Assassin's Creed 2 - PS3 vs 360 comparison

Gameswire has uploaded a screenshot comparison gallery of AC2, which shows some noticable differences between the two versions. As for which one's best... it depends what you prefer - lighting or texture detail.

[snake_eater]

No game can beat Uncharted/Killzone 2 graphically

[talltony]

Looks like the cell infrastructure struggles to run the exact same code as xbox 360. I thought they run code differently? Anyways who gives a shlt? I dnt care that the ps3 version has better lighting and less jaggies while the 360 version has supposedly better textures. Who cares I rather buy it on bluray for a nice quiet system that won't break on me.

[4point7BillionLoss]

get the PS3 version .... it's probably pirated anyway ....

Play Behind !!!

[karan8624]

ARE YOU MENTALLY CHALLENGED?!?!?!?

You keep saying the PS3 versions are pirated though, to date, THERE IS NO MOD CHIP AVAILABLE FOR THE PS3 and TONS of 360 oweners have modded boxes. Seriously, do these xbots have any mental capacity at all?

[MaximusPrime]

did someone turned the brightness up on PS3 version?
seriously, i dont know who to trust. I given up on lame comparison.

just get a game and enjoy it.

[saint_john_paul_ii]

no, the brightness is just right for both versions.

you must be talking about the scene with the baby though.

[MaximusPrime]

i was actually looking at the first 4.

[NotSoSilentBob]

Pretty sure that the shot with the lady has the brightness turned up too on the PS3 side.

[pangitkqb]

PC will beat both hands down. With 8X anti-aliasing, v-synching, and every single option maxed, the consoles can't touch it.

Sorry guys, that's just the truth...and I own both consoles!

[Darkeyes]

I don't know why, but somehow I always like the lighter (or as they say 'washed out') version cause it feels more realistic... The lighting for once is better in the PS3 version no doubt from those screen shot, the 360 version seems to be darker (to the point where it actually hides a few textures), but in a few ones, the 360 version seems to have a better draw distance (in terms of detailing)... Either ways both version look good and it probably will fall dow to the framerates as the 1st one had problem on the PS3 version.. Hopefully Ubisoft have fixed that...

[Greywulf]

But for some reason my TV isn't Gamma'd up to 4x

[Ghostsmoker]

that the textures are sharper and the overall foresight is better on 360. But the water looks terrible on both versions. But I did not like the first part ... maybe I try this one.

They gave it 92/100.

[Darkeyes]

Uh Um.... "it’s clear that the 360 lighting isn’t as powerful as it’s PS3 equivalent – suggesting that the lighting is done differently in the two versions." Not starting a stupid fight with you, but leave your moronic self in the open zone.

[whothedog]

and lets hear all the 360 "fangirls" bust a nut because they counted two more pixals in their version.

We all know by now what both systems are capable of and if they aren't up to snuff its because the developer is lazy or stupid.

EDIT
I can't look at the pictures at the moment, but if there are differences they are usually very minor where it just becomes nitpicking.

[darthv72]

let the fans try and see which one is which. Then a week later (or a couple of days) they reveal which shots are which.

Funny thing though, if all shots came from the same game just with different tv settings.

[mal_tez92]

Why do people bring PC into situations when every PC is different?
"PC will beat both hands down" - try saying that to a guy who didn't spend a lot of money on a good PC, and only forked out the money for a console.

What you should say is that a GOOD PC will beat both hands down, but cost a lot more money.

I spent $AU 250 on a new graphics card last week, which is half the rpice of a PS3. It can produce great graphics but it sure was pricy.

[badz149]

yeah, try telling that to the majority of people with PC which are not capable of giving out what you said! I know my HD4850 won't be able to max out everything 1080p and stay at 30fps! plus, this is about 360 vs PS3. no need to bring the sure winner PC here!

[morganfell]

Multiplatform titles are made to look as similar as possible. Otherwise the publisher will alienate one section of the fanbase and they will not allow that as it will harm revenue. Even a 5 year old grasps this simple matter of presentation and marketing.

So lets hear all the 360 fangirls cry because multiplatform titles are their only dream of equality.

Once a title is exclusive to the PS3 it wipes the graphic floor with any other console.

