Head2Head: Battlefield 3 Screenshot Comparison [Lens of Truth]

Welcome back for another exciting Head2Head! This week we finally get the chance to put the most anticipated multiplatform game of the year under our lens, and that of course is Battlefield 3 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360!

Battlefield 3 is truly the first of its kind on consoles, actually requiring a separate install of a “HD texture pack” for improved visuals. So improved in fact, DICE has even referred to the game without the texture pack installed as the “standard-def version”. However, for those interested be sure to check back soon to see our screenshot comparison of the Xbox 360 version with and without the HD texture pack installed. Now, without further hesitation, lets get to the battlefield!

[RudeSole Devil]

Nice Finally a real comparison of the two console retail versions.

[aceitman]

they think there slick to compare ps3 without texture pack and 360 with look at the pics with the apple and beer cant read eye on ps3 but 360 is clear as day . i saw a pic before and after for the texture pack and the 360 looked the same way couldnt read it so now there saying the ps3 is that bad . i call bs .

[Paradicia]

The PS3 version has a mandatory install. The HD pack is already included on the disc, by default.

[Nitrowolf2]

Are you talking about the elevator picture?
http://www.enterbf3.com/new...

strange I agree. LoT one looks better, but that lighting is the same as the 360 non install pack.

[InfectedDK]

I cannot tell the difference on theese pics, only the posters of the apple and beer.. They are blurry on the PS3 version somehow.. Dunno if this is real or what.. But who the f... cares.. I only got a PS3 so I'll get Uncharted 3 and Battlefield 3.. No CoD this time however I'm a huge fan of Black Ops and play it the most of all my games atm.. Actually it's almost the only game I play atm.. Nearly an hour a day I guess.. But this time it'll be Battlefield 3. I looove the Uncharted Series so much so those two games are mine soon weehuu. Graphics is awsome.

[deadpoole]

This little comparison shows that Xbox 360 is having texture issues ... textures are same on Xbox 360 in case of HD and Without HD pack installation whereas PS3 is sharp, clear and high resolution. (Not sure if its the texture loading issue in Xbox 360 or in both consoles as LOT pictures says otherwise.)

Check videos out yourself to see the difference as these pictures also gives the title of the videos on youtube used for comparison.

Check this comparison picture yourself.

PS3 vs Xbox 360 (HD Pack Installed) vs Xbox 360 (Without HD Pack)

http://img405.imageshack.us...

[ambientFLIER]

"they think there slick to compare ps3 without texture pack and 360 with look at the pics with the apple and beer cant read eye on ps3 but 360 is clear as day . i saw a pic before and after for the texture pack and the 360 looked the same way couldnt read it so now there saying the ps3 is that bad . i call bs ."

Haha, aceitman, you idiot...PS3's texture pack is mandatory, there is NO option to not install it. Nice try... The 14 agrees on your post are SAD!

[BattleAxe]

Looks like we got screwed over once again by EA/DICE.....unless they make the apple poster and the beer can more crisp and clear looking like the 360 version in the next patch, I'm not buying this.

[evrfighter]

told you morganfell. graphics are indeed a major issue even with console gamers this article will is proving and will prove it.

[Pixel_Enemy]

Holy crap I call party foul. I am playing the game right now on my PS3 and it doesn't look anything like the screens LOT is showing. Fucking bullshit that they try to pass this off as how the game looks

[nveenio]

The benefit to being where we are right now is that, if the PS3 DOES look that bad, it doesn't reflect poorly on the PS3. It reflects poorly on the developers.

I call that a benefit, but its only a saving grace. In reality, gamers lose if devs perform so poorly.

[Heartnet]

website is shit.. lags on scroll.. didnt even get to see pics.. but yeh xbox looked a ton better

[A-Glorious-Dawn]

Dudes,

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

watch this and tell me they have RGB enabled...

>>

[ikkokucrisis]

Woohoo!!

Another great job by Lens of Trash!!

