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multi-plats that are better on the PS3
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HooYaH said:
Underworld had a higher resolution and better lighting on the PS3, but it had a shitty framerate in comparison to the 360.
Special J said:
The macroblocking is definitely noticeable: http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2011/01/30/catherine_vs_catherine/images/2132438922/
opticalmace
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godhandiscen
There are millions of whiny 5-year olds on Earth, and I AM THEIR KING.
No, GTA 4 is better on the 360, no contest there.Host Samurai said:
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/grand-theft-auto-iv-ps3-vs-xbox-360-special-article?page=4
The sad thing is that even the PC version runs pretty bad due to lack of optimizations (rendering shadows on the CPU lulz).
DanielJr82
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Details, please. I think they're identical.man/man said:
godhandiscen
There are millions of whiny 5-year olds on Earth, and I AM THEIR KING.
You would have to ask every dev then. The PS3 version runs at a lower resolution and lower framerate. Maybe the dev worked on the PS3 conversion? Some people get attached to their work and lose objectivity.Zoe said:
It's even apparently.DanielJr82 said:
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-faceoff-battlefield-bad-company-2?page=2
http://www.lensoftruth.com/head2head-battlefield-bad-company-2/2/
godhandiscen said:
even leadbetter said it looks better on ps3
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/grand-theft-auto-iv-ps3-vs-xbox-360-special-article?page=4
btw the ps3 has anti aliasing,he was wrong on this and corrected it in the episodes face off
Zoe
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godhandiscen said:
It wasn't just some conversion dev. It was Sam Houser.
http://www.1up.com/features/sam-houser-speaks?pager.offset=3
This kind of thing is more than just numbers. There is a subjective element to it.
Oppo
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I would like to see some of the console warriors (somehow) do a blind test. Play both games back to back, comment on the differences, see if they can actually tell without labels.
I have both of the HD twins and I still say, with extremely few exceptions, buy the one that uses the controller you like, or has the better friends list if you are into online play. I picked up a couple of the supposedly "inferior" ones, on PS3 (like Red Dead) and 360 alike (Vanquish) and the differences are so small. The only thing I really consistently notice is that the PS3 versions tend to have slightly better audio, if you have a good setup.
On the whole though they are really damn close for 3rd party stuff.
I have both of the HD twins and I still say, with extremely few exceptions, buy the one that uses the controller you like, or has the better friends list if you are into online play. I picked up a couple of the supposedly "inferior" ones, on PS3 (like Red Dead) and 360 alike (Vanquish) and the differences are so small. The only thing I really consistently notice is that the PS3 versions tend to have slightly better audio, if you have a good setup.
On the whole though they are really damn close for 3rd party stuff.
I have a 7.1 Pioneer Elite Receiver that does HD Audio and the only difference I can tell between the 360 and PS3 version, is that the PS3 version seems to be a lower mix. The audio is identical but I have to crank it louder on PS3 to get the same output. On Blu-ray movies I can tell the better audio with HD audio and it's louder (without distortion) than normal surround sound.
NemesisPrime
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felipepl said:
360 version is patched to offer the same optimizations.
Actually:Phonomezer said:
Minor graphical differences may favour the 360 version, but in terms of an actual purchasing decision, the PlayStation version gets the nod. Owners of the Sony console get an additional character in the form of God Of War's Kratos - expertly integrated into the Mortal Kombat storyline, which is far more important than a few graphical niggles that are likely to go unnoticed by most people.
As the article says (and everyone knows anyway), overall the PS3 version is superior because it has more content (Kratos, God of War -arena, 3D, trailers); but on visuals (which I noticed yesterday, since I got the 360 version); the 360 version looks slightly better in textures and special effects (fire for example doesn't look pixelated, which the same DF says happens on the PS3 because of some filters). Also according to DF, the PS3 version in Shao Kahn's Throne Room runs at 680p for some reason they don't know.
Always-honest
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a lot of people disliked the very noticable dithering i think.Zoe said:
Always-honest
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that's the spirit.Dan Yo said:
It's the least favorit controller for me too, but that doesn't mean i won't play awesome games with it. The real triggers made a lot of difference for me.
Mockingbird
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Isn't Batman: arkham asylum game of the year edition -- the best version of the game -- only on the PS3 with 3D and all that?
manzo
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ULTROS! said:
Holy macroblocking batman
I think only QAA on PS3 and 2xMSAA on 360 is the only difference in Catherine, if you don't count the videos.
