Mass Effect 2 Graphics Comparison: PS3 vs Xbox 360 vs PC

A video comparing side by side screens of Mass Effect 2 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC.

[Substance101]

Its not just about the Graphics, while the PC is ahead in terms of graphics due to 1080p, PC also offers the smoothest frame rate. Constant 60fps without dips is very important, both the consoles are running between 25-30fps.

Also worth noting it doesnt require a high end PC to run this max out, an entry level one costing 500usd will do just that.

[DualConsoleOwner]

but i rather sit down and relax when i play.

also, 50 inch plasma is huge plus as well.. not to mention trophies/achievements.

Therefore, i prefer console. And PS3 is the best choice in this case.

not only for this game, but for just in general.

PS3 is the best choice of console because

1. best game line up.
2. Best multimedia.
3. Free online.
4. Near PC graphics on console.
etc...

[Ranshak]

Its not hard connecting a PC to a plasma, there is this thing called HDMI port which graphics cards have been coming with since the last 3-4 years, Looks just like the one on consoles.

1. Best Game line up is subjective everyone has thier opinion, 95% games are multiplat anyways. Also Consoles are missing 2 very important Generes RTS, MMO.
2. PC has the best multimedia, consoles are only playing catch up.
3. PC has free online, and has features that console gamers would wish for. (still waiting on that cross game chat features?)
4. Sorry but its not near PC graphics on console.

Lastly the PC version of Mass effect 2 was up for sale on steam for 5 usd, now thats the killer. PS3 version is just too expensive. Xbox 360 version also cant be had less then 20usd.

[DualConsoleOwner]

1. when you look at quality games(AAA) titles, about 1/3 of AAA games are EXCLUSIVES
PS3 got MMOs.
2. 50 inch plasma for consoles. how many people do you think has PC hooked up to TV??
3. nice try trolling?? PC doesnt have PSN or XBL. playing SC2 and want to send msg to someone playing MW2?? Lol.
4. sure after investing like a grand. talking console price here.

all those matter very little. PS3 does have better exclusives. and i am using meta and gameranking review scores here.

Every 2 AAA title, there is one AAA exclusive.

and games are whats most important.

[Ranshak]

1. Every platform has its share of AAA exclusives, and no ones stopping anyone from owning multiple platforms. PS3 doesnt have a MMO that can compare to WOW keep trying. Best MMO out theere is WOW.

2. I know a couple of friends who have who have PCs attached to Tvs, however again its an option the PC does offer so you cant write it off as not being available.

3. Actually with steam installed you can cross game chat with any of your buddies regardless of what games they are playing. You need to research before you troll. In fact with Steam i could be playing a game on my PC then pressing Shift tab to type this post, then get back in the game, thats how convienient things are on PC.

4. To outperform consoles you only need a system worth 500usd. a Grand is 2006 pricing when consoles were 600usd. You really need to research current hardware prices, you can get an awesome rig for 500usd, later on Prices on PC games drop darn fast, that easily makes up the price difference between PC and console.

Again no ones stopping you from owning multiple platforms and its subjective on which exclusives you think are better. I personally like uncharted but thats about the only exclusive i like on the PS3, nothing else appeals to me, but thats just me. Most games out today are multiplat.

[kaveti6616]

"Its not hard connecting a PC to a plasma"

herp derp yes it is bro. it's so hard to connect a wire to a port, bro. I'd rather sit down on a couch, herp derp.

Why should I search for parts on newegg, bro? I'd rather buy a computer from the HP website bro. If it costs too much that means the PS3 is a better choice, derp.

Ok I'm done.

[Kamikaze135]

1. AAA games are nothing but an opinion of a game. If you think highly of it, it's a AAA game to you. Who's dumb enough to go by Metacritic to call a game AAA game when they haven't tried it out? Nobody

2. He's saying it's easy to do so. VERY easy, in fact. I know a bunch of people with gaming PCs hooked up to a LCD and plasma.

3. PC has Steam. Also, PCs have SOFTWARE! People can use AIM, Yahoo, MSN, etc. Same goes for Macs.

4. NOPE, nice try. It's nowhere near a grand to get better than console graphics on PC. $700 at the very most. Somebody build a PC that maxed out Crysis for $300...saw it on Youtube a few days ago. A grand gives you the sort of graphics you'll see in next gen consoles.

[peowpeow]

While I agree with Ranshak here, notice DualConsoleOwner said "PS3 is the best choice of console because"

Ah well, he is still arguing against the PC though..

[MAJ0R]

"near PC graphics on consoles"

too bad u posted that at the end of your post because I could have stopped reading there

[StbI990]

Lol s these guys pushing pc down our throats...WHY would anyone pay double the amount of money only to play games with better graphics? and not to play games that will NEVER see the light of your lightning asshole day? god of war 3 anyone? gear of war 3 anyone? halo 3 anyone? what about forza 4 anyone? GIVE ME A BREAK, OR better yet, break yourselves already over this tiny fact.

