Lens of Truth - Head2Head: Battlefield 3 Beta Analysis PS3 vs XBOX

Lens of Truth: "Welcome back for another exciting Head2Head! This week we finally get to see how the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of the Battlefield 3 beta look, as well as perform. Now enough with the small talk, hop inside to see how the most anticipated console beta of all time performs"

[NewsForSnowflakes]

The website is running like a piece of shit for me at the moment.
I will upload an appropriate pic once I can get onto the webpage.

*update: Uploaded an image*

[Dante112]

Both seem pretty even, slight lightning differences. Both have horrible screen tearing though.

[Dante112]

@ Gray

PS3 looked to have the better textures, just the framerate is slightly wobbly than the 360.

Edit: Lol, just noticed that anyone who said anything positive about the PS3 version is getting disagrees like hell and most of the users here have accounts created today literally minutes apart. Attack of the one bubble trolls. XD

[guitarded77]

One shot in particular shows better textures on the PS3. For some reason, the lighting effects are very different on the florescent bulbs. I finished downloading on both consoles and have only got to play it on my PS3 since there is server problems with the 360 version still. It seems a bit bright to me... it's hard to determine enemies from distance. Anyway, I already preordered it for the PS3 months ago, because that's where my Battlefield friends are, and CoD on the 360 because that's where my friends for that game are.

[Kleptic]

^^^first thing i did was turned the in game brightness down some. I keep my tv pretty dark as is anyway, and it still looked ridiculous in the outside areas...

the difference was amazing...overall contrast was way better, I was getting absolutely slaughtered and had no clue why I could never see enemies...having the default 'wash out' setting definitely doesn't help...

[guitarded77]

@Kleptic
Yeah, I hear ya... I turned it down as well. At least I know I'm not the only one who thought this. Sometimes when you mention a real issue, you get slammed as if you're bad mouthing the game. Battlefield is my favorite FPS, but the lighting (as impressive as it may be) makes enemies get lost in the distance. This gives an advantage to snipers using a scope at distance. Everything improved a bit once I got a red dot on my assault rifle. My other complaint is the knifing needs to be a little more accurate. I can be on top of an enemy and knifing away and nothing happens.

[zeeshan]

I know this is beta but I can't stand three things. Mind you, I am playing this on PS3.

First, the FRIEND INVITE does NOT work. Me and buddy tried to join each other and make a squad. I tell ya, the squad system is broken. Me and my friend were ALWAYS thrown in opposite teams and when we were in the same team, we could even make our squad. The SWITCH TEAM option doesn't work. Always says the Server will become too unbalanced or something.

Secondly, I CAN'T see enemies. Hear me out. The beta map is huge. From a very green park, to subway tunnels and then outside on the street. The map is big BUT, the thing is, I CAN'T see enemies. Almost everyone is camping hidden in the bushes. I am going to compare this to KZ3 for a while and might I add that I KNOW, I am comparing an unfinished product with a finished and patched product but allow me to just humor you with my thoughts.

The KZ3 environment is dark, gray, blue, green and overall, unlike real world environments are present in KZ3 (mainly because it's not happening on earth) BUT, I can almost always see enemies from way over. I can clearly see them even with all those dark and gloomy shades and environment. The characters look a bit large too compared to BF3.

In Battlefield 3, I can't spot enemies. There are just wayyy to many opportunities for campers to have a field day and secondly, there is something about the maps and lights that makes them almost invisible. The ONLY place where I can see enemies are when you are fighting on the streets (where you are hearing ambulance sirens etc). That's where it gets a bit personal and up and close too.

Thirdly, I don't like the on-screen map. Not one bit. Nodda! It is hard to spot an ememy on the map when he fires. It could be the colors of the map, the placement but that is all debateable. The fact is, it's hard to see enemies on the on-screen map.