[da_2pacalypse]

Fail troll is fail

[Perjoss]

Nothing new, its not a rare thing to see a multiplat game look and/or perform a bit better on the xbox. PS3 has the better exclusives, xbox has the better multi platform games. This is why its great to own both consoles, and a nice PC too if you can afford it :)

[Grandclover]

I feel kinda bad for the morons who actual take "lens of truth" as "truth" I have looked at several of there comparisons over the years and never and i mean never have there images looked like what my TV was showing. I own both consoles but im not paying for online play so i use the xbox for its few exlusives that i really love. Point is ive had buddies come over with there xbox copy of bf3 and ive had my ps3 bf3 since midnight and there was no differance. I switched from HDMI 1 to HDMI 2 and didn't see any "streaming issues" on the PS3 or "texture issues" on the xbox. Im getting so sick of them even trying to do this. All they do is flare up the fanboys and i have to hit my head on the fact that i have zero faith in the lens. I'd love to know what TV they capture there images from or what settings they have on it? I always smell somthing fishy with those people and i honestly think they don't have a clue what there talking about.

[Paradicia]

The textures really shine through on the 360 version. Streaming seems to be an issue with the PS3 version, which is unfortunate. Remember kids, I'm just going by what LoS have said in the comparison.

Other than that they seem pretty much on par. It's good to see that DICE put just as much effort into making the console versions just as pretty as the PC version.

[TheBossMan]

On the contrary, I don't understand them knocking the textures of the PS3 version when it's obviously apparent that it has a motion blur (depth of field) effect that the 360 variant lacks entirely. If I remember correctly, this feature on games such as Enslaved was only present on the 360 version and the LoT staff was raving about it and deducting PS3 graphics points because of it, while here they seem to be hypocritically backtracking and just propping up the 360 if and whenever possible.

Motion / DOF effects on 360 = Advantage for special effects

Motion / DOF effects on PS3 = Disadvantage for poor textures

That's bullshit.

[Nitrowolf2]

WTF PS3 Looks Ugly in that second shot. Is there even an HD texture pack on PS3 or what?
Other wise I say they look close in the other pictures

@ Below

Yeah I know that, but this picture is the 360 Version without the install

http://www.enterbf3.com/new...

I find it odd that the lighting of the PS3 version is the same as the non install HD 360 version

[BattleTorn]

PS3's mandatory 2gb install = HD texture pack

[deadpoole]

Im seriously not sure about texture pack for ps3 is installed or not because I haven't got it yet ... but it looks like both consoles are havin texture streamin issues if we have look at the following picture it show X360 is also having texture issues whereas PS3 texture are high resolution.

Comparison: PS3 vs Xbox 360 (HD Pack Installed) vs Xbox 360 (Without HD Pack)

http://img405.imageshack.us...

[Solidus187-SCMilk]

in regards to the lighting, they mention on LOT comparison that it is dynamic. So I think that means that it has flashing lights and stuff and may not be captured with the same lighting because it is constantly changing in the game.

[thaking155]

I Call bull on this comparison!!! I understand shading difference but blurry on the ps3 side while the 360 is crisp in most of the pics that show the hand holding a gun. Am I the only one who sees this????

[Solid_Snake-]

the 360 looks better out of the consoles in my eyes :-)

[kikizoo]

even planet xbox say : "the PS3 does appear to be the most capable of reaching proximity with the PC despite reaching a 720p resolution as opposed to the 360’s 1080p resolution."

so, lol.

lens of lies are never serious, they are just a bunch of fanboyz satisfying other believers fanboyz (with imaginary superior versions, they try to forget all great, and the best, exclusives they can't play)

[Jayjayff]

i am freaking confuse sometimes the ps3 one looks sharper but then in others the lighting seems to messed up and the one with the streaming issue is fishy as hell.

[no_more_trolling]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

360 version is so much better
after all this bashing

hahahahahahahahaha

i guess ill be playing the only HD version on console lol

[kcuthbertson]

Wow that is sooo funny...

I guess I'll be playing on PC
The only real HD version.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAHAHAZOMG!!! !!11!!!

Good one right?

[kikizoo]

ahahaha even planet xbox says :

"the PS3 does appear to be the most capable of reaching proximity with the PC despite reaching a 720p resolution as opposed to the 360’s 1080p resolution."

another proof that lot is worst than a biased xbox blog.

[zeddy]

looks pretty much similar. not that it matters anyway im getting uncharted.

[okmrman]

run and cry to uncharted

[popup]

It may be okay to mention that the PS3 version streams the high-res textures in slower than the 360 as part of a narrative comparison but what is the point of taking the PS3 screens for comparison when they have not finished loading the textures? We get it! Now show us a graphics comparison!