COMPARING a customizable RIG to a 5 year olds rig? ok, I will take you guy as joking, since a 5 years old RIG is actually doing what the pc "hence you" does better?...play games? chat? multimedia? and all that for holy 300 soon to be 250/200 and below GRANDS, compared to a overheating piece of machinery that only cause cancel in the long term LOL.

Yeah, you two, do your research, pc will never become the gaming spotlight, no matter how nuked are these graphics loaded... just for what the like of you already stated.

Mainstream user dont want a lot of wire and crap for simply playing games, they want simplicity, that is why facebook is on the throne homies.

Plus NGP > PC anyday, let alone the ps3.xbox360.wii, and if ever reach to happen, the ps4, xbox 720, will take charge to put people like yourselves in position, bye bye PC trolls.

[BattleAxe]

@ Ranshack

The only problem with you comment, and what DualConsoleOwner is trying to say, is that with PS3 you can sit back with a controller and play ME2. Only the KB/M is supported natively on PC.

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@Stb

You sadly represent the height of common ignorance people have about PC Gaming.

I love how when the FEW times PC gamers come out they are called trolls or shoving down religion. Yet I can't remember the countless times I've heard how superior one console is over the other.

Truth must hurt.

[AndrewRyan]

Ok guys. Just look above me, see the name Stbl990? He is the reason why console owners have a bad rep for being uneducated people who watch fox news.

[StbI990]

Have an agree for the chill mate, but pc gaming doesn't do it for me and won't be doing for the likes of me for a long time.

Lest that the ps4, next xbox become a pc itself.

Lol at the MMO missing on consoles.

RPG > MMO any day homies.

RTS?...yeah time to go out and take some soon light.

[fooltheman]

You do forget that Wow is already 5 years old or older... it's the best mmo because it's so polished...

New MMo's can't give that polish in there years of release...

[The real killer]

I have one question for the disagree clickers, can you also arue about it?

Ranshak

PS3 Grafcihs is almost near PC if not the same, the PC has only in edge if we speaking about 1080p resolutions nothing more.

I'm also PC fanatic gamer, but i will make self not blind be act like a fanboy. PC games don't use all the power from the GPU or CPU.

OT: PC is still the better vesrion.

[RedDead]

Stbl900

If you did any research at all you would realise the best Rpg lineup for this year is on the Pc....

Really, if you wanna try troll the PC. Atleast put some effort into it, your embarrassing all the other gamers here....

[imvix]

@STB

You just owned your self. Best RPGS of recent years:

Witcher (PC exclusive)
Oblivision (the game isnt what it is without the mods)
Dragon age (again PC version was the version to play)
Risen (PC version was the best again)
Fall out 3(looks like a different game on PC and all the mods again)
Fall out vegas (same as above)

Upcoming RPGs

Witcher 2 (probably the best RPG of this year PC exclusive)
Dragon Age 2 (again will be best on pc along with the mods).
Dungeon Siege 3
Elder scrolls 5 (if the modding community does to this what they did with oblivion it will be no contest).
Risen 2

PC easily is the best platform for RPGS.

[roflcopters]

"2. 50 inch plasma for consoles. how many people do you think has PC hooked up to TV??"

I do and so do many PC owners i know. just because you have a shitty dell with integrated graphics sitting in your back room doesn't mean everyone else does.

[Bhai]

And PCs are missing the most important genre... "Fighting Games"!!!

Bye PC... Hello there MORTAAAL KOMBAAAT!!!

[reynod]

@Bhai

You mean the countless rehashes of fighting games, I am sure a PC gamer can get his fix from the countless Arcade emulations, PS2 emulations, Snes etc.

I personaly Played Marvel Vs capcom arcade version on PC via Mame.

Even then its not like PC doesnt have Fighting games, we recently got Street fighter 4.

Also no ones stopping you from owning multiple platforms.

[Darkfiber]

Hey guess what, I can sit down and relax in front of my 50 inch TV when I play on my PC, too! Imagine that, you can hook up a computer to a TV. Are you really that ignorant that you don't realize that function exists?

[YodaCracker]

@DualConsoleOwner "all those matter very little. PS3 does have better exclusives. and i am using meta and gameranking review scores here. Every 2 AAA title, there is one AAA exclusive."

I decided to take a look at the highest rated PS3 games on Metacritic to see if you were right. I found that out of the 20 highest rated games, only 4 were exclusives (Uncharted 2, LittleBigPlanet, MGS4, GOW3). That is far less than one exclusive out of every two titles, but 1/5.

I did the same quick experiment for the Xbox 360. I took the top 20 highest rated titles and found that again, only 4 were exclusives (Gears, Halo 3, Gears 2, Forza 3). 1/5 again.

Overall, I found that out of 30 AAA games, the PS3 has 9 exclusives, and out of 35 AAA games, the Xbox 360 had 11 exclusives.

This was all from Metacritic.

[Pixelated_Army]

Youtube version
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[Ducky]

"3. nice try trolling?? PC doesnt have PSN or XBL. playing SC2 and want to send msg to someone playing MW2?? Lol. "

I found that amusing.
Goes to show how much you actually know about PC gaming.