IMO, DICE have their work cut for them. I foresee a NUMBER Of post-release patches to address a number of problems in the game. The game has potential but they need to fix a lot of basic stuff such as squad and friend invite. YES, AGAIN, I KNOW... it is an unfinished business but either this beta is pre-alpha or DICE has been super lazy to provide a working beta with friends invite and VOIP.

Now... let the disagrees float in. I just gave you guys my honest opinion though!

[Gray-Fox-Type0]

both are really bad but ps3 one seems to be suffering from lower frames and more screen tearing. xbox 360 seems to have better textures and lighting look at the floor and lighting on the last pic.

[Gamer3000]

from LOT:
"the extra bloom effect on the PlayStation 3 version"
"the PlayStation 3 version has sharper textures."
and the framrate is the same on both
xbox360
Global average FPS: 29.85
ps3
Global average FPS: 29.67

@Dante112
lol i just noticed that too
what did you expect
let them believe what ever help them sleep the night

[Dante112]

@ Gamer

Thank you for posting that. It's like most didn't read the article and just came up with conclusions out of the blue.

[DaTruth]

The 360 always runs compressed stuff better; it is designed for compression! PS3 is designed for streaming uncompressed assets from a Bluray disk!

So compressed demos and betas will almost always run better on 360 and developers will always compress online demos and betas so people with bandwidth caps will be more likely to download their promotional material!

[cobblestone19]

Umm...

PlayStation 3 (63%, 636 Votes)
Xbox 360 (24%, 243 Votes)
Tie (13%, 125 Votes)
+ what Gamer3000 said... The Ps3 version is superior.

[thereapersson]

LOL, it's as if the 360 fans hiding in the shadows were waiting for you to say that; they come out of the woodwork and fervently agree with your made-up nonsense.

Nice try, bro...

[DaTruth]

slamming the disagree button won't change the truth; we see it time and time again! A 360 demo might outperform its PS3 counterpart even when the final product performs better on PS3!

Why do you think we always have demo/beta analysis, yet the final product analysis is mysteriously missing!

Also mysteriously missing is a disagree accompanying argument against anything I said proving I was wrong!

[kikizoo]

lol, perfect example of denial, gray-fox and others Xpert liar are really funny.

+ don't forget lens of "truth" is most of the time biased against ps3...so if the ps3 version is the "superior" one for them, it's really the superior one :)

[starchild]

Give me a break. Lens of Truth has shown a pro-PS3 bias since they first started the site. They always try to skew it in favor of the PS3. It's just that they can't push that BS too far or it will be too obvious that they are biased. The only time the 360 wins one of their face offs is if it is so far ahead that there is no way to skew it in favor of the PS3.

Meh...I'd wait for other comparisons if you really want to know which console version to get.

[Persistantthug]

They always get slammed.

You can bet everyone and their Grandma want's to see this comparison. lol

[Fishy Fingers]

Not if Grandmas got a PC ;)

[badz149]

I think you're missing the point here. you're saying pc gamers are not interested in this kind of stuff? just read the majority of comments in here and you'll know

[SkylineR]

I played both the 360 and PS3 versions last night and I'm undecided. I found the PS3 version to have better texturing and a smoother look, whereas the 360 version had better contrast and less screen tearing.
Obviously it's a beta so I'm hoping some of the issues, including the ridiculous amount of glitches (tracer fire suspended mid-air) are ironed out.
Gameplay-wise, I'm not a fan of the map they chose. Seems to be all over the place.
And again I know it's a beta, but I have yet to see any worthwhile destruction from frostbite 2.0... I shot a pillar in the underground area which crumbled the outside tiles, but that's it.

[Pacman321]

Once you get outside with all the buildings, after the subway part, you can destroy buildings. The destruction is quite amazing, i was just sat there with an rpg testing it out. However sad thing is that not all buildings are destructive.

[BlackPrince 42]

Frame dropping on the PS3 version aside, they seem functionally/graphically identical.