It's like saying that the 360 version loads the game quicker and then showing the title screen of the 360 version next to a 'Loading.....' screen on the PS3 as a comparison.

I got more worthwhile info from the 720p Youtube clip!

[brandonb21]

i think its a tie.

[Pandamobile]

360 version seems to have better textures in places, but the PS3 version has better lighting.

edit:

wait, maybe that's just variation in the scene lighting.

[Paradicia]

I believe that's down to the dynamic lighting, as noted underneath that particular screenshot.

[Statix]

This is an absolutely horrible screenshot comparison. All the screenshots are heavily compressed and blurry. I have to squint to make out the details because the screens aren't even full HD!

In every HD video and screenshot I've seen, the PS3 version has significantly better anti-aliasing by virtue of its MLAA (the 360 version has significantly more jaggies; probably using an edge-AA method). However, all these screenshots are downsized, so you can't even SEE the details or jaggies!

I'll wait for a TRUE, high-quality image comparison by Digital Foundry before I jump to conclusions.

[A-Glorious-Dawn]

yeah DF is the only place to go for comparisons, do a little research LOT lost credibility a while ago for me..

[BaneWilliams]

Is there some kind of shadow issue going on in the fourth screenshot on the 2nd page? PS3's shadows look... strange in comparison?

Unless the light is swinging overhead or something, which could explain that, but otherwise that's really bizarre.

[humbleopinion]

@Statix, you can extract the large images from the page source:
http://www.lensoftruth.com/...

But as you can see, it's the PS3 which has significantly more jaggies. This is easily observable on the building edges on the right as well as the small plant on the left. There goes your theory I guess...

[Optical_Matrix]

Does the PS3 version not get HD Textures as well? oh dear

How come the textures look worse on the PS3? Unless I'm missing something.

[SJPFTW]

it does

[SJPFTW]

takes a bit longer to stream so the textures

[Raider69]

The PS3 textures in that part are still loading!I have been playing the game and this texture loading issues happen on the PS3 and also on the 360!Some textures actually take a lot of time to load that on the 360 version i has thinking a hadn't the pack install too,but them i stick in that place sometimes more than 15 to 20seconds for the textures to load completely!Its not just a PS3 problem,,the textures streaming is bad coded in the two systems.Sand bags,boxes,bilboards,street writting tags...sometimes take a lot of time to load the textures.Frankly if you dont look for this faults,you will will have a blast with the action on this game,but if you are a picky person that is constant looking for faults or bugs,you will end not enjoying this marvellous game.

[RegorL]

I wonder if you can replace the PS3 hard drive with an SSD to reduce search time and rotational latency.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

Replace like this
http://www.gamespot.com/fea...

Hmm.. should be possible! Searching...
Yes it has been done! Several times - one of the latest

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

With a game that streams from disk, like BF3, there could be a nice improvement...

Any willing testers out there?

EDIT: PC gamers, heading your way...

[RegorL]

A note on what drives would be suitable to test.

PS3 controller is the first generation of SATA interfaces. Meaning that its transfer speed can not exceed 150 MB/s i.e. there is little need to select the currently fastest SATA out there - go for size instead.

Studying, for examples (there might be other disks out there fitting these requirements even better)
http://www.tomshardware.com...
Crucial m4 128 GB $200
Intel SSD 320 160 GB $285
OCZ Agility 2 240 GB $320

UPDATE

Another cheaper alternative especially at size
- 7200 rpm disks
- 10000 rpm disks... (heating issues? noice?)
Faster than the original 5400rpm by reducing rotational delay but still being able to fill the 150 MB/s pipe.

[RegorL]

More about upgrading to rotational disks...
(Note information that PS3 40 GB has a very bad disk!)

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

[Gamer3000]

looks the same with ps3 have better lighting plus extra bloom while xbox version seem to load the textures faster
a bit
that's it

[BattleTorn]

I like the clearity of the Xbox's textures, but I want to see more example of the Dynamic Lighting on PS3, and what difference it makes.

So far the only example is the "Red alarm-light" which would only be in select areas. I want to see outside screenshot. I'm surprised LOT compared mainly only the indoors.

[_LarZen_]

Basically you have to pick better light effects(PS3) or better textures(X360).

Personaly I would rather have better overall textures throughout the game.

[Bubblemachine]

Selective screenshots by LOT again.

Larzen, 360 does not have better textures, the textures are streaming in, that is why you install to make streaming faster.