OT: Pointless comparison is pointless. The games runs and looks well on all platforms. I don't get a kick out of knowing I'm getting a slightly better experience than someone else.

[hoops]

"PS3 Grafcihs is almost near PC if not the same, the PC has only in edge if we speaking about 1080p resolutions nothing more."

Real Killer it's not even close. When the PS3 can render HDR in FP above 10/12 (PC's go as high as 128 in game and do not use hacks like NAO32 which consoles use...It's not real HDR) running real AA (not post processing MLAA) using Tessellation (Which the PS3 does not support in hardware at all) then you can talk.
So thats not a EDGE as you claim...stating its only resolution? I just named three MAJOR areas that make PC games look better. Especially tessellation which you can read here what it does as you have no idea what it does.

http://www.nvidia.com/objec...

Ask yourself why textures for the PS3 and Xbox360 for most games are mixed with low and high resolution samples? It's not just resolution that the PC's beat out these aging consoles, it's hardware capabilities as I just mentioned above. And thats just a sample of what these PC's have over consoles in features to make games look better. There are much more. You claim to be a "fanatic" PC gamer...If you WERE then you would KNOW this and would not have commented as you did.

Until then the PS3 like the Xbox360 is not close to the PC in any way shape or form when it comes to graphics....unless they screw up th PC version to keep it on level with the PS and Xbox360.

[visualb]

nice comparisson, but PC will take the cake

oh and I prefer playing on consoles too =)

I don't need to justify it, its a personal preference

I also prefer oranges to apples, just because I do, its a personal preference as well =)

[Brewski007]

Fanboys will come and go, These articles will always appear, Points will be made, people will be mad, keyboards will be battered, Trolls will be slain and nothing will ever change...
The war rages on. . .

[mrv321]

MOST CARDS COME WITH A HDMi port, MOST TV's come with a PC port.

I'd rather play it on my 63 inch plasma at 1080p ;)

[jony_dols]

From my own experience,
The easy to use nature of console gaming provides
a lot less headaches than PC gaming.

I know what I'm getting with the console games,
I don't have worry about my graphics card not being 100% compatible or my game closing down because of a framework or client error of some other bullshit.

The standardisation of consoles, means I put in my disk and I play. Easy.

[Nagazi]

I have to agree with everything Ranshak said, PC is the best way to go. The only reason there's a lack of AAA exclusives compared to consoles is the rampant amount of piracy on PC. I have both an Xbox 360 and a PS3 so I can still play those exclusives on both. I much prefer the 360, my ps3 has been collecting dust for months now.

Also, I don't recommend gaming on a plasma screen. Image retention happens far too quickly and takes a long time to get rid of. LCD's are a much better choice for gaming, and I have my PC hooked up to my LCD TV.

PS3 has only a few MMO's, DCUO being the first one to come out in years. And with BioWare's next big game, The Old Republic, coming out in a few months, the only way to enjoy that experience is on PC. And I guarantee TOR is going to be one of the greatest gaming experiences of all time. The budget is 300 million after all.

[Ares84PS3]

When it comes to graphics PC will always win. It always has better/newer hardware than the consoles and you can connect your PC to your HDTV was well.

However it takes much too long to find optimal settings for each game that you want to play and PC gaming is a hassles sometimes as opposed to console gaming which just requires you to insert the disc and ready to go.

I'm not sure what kind of PC would be needed to run this game on max since I haven't chacked the requirements but I know this; I got a brand spanking new PC when Crysis came out. I paid $1500 just for the PC itself. Not counting the monitor, keyboard/mouse, speakers, etc.

I think everyone should buy this game for the system they feel the most comfortable with. For me it's the PS3 and I'm happy with that.

What PC guys don't want to understand is not everyone loves to play around with settings for hours and tweek graphics cards, mother boards and other stuff in order to maximize performance. Not everyone has the patiance for that kind of stuff. Some of us just want to insert the disc and play. That's all.

I could build a PC if I wanted too. I did it in the past. I built PC's for myself and friends and family as well. Most people I know personally I built their PC's. But I gave up on PC gaming to to the hassle.

For me nothing beats the comfort of a console.

[duplissi]

hey! hey! lets all hug and be friends.....

look pc gaming doesnt do it for everyone. some people prefer to sit down and just put the game in. Pc generally isnt that simple youve got to install, set up adjust settings (ensure its a the right res or an adequate res), fiddle with control options if you wanna use a controller. also you have to take into consideration the higher level of involvement and maintenance to keep playing games.

[frostypants]

There is no nice way of putting this, so I'll just say it: hooking a PC up to your main TV is the epitome of dorkdom. I have too much pride for that.

[SuicideShaun]

Number 4 is not true. But you do know that steam had achievements before consoles right?

[Darkfiber]

And better controls...

[eliasg]

PC > XBOX360 > PS3

[04soldier]

When did the PC fanboy emerge all of a sudden here at N4G....?