Only big difference is in the lighting. PS3 has waaaay more bloom. Probably has a more advanced lighting system in place, but personally I think it's too much.

[Hicken]

Remind me of the difference in frame drop again? I can't seem to recall that there was much of a difference.

[frostypants]

Is it just me, or does the resolution of this beta seem a bit lower than it was in BFBC2 for both consoles? The trees definitely don't look as nice.

I gotta say though, even though I have always HATED Rush mode and considered Conquest to be the only BF mode that matters, the Rush map in this beta is phenomenal. Might just change my mind about Rush.

And the audio in this game is spectacular, especially with a home theater system. Just wow.

The sense of immersion is fantastic...something BF2 had in spades but was a little lost in BFBC2.

[Iceballs]

What a good comparison compared to the others out there.

[Prophet-Gamer]

How every time I see a LoT article, the 360 version is overall darker? Is that normal or are LoT not adjusting their TV's brightness or something? Cause I've played both versions and the 360, though a bit darker, does not look that dark.

[Shaman]

This game has...alot of screen tearing. Some lighting differences, small performance one, still beta. Should be pretty close in the end.

[miDnIghtEr20C_SfF]

And it has the blue screen glitch that sucks as well.

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

[HeavenlySnipes]

The game looks average. Due to be being dumb enough to fall for the BF fanboy hype I had high expectations. That's not to say the game isn't fun.

[miDnIghtEr20C_SfF]

Lol.. how can I have a disagree? I even put up a video of it happening to me.

[SkylineR]

It's N4G man. People will disagree if you say the sky is blue. :p

Anyway, that happened to me last night too. Weird glitch. It disappeared as I got killed and went down.

[badz149]

of course people will disagree if you say the sky is blue because it doesn't always blue. the same time you're looking at the blue sky, someone else is looking at the black, gray, orange sky somewhere else too. lol!

[Xalaris]

You open the menu and close it.
Problem solved.

Do people ever even consider looking for a solution when they come across such a worthless problem? No, apparently it's easier to just stare at the screen in awe, record it to show everyone a Beta glitch and put it on YT.

[miDnIghtEr20C_SfF]

Wow.. look at the cool guy that probably found that out from another site, and is now mad that some of us just thought it was a beta glitch. God forbid there be glitch in the beta, and we don't know to get to the menu screen to stop it.

[Xalaris]

No, I actually just paused the game, and then unpaused.
And it IS a beta glitch, I never said otherwise.

[Oldman100]

Yah i would have thought dice would have screen tearing sorted out this time around. Oh well, i just finished installing so im off to experience it myself.

[SCW1982]

Yeah I played it on my 360 and then PS3 and both have way too much screen tearing come on dice you should have that figured out since bad company 2

[RememberThe357]

Why is everyone evaluating this game of a beta? We have no idea how old this build is, do we? If not, why is anyone applying any value from this to the actually game?

[DarkTower805]

Dice freaking promoted this beta with the MOH purchase. They know public betas nowadays are more of a demo. I also haven't heard anything from Dice regarding screen tearing and bad textures. I think it's safe to say this is what we'll get come release.

Edit: also, I've been in many betas, and they are always the same quality as the final release, minus bugs and glitches.

[RememberThe357]

I've been in DICE betas and the games always come out better. It is not safe to evaluate this beta as what will represent the final product. DICE doesn't communicate very well but I guarantee they are working on issue that people are bringing up. Just because GG or some other dev uses betas that represent close to the final product does not mean DICE does the same. This is a beta, and all of you should remember that. Play the game when it is released to see what it's really like.

[DeadIIIRed]

So you're saying that DICE should have known that betas are now defacto demos and not in fact, betas? Here's a crazy idea, maybe the beta is actually a...beta...Leave you feedback with DICE on Battlelog or quit whining to people who can't do anything about it.

[Biggest]

What an awesome comment. The definition of beta is now "more of a demo" and DICE should have known that. That totally makes sense.

