GameSpot Previews Turok: On PS3 "it's practically indistinguishable from the Xbox 360"

GameSpot writes: "Not only did we get to see a lot more of the single-player campaign and to play on previously unseen multiplayer maps, but we were also afforded our first look at the game's co-op and "wargames" modes. We should also mention that this was our first opportunity to see Turok running on the PlayStation 3, and we're pleased to report that it's practically indistinguishable from the Xbox 360 version."

[MK_Red]

Turok is made by Propaganda. A team is neither as big, as popular or as experienced as Valve and yet they can make a game that runs perfectly on both PS3 and 360.
Kudos to Propaganda!

[Winter47th]

You're right, EA should be ashamed of'em selves.

Anyway, good to hear, PS3 version to me.

[MK_Red]

EA should indeed be ashamed and so should the PS3 haters at Valve.

[jackdoe]

You have to bear in mind that for whatever reason, EA chose to develop the Orange Box without utilizing any of the SPEs, which explain the frame rate drops, and without utilizing the harddrive, which doesn't explain the already large load times but does explain why it isn't any faster than it already is. They made poor development choices and it bit them in the ass. These are development choices that no sane developer would normally choose to do on the PS3.

[MK_Red]

"no sane developer would normally choose to do on the PS3"
Well, we're talking about EA ;)

But seriously, if that's what they did then congrats to them for breaking the record of worst developer / publisher (Previous record also belonged to EA).

[neogeo]

I'm ashamed that it does not look twice as good on PS3.
We all know that PS3 has almost twice the power so why must I play the same games?

[dhammalama]

to optimize the unreal engine for use on the ps3 does that mean that the improved engine gets distributed to other companies licensing it?

[Polluted]

@dhammalama: Oh hell yes. That's one of the main reasons why UT3 for the PS3 was so important. Like the game or not, it's absolutely crucial nowadays for a console to work well with UE3. One of the reasons the 360 runs UE3 games so well is because Epic developed Gears on it in the first year and optimized the hell out of their engine for the 360. All of those optimizations were then added to the build they license out to other devs. Hopefully now that Epic has done the same with the PS3, the days of inferior ports should be over and we can all enjoy games of the same quality regardless of what system we own. Provided those games run on UE3 of course.

[Mr Marbles]

Any one can make a game run on PS3 just as well as 360 gentlemen.
It just takes more time and money, EA is in this to make maximum profits right now, so they don't bother spending the time and money to make up for the ass backwards design by Sony.

[Polluted]

@MR. Marbles: Kinda like that other @ss backwards system with the weird hardware design...what was it called...PS2 or something? My memory's a little hazy. I think it ended up selling pretty well though.

[Tryst]

Mr Marbles - Yes I agree with you 100%.

BUT....take for example CoD4, which went down the route of making a perfect version, its consequences was a game that is selling stupidly well on the PS3, actually, I have checked some UK sites (play.com) and it is actually selling better than the 360 version, and also Gamestation's version has sold out!

So, it DOES PAY OFF to put a bit of effort in. For a company of that size, it sure does make some stupid decisions.

Half Life, Medal of Honour, and Area 51 combined wont even make half the profit that Infinity Ward will make from the PS3 version of CoD4.

[BrianC6234]

"You're right, EA should be ashamed of'em selves."

You got that all wrong. EA wasn't the problem. Valve was. They were too lazy to do the PS3 version so they had EA do it. I'm sure EA did a great job. It could have been better if Valve wasn't so lazy. They know the game. They could have done the PS3 game. Stupid Gabe Newell and Valve.

[power of Green]

Looks downgraded 4-real... I thought that before I read any text looking at pending stories.

EDIT: The pic looks worse from the ones I'v seen Never seen this pic, never mention a console I said it looks worse than what I'v seen before How did I get owned?. lol

[MK_Red]

lol, did you know that those screens are from the 360 version and are old? The preview is new but the screens GS uses are the old 360 ones so if I'm right, you're saying that these old screens are downgraded from 360 to 360?

[pwnsause]

PoG pwned by MK_Red

[macalatus]

Another example of POG making an a$$ out of himself!! Hell yeah!!

[harpua]

if i had a dollar every time POG got pwned I'd be retired.

[Phantom_Lee]

LOL
nice..MK_Red~
bubble 4 u~~~

[power of Green]

Let me type so you dip sh*ts can understand. (The pic used for the story while skimming Pending seems like the game was downgraded* from "what I'v seen" in the past. The Video's on XBL and some of the pics I'v seen formed the opinion. Do you understand MK-RED if I'v seen the pic I formed the opinion off of I wouldn't have made the comment think about it.