[Darkfiber]

How does it make one a "fanboy" for thinking that mouse and keyboard controls are better for shooters than a controller? I thought that was pretty much common knowledge.

[04soldier]

From my perspective playing with both keyboard and mouse vs the controller.

The mouse & keyboard may give better accuracy but the controller is more comfortable. Every Pc game I play I have to be hunched over my keyboard keying in hot keys.

While on the other hand every button on the controller is accessible within millimeters from each of my fingers as I lean back in my recliner sipping a beer.

The Controller has been around for a long time y'know...? Theres a reason its popular...

[Darkfiber]

Meh, accuracy causing me not to die because of clumsy controls makes games more fun to me than a slight bit of comfort. Not to mention that fact that there are wayyyy more hotkeys available, making everything in the game easier to use and access than trying to map stuff to a controller. A lot of games suffer because of this.

And mouse and keyboards have been around longer than controllers and we still continue to use them, there's a reason why they are popular as well :P

[pain777pas]

If you put all at 1280*720 resolution PS3 will come out on top. The PC version looks sharp on higher resolutions and will look better than the PS3 no doubt because I downloaded the Steam demo and I was right. The PS3 version definitely has been enhanced. Set the brightness so you can barely see the N in the graphics options on the PS3. Turn on everything on the PC and set to 1280*720 and you will see a marked difference especially in the level up screen. That looked night and day. Now the engine thing. This is not a polygon bump engine tweak. ME1? I tried to play it again on PC is the same engine as ME2 save some lighting changes and less motion blur. The polygon count hasn't changed at all. The lighting definitely has. The game is brighter in general. ME1 looked great in 1080p and is some ways looked better because you couldn't see some things in great detail. ME2 is the no hiding games under neon lights. You have to bring it now because of Uncharted and Crysis where in bright daytime scenes the game looks amazing and that is very hard to do. No shadows amd no neon lighting. Your engine either has what it takes or it doesn't.

[chainer3000]

Yeah, this is a very stupid article. Obviously the PC version is superior. I've played ME on the 360, PC, and now ME3 on the PS3 - several times through on each (I'm obsessed with Bioware like people used to be with Squaresoft). The PC is far, far superior - at least that was my experience as I have a decent rig, good enough to play with almost everything maxed. The PS3 has a slight edge over the 360, and that's that. Enough of these stupid articles. Do you guys actually still care?

The game is out for EVERYONE now, just friggin play it.

[MarcusFenixITA]

Name a game on PC that comes close to Uncharted 2, God of War 3 or soon Killzone 3. Maybe there are few technical advantages the PC has but nearly no game on Computer looks as impressive as the games I mentioned above - it hurts, but it's true.

[clrlite]

You are right in a way. Just because a game is running at a higher resolution doesn't mean it looks better. There are very few games on PC that actually take advantage of the powerful hardware lately. That's why you see people mentioning the same games over and over again(no lie). Games from YEARS ago on PC like crysis are still mentioned frequently.

"my 1080p Black Ops looks so much kewler on my PC than your 720p killzone on your giant LED TV" yea okay

True, PCs are more powerful these days, but if I had to choose between a PC and a PS3, I would take the PS3 without hesitation. Fortunately I can have both.

As for ME2, I might end up getting it on PS3 and PC if I like it. It's cheap for PC.

[mephixto]

Uncharted 2, God of War 3 or Killzone 3 would look 4x times better running on a PC -it hurts, but it's true. FYI all console games are created on PC's with devkits.

[SuicideShaun]

Crysis, metro 2033, the list keeps going.

[Octo1]

FLAME ON!!

[Hazmat13]

lol good one.

[SnakeMustDie]

PC is definitely superior. What a useless argument.

[gamingdroid]

Yeah, the PC version is by far the superior version in almost every way.

Let's see then:

a) Game Price? PC
b) Graphics? PC
c) Performance? PC
d) Load time? PC
e) Number of Discs? PC/PS3 (both have a digital versions, although I suspect Xbox 360 will get it soon too making this whole point moot for those that care)
f) Supports Cross Game Chat? PC (through Steam or other third party application)/Xbox 360
g) Cost of platform? Xbox 360 at entry level price of $200
h) Rewards such as Achievement/Trophies? Xbox 360/PS3

There you have it, unless you don't have a moderate PC or want those rewards, then the PC is the best version to get in basically all aspects.

Like it or not, it's a fact!

[fooltheman]

... entry level 200 dollars...for what a Arcade? lol

[imvix]

We cant really count the Xbox at 200usd or 300usd. Since it also has charges to go online.

So for the Xbox i would count it as

360usd for standard addition (reoccuring 60usd every year) So if we take a life cycle of 5 years atleast, then the Xbox costs more then a entry PC.

Same can be applied to an arcade.

Now if people are gonna argue that they dont want to go online. Well then you just lost a big feature that this gen of consoles does offer.

[theIMP]

@ imvix
I agree somewhat but the fact of the matter is the game in question doesn't need to be online. So in this particular case I don't think your point is valid.

