Gears 3 vs Uncharted 3 beta graphics comparison: Which game looks better?

Both are exclusives, both have been played in a beta form, both are third person action games and both are amazing looking games. Why not to compare them, at least visually?

[Hellsvacancy]

Im not into Uncharted but ive been enjoyin the beta

[Shanks]

The image quality in Uncharted 3 is simply amazing. Grears of War 3 looks great as well but the lack of AA is pretty obvious and sometimes distracting.

[rjdofu]

Result from the article:
- Gears 3 vs Uncharted 3 Ground textures: Gears 3.
- Gears 3 vs Uncharted 3 texture work in general: Gears 3 has better textures work.
- Gears 3 vs Uncharted 3 lighting: Both games have great lighting effects.
- Gears 3 vs Uncharted 3 motion blur: Gears 3.

Conclusion: This article is just pure flamebait. Both games have amazing graphic in their own ways.

[zootang]

Ones on a DVD the other is on a Blu Ray.

[Inside_out]

.
How about some video instead...

http://youtu.be/GF3kalIpyCE

IMO...Gears just has a completely different look. The steam-punk inspired graphics just pop right off the screen. The smoke effects and lighting are the major upgrades over previous titles.

I think Uncharted loses a lot when going from the heavily scripted, cut scene heavy single player to the multi-player. The single player seem to have a higher level of fidelity...at least from what little I've seen from the single player.

Gears Of war 3 is just a different animal with crazy over the top animations, brutal take downs and of course fantastic weapons.

http://youtu.be/efYjoNaEA5c

As for all the AA talk...lol...Gears of war always has AA...it obviously not needed with the advancements that Epic has made to the Gears 3 Unreal 3 game engine. Maybe they are using some custom techniques to achieve those great effects.

...Gears 1 had AA...torque bow FTW!!!

http://youtu.be/q35Pw4JdQ0g

Here's some ( 2008 ) Gears 2 footage with AA...the fire and smoke look great but Gears 3 still looks better...

http://youtu.be/NcxuFegAEV0

In the end, Epic has used what they believe to work best...I concur...lol

btw...hit the HD for best results.

[extermin8or]

@rjdofu gears 3 looks good and everything but if you enlarge the pictures everything looks slightly blurry uncharted 3 wins on all counts hands down..... especially the lighting :/

[gaffyh]

They both look good, but imo, they aren't really comparable.

[firemassacre]

gears 2 didn,t beat uncharted 2 in graphics .... how can gears 3 do it? uncharted 3 destroys gears graphically

[rjdofu]

@extermin8or: where in my comment stated which game wins which? Don't quote me on that.

It's hard to find a true answer to any question like this since it's a matter of preference & perspective. Gears and UC have completely different styles of graphic, and they're both weldone IMO.

[nveenio]

Does Gears 3 have split-screen or 3D?

[Active Reload]

Gears has had split-screen since the first one. Are you trying to compare features? Lol. 3D? Raise your hand if you have a 3Dtv. I think UC3's graphics have been degraded to pull off the 3D mode...

http://www.gamespot.com/for...

[jony_dols]

Yay!!!! Another pointless flaimbait article comparing two beta (a.k.a incomplete) versions of 2 completely different games (with only vaguely similar gameplay elements) that are being released on separate platforms.

Makes sense to compare them then, doesn't it?

/sarc

[ps3destroyer]

Conclusion every article that proves an Xbox 360 exclusive has better graphics from ps3 one it is considered flamebait.If the article featured Uncharted as the clear winner the flamebait tag would be missing wouldn't it?

[DualConsoleOwner]

There was a poll at LoT with thousands of votes.

Favoring heavily that Uncharted 3 beta looks better.

Have you even compared Uncharted 2 to Gears 3?? cause UC2 looks better easily.

Uncharted 2
http://www.youtube.com/watc...
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Gears of War 3
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

No game here.

BTW, VGarabia is known for this sort of 360 bias shit. I remember they were ripping on KZ3 for no reason when it came out.

[jony_dols]

@ps3destroyer:

If you had actually played an Uncharted game before, then you would appreciate the fact that Gears & Uncharted are totally different gameplay experiences.

It's like comparing Mirror's Edge to Metro 2033.
The two of them are great games in their own right, both games are played in the 1st Person perspective and allow the player to use guns.

That's where the similarities end. The two have completely different art styles, graphics, player movement & stories. Just like UC & Gears.

[HeavenlySnipes]

LETS PRETEND THAT THE BETA LOOKS LIKE WHAT WE'VE SEEN FROM UC3

http://thegamingliberty.com...

http://thegamingliberty.com...

http://media.giantbomb.com/...

http://www.ripten.com/wp-co...

http://farm6.static.flickr....

Just like how Gears 3 looks better than the freaking beta. I don't understand how people jump to conclusions over an unoptimized beta.

[Kushan]

These games don't need to be compared, they're very different games. Sure, they're both 3rd person cover shooters, but play entirely differently. Gears is set mainly in decaying cities, while uncharted is set mainly in Jungles. Why are they being compared? It's like comparing Mario Kart to Gran Turismo, only fanboys would care which is "better".