Besides, I will be too busy unlocking PS3 exclusives with AC Bloodlines.

[Polluted]

@1.15: Parity between multi-plats was never important with the NES/SMS, PS1/N64 or PS2/Xbox/Gamecube. This crap is exclusive to this generation. If they can make something look better on one system, why shouldn't they?

[dirthurts]

Hey buddy. Your video card should be able to trump this game...
my old 4830 ran the original at 60+ maxed out...and the sequal is made to run on the same hardware.
What are your specs? I'm afraid something may be amiss on your system.

Just trying to help out.

[WenisWagon]

It looks like the cell struggles to give contrast, it looks very dull and washed out.

[morganfell]

Yopu obviously did not read what I wrote so an explanation on my part is unwarranted.

I am not going to bother saying any more than I have. If you cannot comprehend why they try to keep the versions the same on the PS3 and 360 then you are beyond any help I can provide in this venue.

[commodore64]

@ morganfell.

It seems you acknowldege an important point when you say:
"Multiplatform titles are made to look as similar as possible"

Thus I find it disheartening to see so many titles on ps3 fail to live up to the 360 benchmark.

We all know this is true.
Extreme Fanboys will downplay the differences, yet they demonstrably remain, like a thorn in the side of fanboy pride.
Even PS3 magazines and websites have been forced to acknowledged this phenomenon.

Why is it so hard to get the ps3 multis up to scratch?
This has now happened in over 100 multiplats... hardly an isolated incident, right?

Given your quote above, can we conclude that the ps3 simply isn't capable of 'looking as similar as possible', if that is indeed the objective of the developer, as you acknowldege?

If they try to achieve parity, but fall short so often, isn't it fair to draw that rather obvious conclusion?

[FACTUAL evidence]

Don't go there pal. We all know that the 360 has a similar archistructure to the pc. Thus leaving the ps3 behind in the porting area. I don't know how many times we go through telling 36o fanboys about this. And it's funny, funny you guys continue to talk and RE5 is the best looking game on your console thus far. I'm just saying, you already know how the ps3 gets down in power, but you continue to try to justify the 36o in the "graphics" department. You know what can be the final test of all this? A developer takes the time to build a short game, and build them both on 360/ps3 and take the time to build them from the ground up, doing their best. I guarantee we'd know which would be the better version.

[DaTruth]

bu, bu, but, teh graphicz don't matter, it's teh gameplay!

Explain why PS3 exclusives are 720p and 360 exclusives and multiplats are sub hd!

Why do they default the brightness so low on the 360 version? Are they trying to hide something?

[MGSR THE HD VERSION]

360's got better looking detail and lighting on the chain links
http://www.gameswire.net/co...

and not to mention better textures too.
http://www.gameswire.net/co...

[Consoldtobots]

"but fall short so often, isn't it fair to draw that rather obvious conclusion?"

that you're a tireless troll?

what part of multiplats don't make any to very little use of the SPU architecture don't you understand? aah whats the use, no point in talking sense to a troll with an agenda.

[omni_atlas]

i'll take ps3 anyday, look at this:

http://www.gameswire.net/co...

[gaffyh]

These guys messed up the MW2 comparison as well, they always have their PS3 with the wrong settings.

I'll wait for a different comparison.

[Syronicus]

And as for the version that is the best... I will play it on PS3 since that is the one system I have that doesn't die on me every few months.

[edgeofblade]

That's right. If Sony has all this power, well, they should win automatically. It's a matter of principle that Sony wins even though games look better on 360. 360 is a system of lesser power and that disqualifies them from ever being better. Even worse... Microsoft made Xbox 360 which means we all have to go on crusades to destroy the Xbox brand. Death to infidels. </sarc>

[saint_john_paul_ii]

i see no difference at all. you must be a fanboy to say that one version looks better than the other.

now we need to see in motion.

[xhi4]

by these comparisons (which may or may not be tampered with) it looks like the 360 is in some cases a lot better.

like for example = http://www.gameswire.net/co...

[edgeofblade]

I agree that it's pointless to argue over which shots look "better". What is better when it comes to graphics? You can't pull out technical specs when the end result is subjectively judged.

[Bumpmapping]

Play B3yond.