[M-M]

"The beta won’t include all the graphics features which will make it in the final version."

Source: http://bf3blog.com/2011/09/...

[xAlmostPro]

This is not what we'll get come release, the version i played at gamefest was ahead of this version.

I asked the representitive if what we were playing is the beta due to be released and was told "no, you'll all be playing an exclusive build built for gamefest and other gaming events thats a fair bit ahead of the public beta due to be released"

Having said that i can confirm the build i played at gamefest, had no noticeable screen tearing, no weird blue screen glitch, looked better visually too..

just saying guys, stay hopeful :)

[frostypants]

Thanks for the info, xAlmostPro. The version you played was probably more advanced, but probably less stable online. It would make sense that the beta would be a stabilized online build that might not quite be up to speed in other areas.

People need to realize that betas these days are NOT demos. They are still just tests. What DICE is doing is taking advantage of the fact that so many gamers will jump at the chance to play a game early, and exploiting that to get a uber-huge beta test population.

It's a beta, not a demo. It's intended as a beta, not a demo.

It's perfectly fine to point out deficiencies in the beta...that's kind of the point. But to assume they are a permanent part of the game is ridiculous. The point of the beta is to find and squash bugs, but even as this is going on, with any modern game tweaks around more fundamental stuff are applied right up until the last couple of days before the discs are pressed. And again, usually there are multiple versions of the game floating around, and the beta is not necessarily the newest in all areas of the game.

[gamingdroid]

Because it is an early demo masqueraded as a beta?

[frostypants]

Prove it.

[gamingdroid]

"We went to DICE’s plush Stockholm offices and spoke to Craig McLeod, who heads the team of game testers, and executive producer Patrick Bach,..."

"PB: Right now we are weeks from being done. The only thing you see when you are so close to finishing is more opportunity. When you have been building a game for such a long time you get bored with the things that you liked so much before, that you feel like changing them just for the sake of it."

http://blogs.wsj.com/tech-e...

[jocomat9]

i agree

[ElementX]

Screen tearing is a deal breaker.

[OC_MurphysLaw]

This is the kind of comparison i expected. Both seem to have their issues for sure.

[THC CELL]

apart from screen stuff ps3 has better lights texture xbox looks dead oh and turn the ingame brightness down on ps3 its not washed out, thats people who are dumb saying that

[_Aarix_]

Please note cells opinion is bias.

[kikizoo]

probably less than yours + others well known fanboyz, like jetlian, ati, i hate you fanboyz, who don't never accept the reality since 2006...

but most important :

bf3, even if it's better (graphics) than bbc2 (on ps3), is not on par with ps3 exclusives....not a single multiplatform game can compete for the moment.

edit : wow, look a the disagree when someone repeat the lens of truth conclusions, poor desperated xfans (lens of truth : xbox oriented most of the time, and part of the delusional "multi are better on xbox"@lo, so if they are saying ps3 is better, then it's better)

" but debating which console version looks better is like arguing over rancid table scraps. The visuals on both are sub par and look like a game that's 2-3 years old."

lol, look at the fanboys, when their version is the "inferior one", they are shitting on the game :) (who is on par or better than most of multiplayer games on xbox), don't compare a multiplayer beta with songle campaign (or worst, with cut scenes, like you were with halo3, alan wake, etc :))

[consolez_FTW]

Yeah, theres some screen tearing when not much is going..but like in the subway underground with both teams clashing, the screen tearing is unbelievable on ps3 beta.

[TheClown]

PS3 version looks and runs better than the 360 version. The 360 beta has had a lot more problems.

[ambientFLIER]

How can something with twice the screen tearing run better than something else???

[Tg2708]

Played it on xbox this morning spotted a few low textures here and their but overall graphics it pretty good as well as gameplay. Not complaining about anything except whenever i get outside while defending the objective im always blinded by the light and keeps getting killed :(. Love how the weapons sound and all.