[evilunklebud]

Both look great... and both will be day 1 for me. Can't wait.

[nveenio]

My question about split screen and 3D was legitimate. I don't own a 360, and the only Gears I played was the first one on PC. So I've no idea what features the multiplayer has.

[MaxXAttaxX]

Even the unpolished old-built Beta of UC3 shows great lighting.
http://youtu.be/3_9pkWPZmmM...

Or how about this:
http://www.lensoftruth.com/...
http://img9.imageshack.us/i...

Or better yet! Let's wait until the game has been finalized and released. I believe the SP will be incredible :)

[SilentNegotiator]

How convenient that they're moving in most of the pictures that they're comparing textures in the Uncharted ones, but they're standing perfectly still in the GeOW ones. How blurringly convenient.

Can't wait to see the campaign comparisons. Uncharted obviously made the most sacrifices for the multiplayer - Uncharted 2's SP looks a million times better than these pics. That's what they spend the most time on in developing GeOW.

[Mr_Lu_Kim]

HAHAHA which outdated console game running on 6 year old tech looks better?

Hey people they both look like shit already, as shitty as the last 2 titles of both series and in the end they both suck to play online and after the fist play through of SP it's of to the bargain bin at EB games for both titles.

Grow the f up already /s

[AAACE5]

All AA does is smooth out edges! There was little to no jaggies that I spotted and I played the beta nearly every day! So I really don't see how it could be distracting. It's not like the game's graphics were so terrible that you couldn't see enemies in the distance clearly.

[Boody-Bandit]

Uncharted 3 > Gears 3 graphically just like UC2 > Gears 2 and UC > Gears was / is.

No sense debating it.

[ThanatosDMC]

The U3 beta looks horrible compared to the U2 online but then again it is a beta. They'll iron it out later.

[Army_of_Darkness]

I agree with you bro. uncharted 3 beta right now does look kinds crappy compared to UC2. I actually even think that gears3 beta looks better!!

these UC3 images are really ugly compared to the E3 demo! OMG! HUUUUGE difference!

[Consoldtobots]

this is a joke right? Uncharted pops out of the screen at you while Gears look like a highly polished version of the same unreal engine they've been using for years. And from the look at the agree/disagree ratios it looks like xbox fb's are out to ram their deluded beliefs down everybodies throat.

[tee_bag242]

Seeing them move next to each other its quite clear than Uncharted is much more advanced in every respect. Iv own and have played through all the GOW and UC so far.

Gears looks great but its simply a tarted up tired Unreal engine like every other 360 game. UC is in a totally different realm of amazing. Its jaw dropping gorgeous seeing it running in the flesh.

If you've owned and played both games on a HD display this sort of comparison is a no brainer. I mean really!!! have you actually done that?!

[extermin8or]

@rjdofu well you did list each separate screen and say which one you thought was best from them I just didn't list stated which one i felt was best across them all although really you need it to be in motion to compare them at all games weren't designed to look good still :p but I do agree it is hard to compare different styles Resistance 3 vs gears 3 would be better as they both have similar tones and colour schemes from what i've seen of both although one is a fps and the other a tps

and @mr_lum_kim you tell us to grow up yet you come onto an article about console games when clearly you are a pc gamer (from what you've said in your comment it's pretty clear) and you post crap like that? you're the one that needs to grow up lol everyone already knows that the pc can produce better graphics than a console it'll also likely cost you a fair bit more too and back when uncharted 2 was released name me a pc game that was released that year that actually looked better? I mean crysis was what 2 years old and that's the only thing i can think of that beat it at that time.... and for 6 year old tech they are doing pretty damn well it's got to be said

[XRider]

What does DVD vs Blu-ray have to do with what a game looks like? PC is all DVD or digital and it destroys console. I love how fanboys think Blu-ray is needed for games other than just plain old space. Funny how DVD or digital versions of Battlefield 3 will be half the size, but look 75% better on PC. Blu-ray was also supposed to make games longer and have more levels, that didn't happen. Not to mention I have to install most of my games on the PS3.

[MiloGarret]

Lol, you're all idiots, you know that right?

[TheXonySbox]

never knew how good of a job they really did intill now.

[JoGam]

They both look great. Both developers should be proud.

[Caleb_141]

Indeed, enough with the comparisons already.

[hiredhelp]

Im just enjoying reading the battle going on here. LOL

[chidori666]

Actually Gears 3 shines in all aspects. Uncharted can't handle online without having to downgrade the graphics.

[JoGam]

LOL...You're funny!

/s

[jony_dols]

UC3's beta looks slightly inferior to Uncharted 2's final multiplayer, in my opinion.

(I was playing both of them last night, to compare)

The Ice Cave level especially, in Uncharted 2's MP has amazing graphics. I think Naughty Dog downgraded some textures ect. to keep the UC3 Beta under 2GBs. However the lighting system in UC3 Beta is a massive improvement over UC2's MP.

I have no doubt though whatsoever that Uncharted 3's final MP version will be a huge improvement graphically over the Beta (and even UC2).