You Sony fanboys shouldn't be talking about being pwned lol

WoW a god dam PS3 fanboy fuc fest in here lol and for what?.

Who the fuc mention what console the pic came from posted with the story?. lol pwned my ass at least one person was smart enough to understand what I was saying.

Before you brain dead clowns say I was bashing the game Turok is my all time favorite FPS and was looking forward to it the most in the FPS genre looks downgraded though.

Do you understand????>

[Blademask]

You got owned.

[TwissT]

MK_RED has just killed Power of Green! MK_RED is GODLIKE!!!

[HarryEtTubMan]

lol what a homo.... he got PWND soooo bad by big MK_RED.... anti-fanboy..... and then got all angry lolololololol... I actually just laughed out loud reading that. PoG you are the ULTIMATE HOMO.

[Bladestar]

mmm.. this game does not look like a game that any of the consoles should have a problem running... what's so special about this game? even the rocks look like polygons...

Look at this rock to the left...

http://image.com.com/gamesp...

or this...

http://image.com.com/gamesp...

[DrPirate]

I have to agree with this.

[GIJeff]

http://media.xbox360.ign.co...

this game looks great though>>> http://limelight.es/wp-cont...

[WilliamRLBaker]

Ohh i see what you did there.....But all i have to reply is this....5M+ sales and sold more then the top 5 ps3 games COMBINED, and outscored every single ps3 game released todate.

[GIJeff]

http://everything2.com/inde...

"...By fall, Dahl was shipping 10,000 rocks a day. By Christmas '75, Dahl had shipped 2.5 tons of rocks or about 5 million units. Following Christmas, Dahl's sales dropped like, well, dropped like a stone. The fad had pretty much run its course. "

-Regarding the pet rock.

Sounds familiar to me....

[hardcorehippiez]

this title looks terrible and i doubt ill be wasting my cash on this

[Devr]

But it still looks better than Half-Life 2, which EA didn't get to work properly even after several delays. Kudos to Propaganda indeed. :)

[Violater]

the pwnage in this thread is awesome.

[THC CELL]

looks abit like far cry to me

not really on my number one list really

Bring me haze

[MK_Red]

It's actually kinda different from FarCry in terms of gameplay. The levels are smaller and more linear here but the dinasours and their incredible AI are the heart of gameplay.

[Prismo_Fillusion]

MK_Red, Wolf, MattFoley: Looks like you and I are probably the two most excited people on N4G regarding the new Turok.

I guess I just remember when the original came out on N64, and how excited I was to be able to battle it out with dinosaurs. And now I'll be able to do it in HD, and online.

This is one of my most anticipated games (probably along with SSBB and LBP).

[MK_Red]

Agreed. I also loved the originals and Turok 2 is definitly among my all time fave FPS games.
The realistic approach of new game is a bit sad but the superb dinosaur animation and AI makes up for it. And it will indeed be great in HD and online with dinosaurs :)

[Wolf873]

I am too waiting anxiously for this game. Had to make a choice between this or UT-3. Chose this, but maybe I'll get both. ;)

[MattFoley]

Another one right here, even spent the five bucks for the demo. Which was way better then I had expected. It also looks really good for what I have seen.

[MK_Red]

Then welcome to the club :)
Glad to know.

[Prismo_Fillusion]

Okay, you've all been edited to join the club, haha.
It wouldn't be nice to leave any dinosaur masochists out of the mix!

[jackdoe]

That's what everyone has been saying about the 2 versions of Turok. They are the same.

[Sevir04]

of COD4... every major multiplat have been getting the learning curves for PS3... 2008 marks the best of the PS3, Dont call it a come back because they haven't left.

2008 is sony's year.. bring on the games.

[jackdoe]

Not really. You've forgotten that Blacksite and Orange Box came after CoD 4.

[Sevir04]

black site was messed up on the 360 and orangebox was hardly anything when you compare it to UT3.. and medal of Honor air borne sucked as well and it came out after COD4.. but it wasn't major by any means. plus that was by EA's devs themself..

[Big Jim]

I'm sorry to say that you can't believe infinity ward when they tell you that COD4 looks identical on the 360 and the PS3, because it looks a lot worse on the PS3. The textures and aliasing are much worse on the PS3.

[Close_Second]

People looking to buy a games console will see this and ask themselves why buy a PS3? It came out a year after the 360 and has supposedly better specs and yet its only managing to keep up with the 360.

What's going on? Is all the marketing and hype surrounding the PS3 just that or can it actually deliver. I have seen nothing on the PS3 yet that makes me believe that its such a huge technological leap over the 360. Hell, remove the Blu-Ray drive from the PS3 and just how close are these two consoles?????