That's also why UNCHARTED 3 is the best looking console game ever made by a mile.

[SockeyBoy]

Dude you sound hurt.

[Rage_S90]

Feed on those tears son.

[SJPFTW]

nom nom nom nom

[ufo8mycat]

Uncharted 3 is also very linear and the maps are tiny. That is why they are able to fit great looking textures into the game. Give Uncharted 3 an open world and the texture quality would take a BIG hit.

As for the LoT comparison, 360 has better textures, better streaming, better shadowing.
PS3 slightly better lighting

[lMHl]

last time i checked this artical was about bf3 not uncharted bad bubbles for you sir

[402]

So much for the ps3 fanboys claiming the ps3 version would be superior to the 360 version looks like a 360 win overall but both consoles are pretty close but the 360 has significantly better textures than the ps3 version.

pc is the way BF3 is meant to be played

[Bubblemachine]

You could say the same thing about gears/metro 2033 etc. Linear maps.

That's not the point.

UC3 is one of the best looking games, regardless of platform.

Not quite sure why i would feel hurt, i have BF3 coming for PC.

I just don't like people spreading bullshit.

[XDF]

Cry me a river. If all else failed, use UNCHARTED 3 as a backup to ease the pain. Seems like it is a standard fanboy thing around here.

[death2smoochie]

Uncharted 3 looks amazing. But it also has tiny maps. No destruction. Limited vehicle support like BF3.
Does not render the same amount of real time lighting and effects as BF3.
So to compare the two games in this way is foolish.
UC3 would NOT be looking the way it is if it were not as linear and had massive maps/vehicle support/real time effects like BF3 and destruction like BF3.

[BaneWilliams]

I'm sorry, I couldn't hear you - I was too busy staring at your breasts.

[buckley]

Mentioned Uncharted 3 = damage control. This has nothing to do with Uncharted 3.

The Xbox 360 version of BF3 looks better than the PS3 version. Deal with it.

[ThrazN7]

is that a nude lady on my n4g. oooh yea macho man

[zu4G]

what happened?
isnt the the multiplayer demo is doing fine with ps3 version?
what happened to the retail?? that sucks EA

[Statix]

360 fans can enjoy this terrible, low-quality, compressed Lens of Truth comparison all they want.

I'm awaiting a more objective comparison from Digital Foundry (with actual full-resolution, HD screenshots). Only then will the real truth be known.

[Pintheshadows]

Why are the HD textures not installed on the PS3? That's a bit of a schoolboy error.

Just to clarify if they are installed i'm suspicious as I was looking at HD texture pack pics in an article yesterday. The PS3 version didn't look like that.

Ok, i'm a little shocked then. I was looking at some high res screens yesterday and the textures on the PS3 were really good. Same goes for the 360. I'm a bit suspicious is all.

Yeah, I looked at pictures again and the textures are unbelievably good on both consoles. I'll take this with a grain of salt. Ah, it's down to streaming issues. Can't be worse than Rage I guess. Makes sense to me now.

[_LarZen_]

The HD textures is a mandatory install on the PS3. You cant pick like on the X360.

[the_fox00]

You can't NOT install the texture pack on the PS3.

[Jdrm03]

truth

[Janitor]

For fucks sake, the PS3 HD texture pack is not optional.

Edit for caps

[Pintheshadows]

No need to be a dick about it. I haven't really followed it so I didn't know. I've just been looking at pictures. This is why I don't come into these articles. They bring all the pr!cks out.

[Janitor]

Why did you edit prick and not dick?

[the_fox00]

Wow, looks close. Nice job Dice.

[Skyreno]

?? light effect for ps3 Or x360 textures errr.. hard to choose.... light effects looks cool and gameplay wise using controller for ps3 is better , so i choose you!

[XDF]

Using the PS3 controller is better than the X360 pad for FPS? I know it is a personal thing but I would tend 90 percent of the people will choose the X360 controller for FPS.

[Clarence]

Not me. PS3 all the way.

[MRMagoo123]

Like i said in another article if you have retard thumbs that arent symmetrical then yes the 360 controller is the way to go but for normal folk with normal hands with thumbs in the same spot on both then the ps3 is the better choice

[BuffMordecai]

Yeah, when you have used triggers, the default shooting buttons for ps3 are a pain.

[MaxXAttaxX]

Since I'd use my index finger for firing a real handgun as well, not middle finger.