[chrisulloa]

It's clear the PS3 can't run textures as well as the 360, and as for lighting just look at the bayonetta comparisons.

[Consoldtobots]

"It's clear the PS3 can't run textures as well as the 360, and as for lighting just look at the bayonetta comparisons."

MASSIVE FACEPALM, this is what happens when morons think they know something about graphics technology.

[saint_john_paul_ii]

the scene with Baby Eizo (which I beleive it is Eizo) is pretty sketch when it comes to the 360 version. i guess the burst of lighting happens a second later after the picture was taken of the 360 version.

Overall it looks like UBISOFT did a good job at making sure that both versions were the same.

my only problem with the first was the framerate issue that the PS3 version that AC1 had. if they fix it and keep it locked at 30fps on the PS3, then im really really sold.

[Gameswire]

RE. brightness - read the text.

Hand on heart we have done nothing to change the PS3's brightness. Our PS3 is on best settings as is our 360.

[MaximusPrime]

sometime we skip the long text and look at the image.
sorry i missed it:

this is your text:

"We know what you're thinking - that our settings are off. But not so - both our 360 and PS3 are running at their best. We also wondered whether or not the PS3's lighting is more apparent because the PS3 version is brighter (and more washed out) overall? Again, no. Lowering the brightness of the PS3 grabs or upping the 360 shots fails to replicate the PS3's lighting levels. It’s clear that the 360 lighting just isn’t as powerful as its PS3 equivalent – suggesting this is done differently in the two versions."

[BYE]

What's up with the site? It doesn't load...

[ultimolu]

I think it crashed. o.o

[edgeofblade]

"It’s clear that the 360 lighting just isn’t as powerful as its PS3 equivalent"

???

Huh? That statement makes no sense. Lighting is more... powerful?

[Gago]

is the ps3 version the lead this time?

[Fade_Walker]

It depends on what you mean.

The development platform it was started on.

Or

PS3 version of Assassin’s Creed 2 is the best

[FishCake9T4]

Ive given up with PS3 vs 360

[Fade_Walker]

But yet you still posted…

Sorry, nothing against you. I have a bad habit of playing devils advocate.

[Vortex3D]

PC fans always like to brag about the PC version has better graphics. To be fair comparison, the hardware cost on the PC must be included or the PC version needs to be using hardware that costs about the same as PS3 and X360 which is $300. So, for a $300 PC, what would the graphics quality?

If PC hardware cost isn't included in the comparsion, PC fans can easily use top of the line video card, CPU and a lot of memory that costs over $1000 to brag the PC version is better.

As for the argument that PC can be upgraded to the top of the line hardware, it's like saying cost doesn't matter. That's the problem with bragging by using the most expensive and powerful hardware to compare to consoles.

[cpuchess]

Then you need to include the cost of the living room tv compared to the price of the monitor as well. In my opinion the cost of a half decent PC is justified when you consider it's used for so many things. For example some who uses their computer to do their job. It costs them nothing to play better looking video games since the main purpose of the computer is work.

[edhe]

Not to mention how it seems to incur some form of snobbery being pasted over your soul.

[pangitkqb]

I spent a good chunk of change in early October for a PC running on an Intel core i7 processor, 9 Gig DDR3, and an ATI Radeon HD 4850...with another 4850 going in next week. Yes, it was a bit expensive, however, I don't think that cost declerations should be REQUIRED for any type of visual comparison. It is just silly that all these articles compare the visuals of two platforms...for a game appearing on THREE platforms.

As was said above, do articles then need to state the cost and resolution of the TV the consoles are linked to? Do they need to define what type of HDMI cable is being used?

All this worry about "what version looks better" and yet, if looking the best really is so important, save your money and get the platform that always looks best: PC.

[mal_tez92]

I spent more money on my PC than I did on my PS3, and was dissapointed when it couldn't match my playstations graphics. Only now after forking out $250 recently for a new graphics card can it produce better graphics. I am both a PC and PS3 gamer (although mostly Ps3 as in the last couple of years it has had the BEST exclusive games), but PC gamers need to factor in the cost when comparing their PC's to consoles.

PS3 vs 360 is fair as they cost about the same, If you want to include PC, it should be a similarly priced rig.