[tplarkin7]

When the PS3 can match the 360, it's considered an achievement.

Hey, maybe Microsoft should give achievement points to Sony when the PS3 has a game that runs as good as a 360 game?

[Gamefan12]

It is that the developers finally realized how to program better for the ps3. When it comes to multi plat games they will try to keep them the same as much as possible usually

[jackdoe]

Multiplatform games are supposed to look the same. That is a multiplatform game. How does this have anything to do with supposed power of a console?

[actas123]

Lets wait for about a year or so... I think 360 will be in a tough position.

[GIJeff]

MS's best developers make the 360 run motorstorm, ratchet, uncharted, and RFOM(online 40 player no lag HOSTED on a single 360 thats also in game), or Heavenly Sword at even half the frames/second the ps3 does them. Do that and I'll admit the systems are the same. The 360 HAS ALREADY been technologically rolled up and smoked.

[hardcorehippiez]

the ps3 is reliable, as far as hardware goes its solid . i believe it will be better than the 360 but even if it doesnt i dont care because i know it wont die on me unlike another console i had recently.

[AngryTypingGuy]

If the PS3 will ever show off its supposed true power that separates it from the 360, it will have to rely on its exclusives and not multiplatform games. I haven't seen any upcoming games that will do that, except for possibly Killzone 2. We'll have to wait and see.

[name]

Thank God lol It's actually a title I've been interested in for a while. I really hope the game doesn't super flop though, the concept is really good if pulled off well.

[name]

That's just what we have to deal with. Multiplatform games are always gonna be that way. It was tolerated that the original Xbox games looked better because the PS2 was already in the lead. Now everything has to look "The same" or better on the 360 since it has a bigger install base.

[ElementX]

360 version simply because of achievements, i know it sounds lame to you ps3 only folks, but i guess you can't miss what you've never had.

[MattFoley]

Totally agree, I would have gotten a PS3 and Uncharted but won't because I know I'll only play through it once. No offense to anyone with a PS3, I'm not flaming its just my opinion.

[Prismo_Fillusion]

Well to be fair, 360 has achievements, but you have to pay for the online element, which is free on the PS3.

And I realize I'm in the minority when I say that achievements mean nothing to me. If they lead to unlockables then they're worth it, but otherwise I couldn't care less.

[Kyur4ThePain]

You do know Uncharted is full of achievements, right?

[dachiefsman]

plus the bigger online community.....

[Marceles]

Thats seriously why I get the 360 version of a multiplatform game...there's achievements so it feels like there's more to do in the game, and also all of my friends can see the achievements. Uncharted does have achievements, but they're kept to yourself and are only useful for unlocking the other items, I guess I like competition But once Home comes I'm probably gonna stop buying the 360 versions of multiplatform games...no offense.

[Milkman541]

I'm so glad the orange box sold less then 40,000 copies so far...Value and all the other cry baby developers need to quit b!tching and learn how to use the PS3 plain and simple...

[Polluted]

Another Vancouver games studio I see. Canada's taking over folks...it's just a matter of time. Soon we'll be rushing the borders in our dog sleds, whipping snowballs at anything that moves, drunk as hell off real beer, not that American "light" crap. We'll fund our armies through the sales of kick @ss Canadian video games like Mass Effect and Assassin's Creed. Man it's gonna be sweet. ;-)

[hokis4ever]

well said!!! bubble for you!

Also, love the avatar... Great show!

[ygxbrayzie]

hehe good to hear so theres no stupid comparison so nobody would fight on which version is better lol

[Skerj]

Oh that's coming, you know it.

[FullyLoaded420]

C'mon now folks...i dont get it..Why DEFEND SONY?! seriously!!

They are the ones that CLAIMED....

1) "BLOW the 360 out the water GRAPHICS"
2) "BLU-RAY"
3) "THE CELL"
4) "4D Graphics"

WHERE ARE THEY?? I dont see how someone can say..."These are multiplat..supposed to be the same"
Dont get me wrong, I have the PS3 along w/ my 360, Wii, Ps2, XBOX, N64....etc..
But why DEFEND SONY??
I bought into the hype, bought the console at launch....and here i am..."STILL WAITING"

not waiting for GAMES...just waiting for the "CLAIMS" that they made.

So, in closing...I just want the games I have on the PS3 to be the "BEST" out there...
NOT "Close Enough"
NOT "Slighty better"
NOT "Marginally the Same"

I WANT them to.....you ready??

"BLOW THE 360 out the WATER"

is that too much to ask for?

[karlostomy]

I have to agree with that.