[news4geeks]

ps3 always loses these

[Pixel_Enemy]

They should have a Gears3 vs Uncharged3. Or we will just see what one wins game of the year

[Chuk5]

Butthurt much?

[evilunklebud]

It might be batman?

[Fez]

What's Uncharged3? Lame knock-off of Infamous?

[lategamer]

Skyrim wil win.

[4lc4pon3]

I hope they can get the texture streaming on the PS3 fixed. hopefully with an update

[IWentBrokeForGaming]

If the textures struggle in BF3 like they did in Rage, they can keep this heap of s#!t

[aviator189]

Oh wow, you're willing to let go of a potentially great game because of a small visual set-back?...

[Elwenil]

I think I'll wait for the other site to do it's comparison. They seem to be a lot more trustworthy.

[SKUD]

If this game was only on consoles I can see the need to feed the trolls this. But with this being the low versions even with the "HD texture pack" I don't see the point of this. Its still light years away from the PC version =/.

[SOD_Delta]

360 clearly wins "that" comparison.

[tickticktick]

Have to admit I didn't think the 360 would take it.

LoL at PS3 fanboys who held this game up and jumped on the BF3 vs MW3 hype train.

[hilyou]

wat is it with this arguing! just shut up and play battlefield 3! cuz it's great on any platform u play it on! man, battlefield 3 fans used 2 be united against cod, but most of em are now their arguing about which version is better! all I know it's better than mw3! im not saying mw3 sucks but bf3 is better by a mile!

[Janitor]

What did you expect when you clicked on the comments to a LOT article?

[Pikajew]

Both look great. Who will stop and look at the graphics in multiplayer?

[Jdrm03]

What I'm seeing is the lighting is better on the ps3 but the textures are better on the 360.

So really, just play the game on your console of preference. It's going to be great either way.

[Chuk5]

Well, well. At the risk of inciting flames, I can't help but just point out many people on this site said the 360 version wouldn't even be at parity with the ps3 version. Well, there's proof right here that proves otherwise.

But seriously the 360 looks just narrowly, and I do mean narrowly, better. It's noticeable but not something that would make you denounce a version as garbage by any means.

Actually, to the PS3's advantage the lighting seems a little better than the 360s, but the textures are where the 360 has the upper hand.

EDIT:Why are there so many hurt PS3 fans on here? Bringng up Uncharted 3 like it's relevant to the battlefield 3 discussion. It's really not. They're two different games, doing two very things on two very different engines. Uncharted 3 looks incredible, but BF3 looks amazing as well and in all fairness is doing more scope wise with the game.

[ambientFLIER]

Agree. Everyone thought the PS3 version is going to be better and now the xbox version has less screen tearing, and looks the same...

[stonethebeast]

They both look great but my copy is with ps3 cause it is awesome

[JellyJelly]

My copy is with 360 cause it is slightly more awesome.

[ambientFLIER]

lmao, nice one jelly

[kudakadere]

We must accept that every console has it's strengths .

[Shogun Master]

They're pretty much identical.

Battlefield 3 is best palyed on the PC anyway and if you don't believe that, just look at the sites DICE cherry picked to review the PC version ONLY.

Weird.

[darthaq]

PS3 has better lighting but xbox has better textures none the less this is SP only and the game was built for MP though im still getting it for ps3 (and yes i have both

[Black102WingS]

I'll wait for digitalfoundry :)

[ReflexGamer]

Amen, then we'll at least get a fair comparison

[Mrmagnumman357]

going to get the pc version. But in this comparison it generally looks like 360 has better textures, and ps3 has better lighting, still the difference is so small that it doesn't really matter, so buy this great game.

[eridc3301]

Some textures on the ps3 look blurry because they have not loaded yet. I think Ps 3 looks better once textures are loaded. But Ill wiat to see which runs better. I hate screen tearing. Then Ill make my purchase. Or Ill just wait for UC3 (game is a beast).

[402]

the 360 version has significantly higher res textures due to having more available ram as well as full resolution alpha effects(due to edram bandwidth available to ROPS enabling them run at full capacity which isn't possible on ps3 because the rsx has too little bandwidth)

but the ps3 has slightly better lighting and better particle effects due to the fact that the console has slightly more raw power than 360.

fxaa is used on 360 while MLAA is used on ps3 it all depends on the area as not all situations suite MLAA while FXAA delivers consistent results but in some cases the ps3s MLAA provides better edge smoothing and in others the 360s fxaa does a better job.

in all they are roughly equal and don't look better than pc version running minimum settings but they both look amazing best looking fps on consoles in my opinion(notice I said best looking fps not best looking game I believe that title goes to UC3)

[Janitor]

Do they not teach capitalization and punctuation in computer school?

