior to your PC, and inferior to others PC.

LOL

[Game-ur]

Fallout PC is also best for the mods and consol commands

[Motorola]

means PS3 version will not be as good. Thats not fair :(
Edit: I do play PS3, apparently anything bad about PS3 in the same sentence is forbidden on this site

[pangitkqb]

that an Xbox 360 with hardware finalized in 2004 isn't going to perform like a new gaming PC.

I love my 360 and PS3, but when feeling like a graphics whore everybody knows PC is where to go...if you have the money.

Moving on, I'm sure the Fallout: NV will perform fine across the board; it will look good on Ps3 and 360 and best on PC. That's naturally how it is at this point in the current gen.

[Firebird360]

I think the 360 still looks great and think it's got lots of life left in it, same goes for ps3. Comparing the two to pc is just dumb. I'm getting this game for ps3 over the 360 just because I bought the last fallout for ps3, even thought 360 and ps3 versions looked the same I preferred the ps3 controller with this game more than the 360 controller.

[East_Coast]

Doesn't have a chance against my the graphic prowess of my iPod touch!

PS3 for life!

[Ocelot525]

it even doesn't compare to most other console games to begin with

bethesda just sucks at programming, their engine uses too many resources, FO3 is the only game I can't play in 1080p@60fps

Killzone 2 looks bettter than FO3 on the PC @ ultra settings, but guerilla can program, while bethesda can't

[Xx Ziyad xX]

oh woow u compere Sandbox game with 500h game with mini map game with 6h

[mac_sparrow]

Okay then Xx Ziyad xX, how about we look at glitches and lock ups?

Mayor McCreedy (I think he was called) from Little Lamplight got stuck in a wall on my file, luckily about 4 hours of play later I went to see him again and watched him rise out of the floor. Oh an i used to have a save showing a levitating priest.

Or how about we look at Infamous 2, sandbox yes, as big as Fallout? no. But then Fallout loaded each section so in terms of map then yes it probably is as big (as in stress on the engine).

Let's be honest, Bethesda make engaging games, but engine wizards they are not (compared to other devs before people ask if I could do any better)

[Xx Ziyad xX]

there no game this gen without glitches , i dont see glitch is problem in Fallout3 , from 360 virson i never see glitch and i play the game about 70H , u cant compere game with mini map and u say ok i can walk free so its sandbox look to Fallout 3 map http://www.fallout3hq.com/f...
not included under ground map
and see infamous map
http://boardsus.playstation...
even Crackdown bigger than that !
Bethesda not dev Fallout NV even if ur talk is true simple i dont care about engine wizards ..etc all i care about is make AAA+ games wich acutely from their history is good about that

[mac_sparrow]

wow, all that vitriol and you must have misread

" But then Fallout loaded each section so in terms of map then yes it probably is as big (as in stress on the engine)."

"(as in stress on the engine)"
"stress on the engine"
"on the engine"
"the engine"
"engine"

See, I can be obnoxious and dismissive too.

Kisses

Oh and here's some seemingly obligatory links when making a point:

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=glitch...

http://fallout.wikia.com/wi...

[wicko]

lol someone thinks Fallout 3 isn't that buggy, yet again? Where do you guys come from? Go look at the fallout wiki (the Vault) and look at a bunch of articles. The majority of them have a "Bugs" heading and a list of problems. I can guarantee you there are more than most games.

To be fair it is a sandbox style game so a lot more can go wrong, but some of these issues are just ridiculous.

[wicko]

lots of idiots disagreeing today.

[CWMR]

This is getting plain stupid. We already know the console versions aren't going to be up to the level of the PC version. But honestly, we already know how Fallout 3 ran on the 360 and it was just fine. Does anybody really believe that now suddenly the sequel, which looks exactly the same, is suddenly going to look worse on the 360? Get real.

Edit: I've read a few comments from PC fanboys that have said things like the 360 version would look "horrid" compared to the PC version. But come on, let's be real here. Everybody acknowledges the PC can run games at higher frame rates, with better anti-aliasing and other settings, but at the same time please don't exaggerate the difference to be greater than it really is. The core graphics are very, very similar.

Here is a video comparing the PC and 360 versions of Fallout 3 to give us some kind of frame of reference: http://www.eurogamer.net/vi...
I'm sorry, but that is not the huge difference some have alluded to.

[mugoldeneagle03]

I can't wait until New Vegas drops but I haven't read any previews for the PS3 side of things. Wonder if it runs the same as 360.

And I wish they'd release mods for the PS3 version, I don't know why more games don't do this. I thought UT3 was a mediocre shooter but I played the hell out of it for months based on mods alone

[JsonHenry]

LOL @ this article.

[kevnb]

why would they compare the cost of pc vs console? And even if they did, for a fair comparison they would have to compare the cost of a video card to a console, we would have a pc anyway.

[MexicanAppleThief]

Can't wait to get this for the PC. Any idea what the specs are? And when exactly this game is going to be released?