[christian hour]

@jony_dols

Pretty sure for the MP naughty dog said they've downscaled everything, and then its being upscaled afterwards in order to support features such as 3D and split screen without any performance issues coming into play, single player looks insane compared to the MP beta for UC3. Cannot wait :D

[YogiBear]

As opposed to Gears, which couldn't run online at all?

[Tommykrem]

Partly disagree, but I think there was pretty huge improvements between the Unchartedd 2 Beta and the finished game. Expecting the same this time around. Online in Uncharted 2 looks incredibly good, so I'm expecting Uncharted 3 to step it up another notch.

[tehReaper]

Uncharted 3 shines with the single player, Gears 3 shines with the multiplayer. What's so hard to understand?

Trying to put one or the other on both scales as king is just ridiculous. One excels on one front, the other excels on the other front.

[Shaman]

IMO both look great,as other 2011 games look(KZ3,RAGE,BF3,F4,ACR etc.).I mean,we came to the point in generation where almost all new,blockbuster games look pretty damn amazing.It's been 5 years since this gen started(6 since they were announced),people should let small graphical deferences go and go play and enjoy the games because this flaimbait articles are just ruining the fun.

[TruthBTold]

I gotta say rage is the game I am interested in seeing this year. I am really hoping its post apocalictic story and gameplay will be better than fallout. Fallout has been awesome games except for all the freezes and bugs they had but still kept me hooked even after having to reset my system.

[Areeb11]

do people even realise that UC3 is in Alpha code?

[bozebo]

The Beta is in Alpha? How can that happen?

[xPhearR3dx]

Uncharted 3 BETA

Yup it's alpha code alright. You're reaching for straws little boy.

[Legion]

I am not sure that you totally understand the greek alphabet? Alpha does not equal Beta. Alpha is first... then comes Beta. We will talk about Gamma later after you have mastered these two letters first.

[Jaces]

They are betas, why would you compare which beta outperforms the other?

Pure idiocy.

[Mr_Lu_Kim]

And in the end both games 6 months from release will inhabit the bargain bins at EB Games and Gamestop.

[M-A-R-S-H-A-L-L]

I don't understand why we're comparing two different games...

[Gray-Fox-Type0]

Both games look incredible, and both games are going to be awesome! Uncharted 3 campaign graphics are going to be AMAZING. As for Multiplayer graphics I don't think its up to the standards in campaign though.

[Jaces]

I'd be more concerned with the fun factor in UC3 multiplayer instead of graphics....naturally.

[JsonHenry]

Two different art styles. There is no real tangible way to compare them. They both look just fine to me.

[mastiffchild]

Bikes or tortoises: which make the best Spacecraft? Digs or cats: who would YOU choose to mediate the Middle East peace talks?

My opinion or your opinion:why we have to decide which cuddles up most snugly to subjective lack of fact?

I'm just so sick of this kind of BS article when both games are amazing lookers for their platform , can't quite compete with top end PC versions of the best MP games these days. There's little to nothing to be proved by this nonsense beyond what we already knew:fanboys will be biased ALL the time but both sets have a point here when this pair of games are so damn fine!! Just leave it as gamers winning a teeny battle.

[Oldsnake007]

uncharted 3 beta looks freaking awful right know.

Why the hell r u guys defending this game? Uncharted 2 looks even better than this.

[likedamaster]

Gears 3 hands down.

lol @Uncharted3's blurry & cartoony characters, and over-saturated colors.

Horde 2.0 & Beastmode will wipe the floor with U3 this holiday. But to each their own.

[hamburger123]

ND >>>>Epic

[kikizoo]

Vgarabia : LOL

like crazy xfanboys dreaming about uncharted 2 graphics since ever, and believing that a xbox game can compete with uncharted 3...so delusional.

[ChrisW]

Gah! PONG is better!

Why does anyone try to contend it?!?

[ps3bestever]

Uncharted 3 in MultiPLayer Looks Way Better Than Gears of War 3 in Single Player !
11.1.11, Looking Forward For GOTY !

p.s: VGArabia = A crazy xbox fan site

[Objective]

Haha. You said crazy fan.

[R834]

Is it too much to ask for side-by-side images?

[kneon]

That would be an improvement but images don't tell the whole story. You need to see video of the games in action, they are VIDEO games after all.

[R834]

Agreed.

But if sites are going to do image COMPARISONS then you should at least be able to easily compare what they're showing you.

[Wizziokid]

why even bother comparing?

Uncharted 3 >>>>>> Gears 3

but gears 3 still looks great and will be a solid title this year.

[ShinraE5]

I disagree with you 100%, even though I respect your right to your personal taste.

For me, Gears is a more intense, gritty, and kick ass experience in comparison to uncharted. UC is a fine title and all, but it just didnt hit home with me on the same level that Gears 3 did.

[StoneyYoshi]

this is because most people these days are in love with the mindless overly gory video games in a completely different universe. no offense to you. just stating a fact.