[Grimhammer00]

Bc2 and now bf3......I dont know if they will fix screen tearing by retail.
And textures aren't quite right.....

Pop in on kill cam of player faces is off-putting.

Most of these things will be patched, but I'll wager screen tear won't be one of them.

[WayneKerr]

alot of camping going on thats for sure.

[Dart89]

Im sorry but you must be getting in sucky ass matches cuz in the 3 matches i played today there were no campers everyone was running and bullets were flying everywhere snd bodies dropping left and right.

[Motorola]

Impossible. ^

[xAlmostPro]

There is a lot of camping, but battlefield for the most part has always been a bit slower paced. Due to the partial 'realism'.

However even coming across campers i haven't managed to go negative in a game yet and i've only lost one game out of around 6-7. Not boasting here just trying to say like, there is campers but the people playing the beta are very nooby so it's not hard to get one up on them

[cedaridge]

not inpress at all

[5119ent]

Graphic graphics...gameplay is top notch

[CloseSecond]

Pathetic. I am not a PC gamer but debating which console version looks better is like arguing over rancid table scraps. The visuals on both are sub par and look like a game that's 2-3 years old.

[masterofpwnage]

Ps3 version is better

[QuantumWake]

After playing the 360 beta, the metro map is pretty bland. Inside, it looks pretty good. But when you're outside, the overall look is flat. Foliage looks bad, and the trees are meh. When you're attacking as the Americans, the side you spawn on is pretty barren looking.

Though if there is one thing to note, most of the time developers provide the ugliest looking maps for the betas. And for those of you who say "this is just the beta, wait for the final game", yes we know to wait for the final game, but right now all we can analyze is the beta. And the beta so far visually is pretty average. And I kind of doubt DICE are going to make any HUGE improvements to the final game visually (if anything, the graphics are probably going to stay the same). DICE maybe improve performance like frame-rate and screen-tearing.

Gameplay wise, I'm enjoying it so far. Not as much as the BC2 beta cause in that beta, you get drive tanks and what-not :D.

[B-Real206]

I'm in the same boat as you except I'm playing on the PS3. I far more enjoyed the beta of BC2 because the vehicles. That's what Battlefield is.... I'm just not feeling this map at all, but I guess the game only comes with 9 maps so 1 of them has to suck

[Blaze718]

this game is meant to look good on a 120hz and 240hz HDTV if not you will experience issues such as screen tearing, i tried the beta on a regular1080p HDTV first then on a 120hzHDTV and saw a difference, it's pretty noticeable

[swinesucker]

You have no idea what you are talking about. Screen tearing will still be in the game even on a 120hz TV, which I have, because your TV is NOT the game and has nothing to do with how the game is coded. Sorry bud.

[Blaze718]

did i say my TV is the game, no, considering i saw the difference between the two TV's with my own eyes, i know exactly what im talking about, its meant to be played on a 120hz or 240hzHDTV, have you tried it yourself, no, then sorry bud. I didnt notice any screen tearing on my 120hz

[Euthanasia78]

I have a 46" Sharp Aquos 1080p with 120hz. I have played many hours of the beta on both xbox and ps3. I honestly cannot notice a difference. I don't have alot of screen tearing either. Only thing I notice is this. More people talk on the xbox. Thats it.

[limewax]

Wow, Blaze you should work in a TV store, The customers eat up that kind of bull

[LNDCalling]

Despite the disagrees you seem to have received as anyone who has gamed long enough and had the opportunity to switch their displays refresh rates will know, a displays refresh rate is of course fundamentally linked to screen tearing, so its possible that switching to a higher refresh rate or display with a higher refresh rate may improve the tearing.

Screen tearing happens when a game starts to redraw the screen before the TV has finished redrawing itself. This often happens when the framerate is not a divisor / multiple of the refresh rate of the display.