[chainer3000]

ME2 has it's own set of in-game achievements, same on every system. You can view them on the Normandy in Shepard's cabin.

[mrv321]

You NEED a PC/Laptop for living... whip a HD5750 in it for less than $200 and achieve good graphics.

[Inside_out]

It's simple...Mass Effect 2 cost $19.99 on 360 and a new 360 S cost $150-200 ( paid $130 this holiday )...case closed.

I understand people like to say how great the PC is and in alot of ways it's great...but it's not a plug and play system. No two PC's are the same. Yes, when every thing is optimized and you have downloaded the latest updates and drivers and received a degree from some tech school some where so you can run games on medium settings it's awesome...O_o

Last time I checked, Alan wake, Halo Reach, Fable 3, Forza, crackdown, all the Kinect stuff and Gears was up and running on a $150 360...no optimizing necessary...better yet, millions have had the exact same experience. What game on PC looks anywhere near this...

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

If you love the PC and gaming on the PC...great. Stop telling everybody how great your $500 graphics card is...nobody cares at least not here.

Nintendo Wii is a 480p system that doesn't even play DvD's...it's sold 85+ million and counting.

[Baba1906]

gosh... who cares. buy whatever version y ou want, its an awesome game. and you wont play the games next to each other on different systems so who cares about how they look next to each other =D. I bet you wont notice it when playing it. at least not how much better the one or the other looks.

[m2345]

oh for heaven's sake...why does this matter?

IT'S THE SAME FREAKING GAME!

[StbI990]

This ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Disagreing with the most factual fact in this silly argument that only pc gamers seem to carry over and over?...does the pc version has any different end that I don't know about? guess no, next.

[TKCMuzzer]

Lol, I think many people disagree because its a button that can be clicked.

[Newtype]

I can't imagine playing this game on a gamepad. KB+M is the best way to play this game.

[TheGameFoxJTV]

No stupid radial menus to select skills.

[MrChow666]

it plays flawlessly on a gamepad, stop complaining pls

[TheGameFoxJTV]

Yet you have the pause the game just to use a different skill...

[MrChow666]

lol big deal

[duplissi]

lol... really...

[RyuCloudStrife]

.

[BornToKill]

never mind

[Kon]

lol @ the ninja edit

[BornToKill]

lol

[ForROME]

Eff PC's I hope they die off with gaming, they are annoying.

A Couch , food, surround sound system, 50" LED is where is at -

[BornToKill]

calm own.

i'm a console gamer but PC is #1

[reynod]

Lol if PC gaming Died, it would take Nvidia and AMD with it, where would you Console maker get their next tech from?

You do realise its old PC tech that is recycled in this consoles?

You should infact be hoping PC gaming is going strong so you are assured your next console will perform that much better.

[Corepred4]

its actually the other way around. you should be hoping that consoles die so that your pc can get some of these fantastic console exclusive games. f*ck rpgs and mmos. = )

[AKS]

All of which I do with my PC. Most of my PC games have 7.1 audio.

[kopicha]

but none with lossless audio. fail troll

[AKS]

@kopicha

WTF are you talking about? PC has had uncompressed audio for quite some time. 7.1 audio is close to being a STANDARD feature for PC games. Of recent games I've purchased, Dead Space (a shoddy port, but it was less than $7) was the only one limited to 5.1.

[mephixto]

You just described some parts of my PC rig, good job

[Kon]

Really? PC is superior in so many ways... Constant 60fps, 1080p, Superior graphics, mods, short loading times, better controls (m+k). PC over consoles anytime.

lmao @ the disagrees

[TKCMuzzer]

It depends what you mean by PC. I could stick it on my PC if you want and show you how it not as good as my PS3 version. (not everyone has great PC's)

Plus , please state its your opinion. I personally like to use a joy pad over mouse and keyboard.

[SuicideShaun]

I agree there is opinions but it is a fact that a mouse and keyboard is more capable gaming-wise than a controller.

[duplissi]

better controls... thats a bit subjective.

[gamingisnotacrime]

i will keep my gimped console for $299 and all the PS exclusives

[Masterchef2007]

exactly for me the best games are on consoles.

[mephixto]

If you can't build a PC, your brain is gimped

[gamingisnotacrime]

lack of interest

[Masterchef2007]

PC is the best. But out of the 3 consoles the PS3 version looks the best.

[Kon]

3 consoles? ME2 is only on PS3 and Xbox. Wait... Are you saying that the PS3 version looks better on the PS3 than it looks on the PC? LOL.

[Masterchef2007]

dont have to be an arse. Out of the 2 consoles which are the 360 and PS3 the PS3 version looks the best to me

[DanteKnightsTemplar]

Its individual preferance. Its nice having a powerful pc, but the games that interest me on pc and are exclusive are not gpu heavy. The only game I play on pc is Football Manager. But, I cant find Gran Turismo, Tekken etc on there. Also, games like Fifa, I prefer just playing with the ps3 layout on the controller and the main part is Fifa+friends+psn. I just want hassle free gaming and I know I'd get hassled with online pc gaming. Im very easily frustrated.