@pogibaldy - "get the platform that always looks best: PC."

It. Doesn't. Always. Look. Best.

Why do PC gamers say ALWAYS, when they don't think about gamers with low end PC's that can't afford to upgrade? People who only had a little bit of money and bought a gaming PC that pales in comparison to an Xbox or Playstation, and should have spent their money on that.
Don't say always, say when you pay for it.

I'll fix what you said - "get the platform that looks best if you have a good PC: PC"

See how I didn't use the word "always"? Because it's just not right.

[raWfodog]

No one wastes time adding a PC to a console comparison because the PC is generally always better looking if you can pump enough money into it. Your statement 'save your money' and get a PC is a bit of an oxymoron. How much did your rig cost you?? I have both my 360 and PS3 for under $500.

[pangitkqb]

I didn't mean "save your money" buy purchasing a PC that can run games, cuz PCs at that level are obviously expensive. I meant...

if having the best graphics is so darn important, "save your money," as in save up for a while cuz it's gonna cost you, and buy a high end gaming PC. Then you can crank the graphics, as mentioned previously, to levels the consoles can't touch.

Yup, it's expensive, and definitely not in everyone's budget. However, if having the best visuals is as important as so many on N4G make it sound, I don't exactly feel guilty making the recommendation. Either way, I'm happy to let people game as they want. (Apparently, however, they aren't happy to let me make a suggestion.)

Guess I'm just a horrible, evil person that should die a slow, painful death, right? ;) (That's tongue-in-cheek for ya, if y'all don't notice)

[Fishy Fingers]

How do they manage to get both versions of the game pre-release? Because if all you need is a comparison site I'll set one up tomorrow :)

[Kakihara]

Where are the reviews? Talk about bad signs. I really wanted this game but I've pretty much given up all hope, especially since finding out it's got the same easy countering system that broke the first. It also doesn't help that the cheap preowned game I bought to tide myself over until this (and GOW collection) came out is Far cry 2, another promising looking but ultimately broken, half finished mess.

[Fishy Fingers]

OPM: http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News... 5/5
OXM: http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News... 9/10

I'm not sure when the official embargo ends, but lately it seem to be very close to release dates, while historically that was a bad sign, it just seems to be the way it goes now, I guess they hope the good scores will build the buzz just prior to launch. Either way, those that have reviewed it have praised it.

[saint_john_paul_ii]

i just got the US OPM today. im reading it right now.

[saint_john_paul_ii]

so far the US OPM is giving it lots of praise. its seems that UBISOFT not just delivered in their promises on making this game right, they apparently over delivered.

[ZombieNinjaPanda]

Gah, I absolutely hate these sites that N4g bring up. I can't ever access them! They're always in a never ending loading sequence blah

[tordavis]

Xbox 360 version is hands down on par with the PS3 version.

[madkrazygames]

do you have both versions?

[madkrazygames]

which platform was the lead for this title? Do you know?

[Pika-pie]

360 was the lead so you can expect it might be ever so slightly better in terms of framerates and such.

Im sure lens of truth will give us some comparision showing us that the 360 version is 0.2fps faster with 1% less screen tearing etc.

The difference in AC1 from console to console were far greater so Ubi has deffinatly come a long way since then. Congrats

[Sheikh Yerbouti]

for that creepy baby shot, I see no difference either. Way it is supposed to be.

[Jigga69]

But at the end of the day even if AC looks dope it's no Uncharted 2 or K2.

[I_LOVE_MYSELF]

better visuals on 360 version confirmed... theres no point in getting multi plat games on ps3 for me any more

[bjornbear]

LOL

wrong

[madkrazygames]

confirmed by who? What source did you hear that from? Please think before you post, you only make yourself sound like a fool.

[Anon1974]

Being on my 4th 360, I'm pretty gun shy about buying games on my 360 when I don't have to. There's nothing more frustrating then having hundreds of dollars in software that you can't play.

Also, it's nice you don't have to pay extra subscription fees to play games online. And all my friends are on the PS3. For me, these three factors will trump slight graphical differences any day.

[raztad]

LOL@gametime

I'm still trying to find a good reason to get a xbox :D. It's all good buddy.

