Head2Head: Mass Effect 3 Demo Performance Analysis

Lense of Truth - "Welcome back for another exciting Head2Head! We’ve received many questions and read many of your comments wondering about the performance numbers of the Mass Effect 3 demo released just last week on the PS3 and Xbox 360. Well, we’ve got those numbers for you. Have a look below to see how each demo version of Mass Effect 3 performed."

[the_fox00]

I hope this is old code for PS3 fans because the frame rate is all over the place.

[BattleTorn]

I honestly was expecting PS3's performance to over take the Xbox 360; since they had all the practice with ME3's engine while porting ME2 to PS3.

[NYC_Gamer]

It's an old demo to be honest but wouldn't be surprised if ME3 ran better on the 360 since built on the unreal engine

[xCaptainAmazing]

Yeah, I switched my preorder after playing it. BioWare's better for this kind of thing and I'm sure they'll iron it out, but I've been burned a few times by this kind of thing and I'm not going to place my trust anywhere. Plus I've got progress from ME1 and 2 on my Xbox, so for me at least it's a no brainer.

[IHateYouFanboys]

if it was a no brainer, why did you preorder it on the PS3 to start with? that makes no sense.

[xCaptainAmazing]

don't like switching discs. too lazy :P. plus a save on PS3 that I would have been satisfied with.

[Grimhammer00]

It's is. I find the single player & mp are like playing 2 games 5yrs apart in terms of quality.

That single player I've read is 6 months old.

So my question is.....why release the single player demo at all?

[Summons75]

ran fine when I tried it on both systems, some lighting issuses but outside of that nothing major that i noticed. I'm still heated there wasn't a way to put away my gun and that the "talent tree" was worse than ME2 but I wasn't expecting to like it at all now I think it's meh (as in good enough to play to finish my Shepard's story)

I refused to play the multiplayer because ME dose not and will never NEED a multiplayer.

[jdktech2010]

UE3 games nearly always run on 360 a little better...usually not a massive difference but it's pretty consistent.

[Skate-AK]

I bet it's an old PS3 demo. Everyone knows that it is eaiser to get a stable framerate on 360 then PS3. The ME2 demo had horrible screen tearing and they said that it was several months old. The full release preformed way better I though.

[Tsar4ever01]

I believe THIS IS the final code for the ps3 game even though the textures on the x360 is sharper & the black level shading is stronger and frame rates smoother.

The ps3 actually looks BETTER than I thought it would before I experienced the demos. The textures were softer than the x360, BUT ONLY BY A SMALL MARGIN. I think they did a pretty good job on the port, The textures are pretty decent. It's really just the FRAME RATE is hurting the ps3 version.

The black level shading on ps3 is lighter but still shows out in the right places. the LENS FLARE is spectacular on both systems, I just love looking at the SUN back drop, the way it hurts my eyes just like it does in real life & the sun light beams through the giant alien ships legs
as I move about the level, GORGEOUS!!

I except the ps3 as it is as of NOW, But I frown on the frame rate when compared to the x360. It's because the 360 has MORE SYSTEM MEMORY available for devs work with than the ps3, So I believe there not much bioware could do about the frame rate without sacrificing something important VISULALLY, like texture mapping. If Bioware wants to smooth the PS3's frame rate, they might have to remove even MORE of the textures off the ps3 version. And I think that a VERY BAD MISTAKE. I wouldn't want to see BLURED, WASHED OUT TEXTURES in place of smoother frame rate.

that's my 2 cents.

[MysticStrummer]

Your opinion is crazy to me. I'd sacrifice texture detail in the name of a better framerate and wouldn't think twice about it.

[Tsar4ever01]

"To each his own", I just don't want any more textures removed, It's almost as near par as the 360 in most aspects, only a little softer in some areas. And because of the ps3's pathetic memory architecture, bioware MIGHT not be able to speed up the frame rate without messing with the demos current texture visuals.

If they can tweak it without losing anymore textures, then good! By ALL MEANS, speed up the frames, but I'm just saying IF it can't be done without the visual sacrifices, I'd rather keep the textures & slower frame rate. Because it's not as if the game runs like a slide show or unplayable.

[Zephol]

Xbox 360 wins in this. But the complete game is the true