I have tried most of my games on my Sony Bravia with higher refresh rates and some look good but most look bad / unrealistic, same as with most movies at 60Hz + peoples movement just looks plain weird.

From a PC gaming perspective people sometimes think that screen tear is due to bad coding or bad hardware (GPU), but it can just be that your GPU pushing fps higher than your displays refresh rate causing screen tearing or shearing, hence you need to either use a display with a higher refresh or engage V-sync to lock the frame rate to the refresh rate of the display.

Re screen tearing on consoles V-sync + triple buffering would seem the obvious answer but it comes at a cost and depends on available memory, the 360 has a hard-capped frame buffer of 10MB (so triple buffering is difficult on the 360 without some virtual workarounds), the PS3 has a virtual frame buffer, which means in theory it can be any size but overall memory could still be an issue with triple buffering engaged.

If not enough memory is available some games might disable V-sync and triple buffering so memory management/budgeting is very important, that said if ND can get both V-sync and triple buffering in to Uncharted 2 while still pushing those graphics then anything's possible. I hope to say the same for BF3 and trust that all the tearing issues will be gone in the final release.

Whilst its possible to have V-sync without triple buffering it is preferable, I assume that its due to this and associated memory issues that mean we can't have the option to engage V-sync on consoles plus a V-sync 'option' would most likely cause the frame rate in some games / scenes (where frame rate dips below 30fps) drop straight to 20fps which obviously isn't a great idea..

http://www.eurogamer.net/di...
http://forum.beyond3d.com/s...

[HappyTrigger]

Actually after reading this Beyond3D thread awhile back, 360's 10MB eDRAM has no affect on Triple Buffering. It uses more memory, but has no overall affect on bandwidth.

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

[LNDCalling]

@HappyTrigger Indeed, but memory is still an issue.

Additionally if, as has been stated, it isn't an issue or isn't required on the 360 then why are there so many games games on 360 where screen tearing is distractingly noticible and where triple buffering would have been a simple fix but wasn't used?

Good Threads here:
http://forum.beyond3d.com/s...
http://forum.beyond3d.com/s...
http://forum.beyond3d.com/s...

[swinesucker]

Game looks like ass on my PS3. Not interested in this garbage at all. KZ3 and UC3 will get all my time and my beast PC will be getting this for 5 bucks in a bargain bin. Shitty story no doubt as well. Hype kills people and the hype train just derailed. This beta looks awful. The foliage is just fucking bad man. Any great PC game maxed looks better than this from 5 years ago imho.

KZ3 and U3 shite all over this.

[Funky Town_TX]

but those games multiplayer modes are not close to the battlefield series when it comes to gameplay and fun. KZ3's MP was piss poor, and uncharted 2 was okay.

[ATi_Elite]

Do keep in mind that BF3 has more going on than what UC3 and KZ3 have going on.

For example vehicles and destruction in a huge sandbox.

[trouble_bubble]

Doesn't matter. Metro has no vehicles, textures are meh, the underground corridors and offices/locker rooms are just bathed-in-blue blandness, it screen tears like a mofo, and Rush mode kills the sandbox aspect turning it into a linear camper-fest around the M-Coms. BFBC2 beta > than this.

[blodulv]

Well the beta gave me the easy decision of a no purchase that's for sure. As much as this game was hyped and for all of the MW3 is MW2.5 crap this sure isn't much different from Bad Company 2.

[IHateYouFanboys]

why are people in here saying the PS3 version has better textures? out of all of those screenshots, the PS3 has better textures in 1 - and only 1 - of them.

the 360 has sharper more defined textures in EVERY other shot.

The PS3s lighting looks better - the first thing that stood out to me when i played the beta on the 360 is that something looks 'off' with the dynamic lights. then i downloaded the PS3 beta and the lighting doesnt look as bad.

i was left disappointed with the graphics on both versions to be honest, was expecting much better. the final version will most likely look better though.