[402]

@Janitor

what does that have to do with anything ? whats important is that my comment is pretty easy to understand or are we in English class ? NO

[Joe Bomb]

LOOKS like a 360 win, but I would wait for their performance analysis. I'm skipping this game anyway, there is just too much to play right now. Still playing Batman on hard and Uncharted 3 comes out next week :D

[brettyd]

god dammit its rage all over again.

[Shackdaddy836]

xbox definitely has better textures for some reason. Just look at the posters. It's also weird that the guy in the picture has a different shirt on. It makes me wonder if the HD texture pack was installed on the PS3...

[Tempjf]

Of course it was! Otherwise the polygons would have looked like what's been shown all over the internet the last couple of days.. Believe me it would be much, much, much worse if it wasn't.. besides the texture pack on the PS3 is installed automatically with the mandatory install, you don't have a choice like the Xbox.

[Laxman]

The textures on the PS3 are just on the disc, and the mandatory install is just like how so many other games have a small install in the PS3 to run it properly. But yeah, there is no option to not have the HD textures on PS3, its all automatic.

[stonecold3]

get this game once it hits bargains bins to many games are coming out in meantime ?

[FlareDReborn]

Im buying PS3 version because i own a PS3.

[Razgriz18]

First DICE refers to RAGE with it's streaming problems on PS3, and claims that these kind of things will not happen with BF3. Yet now I see this shit.

Son, I am dissapoint.

[imbrawler]

well this is awkward.

[DFresh]

Who cares?

The game is awesome.

I'm getting the game on both PC/PS3 anyway.

Comparing console graphics is so irrelevant.

If you people care about graphics so much go buy gaming PC and it's much cheaper then consoles over the long run anyway.

PC = Best Experience like every other game that comes out on it.
(ATI 6870 GPU will rock your world.)

PS3 = Console I have and where all of my friends are playing on.

[capcock]

EXACTLY!

why do people brag about small differences between 360 and ps3 but yet REFUSE to get a gaming rig with better graphics & performance.

they could pay 600$ for a ps3 in 07, but nowadays u can get a pc that has twice as good performance for LESS than 600$.

+ it doesn't matter if you pay 700, 800 or even 1000$ because steam will save u so much money in the long run.

[DFresh]

My PC only cost me $450 w/ tax and I can play the majority of the games on Max Settings.
I can play Crysis/Battlefield 3 on High Settings.
:D

[Laxman]

Lighting is much better on the PS3, like always. The models are pretty much the exact same, but the textures are much better on the 360.

[Jappy-k7]

"Lighting is much better on the PS3"

"slightly" better.
it's always like this, when ps3 gets the inferior version fanbois make lame excuses or just say "oh it's a tie" -_-

on topic: OMG turns out that the 360 version is better!
but the ps3 fanbois will still deny it...

@ Laxman

"If you're implying that im a PS3 fanboy, you are mistaken. I dont even own a PS3"

then i apologize, no hard feelings
but hey you should buy one n___n

[Laxman]

If you're implying that im a PS3 fanboy, you are mistaken. I dont even own a PS3.

But you are right in saying that they do go and proclaim "its a tie" when the 360 wins a good game, but when the PS3 wins a good game, they jump at the chance to bash 360.

[Dirtnapstor]

This is crap... Every Head2Head ALWAYS shines for the 360, the PS3 version is never "up to snuff" comparatively... I've got both systems and can say without a doubt, the PS3 is visually superior! The 360 does put out indeed, but this bias Lens of Truth crap can return to it's origins where the sun don't shine!
I personally think it's rigged.

[XDF]

You do know one of the guy doing from LOT conducting these H2H has the same Killzone avatar as you, right?

[Laxman]

Yeah, but the proof in them doesnt concur with his opinion, so its all biased and wrong and mean and silly and bad and upsetting!

[lMHl]

I play games on my computer I do not own a xbox or ps3 and I think the xbox looks better

[Iceballs]

From what I can see,
PS3 = Better Lighting
360 = Better Textures
Do either screen tear? We'll have to wait and see.