[Octo1]

I don't have anything against PC gaming. My personal opinion is PC is a hassle. Unless you buy one straight out of the box like maybe an alienware.The concept of PC gaming to me is quite intimidating.
Graphic cards, CPU, dual core ,triple core, DDR, DDR2,3,4,5 etc.
Making sure your power supply is up to snuff. Oh and theres that making sure your keep up cause it seems to me that theres a new graphics card or CPU.
Other than custom lobbies for FPS,map mods, and way better graphics. There's not much reason for me to take up PC gaming. I like that I can insert a disc and just play and not worry about all the other stuff.

[JonnyBigBoss]

My PC runs it at a higher quality, but I gotta hand it to the PS3 version.

[theIMP]

Of course YOU do.

[seinfan]

Did you not see the comparison? There was very little difference between them. It wasn't until they showed the main character waking up on the slab that you could appreciate the differences. And the PS3 version looked the worst.

[karlowma]

Most (all) of you already own a PC. Dumping the cost of a console in to it would likely get you up and running current games at decent settings. And decent settings on a PC is usually equivalent to console graphics/sound.

Don't underestimate the savings of digital game sales! I've gotten many "AAA" games on Steam, Direct2Drive, Impulse, etc, for well under $10. These are games that are on the shelf for PS3/Xbox 360 at $60+.

Whoever said PC doesn't natively support controllers is incorrect. There is official driver support for the 360 controller, and there is an unofficial but flawless driver for the PS3 controller.

PC presents other options that aren't available on consoles, such as multi-display technologies, true multi-tasking capabilitiy, and many free2play games of all genres.

I have a PS3 and a 360 sitting next to my PC collecting dust. They get brushed off a couple times a year when a Halo/Gears of War/God of War game comes out.

And since I haven't completely polarized the audience:

Mass Effect 2 was the most disappointing game experience I've had in the past 10 years.

[LunaticBrandon]

Most people overlook that fact.

[duplissi]

when it comes to controllers its up to the devs to implement them otherwise you end up using mouse/kb emulation software.

[DanteKnightsTemplar]

Truth is the truth, what I have is a really moderate pc, dual core 2,2 ghz, 3 gigs of ram and a Geforce9500.. the pc demo looked spectacular. I benchmarked it with my 360ver I bought a year ago and the differences are huge! How can my crappy dual core do that? Or even my crap 9500? Im starting to think ram is really the biggest problem for these consoles. My 360s gpu+cpu is superior to my pc. I still want this for ps3 though.

[Memo-Xen x3100]

This story has the most full of fail comments ever.

[CryWolf]

I got to say the xbox 360 and PC looks a lot better then the PS3 version if you look closely at the facial animation and graphics on both the 360 and PC its a lot more sharper then ps3 graphical stand point, I would like to know why on the ps3 version does the bodies disappear after you killed the mach's all of a sudden.

[TKCMuzzer]

WTF Sony? last time I looked Sony did not make this game.

[tubers]

Pathetic comparison. On recent hardware you can Force AA,higher AF and downsample.

Let's just see when Crysis 2 comes out. PC is king of multiplats with the right hardware and other setup.

Well, as long as you're going to be really happy spending more on hardware and it does require some technical skills. There's some high fail rate and trouble shoot too when building your own righ.

W/E!

[sashimi]

Well my 9800GT has died since i last played ME2 which i am now sporting my old 7800GTX since i don't care about getting a new Grfx card so this game will look/run better on my Ps3 and most likely on a 360 also for me. But yes go compared multiplatform games ign because its sooooo important.

[ct03]

The 7800 should be able to do 720p30. On top of that you pay a lot less for the game and get to control it with keyboard/mouse. Easy choice.

[P_Bomb]

Jeebus Crackers. If ever there was an "everybody wins" scenario, this is it. All versions are polished and with their own perks (technical prowess on PC, timed exclusivity on 360, uber disc o' content on PS3). Everyone here are fans of the game yet are all fighting. Damn. lol

[Statix]

Take a look at the video at the 01:28 mark.

In addition to better lighting, the PS3 version's character textures are CLEARLY sharper. Take a look at the video starting at 01:28--Jacob's jacket textures are undeniably sharper and more well-defined on the PS3.

[seinfan]

Go to the 1:00 mark and tell me which looks best. If you say PS3, you're blind. Both the 360 and PC have better detail and textures on his face.

[Firstkn1ghT]

Yeah that's what I was going to point out also. The 360 clearly has better character textures.

Fanboys have a problem seeing reality.

[Inzo]

Trying to reason with a PC fanboy is exactly the same as reasoning with a door knob, at the end of the day its still just a knob.

[LunaticBrandon]

PC>Xbox 360>PS3

http://img15.imageshack.us/...

[Hazmat13]

ya the PS3 looks like shit. eh ME2 still sucks i hate the game. lol

[Pizza]

We are talking about the life cycle of platforms. As x360 is almost 5 years old, of course now PC will stand out.