[THC CELL]

gears looks ok uncharted has the epic edge

[DrFUD]

Uncharted does look a hell of a lot better but some of that could be attributed to color which Gears forgot again.
I'm sorry but Gears 3 looks (as in "looks") average at best.
I now understand why Gears was pushed back, because they had to be hoping things would improve at some point, but then got to the point where they realized things are what they are so why not just yank the media crank until it spews compliments and release a Gears branded 360 to make it seem like a gem.
Sad thing is you swap out the Gears characters and replace them with that guy from that game where he had that throwing star like in Krull that went to the bargain bin a week after release and you have your answer of how impressive Gears looks because they have the same look (maybe Gears has an extra wrinkle in a cel shaded rock on the ground)

[will_c_75]

you mean dark sector. I just picked it up for a fiver, it is a fun game with better looking backgrounds than it should have.

[DrFUD]

thanks will.
I couldn't remember the name.
For 5 bucks that was a good deal.
I bought that when it released before the price drop

[NoobJobz]

Average? I'm sorry. It doesn't matter which you think looks better, but saying the other looks average is stupid. They both look amazing. It may not look a good as Uncharted but average? Lmao

[firemassacre]

yea even uncharted 1 beat the hell out of gears 1, name me a gears game on par with uncharted... please no fanboys, only logical people pleass

im not sure about the people who says gears 3 looks better than uncharted 3 ...
i think you arent even looking at uncharted 3 and are blindly going with gears 3 because of fanboyism.

point being uncharted 3 completely and utterly annihilates gears 3 graphically.

[thenickel]

"im not sure about the people who says gears 3 looks better than uncharted 3 ...
i think you arent even looking at uncharted 3 and are blindly going with gears 3 because of fanboyism."

The one thing that gets me about this site are people like you. Practice what you preach brother and take your own advice. just because you think something looks better does not mean everyone must agree.

[xPhearR3dx]

"please no fanboys, only logical people pleass "

Then you proceed with a fanboy reply yourself. The stupidity of my fellow gamers amazes me.

[kaveti6616]

"please no fanboys, only logical people pleass "

You joined this site 2 weeks ago and have made an average of 46 comments a day.

Can you explain to me your logical reasons for doing that?

[BeastlyRig]

Who does this comparison benefit?

I have to say though. It seems Uncharted 3 graphics are lowered in multiplayer..
- http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Hope it's because it's an early build.. If 3d lowers the performance I say get rid of it.

Gear3 looks great!
- http://www.youtube.com/watc...

PS3 has UC3/360 has Gears3 PC has BF3 why is everyone not happy?

Come on let's get some gamer girls and start an Orgy!

[Black102WingS]

Fanboys

[DaTruth]

The people who have enough money to own both consoles, but somehow only have enough money to buy one game! /s

One would think this would eliminate the purpose of owning both consoles... but why let logic stop us from a perfectly good flamewar! /additional sarcasm

[rezzah]

How about, you wait until the actual games come out? Rather than compare two incomplete versions.

[units]

gears so looks much better

[Black102WingS]

Question? I wanna know whats better out of U3 or Geow 3 and why?

[Swiggins]

It's a matter of what you personally define as "better"

If you like a lot of color in your graphics than Uncharted 3 is the way to go.

If you like a more gritty look then Gears 3 it is.

If you like a lot of verticality in your gameplay Uncharted is better.

If you like cover to cover shooting and intense gunplay then go Gears.

Personally I like both, I had a harder time warming up to the UC3 beta, but I eventually found my place and now I'm loving it, I also loved the Gears 3 beta.

Long answer made short: Two great games, own em both if you can.

[alb1899]

After this i'm really impress with Gears because Uncharted doesn't surprise me that looks so good.
But to say which looks better you have to play them so i'll wait to make my final opinion.

[Raven_Nomad]

Actually Gears 3 looks so much better. I was actually surprised by how much better Gears 3 online looked then the other Gears games, usually the online portions of games look worse but it wasn't the case this time. Uncharted didn't look terrible but I will say the multiplayer menu looked pretty bad....lol

[StoneyYoshi]

not trying to start anything but wasn't gears supossed to actually be released earlier this year but ended up getting pushed back to give epics other game some breathing room to get more sales? IMO gears is already a finished product. uncharted is 4 months away from actually hitting its actual release date and being a finished product. and people should realize that UC2's beta was a big upgrade in graphics from the finished product. honestly, i expect UC3 to be a lot more polished and beautiful once the finished product is out.

[mendicant]

dontbhatin,

Actually no, you're wrong.

Gears got pushed back because Epic wanted to fit in a beta. They wanted to make sure that the dedciated servers could handle the load and most importantly that it was stable so there wouldn't be issues at launch like last time.

Besides, show me a company that doesn't want "more sales" and I'll show you a company that's out of business.

[omi25p]

Didnt this artical get submitted just a few days ago??

[Bonobo12345]

pretty much yeah, same thing different format, how did it get approved again!?

[strickers]

I've seen both with my own eyes.Both look like more of the same as the previous games.Gears looks good but uses art to hide it's weaker technical aspects.
Uncharted 3 looks better,just as 2 looked better than Gears 2.
Gears is very much a corridor shooter with some nice FX but the environments are limited.