[ambientFLIER]

Yes, it's well know that both do, but the xbox tears less.

[Oldman100]

Now they should compare the audio. I'm curious to hear if dice used uncompressed audio for the ps3 version this time around. The ps3 version of bad company 2 supposedly had the same lossy dolby digital audio as the 360 version.

If the ps3 is capable of 7.1 uncompressed audio i expect games to utilize it, especially from games like this where audio is a huge focus.

[D-3]

NO ONES noticed the GOHST image in the PS3? loock closer the hand and weapon!! why is gohst image in the ps3 pictures? is taken in 3d mode?

[Laxman]

The clips they were taken from are so fast it is difficult to get a steady shot. Same as if you mave your hand as you take a picture in real life. They just got lucky with the ones without the ghosting. Some of the 360 pics have it, too.

[SAE]

it seems that xbox360 have better graphics when you look near you but ps3 is better when you look at the things that little longer , xbox360 ia darker , ps3 have better lights...

it's the same to me , i don't care about graphics , i have normal tv not hd XD but i'll play uncharted 3 on hd tv :P...

[ReflexGamer]

Yeah I noticed that as well. Lot are so biased, they freaking take the shots when the ps3 textures are still loading and then everyone thinks the 360 has better textures. It's BS

[Jazz4108]

I recall at least two games where lot did that on the 360 where the textures were not quite loaded and blurry but for some reason its only an issue if the ps3 does not win everything. The ps3 has a lot issues if the game is not made for it and the 360 shines on these since is easy to work with. I don't know if sony will kepp using the cell but I do know they won't make the same mistake again with a slow reader and forced installs for the game t run the sae as the 360 and limit the heck out of the ram to the point it can't even run crosgame chats.

[trouble_bubble]

Wtf does cross game chat have to do with *anything* in this topic? Gawd, 360 fanboys hold on to that like it's your freaking placenta or something. It's 2011, cut the cord lol!

Incidentally, other sites are doing their own H2H's btw and no surprise, their pictures are coming up with different results than LOT. It's been a bad 2011 for them. When 2/3 of the crew always pick the 360 version anyways because of the controller or something equally superfluous, what's the point?

[Statix]

TERRIBLE screenshot comparison. Whoever captured these screens should be shot; they’re all so small, blurry, and low-quality that you have to squint to make out the differences!

It’s like someone decided to downsize every single screenshot so as to mask the fact that the 360 version has more aliasing than the PS3 version.

I don’t even like Digital Foundry that much, but I guess I’ll have to wait for them to get a decent full-HD screenshot comparison gallery. This is the crappiest excuse for a screenshot comparison I’ve seen in a while, lol.

[Zephol]

Ps3 wins!!!

[Venjense]

Except for that one pic where PS3 looks like it's using low-res textures, they look the same but 360 is crushing blacks in a few pics which I don't like.

[TheObserver]

I laugh at you guys fighting over which one is 1% better. I will be playing it on PC like it was meant to be played.

[shoestring]

1 disc version FTW

[Bubblemachine]

@deadpool, thanks for proving my point.

[Shadowaste]

these tiny compressed screens make them both look miles better than they will on your tv screen.

Is there a fullscreen option I'm missing?

[no_more_trolling]

lol
:) :) :)

[Treyb3yond]

I'm not buying this. There's been too much controversy over its quality and too much chest beating by the developers.

I'm sticking to skyrim, uc3 and batman thanks. Maybe I'll pick this up later if it's any good.

[XboxInnovation]

PS3 got owned here. I told you guys it looked better on the 360 in the beta. Dice and EA are such liars about the PS3 version. No multiplat company can take advantage of the PS3 to the fullest.

[bozebo]

Kind of hard to tell the full extend of the differences from the downscaled and lossily compressed images that LoT always uses :/

The ps3 has better AA and some slightly more refinded bloom but the 360 doesn't have that texture streaming problem and it seems to be doing another layer of AO lighting on the scene (img 4 and 5 last page are the best examples).

Now, if you look at image 5 on the last page and hover over the bush on the left it appears that the 360 has better AF. Though it could be a side effect of the PS3's AA technique which will be programmed differently. Probably a post processing shader that does AA and AF together. (similar to ubersampling in TW2, it makes some things better and some things a little worse)

Id give this one to the 360
though the texture streaming issue is a bit unfair I think; dice could have avoided it most likely.