At the beginning of the next generation consoles comes out, no one will talk about PC. Since at the same graphic quality, the cost of the PC could not match the price of the new console during its first 2-3 years. 3-4 years after new console released, we will go back to PC as the hardware of the console is dated.

If SONY will release NGP with PS3-level graphic, the next new console will be as powerful as GTX 680, just a guess.

[reynod]

Back when the PS3 and Xbox 360 were released they used midrange PC hardware, not high end. The RSX in the PS3 was about 1 gen old when the PS3 did release, it was really outmatched by the 8800gtx at that time.

Also a rig made in those days @ 800usd would totally own the PS3 even today(remember PS3 was 600usd back then) so thats not a big difference. Add in the fact every game on PS3 is more expeensive then PC counter part in the long run PC would be cheaper.

As for the current scene a gaming PC can be had for 500-600usd, the costs are constantly dropping. The NPG is rumored to sell around 300-400usd. Of course the PS4 will sell for more, which will made it the cost range or a midrange PC. I would say the odds will be in favor of PC if anything.

Not to mention all the losses console gamers will be incurring when moving to the PS4 or xbox 720, none of their current bought games may work. As a PC gamer every game on the Steam list will probably be working. So while Console gamers will be rushing out to buy new games, PC gamers will actually have a library of games.

[Rhythmattic]

I didnt watch the video, I own a 360,Ps3 & a very capable PC...

I'm adding ME2 to the list....

too many games I need to finish....when sober....

JUXTAPOSED

Yep, I'm drunk.... and I dont care.

[TABSF]

People keep on bringing price into this.

My Xbox 360 purchased 2006 - £279.99
My PlayStation 3 purchased 2007 - £424.99
My gaming PC purchased 2007 - £337.00

Built the system myself and already had HDTV just hooked up with VGA cable, already had XP from my laptop, already had gamepad from my Xbox 360.

This system already was holding its own to PS3 and 360 and well priced.
With games costing 33% - 50% less at release I saved up and got a better gaming PC

Got 262 Steam games plus more from GamerGate and retail all these saving allowed me to get a kick ass PC

CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 1055T @ 3.6GHz @ 1.25Vcore
GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 SLi @ 800MHz, 1600MHz, 4000MHz
PPU: Nvidia GeForce GT 240
RAM: 8192MB PC2-8500 1066MHz DDR2
Storage: 1814GB (soon > 3TB)

[Hazmat13]

so what your saying is, i take the blue pill?

[Bolts]

Once you have seen ME 2 in native 1080p you'll realize how pathetic this comparison is.

[Xfanboy]

- http://www.youtube.com/watc...
idk looks very good..

it sad to not see the full power of todays gpus..
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[vyralx]

PS3 wins

[Azazel]

Yup, PS3 looks better than PC & XBOX versions IMO.

But I hate articles like this...

#1- is everything done on the same tv? same settings? and done by someone who doesnt prefer PS3?

#2- I myself prefer PS3, no matter what. So these types of articles are just nit picking. (like someone is going to abandon thier choice console over a little graphical difference)

[DFresh]

PC Version is a beast when it comes to visuals so we know the truth there.

PS3 Version is good because you get all of the DLC in one package thanks to Blu-ray.

Either way I own both.

Mass Effect 1 & 2 (PC)

Mass Effect 2 (PS3)

Soon...

Mass Effect 3 (PC/PS3)

[Look_Behind]

The all look the same, like the Chinese. :)

[Clarence]

I prefer consoles over pc. The truth is there are certain games that will never see the light of day on PC. FF13vs, Gears 3, KZ3, Infamous2, Journey, Last Guardain, LBP2, GT5, MGS, Zelda, GOW3 Ucharted Yeah the PC has the best graphics, but you see a lot of developers making the same games for the consoles. Crysis 2 is a example of this. To me its more easier to game on a console.

[bobrea]

ARGUING OVER VIDEO GAMES HERRP DERP IM A FAGGOT

[TKCMuzzer]

Why are we still doing comparisons? it's just a hit mechanic. The best version is what will suit you.
We like what we like. Personally I prefer my PS3, why? simple, I can put it next to my tv in the lounge, its discreet, easy to setup but most importantly it's my most comfortable setup. I can sit on my couch with a dualshock in my hand just turn on and play. This is how a lot of people who work all day can come home and just relax.
On the other hand some people like to have a top PC rig and sit in front of a monitor with a mouse and keyboard. We all likes what we like.
In the end, ME2 is a great game no matter what format you choose to play.

[Rahim92]

Look at 1:03, PS3, Shepard looks like he's wearing make-up.

LOL

[MadMax]

Yea, best choice would have to be PS3. Why on earth would you wanna play this on a PC? PC gaming is pretty much extinct these days. WOW is about it for PC gaming and i personally hate games like that.

PS3 is more reliable, graphics are going to pretty much look the same on all three. I dont give a shit about your $2000 gaming rig, thats just plain stupid and a waste.