Even the 1st game missed much of the tech of Resistance 1 but most gamers couldn't see past nice textures/art.

Both games will be fun to play and look good so who cares.

[death2smoochie]

"Even the 1st game missed much of the tech of Resistance 1"

That comment made you lose all credibility..if you even had any to begin with....

[omi25p]

Just have a look at gears 3 sandbar gameplay. If you think thats a corridor shooter then your an idiot

[Bonobo12345]

I have seen them both as well and thought the same thing.
Although I must partly agree with smoochie, tech of resistance 1? you lost me there.
maybe you meant to say uncharted 1...

[Father Murder X]

Damn another one of these articles. Uncharted 3 doesn't have to worry about Gears of War 3. UC3 has to be worried about the hellish release date Sony has put it in. This game is in no man's land sandwiched between MW3 and Battlefield 3. Remember what happened to Alan Wake and that was only against Red Dead Redemption. Of the 3 games UC3 is probably the one that will be sacrificed by the consumer. Sony has to know this. They got to move the release date up.

[qwertyz]

i know modern warfare 3 and battlefield 3 will kill uncharted 3 sales........ especially modern warfare 3

[The Creep]

Gears 3 actually holds its own really well here.

but we really need video footage to compare these games

[aia12]

uncharted 3 mp beta

http://www.eurogamer.net/ar...

gears 3 mp beta

http://www.eurogamer.net/ar...

Gears 3 obviously look better and the videos from eurogamer as well as tons of youtube gears 3 beta videos can attest to the fact that vgarabia didn't use gears 3 bullshots

[Bonobo12345]

all these videos prove is that Gears is heavy on the motion blur and that it can have substantial frame rate drops.

while they agree U3 is pretty much locked.

This is pretty much my experience as well.
Although gears was really fun to play, and this is the first Gears game to actually use proper lighting techniques, something that Uncharted 1 had.

This will be the best gears game yet but in my books uncharted will always be that step ahead.

[shikamaroooo]

Comparing betas now what is next comparing cgi

[Swiggins]

Comparing Boxart!

[Omega Zues]

Yeah its pretty sad.

[dabri5]

What's sad is when you take cinematic footage and expect the entire game to have the same quality.

[Ryu7505]

Uncharted 3 all the way! My brother is a die-hard fan of Uncharted series! He beat the first two title, and he ready to play the third! This November, it's on!!!

[zero_cool]

photo shop much mr journalist?

[njmzhang]

LoL@vgarabia

The file size of those UC3 pictures: 290k, 278k, 140k, 310k, 369k
while GeoW3's are: 950k, 977k, 724k, 958k, 849k

[NnT3291]

weird, they have same res

[Bonobo12345]

I know the fanboys will hate me for this, but it's the truth..

Gears would be a much better game if it didn't have to run on a 360.

not their exact words but that's pretty much what Epic said.

[Harelgur]

both are prettiest ive seen

[RAmar101]

Dicky article.
Gears was finished ages ago, in fact it was set to release march this year.

Uncharted 3 is a proper beta, final game will look good on both games but its clear uncharted will look better, in fact gears 3 won't match uncharted 2, show me rendering like in UC2 snow levels in gears 3 then talk...

[sayonara89]

vgarabia, what a auprise that Gears 3 won LOL

[SuperLupe]

What a surprise somebody's calling a conspiracy /s

[prettyboy12]

GEARS IS PRETTY FOR A 360 GAME...butttttt lets face it,if unc2 is anything to go by then we may very well see another goty go to unc3.but both games r pretty to look at

[TheGamingArt]

I just played through Gears 1 and 2... I'm seriously disappointed in the people remotely giving this a game 'graphical' appraisal. You people need to get out and play more games.

[zero_cool]

it's pathetic that so many gamers believe 90% of crap spewed by the majority of gaming journalists these days lmfao!

[Cock4Gamers]

PS3 Fanboy: Uncharted 3
360 Fanboy: Gears 3
Objective Gamer: Both look amazing

[CommanderWTF]

I played both games and I was not impressed with Uncharted 3...at least graphic wise. Gears of War 3 looks better IMO. Don't get me wrong Uncharted still looks great, but I was expecting more.

[Mr-Dude]

We are talking about a BETA here....and Naughty Dog has like 4 monts left to polisch te game

In the end, Gears will be awesome in gameplay en graphics

but Uncharted 3 will be a beast in graphics..

[menezeez]

beast ? lol have you seen bulletstorm, dead space 2 or bad company 1 on pc ? destroys your little ps3 exclusives in the graphics department. the only graphical beasts are on PC not consoles. even a 2006 high end pc destroys your pathetic consoles in raw power.

[Mr-Dude]

We all know that PC is the almighty God...
So please forgive me 4 my blasphemy..

i will go and do 5 Hail Mary's?

/s

[BlackSharinganX]

id say all picks look great one image that made crappy look on gears was the second one, the one on uncharted 3 was the motion blur. But remember people Gears was suppose to come this march or may not sure it was around that date, so enough time they had to prepare the game.