[Excalibur]

Captain Obvious.

[Acquiescence]

that's just waaay too obvious.

[CombatEvolving]

Captain Obvious would have left that one alone.

[BubbleSystemSuck]

OMG...
PC fanboys are the worst of the Fanboy species.

I thinks is just stupid compare PC with PS3 or 360.

PC looks Better than Wii!!!

[comp_ali]

there are some games that are properly optimized like mass effect 2 that you can almost notice no difference between the X360 version and PC . But then again , not all developer can adapt the limitaion of 5 year old hardware.

[Graydon]

Mass Effect 2 was a straight port from consoles to PC. Plus Mass Effect 2 on the PC didn't have Anti-aliasing, so it would look very similar to the console experience.

[kevnb]

and looked better too, it was really noticeable if you played it. The game also runs just fine on really old and weak vide cards.

[wicko]

And I think its stupid to compare fanboys. Just don't do it, they're all annoying as hell.

[kevnb]

that say the ps3 exclusive games blow almost any pc game out of the water. Also there is so much incorrect information regarding pc gaming floating around it isnt funny.

[120FPS]

Rolls eyes - So what is the comparison when you factor in the ps3? why no mention?

[TheColbertinator]

The PS3 version of Fallout New Vegas will be in 4D at 120FPS

[comp_ali]

that confusing , although it won't be as confusing as much as how do you managed to keep 5 bubbles with trolling.

[CWMR]

comp_ali, I'm pretty sure it was sarcasm. You need to turn your sarcasm indicator up. Unless you were talking about 120FPS in which case I wouldn't agree. It seems like a reasonable question.

[BubbleSystemSuck]

Cant wait to platinate this game... got Platinum on Fallout 3, and im collecting all trophies from the Goty Edition... im playing again because i lost my savegame wen change my PS3 to a Slim. (saved on USB stick, but my sister formated)

Fallout New Vegas, harcore mode

[writersblock]

I dont care about the graphics being better or anything like that
Its all about the mods. They've given me at least 50 more hours of gameplay and more fun shit to mess around with

EDIT:
I have to say, they actual graphics look like shit anyways, so theres no point in comparing. I dont need my 2000 dollar computer (ok, bragging) to play it, you could get better graphics on most 360 games anyways

[AliTheBrit19]

Well obviously

PC will always be miles ahead of Xbox 360 and PS3

But I'm a console gamer so I will stick with 360 :)

[Hoje0308]

Can people stop approving these translated articles? Not only does the translation almost always suck, but the articles themselves are usually created with the intent of starting stupid arguments on sites like N4G.

[KwietStorm_BLM]

The hell is the deal lately with all these 360 version doesn't stand a chance articles. I thought that newsletter said n4g was making changes around here.

[No Way]

Yeah. What changes?
The only change seems to be is the layout and my loss of 7 bubbles. >.<

[gta_manic]

That really the only reason i like Fallout on the PC

[punisher99]

The only thing the PC has over the PS3 is HD resolutions. If you compare PC exclusives to PS3 exclusives. The PS3 exclusives win in graphics and gameplay.

[No Way]

Someones delusional.. wonder who that would be?!

[Hades1337]

Get rid of these translated articles. They're always mistranslated, and they tend to be about completely useless topics.

[EricNorthman]

This game looks the same as fallout3 ... so why bother buying wen you can pirate.

[Dirk Benedict]

I'm laughing very hard right now.

[bobdog626]

See what i did there.LoL

[Nihilism]

I'm not going near this POS.

Fallout 3 is in my top 5 games of all time. But I will never play it again because it is THE most optimised game I have ever played and crashed constantly, no matter what tweaks I use. I have tried every know fix, it runs smooth as butter and I increased the amount of landscape it pre-loads into ram etc...still crashes.

[palaeomerus]

I'm buying my copy for the 360. :)

[No Way]

Me, too. I'm buying the inferior copy, and gladly. :)

[Bluemaster77]

What another one of these . Something weird is goin on here

[Pistolero]

seems like some kind of fanboy campaign or something.

[phinch]

But the ps3 on the other hand..... :P

[No Way]

Isn't even mentioned? Guess they didn't wanna hurt feelings?

:P

[phinch]

im glad you took it as a joke though, as it was intended

[No Way]

Haha, of course. I own both systems. So, it's whatever.
And, I don't take this 'console war' seriously. :)

[SHOGUN 36o]

No 10 cent article is going to sway me from diving back into the Fallout universe.

[turgore]

another german article. will we stop listening to Fritz talk about console games...its like listening to Hitler talka bout Jews.

[Bagsey68]

PC is always going to be technically superior to ps3/360,but its the gameplay that i'm looking for in these types of games and as long as there are no major differences in the console versions then its win win all round.

[drsnobby]

just like comparing a pinto to a lexus

[drsnobby]

What is the point of the author? PC vs 360 of fallout 3.why compare side by side versions of this game,i dont see the point of it.PC will always have ups on consoles.another failed attempt at journalism.