So your graphics can look maybe 10% better on PC, LOL? Have fun with your computer crashing, freezing and getting viruses while you try and play games on it!

Use a Mac for internet and console for gaming, PERIOD!

[kudakadere]

who cares if it looks best on PS3 , you'll be worried if it looked the same on a new egine

[ironmonkey]

pc gaming is dying.

[Pandamobile]

Console gaming is dying.

[Substance101]

Console games sales are lower year on year. While PC gaming sales are higher, if anything Its the consoles that are dieing.

[zero_cool]

This game isn't remotely the best example of PS3's maxium graphics capability anyways.Also this third party engine was not design to take advantage of PS3's extra processing power because it was clearly designed to run on direct x code & take advantage of general purpose processor's processing power which the cell processor is obviously in a class of it's own.

http://www.alphaworks.ibm.c...

http://www.blachford.info/c...

http://www.realtimerenderin...

[TABSF]

Realtime ray tracing only achievable on Fermi (Nvidia GeForce GTX 400 series or greater), not like the lag on the Cell

8x Multisample AA or even better 2x Supersample AA destroys that post processing filter joke MLAA.

Cell is dead ask IBM, ask Toshiba and Sony will be saying the same when PS4 is released.

[geodood]

In related news: the PC has had no GOTY exclusives for more than 5 years now and MLAA is better than 8xMSAA in some instances but overall I would have to give the nod to 8xMSAA (albeit slightly)
and no the ATI cards' MLAA is not as refined as the PS3's formula.

[distorted_reality]

"In related news: the PC has had no GOTY exclusives for more than 5 years now"

I think you'll find only console owners care about exclusives. PC users are quite happy to see games on all platforms because the best version will almost always be on the PC anyway.

[zero_cool]

MLAA can achieve up to 4x better results then even 16x MSAA & god of war 3 is proof of that alone & only used up 50% of total processing power on PS3.

God of War III - Cronos Boss Battle part 1:

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

God of War III - Cronos Boss Battle part 2:

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

God of War III - Poseidon Boss Battle:

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

God of War III - Hades Boss Battle Part 1:

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

God of War III - Hades Boss Battle Part 2:

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

God of War III - Hermes Boss Battle:

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Actually 6 of the 8 spes which are actually high performance vector processors are deployable for interactive ray tracing & killzone 2 is proof of that alone on PS3.

Killzone 2:

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[RXL]

i think what is trying to be said here is that 360 gamers and pc gamers are more racist than ps3 gamers..

=P

[jalen247]

Looks pretty much the same. I prefer the look of the PS3 version is some scenes.

[Firstkn1ghT]

Minor differences and minor arguments. We're still talking about an awesome gaming experience that should be played by all.

[KaiokenKid]

Im getting close to being done with a full playthrough on ME 2 on PS3 (by full I mean all the loyalty missions, DLC and etc.) and the game looks great, but it does have a few bugs. Framerate seems cool, but there is stuttering and pop in. And theres sound synch issues. Not game breakers, but something I hope they patch eventualy.

[rjgbyrne]

I remember the PS3 fanboys didn't want this game and I quoted that they should, now its my version is better than... its a game. Enjoy it! The only problem I have with Mass Effect on the PS3 is some of the nice touch moments when I slapped the reporter in ME1 and again she was trying it on in ME2 so I gave her a dig in the chops. She clearly acted as though she remembered the first slap. EA and Bioware should have made a Mass Effect Sigma for PS3, then gamers could share what was original and good about the first title, not this interactive comic book nonsense. Graphics aside, all versions tell a good yarn... I bought Dead Space 2 the weekend for my Xbox as I got the original for it too, don't much care for Extraction but it is a nice freebie, I would be more annoyed as a Wii owner over this than an Xbox gamer. The exclusive content for both machines on multi-platform games is gouge regardless and divides consumers and for that I condone EA. Developers say they aren't into fanboy ideals yet they are encouraging it. I hope MS and Nintendo retaliate against EA just for alienating their customers(Activison needs a slap too!).

[Manberg900]

Another bias article from IGN. Seriously, we get it; you prefer the PS3 over the 360. IGN doesn't have to keep making articles comparing games. They already made that article a couple months back declaring that they jumped to PS3. We understand that IGN is a pro PS3 site and won't give a balanced opinion in general.

[ATiElite]

OMG!! There are so many Technology illiterate people on N4G. I can't believe someone posted MLAA is better than MSAA. WOW!! plus.... The continued repetitive post of how you can't hook a PC up to a TV.

Some people here need to leave the games alone and read a tech manual. Why flaim about a multiplats graphics? you Flaim about Exclusives graphics. anyway I hope Mass Effect 3 utilizes the PC power a lot more.

[T3MPL3TON]

First, the contrast on all three versions is completely different. Set the Gamma, Saturation, Brightness and Contrast to the same setting or your video is instantly invalid.

Second, what the hell kind of crappy SD screen did they run both the PC and 360 versions on?

Third, The PC wins automatically. If you're going to do a comparison video don't include the PC, it's an unfair advantage.