[Bladesfist]

guys you do know that the xbox has an onboard way of doing AA, so all games can have AA with no performance drop? In fact the xbox forces 2x AA. Don't think you can turn it off.

[QuantumWake]

Yes, the Xbox 360 does have an onboard way of doing AA... And that is through eDRAM. But it does come with a cost. Trying to fit a full 720p framebuffer with at least 2xMSAA can be troublesome for developers unless they resort to tiling. And tiling is also really problematic because it adds more controller lantency and also eats up a lot of CPU power because you have to render everything twice.

So if no tiling, devs resort to dropping the resolution. From the Digital Foundry article, Epic seemed to have dropped Anti-Aliasing completely cause it was pretty much a waste of memory and bandwidth (all Unreal Engine games for some reason have problems when it comes to AA).

Think I've said a little to much.... I'll go now.

*flees*

[wenaldy]

Wow an arabian site supporter of MS.. *mindfuck*

[jrbeerman11]

one game has nolan north, the other game has bender.

one game is on ps3, the other is on xbox

both games look good and will sell well.

I will be buying both so the real winner is me.

[abczby]

I thought Uncharted 3 was going to blow away Gears 3 but Gears 3 actually looks substantially better than Uncharted 3. Well it looks like Xbox 360's best looking exclusive looks better than PS3's...

[StoneyYoshi]

hello? gears is already a completed game. was supossed to be out in march but only got pushed back for epics release for their other game. comparing a completed game already polished to its max, to a game that is actually still 4 months into development isn't really a well put out comparison.

[BIGBOSS08]

when U3 releases it'll be as though gears of war 3 doesnt even exist.

[jetlian]

graphics won't be any higher than this! only 2 months left to debug before shipping it off to sony

[abczby]

@dontbhatin

You obviously don't understand how the development cycle of a video game works...

[cedaridge]

uncharted 3 look great and gears 3 look great and i will be supporting both. psn: cedaridge / xbl: cedaridge

[admiralthrawn87]

uncharted beta at the moment looks ugly. but i know the final game will be beautiful as well as gears of war. can't wait for both of them....

[JonnyBigBoss]

I'm finding Uncharted 3 to be not only more enjoyable, but it has the better visual/audio experience as well.

[D3athc3ll]

Wow, what a dumb comparison...

Lets wait till the release dates for both, before we judge!

But there is no chance Gears 3 can compete!

[artynerd]

Like someone else said:

Every article that proves an Xbox 360 exclusive has better graphics from ps3 one it is considered flamebait.

If the article featured Uncharted as the clear winner, most fanboys on N4G would just say "Yup, that's the power of bluray!"

They both look great, but Gears does def look better in some areas.

[Holeran]

This comparison is laughable at best.

[maxmill]

gears looks better?

DENIAL

[xXtremeHDGamerXx]

both look like shit

[MellauxGMNG]

Well, thats something new...

[linko18-1990]

I was looking foward to both but now i have to cancel my Gears 3 pre-order and u might as why do such thing, well i will tell you in a whisper ( xbox 360 its too shitty) now my system wont even open my disc tray or play my games also i get a constant blinking green light and all this happened when i wasn't even playing the damn crap now microsoft wants me to pay 100 bucks to fix it when i only had it for a bit after a year, my warranty has just expired this is BS.

[akashkira54]

yea i think uncharted 3 didnt wow be from the beta interms of graphics , i even thought uncharted 2 looked better, uc2 looks better than both gow3 and uc3 , but they are only betas so we going to have to wait for the conclusition lol, my opinion!!!!!!!!!!

[devilhunterx]

Glitches of War

[StarWolf]

look how boring uncharted3 looks compared to Gears of war 3. At this point, graphics dont mean shit (even though gears3 looks good).

[SwiftShot]

I dont have a ps3 so idk, but def gow3 is a massive upgrade from 2. GIBS FTW!

[Number_3]

From my experience, the Gears of War 3 beta looked better and played better. I do not see why anyone would [reasonably] question which one is superior.

As far as I can tell, Uncharted 3 multiplayer does not strive to be excellent or remarkable in any way. But, I guess that's appropriate.

[Dazel]

Gears 3 has better character detail imo but both have amazing scenery. I will defo be getting both what ever.

[BIGBOSS08]

even the most hardcore xbox fan knows when the full games release, U3 will win in the graphics department easily. even in the multiplayer, never mind the single player campaign which will probably blow everyone away again. uncharted is the current CONSOLE graphics king. people like to disagree with the truth, so carry on.

[YodaCracker]

I can understand graphics and single player campaign, but you think Uncharted 3 will have the better multiplayer? Seriously? Now you're just getting delusional.

[YodaCracker]

Gears 3 without question has the better character models, but I can't decide on the environments. The images provided by this site don't seem very consistent. Some shots of each game look terrible, while others look much better.