Jigsaw said:
You basically took out all the visual negatives on PS3 that include:
- also lower alpha effects
- lower resolution in game
- worse textures
- worse lightning
However, if I'd have to go through this awful game again, I'd do it on PS3. The disc swapping at the end of the game caused me to quit playing the side missions.
BritBloke916
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Mockingbird said:
Nope, but the Lens Of Truth guys actually gave the PS3 version the win:
http://www.lensoftruth.com/head2head-batman-arkham-asylum/
They felt that, graphically, both console versions had comparable strengths and weaknesses but much preferred the (slightly more zoomed-out) camera placement in the PS3 version.
abracadaver
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Burnout Paradise
Ive completed it to 100% on both platforms and much prefered the 360 version. I couldnt see a graphical difference, as far as I know there is none. Same resolution, same fps, same AA etc. But the 360 version had custom soundtracks, achievements, and all the xbox live features. Playing online felt wrong on the PS3. Infact I bought it for PS3 first, then sold it and bought it for 360 again and had a lot more fun with it.
Ive completed it to 100% on both platforms and much prefered the 360 version. I couldnt see a graphical difference, as far as I know there is none. Same resolution, same fps, same AA etc. But the 360 version had custom soundtracks, achievements, and all the xbox live features. Playing online felt wrong on the PS3. Infact I bought it for PS3 first, then sold it and bought it for 360 again and had a lot more fun with it.
Big Papa Husker
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Doesn't Dead Space 2 on PS3 have uncompressed audio?
Conversation's already done from a few pages back, but I wanted to contribute to how wrong this post was.MMaRsu said:
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-ninjagaiden2-faceoff-article
The trouble about comparing NG2 with NGS2 is that they both take advantage of their respective hardwares in different ways. They're hardly the same game (gameplay balancing, graphical fidelity, # of polys, shaders, etc). That said, the PS3 version certainly looks better, as demonstrated here: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-ninjagaiden2-faceoff-article?page=2. The 360 version has its share of pros, but personally, I prefer the NG1/B-esque balancing of NGS2.
Two comparisons:
Also, Ayane looks 10x better in Sigma 2 than in NG2 :/
Zoe said:
Even still, when I was lurking the GTAIV thread those years ago, every time I saw someone agree that the game looked better on Ps3 while appropriating the exact same verbiage as Sam Houser in that article, I kinda shook my head. Hearing that the Ps3 looked "warm" and the 360 "clinical" seemed like nonsense. There have also been multiple arguments in the years since that a lower framerate was more "cinematic" because of film being 24p. It might have been thanks to my roots playing on PC, but as far as I was/am concerned, a sharper image and smoother motion should be the goal for any game no matter the platform.
To the OP though, LA Noire and Burnout Paradise definitely looked better to me on Ps3. FFXIII not only looks sharper in game, the cutscenes have cringe inducing macro blocking on the non blu-ray version. Dead Space and Dead Space 2 have lossless 7.1 if I remember correctly. Portal 2 would have been a no brainer to get on Ps3 as well (for Steamworks) if I didn't have a friend on 360 I wanted to complete coop with. The release of Mass Effect 2 on Ps3 had Bioware claiming they had "moved it to the ME3 engine", but it really just looked like a different contrast pass with some pretty crushed blacks to me.
B1gg_Randall
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PS3 had those to.. well Trophies not Achievements..abracadaver said:
The shit part about it is that the trophy patch came so late. I didn't feel like playing through the online stuff again :/B1gg_Randall said:
@Aberacadaver: Was there really no difference? For some reason, the Criterion guys overtly prefer the PS3 version. I swear I remember something about performance differences.
abracadaver
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The only performance difference I remember was when the camera flew over the cars before an online race it was smoother on PS3. But that didnt affect gameplay.
And the custom soundtrack and trophy patches came like a year after release. Too late. Also the trophies were easier to obtain than the achievements. You didnt have to get 100% for platinum or something like that.
They ruined burnout paradise anyways with all those shitty patches. Day and night cycle sucks, too much and too expensive DLC, fucking bikes and minicars. The game was best right after release.
And the custom soundtrack and trophy patches came like a year after release. Too late. Also the trophies were easier to obtain than the achievements. You didnt have to get 100% for platinum or something like that.
They ruined burnout paradise anyways with all those shitty patches. Day and night cycle sucks, too much and too expensive DLC, fucking bikes and minicars. The game was best right after release.
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