EDIT: you beat me guys!!

[u got owned]

@raztad

"I'm still trying to find a good reason to get a xbox :D. It's all good buddy."

if you still waiting for a good reason, that means you're not a gamer, there are plenty of great games on the xbox 360.

be a gamer not a hater, both PS3 and Xbox 360 have excellent games.

[NewZealander]

i only got my ps3 for the exclusives, i preordered this months ago for 360 knowing they usually have better ultiplats.

[ian72]

I have got loads of multi-plat games for PS3 and the difference between consoles is so minimal it doesn't make the experience of the game any better or worse whichever one you play it on.

[NewZealander]

tell that to ghostbusters bayonetta and so on, sorry i love ps3 exclusives but getting a ps3 multiplat is too risky, especially when i forked out for the black edition!

[reckoner]

With my Xbox fanboy glasses, the Xbox 360 version looks definitely better.
With my PS3 fanboy glasses, the PS3 version looks far superior.

Comparisons suck. Enjoy the game, regardless of console.

[Sir Ken_Kutaragi]

PS3 vs P.C comparisons

+

xBox 360 vs Wii comparisons!!! ;-D

+ I just saw 'Forza 3' on a TV Show and it looks like a last gen game??? WTF!!! Did i 'LOL' HARD!!! ;-D

MAN...the ChatBots have 'VERY LOW STANDARDS' it's quite embarrassing really.

Micro$oft Promised sooooooooo much with the xBox 360 but it has delivered F-ALL... ;)

[Lord Shuhei Yoshida]

Hahaha much like HD-DVD and Too Human,the xbots are accustomed to disappointment

[chrisulloa]

Lolololol, butthurt. Seems you guys don't have much to play, UC2 is only worth about 1 or 2 playthroughs, and your multi-plats suck.

[PopEmUp]

are you trying to imagine what UC2 is like? lmao how sad

[Lord Shuhei Yoshida]

Uncharted 2 looks better than any multi-plat so why bother.

[psycho360]

Keep saying that till the end of this gen and 360 users keep playing superior versions of multiplat games which are greater than the handful of exclusives ps3 owners will get. Do not forget the exclusives on 360 as well.

[Bigpappy]

Page keeps timing out. Maybe its hosted on someone's laptop, and he is taking the subway home.

[Toman85]

I have the trio of consoles this gen, I buy games on the platform suits me :)
This time I will buy Assassins Creed 2 to X360 because this year for my 360 has been tragic, only two games I got on that console, one game was Halo ODST, and sold that a week after, and FM3

But on PS3 I got this year, UC2, Ratchet And Clank, Infamous, Killzone 2, DJ Hero, MW2, FIFA 10, Batman AA, Flower and a few more, thats why I preordered the 360 version over PS3 version :)

[thereapersson]

Well that is a fair and balanced comment, with a VALID reason for buying one version over the other.

Bubbles for you!

[madkrazygames]

Please tell me and the rest of the gaming community how you know the AC 2 was developed on the Xbox 360 first?

[cygnuszero]

You must be new to gaming. Please allow me to school you with some common knowledge. All multiplatform games that were planned that way from the start are always made for the 360 first.

The 360 is in 7 million more homes, its kinda more important that games run well on it first and foremost. Same reason why last gen all were made for the PS2 first. It's always been this way. And the devs often talk about this at the GDC convention.

[The_Nameless_One]

"Service Unavailable"

It would help if the web site didn't take forever and a half to load.

[Silly gameAr]

Another big game release, another pointless comparison.

[Toman85]

Im agree a comparison is pointless.
But I dont care about them, its not a gamebreaker either of the versions :). Both have the strenghts and downsides, so deal with it :)

[madkrazygames]

I give up, you 360 d!ckheads win, enjoy your comparison shots and frame rate counters. This is my last comment on N4G.

[LesterCorncrake]

...aiming this at a comment above about how much better the PC version is...

Im probably not alone (maybe i am) when i say that i dont give a sh1t whether the PC version looks better or not, i would always opt to game on a console rather than PC because thats how i grew up enjoying my games, my console of choice is the ps3 and i dont think i ever have or ever will consider gaming on a PC, its just not the same.

