Head2Head: Mass Effect 3 Screenshot Comparison

Welcome back for another exciting Head2Head! This week we put the most anticipated game of 2012 thus far under the Lens — BioWare’s Mass Effect 3 on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360! We’ll still need a few days to uncover the performance differences of these retail versions, but while we wait, lets have a look at the visual side of things…

[the_fox00]

Damn, they look really close. Can't wait to see the performance.

[FrankDrebin]

Lets compare the PC counterpart as well!
Also I'm seeing some additional textures and background elements in the 360 version. Might just be the shots but they are missing from the PS3.

Ultimately they are the freaking same.

[RedDead]

No point in comparing the Pc version.

Also, yeah more stuff in the 360 version, more detail in the textures, i'm noticing a little more jaggies in the 360 too though, the Ps3 version blurs out some texture detail and some jaggies I think.

So what was this? Simply a design choice? Colors are darker on 360 version as usual.

[Shogun Master]

But why? The PC version will obviously be better then both, and that's nothing new.

[FrankDrebin]

You are right, that is what I wanted to be pointed out. I figure that people would like to see this game from all platforms.

[fluffydelusions]

Played 360 version and have the PC version...PC version blows it away...no contest.

[F7U12]

No PC version, wonder why...stupid LOT.

[BattleTorn]

Must I be the first person to say it.(sorry)
PS3 version looks washed out.
(look at the shots of Shepards' face, and the Geth with its' mouth open)

Also, the Xbox 360 version (installed) takes about 3gb more HDD-space, compared to the PS3's digital-download version on PSN.

http://n4g.com/news/954759/...

[pwnmaster3000]

Bro I just saw it and it looks exactly the same.
Beside 360 being to dark as usual, they are the same.
Ps3 version is not washed out lol.
Oh and if your talking about the monster with blue mouth, that is not a geth.

[PirateThom]

PS3 version doesn't look washed out, the 360 version is just very dark, it's losing detail in the dark areas. Probably a gamma issue rather than anything specific.

That article was comparing the 360's ME3 install to the PS3's version of ME2. It even says in the article. ME3's digital download on PSN is 14GB.

[F7U12]

Washed out? Really, because in this image the xbox version looks much too dark to the point where it obscures detail in the textures.

http://www.lensoftruth.com/...

The textures overall look identical in quality so no win for either in my opinion. The PC version is still the best to get out of the three of course.

And when running any game at 1080p/60fps...sweet jesus it makes it feel like a whole nother game. Seriously if you haven't played these mulit plats on the PC then you haven't played these games at all.

[chriski333]

Just keep on trolling baby

[belal]

some screens ps version looks better but on other screens 360 version looks better. But both version looks good and ea should be proud of themselfs :)

[pwnmaster3000]

They both look identical.
If I had a 360 again ill probably get that version just because of my mass effect 1 character and maybe the kinect function ( looks really dope).

[Emilio_Estevez]

They look pretty close, some shots look better for each of them.

[Venjense]

They look virtually identical but the 360 is crushing blacks again, but it will probably run a bit better if the demo is any indication.

[Skate-AK]

I think they look basically the same besides the normal gamma differences between PS3 and 360 and a couple small things. Nothing you can't change in the settings. Even on detail differences I doubt you could tell while it's in motion and are enjoying the game.

[ironmonkey]

ps3 wins. i need to see to enjoy my games. to dark looks like a tv thats not been calibrated.

[Tempjf]

Holy cow, Xbox is tooooooo dark... Someone at Bio-ware needs to be pimp smacked and taught how to calibrate their games.

[STONEY4]

Seems like Bioware fired Garrus.

*lame calibration joke*