[Sarcasm]

Uh... I can point out the screen with the walls, the PS3 version has much clearer textures. And the other screenshot inside the train, the PS3 version has clear vents on top while the 360 verion is just some random blurry muddiness.

And the lack of bloom on the 360 is actually the most noticeable thing missing.

However, the 360's contrast looks a lot better.

[XboxInnovation]

As a PS3 fan, I'll admit the Xbox360 looks better. But that is expected. The game was most likely a lazy port over to the PS3 despite what those guys at Dice and EA say, they just feed you bullcrap anyways to please you and make you excited.

PS3 fans have enough good exclusives. Socom 4 for example destroys this game in fun factor and graphics.

[The EDGE]

look closely and see that the ps3 version does have better textures and is a lot smoother looking. the 360 version just looks darker maybe to hide the fact that the textures aren't on par.

[Xalaris]

The beta is fun as hell. End of story.

[NeoTribe]

Umm no its not. Bf is about vehichles and destruction which there was almost none to be seen. It played like a sloppy cod. Ill be skipping that level everytime i play bf3 when it comes out.

[wenaldy]

Should've been included Caspian Border, man this Metro map sucks..

[xAlmostPro]

@NeoTribe i take it you haven't managed to get past the subway section where there's buildings etc? ;)

[WitWolfy]

Some people are never happy with what they get, I for one is enjoying every second of it. Its just annoying to get past the damn subway train section, that part always bums me out. But the rest of the time im as happy as a chappy man.

[The EDGE]

^ agreed.

[BeardedPriest]

Fun as hell? Come on... Its really really good... but its not fucking amazing... same with the graphics... There pretty cool but not ground breaking...

[Killman]

Oooo, such flashy graphics! From what I played in the beta, that's all this game has. BC2 was WAY more fun than this......

[Funky Town_TX]

all over the place. The PS3 version had the most. I may pick this up, but it may not be day one. I know it's a beta but I need to see some wow.

[MasterD919]

It's really too early for me to pass judgment but this went from a must-have to a must think about instead based on the few games I've played. I wasn't blown away by the experience.

They have done a few things right but I have concerns as I encountered a ton of bugs and we are down to the final weeks before release...This will have a massive update on day 1 guaranteed regardless of what they fix.

[maxmill]

This game is fukn trash anyways, high hopes for nothing

[banjadude]

Played the PC version, yeah.. it's really buggy, but damn is it beautiful (spent about 3 hours total playing).

One major gripe/glitch that is quite evident is, enemies (and yourself) prone INTO the floor, and it makes it nearly impossible to kill them.

Also, PC version suffers it's fair share of screen-tearing.

[leemo19]

Why are so many people nip picking the crap of this game and judging it off a beta. Do People forget its a beta and not the retail version. What were people expecting off a beta, 100% problem free game. Beta's have problems like the tearing, bugs, glitches, etc.. crysis 2 beta had similar problems and were improved when the retail of the game came out. I'm sure dice will be improving this game more before the final product hits.

[RAmar101]

Both versions will be similar, difference is 1 will come on 1 disk + free game, whilst the other has multiple disks + no free game.....

[ATi_Elite]

PS3 version.....MLAA reduces jaggies but some colors look washed out

360 version.....slightly better detail due to richer colors but many frames are way too dark.

it's only the Beta so will be waiting for the Lens of truth BF3 review part upon release.

[jetlian]

clearly looks better. the super lighting looks bad on ps3.

[ATi_Elite]

No the 360 clearly does not look better. They both have good points and bad points!

plus it's the Beta and i'm not gonna pick a winner until a final release version is compared.

anyone who does is just being a FANBOY imo.

[jetlian]

matter really and yea its a beta. All I know is its better than BC2 and the levels are way bigger too.

[geth1gh]

Wtf. Why is this being made on the beta???

It isn't a glorified demo just labeled a beta like gears, bc2, killzone 3, etc.

This game is a true BETA. The build is months old and the graphics are specifically toned down. The only reason it is up is for mass server testing.