The faint outline/"ghosting" you can see is supposed to be there, it makes the image look better in motion.

[earbus]

Conspiracy strikes again ,lens of lies lol wtf poor excuses dont change the outcome.

[BlackPrince 42]

There are some really odd differences here.

Just looking into the foreground the 360 has better textures, but looking into the background seems to favor the PS3. Lighting is all over the place, sometimes it looks better on one console, sometimes it looks better on another. Same with shadows. Color saturation is up, then down for both releases. And did anyone else notice that civilians in different versions are wearing different clothing? What was the reason behind that? Is that an optimization?

This one's a push. When quality is varying from scene to scene and not overall it means no version better, just that there are optimizations to take advantage of each console's strengths. Pack it in fanboys.

[strifeblade]

its surprising to me but the majority of the pics do look very close but the xbox has shown better contrast and clearer textures in some cases, less jaggies and sharper shadows, there was only one pic where i felt the image on ps3 looked sharper.

other than that it most pics look close enough, but i give the edge to 360.

[AngelicIceDiamond]

The trolling is relentlessly on the head to head comment sections worst than n4g?

On topic: Both versions look very clean they'res a slight difference in allot of the comparisons but not for the worst though, but a unexplainable visual I guess. They'res red lighting on the PlayStation version in some of those pics? Which is odd. The guy said they're "streaming problems on the PlayStation" how come he couldn't wait for it load then capture the photo? That's sorta unfair. But I will admit they're some crispier textures on the Xbox version not really THAT noticeable but you can somewhat tell.

Despite all that FrostBite 2.0 engine holds up very well on consoles and they both look extraordinarily good.

[okmrman]

they'res?

is English your first language?

[capcock]

See a lot of console gamers who care about small texture differences... but yet they refuse to get a gaming rig.

[spektical]

way to take pictures with motion effect... as i recall 360 got bonus points for having this in enslaved, but minus points for ps3 for not having it....

now the tables are turned, and so has LOT... how pathetic.

[faysal]

ps3 might have little slow streaming but overall ps3 version looks better to me becoz of ps3's lighting system.
here take a look at this comparison. http://www.gameblurb.net/fe...

[Snowii]

xbox fans are pathetic

"hurr durr xbox is the best how did they push the limit?"

[AngelicIceDiamond]

Ok relax.

[Snowii]

i aint mad

U MAD?

[AngelicIceDiamond]

lol yeah I'm furious right now grrrr. You sound a little aggravated.

[Karum]

Parts I like the look of better on the PS3, others on the 360.

Overall neither looks truly impressive in any of those particular screenshots.

[blackhammer]

It truly is off topic, but I gotta say that "Lens of Truth" is possibly the stupidest and most pretentious website name I've ever seen.

I look forward to BF3, whatever I play it on.

[lionelglitchy]

look at the zoom pic...5th comparison down and look at the gun on the xbox360 its fine ye? im ps3 it looks like they move the stick on the controller for the screenshot. and on another 1 its the same!!!.making the ps3 look worse. they both look the same. iv just caught the website redhanded. Dice themselfs said console versions are identical.

[strifeblade]

actually they said the ps3 version was supposed to superior... and i already see how that is turning out. oh ya lens of truth are running a huge conspiracy to blur the image for the ps3... they are so evil.

[lionelglitchy]

good job

[sdrawkcab]

What the...?

The 360-version looks way better than the PS3-version. For an example, the H2H-comparsion with the shot of the subways interior; Look at the ads on the walls...

[MaverickStar7]

As usual this is just splitting hairs. Both look close to the same. Some pics the xbox looks better, some the ps3 looks better. Both have some blurry shots. It depends on the pic, the scene, and if you swear allegiance to one of the systems. The only time either system shines is with exclusives...and for every Uncharted there is a Gears, and for every Forza there is a Gran Turismo. If there ever is a stinker its because of the developers and not the system. Both systems are great and are neck and neck. Any differences seen are with personal preference and fanboysim.

[Denethor_II]

The only notable pic here is the one with the apple and beer that has yet to load. Surely we are talking mili seconds? Otherwise the only logical option, if you like both consoles, is the version with one disc.
Can't wait to play this on PC(Ultra settings) with my DualShock3 32v32 ftw.