[fabiani]

anyone notice how they choose compare uncharted unpolisshed forest lvl wen compared to that plane lvl which destroys everythin.k3 iz the only game that trully satisfys me graphicly

[Jdub895O]

yeah but who cares uncharted sucks so bad Gears of war 2 had the best multiplayer EVER!!! so ther is no comparision

[MasterCornholio]

Both look great but i like the visual style of Uncharted a lot better than gears. But then again its down to taste because i understand that Gears looks Ugly cause its meant to look that way.

[Chewy33]

Both games will look better on release date actually. Since Gears of war 3 will be using FXAA. And I believe Naughty dog has some thing up there sleeves. Uncharted 3 fans must hope. I'm actually more interested in BF3, but I'll give my honest opinion that Gears defiantly does look more breathtaking. I mean, if you guys were to see the maps; they look next generational.

[Firstkn1ghT]

Well we can only compare the muliplayer beta's since that's all we currently have and it's no question that Gears of War 3 takes the crown. NO DOUBT ABOUT IT! Don't try to deny it. It really isn't close. Uncharted 3's multiplayer graphics looks terrible. Gears 3 has better character models, better textures, and better animation.

[MachoMoustachio]

Better animation?

No one, and I mean fuckin' no one has done better animations this entire generation than Naughty Dog with Uncharted.

[mendicant]

Ninja Theory with Heavenly Sword.

[prettyboy12]

im pretty sure gears is pretty much done,beta or not.unc3 beta has room for improvement,and knowing naughty dog who are pretty much the ones to beat this gen i doubt gears multiplayer will look better then unc3 final build.both will be good though

[InTheLab]

Gears beta looks better but they have been working on the game since 2008 and it should have shipped last spring when it was ready instead of filling a void in MS's fall line-up.

Round 1 goes to Gears. Can't wait to see the comparison of Retail vs. Retail.

[Chewy33]

Clash of the titans. ;)
Release the fanboy!

[HaVoK308]

How is this even relevant? Oh...its not. Just another troll site looking for hits. If you only own a PS3 you could care less about Gears of War. If you only own a 360 you probably do not even know Uncharted exist (most I know don't).

If you are like me and own both consoles you probably will own both games and enjoy them equally. I probably enjoyed the Gears beta a little more just because it is more tactical. But I am having a great time with the Uncharted beta. Although I will not be buying UC3 for the multiplayer.

Visually? They both have their individual style and they both look great. What is there to compare? Must be a fanboy thing.

[IWentBrokeForGaming]

Both look and play amazing... Im going to own both. I wish people would at least play both. But too many biased gamers plagueing this hobby with outlandish tastes/expectations that they hold games by... with a stupid biased they are missing out on really good releases. Gaming fanboys annoy me as bad as overly enthusiastic dem./repub. voters and religious people!

[BlackSharinganX]

so you guys are comparing betas, and also 2 things gears is the gory one which makes the game tight, uncharted 3 is more fluid 3rd person and those who say that its slow are idiots, in Uncharted you can fight at any angle execpt roof ofcourse. But id like to say something for me there two thing that hold gears i think its the story and the gory blood that burst out of everywhere. Im jsut wondering what would be gears without the blood?

[Chewy33]

It wouldn't be Gears. Because blood suits the atmosphere. It'd still be fun because it's a fast paced action game play.

[Ve_Chuy]

Both look like crap if u guys want real amazing graphics buy a good PC

[menezeez]

so so so true even bulletstorm pc destroys them and ALL other console games in the graphics department

[rexbolt]

srry pc gameing sucks

[Ve_Chuy]

ahaha u so funny

[ViserysTargaryen]

Oh stop it already. This isn't about some random PC game vs Uncharted 3 and picking on the console is poor sport.

[Ittawi]

i don't how people play gears i never liked it
UC3 all the way

[xfrgtr]

VGarabia is known for this sort of 360 bias shit

[WetN00dle69]

Both look amazing and both are fun as hell!
And i for one will be getting both.

[PSjesus]

Something Uncharted and Gears dosnt is COLORS !!!!!!
you cant compare vibrant colorful environment to whit and gray one

[AO1JMM]

I hate these stupid comparisons.

[-DeathWraith-]

"The file size of those UC3 pictures: 290k, 278k, 140k, 310k, 369k.

While GeoW3′s sizes are: 950k, 977k, 724k, 958k, 849k"

Enough said. This is major flamebait either way.

[MikeTyson]

PC Fo life bitches

[jacksheen0000]

(1)Gears of Wars 3 has better graphics

(2)Uncharted 3 looks great but the graphics looks too crispy for my tastes; more blur effects to the textures would fix that issue.

(3) Gears of Wars 3 has better characters models and objects than Uncharted 3 characters models and objects.

(4)Uncharted 3 and GOW3 has good lighting effects

(5)Gears of Wars 3 could use a bit more color graphically wise.

[rexbolt]

gears of wars charctors are ugly and are orgers

[xtremegamerage]

Gears of war 3 does not have better graphics, and it does not have better character models, they are fatter of course, burly dudes.

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

This is the yemen map.

UC3 FTW, no real surprise there.

[StarWolf]

how about a Fun Comparison. Look at how much fun Gearz3 looks in comparison. I bet most of you will ignore this

[xtremegamerage]

Took that from wildfire htc,lol off screen.

http://imageshack.us/f/28/i...