[PirateThom]

Need to turn down the lighting on the PS3 version because, damn....

[MasterCornholio]

The PS3 version is better. With slightly more detailed textures and a better bloom effect. But like always there's people who are convinced that the PS3 isn't capable of better multiplats. Its time they wake up and smell the coffee because that has changed.

LOL at the trolls they are so pathetic.

BTW isn't this an old beta? Which means the results can change in the final version.

[Sarobi]

Despite what many may say, I really do believe we're playing an old build of the game

[Optical_Matrix]

I think we are as well. I played this game at Eurogamer this weekend on PC, PS3 and 360 and I swear to god the PS3 version looked better and all 3 versions were glitch/bug free. I would have noticed as I was playing the console versions on a much bigger screen to the one I have at home as well. It's almost definitely an old build.

[Bladesfist]

No noticeable difference...

[mcstorm]

Im really not bothered which version looks better as ill be getting the 360 version as that is what everyone I know is getting who is getting the game but after playing the beta I am left some what puzzled on which version of the game the beta is as to me BF is about gameplay and looks but the beta is way behind BFBC2 on looks but fingers crossed its a early version of the game and its improved alot when it is released. As EA have been telling us this game will look amazing ect but at the mo MW3 graphics look better then BF3 but im sure that will be fixed come next month.

[GodSquad]

I think there was a big difference actually. I have not decided which one i would get. But i have a good PC, so that should be number one, i guess.
I could not stop looking at the grammar and spelling errors, he made. My god, who would let someone like that write stuff on the homepage?

[assmonkey]

Same here I didn't expect the lighting was going to be so different.

[_LarZen_]

PC>PS3>X360

End of story

[Snowii]

ps3 is superior

not suprised though the ps3 has the best hardware on consoles

[assmonkey]

Seriously the game is super fun, but I must admit I'm not overly impressed. Especially with all the hype surrounding this game.

[tisoyboy2]

Have been playing since the closed beta and I can honestly say that it is a fun game. I didn't waste my time counting pixels and searching for screen tears! I spent every minute of every round tearing peoples chests open! When you go to a restaurant, do you spend the whole time criticizing the food? What about your date? I'm trying to get laid, phuck the food!!

[Ashby_JC]

Outside of the bugs. Which I am ignoring (because its a beta and I expected it)

Im also having fun.

Its kind of disgusting that all ppl want to go back and forth about is the minor differences between 2 betas. Are you kidding me!!?

When the retail comes out and im playing it on my 360 .. should I really care if it looks slightly better in the PS3? Or vice versa if i playing on the PS3 should I care if it looks slightly better in the 360?

When BFBC2 came out I decided to get it for the PS3. I heard it looked better on the 360. Guess what?? I still played it TONS!!! And it didnt hamper y experience ONE bit!!

I swear...I like this site at times and others....such as this comment section is disgusting.

[european_cannon]

I really hate these comparisons but at least this one is professionally done, not like that piece of $hit youtube screen grab, flamebait garbage joke of a comparison that gamersmint posted.

[i3eyond the Circle]

Regardless...the beta is plagued with problems....I mean comparing these betas is pointless because the optimized finish product absolutely HAS to be different or I'll be a disappointed person.

Character models are missing eyes and this game runs poorly...the graphics are probably equal...but if your controller is a split degree aimed elsewhere in your screenshot it makes the entire game look different..

[Jason143]

I have played this on all 3 and of course pc wins with ps3 2nd and 360 3rd. If your a hard core gamer get it on the pc as the 64 player battles are hands down the best way to play.

[SITH]

I think a lot of people are forgetting the fact these pics are from a 1.1+ GB downloaded beta game. Curious as we may all be, the reality is none of the comparisons are anything to brag about or criticize. Wait until the final versions are released, then argue over what looks better. I don't get stressed out over a game's graphics, especially a damn beta.