Everybody seems to forget about the crap SONY spouts when they market their stuff and then, INCREDIBLY, people defend SONY when the performance of said product runs woefully short.

A rational person might ask:
"Hey the PS3 is *struggling* to keep up with the 360. Luckily this game is equally as good for once. Don't you feel duped because you bought into SONY's superiority lies?"

but... noooooo! The SDF swings into damage control each and every time.

It just makes me laugh.

Is it possibly another form of 'stockholm syndrome'?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

hmmm... food for thought

[power of Green]

Do you actually own any of the Next-gen consoles or are you just playing people on this site for attention?. Just some of the things you say and the way you come across makes it seem like the only thing you know is what you hear or read. You've even said things where you were cought in big lies.

I remember when you were like Kingboy and Nasim now you're like deep brown. Not fooling as many people as you think.

Turok is the sh*t I played the hell out of it on the N64 and got hooked on FPS's and its the reason I got into Xbox because Halo seemed like the next step.

[Prismo_Fillusion]

I couldn't help but to "lol" at your comment...
MK_Red only owns one next-gen console at the moment.
And it's the one you so adamantly defend.
You're attacking your own brethren!

[MK_Red]

Thanks Prismo_Fillusion and it's true, I only have 360 ATM :)

As for me being a fanboy, I have always liked PS3 more but never disliked 360. As for the time that I was fresh, I didn't attack 360. Back then the only thing different about me was the fact that I was far more harsher and unforgivable on Wii and attacked it way more.

If you indeed check my earlier posts from my first month in N4G, you'll see that I've posted many times that my fave next-gen game was Dead Rising and later, you've probably seen my blog defending BioShock and later, calling BioShock, Mass Effect and Assassin's Creed my faves. I don't remember Nasim defending Dead Rising, ME or AC.

[Horny]

Im pretty sure that claim is only for exclusives, how can they say that about multi platform games when they are not even developing them and have no control over them.

[Lord2008]

I honestly don’t know so don’t bite my head off, but doesn’t the 360 have a better graphics card than the PS3, I read this on I previous news post from this site. If this is true (which I’m not saying it is) what does the Cell do.

[achira]

no its not true. patience is a virtue, and with time the ps3 games will be better, that is guaranteeted. look at uncharted, powns every game on the 360. look at heavenly sword, no game of this scale exists on the 360. the ps3 is better, this is bloody obvious.

[Bazookajoe_83]

The grafcard in ps3 and 360 are about equal. Theres a bigger diffrence in memory and processors. Ps3 2*256mb - 360 1*512mb, ps3 7*3200mz - 360 3*3200mz...

Now im not realy that enlighten so feel free to correct me..

[Blademask]

Its a game that has a single library of:

Models
Audio
Textures
Animations
Movies

All of those assets are made ONCE for whichever the "lead" platform is. Then the exact game is PORTED to another system, or is built from the ground up with the same library.

Now I know this is the latest argumen" that someone put two brainfarts together to come to. But there is no logic behind it. If this was true, Half Life 2. A VERY VERY old game engine, Should look 100x better on the "next gen" consoles. Which it doesn't. They look the exact same. Because Valve just opened up the library and ported it to the 360 and the PS3.

We aren't talking about technical faliures, like BAD framerate. When someone is saying "MEH IT LOOKS THE SAME, THE PS3 VERSION SHOULD LOOK BETTER" you are talking about resolution,post processing, and god knows whatever else you think makes a game look better. Why on earth would Microsoft do business with a developer that makes the games "LOOK" better on a rival console?

The exclusive games have and will always be where the console shows its strength.

I swear its like the PS3/360 is everyones first game system on this site.

[Guitarded]

Last gen. XBOX had many multi platform games that looked better than PS2 versions. Some developers used the OBVIOUS power advantage that the XBOX had. We have yet to see any power advantage for PS3 over 360 in multi plats this gen. unlike last gen. where the power advantage was OBVIOUS for XBOX.

[AIZEN SOZUKE]

wardevil pwns all pc and 180 games, so does killzone 2 and FF13 and Versus, also Uncharted, and ratchet and clank, where are the two equal?

[felidae]

the game should be better than on the 360 - given the technology that comes with the ps3.

as i said before .. the 360 is holding the next-generation back.

[Wolf873]

I hope the game looks equally appealing on both consoles so we can avoid the fan-boy war.

[Wii60_FTW]

I love how we've grown accustomed to accepting the fact that the supposedly more power PS3 just can't compete with 360 LOL... Now "practically indistinguishable" is a good thing? LMFAO.

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

In other words it still looks worse on the PS3 but not as bad as other games.

[supnub5]

it it will be underappreciated, but it looks like triple a title