[tordavis]

PS3 version is hands down on par with the 360 version.

[Hurrikane88]

PC owns all consoles - End of story ...Go ahead with all those "costs of a PC crap " that you are talking or should I bring up that pile of useless games and consoles in the back room after the "New" console of the future comes out ..LOL I bet most of you have a 100 dollar a month iphone bill , eat out 3 times a day , drive a 30,000 dollar auto , and drink 5.00 a cup starbucks coffee but yet quibble about spending 1000 dollars on a superior game machine + all the other things that you can do with a PC . Penny wise ... Dollar foolish ...

edit - I recently watched somebody play MW2 on a xbox 360 , what a choppy POS on that system ...LOL Its maxed out ...

[Ninji]

Especially since it has DLC. All the 360 owners are left with is an inferior version and a demo of Spli--Oh wait, you don't even get a demo with the game. lmao

http://www.slashgamer.com/2...

No wonder the bots are so butthurt.

[lucifon]

360 version looks like the textures are of a slightly higher res with better clarity, but it could just be how washed out the PS3 version looks, which is most likely due to TV/PS3 settings. Overall they both look pretty damn similar (and fantastic!), you'll barely notice any difference when playing if any at all!

[Gago]

read-

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

look-

http://images.eurogamer.net...

yeah just hit the disagree and move on fanboys, thats not gonna change the facts

[Karlnag3]

why do all the women on the 360 version have stubble? And why do Ezio and Desmond's skin tones change from white to yellowy to tanned?

[Bigpappy]

Yeap! the 360 version is a bit sharper.Not enough to matter. If I had the PS3 as my only console, it would not matter to me. The ps3 version of Dragon Age looks better, but I still love it on 360. Looks great when I play it on 360.

[ps360master]

dragon age is a good game playin it now with mw2 and uncharted 2 also picking up god of war collection for ps3 tomorrow cause believe it or not i have never played god 1 and 2 but play the one on psp. im so excited. ill get ac2 and l4d2 later when they used on a buy 2 get 1 free day at GS.

invest in a ps3 man. both is the way to go. 4 sure

[ps360master]

360 as expected

[SpartanZero]

I'll wait for Eurogamers face off like MW2 and 360 won. And besides Alan Wake looks better than any multiplat and ps3 exclusive

[cyborg6971]

And I'll be playing alan wake on my 360 if I wasn't try to sell it. Trouble is no one is buying the pos so I might have to burn it, wait it'll do that it's self.

[ReBurn]

I'm going to get the PS3 version. I have the first one for PS3 and I don't think the second one would feel right to me if I got it on the 360.

[sofocado]

"did someone turned the brightness up on PS3 version?"

Why do you have to do this for the ps3 and not the xbox 360 version? I always read this.

[Lionsguard]

I dont understand why the color has to be so washed out on the ps3. Ubisoft needs to hit up Naughty Dog for some pointers because seriously after UC2, we know the PS3 can do it. This game looks like it still suffers from the "next-gen filter" of browns and gray.

[VanHalen]

Its not washed out, its the moron that posted this. Hes f@ckin with the PS3 version and turned up the brightness again. Hes a MS fanboy, straight up! It will look identical to the 360 version, trust me!

[Fade_Walker]

So far the only game I have seen that is so identical on each system was Devil May Cry 4, so far each of them has had some noticeable differences (but no deal breakers).

[horndog]

i cant wait to see pc version

[cpuchess]

I could get it for either system but I will get it for the 360. However I would get the PC version if I could.

[bekum_aka_jarhed]

sigh again....forgot to turn ps3 full hdmi thingy comparison fail

[CobraKai]

It's a wash to me. The only reason I'm getting the 360 version is because I got the first one on 360.

[XDF]

Xbox 360 version. That is all

[akaFullMetal]

looks good, looks like ill be getting ac2 on my ps3.

[VanHalen]

Needs to adjust the brightness once again! Getting tired of these completely bunk comparisons. I dont know why i even keep looking at these, lol. I end up getting the game and it always looks darker than these stupid comparisons. Do us all a favour and stop posting these ridiculous screens. It never ends up looking like it, jesus!