[CLOUD1983]

It doesn't matter what game have better graphic for me but the fact that UC3 will be much better game over all that's the point.

[rexbolt]

i always wonders why gears of war chose to have ogres as characters weird concept

[PatchowPietro]

Drakes Fortune shits on Gears 3.

[slavish3]

wow i was going to say uc3 but then i looked at the screens sorry gears 3 looks better shockingly

[NnT3291]

Both look so good on my TV, but so awful in those pics.

[CrimsonEngage]

Yes, let's compare 2 games with completely different art styles.

[zinkabassy]

lol,.. Uncharted looks better,.. It is on PS3 ,.. doh,..
Gears lol,.. I dislike uncharted art design,.. but whoever made gears art should be shot,..

disagrees: 3shiity people have no games to play lololololo

[NoobJobz]

I don't know whether to agree or disagree just because I have no idea what you just said. What is with the comma followed by two periods? Your post makes me angry and confused just looking at it. I don't even have to read it to know that it is full of nonsense.

[Technical World]

These games don't even have anything to do with each other. Mabey Gears 3 and Resistance 3 but Uncharted and Gears? What do those games have in common at all??? If someone could answer that I'd gladly listen.

[Technical World]

And why is everyone so concerned which one has better graphics? I don't care if it has PS2 graphics as long as it's a fun game. Are good graphics nice? Yes. But why does everyone feel the need to argue about which one has better graphics? Save that for the people making the games and spend time doing something better with your life. Just saying

[NoobJobz]

I'm going to assume most people commenting in here on which is better have only played one game or the other and not both. They either look at screenshots to compare or pick the only game they have played. As for me, I plan on playing both extensively and looking for myself. Then, I will give everybody a verdict as to which looks better.

[Horny]

I agree. I want to hold of on the judgment until they release because the betas havet impressed me on a graphical level. So for the uncharted series looked better at least in single player. In the end both games will be good and honestly if people enjoy one they would most likely enjoy the other to bad they decide to pick sides.

[bobrea]

It's really stupid that this is the top story on n4g right now/

[Horny]

Why do some of you keep saying these games are not comparable when in fact they are. Both are a tps with a nearly identical cover system. Uncharted just adds platforming into the mix for more variety. I like both games and have played each one so far but looking forward to uncharted a little more because I love the story.

[DAS692]

When will gamers realise that visuals don't make a game any more fun...

[iistuii]

If one looks slightly better than the other who cares, Gears is my favourite franchise, and the game just rocks IMO. If it looked like the last one I wouldn't care as long as the gameplay is as sound and the added beast mode and characters are cool, then bring it on. Dedicated servers is the best thing coming to gears. I have played both betas and I prefer Gears, theres nothing wrong with Uncharted, it's good, but to compare how they look in still pictures is pure fanboy shite...

[XRider]

Both look good and fun to me. Why are the Xbox fanboy comments removed while PS3 fanboys comments go untouched when both are saying the same damn thing?

[Psychonaughty]

UC seems to be pushing more polygons with more complicated geometry but Gears seems to have better and more detailed textures, both look great though.

[nepdyse]

Definitely getting both. If you own both consoles its a no brainer.

[lonix]

it figures, only an xbox fanboy could write an article like this

[VonBraunschweigg]

The better Gears 3 will look, the shorter the campaign will be. Uncharted doesn't have that problem. I have all 4 games, UC1 looked better than Gears 1, and with the sequels the difference only got bigger, so I have no doubt this trend will continue in the final versions of the upcoming games. The level of presentation in Naughty Dog games is just unparalleled these days.
As for online, UC2 works, Gears 2 does not, but I understand Gears 3 will run on dedicated servers so they'll probably get it right this time, and if so I'm sure I will play Gears online more than UC3, simply because imo EPIC's shootingmechanics are a little better and more fun. A chainsaw bajonet and active reload are hard to beat:)

But ofcourse I will buy both games day one. Uncharted mainly because of the excellent singleplayer story, Gears mainly for the multiplayer and both will score 9 point something for sure. You can compare all you want but you gotta be crazy not to play both, imo the best both machines have to offer.

[iistuii]

Gears 2 does work online and in fact it still has more players online than U2. Gears 2 admittedly had problems on release and for a few months which I admit was poor, however it's been fine for a very long time,

[PSWarlord]

They both look amazing, but personally I think Uncharted looks better in all but one of those pics. That image showing ground textures looks like someone has vomited on the floor. I dont know why all sites decide too use this specific bit of a level to demostrate ground textures for UC3...and Gears has definately up'd their game, but I think there still not quite there.

I may be biased as my name properly shows but personally I haven't really enjoyed the Uncharted Beta, just cant get into it but Uncharted has always been a amazing single player story driven game to me...Anyway I got BF3 upcoming to full that hole.

[DOOMZ]

Those are Multiplayer scans... graphics in games are ushually toned down some...

[PSWarlord]

Yeah both will have a fantastic graphically single player. Now wheres my single player demo.