[rjgbyrne]

I might be getting the Xbox version but just because I have an xbox. I think these comparisons should be used by other developers to pick up tips on the strenghts of each platform and optimise the game accordingly. They shouldn't be used for fanboy arguments, although most xbox games perform slightly better thats because the platform is easier to program for but all in all what I would like to know is if the game is worth buying!?! Have they done a good job designing the game, no offense but f#$k the comparisons and the horse the fanboys rode in on... did UBI make a good game or not!?!

[gameman]

end

[NPDKing]

Not according to the article that we're commenting on here.

From the article:
"Nevertheless, we found the clearer textures in the 360 game to be preferable to the better lit, but slightly washed out, PS3 game."

[Raptura]

How can you droids defend the PS3 version so much? The 360 looks crisper and cleaner, while the PS3 version is too bright, washed out and the textures look much worse as compared to the 360 version.

But, in the end, who cares? buy it for which ever system you want as it is a multiplatform game.

[saimcheeda]

really tell the difference so PS3 version it is for me!

[DelbertGrady]

Poor comparison. They don't even mention framerates, load times etc.

It's obvious that the 360 version has sharper textures and better lighting but that's more rule than exception nowadays. Kinda reminds me of the RE 5 differences.

But yeah, I have no will of my own so I'm also gonna go with the version that looks cheap and washed out ;)

[XDF]

Sony only owners and xbox only owners both can enjoy a great AAA game. The difference is how do you justify getting a version with washed out texture, tears 3x as much if you are a dual console owners.

It is the same as FF13...how do you justify getting the X360 version when the PS3 version has Japanese voiceover included and on one disc.

The list goes on and on..it is just that most Multiplat games tend to perform better on X360, that is why most dual console owners like to get these comparison before deciding which version to buy.

[peeps]

from those screenshots the 360 version looks to have better colours. i'd wait to see several comparisons though since i can't decide which version to get.

i got the original on 360 but that was back in the day when multiplats were deffo better on the 360, now the diffirences are very minimal and i prefer trophies.

i guess what i really wanna know about is performance. cus if 1 version has frame rate problems or wotever i'd take the smooth version over slightly better graphics tbh

[LesterCorncrake]

arent people a little tired of comparing the 360 with the PS3, its become strikingly obvious that the PS3 has better graphical capabilities, killzone and uncharted series speak for themselves. who cares what a multi plat looks better on its the exclusives which matter and the PS3 is on fire in that department. anyways keep getting ripped off by microsoft.

[peeps]

well if ur a multiplat owner and not some fanboy comparisons are actually useful incase 1 version is noticably better than the other, or 1 version suffers from performance problems.

it's not all about 'who's console is better' and this has nothing to do with exclusive titles. we all know exclusives pretty much always look better than multiplats cus it's just common sense when a developer only has to worry about 1 platform

[Rocco Siffredi]

didnt the PS3 boys here on n4g say that the average age of a PS3 owner is about 25-35??

seems like 10-15 years old.. cause from this article the 360 version is clearly the better and also running better with better Anti Aliasing.

SO how can the tards say that the PS3 version is the superior one?? lol.. eye cancer??

Or just 1 persion with 20 accounts??

[jujulolo]

I like that part of the test

"Tenner says the PS3 fans shout the loudest ;). "

[Rocco Siffredi]

They also mention in EVERY topic Uncharted2, ONE game out of 700 which shows "some" power of TEH CELL! omg!

Alan Wake looks even better that UC2, just watch the latest vids.

[TheTruth2009]

Again, PS3 Fans. The rest of the world can see what's obvious.

But not you.

You won't allow anyone (and God forbid the XBOX360 Fanbase) to tell you that the XBOX360 version of the game is better than the Cell-enriched PS3 version.

Because the Cell is almighty, right?
Even though 98% of multiplatform games are better on XBOX360?
Even though 80% of games purchase are multiplatform?
And Sony's exclusives are WAY better than multiplats! Right?

NO. ONE. CARES.

The rest of the world, the REAL GAMING WORLD, is just playing games.
On the best service.
With the best looking games all across the board.

So let's take score, shall we?

The best rated and best selling games.
The best rated Online service.
The best exclusive downloadable content.

All on one system.

XBOX360.

Which by the way, is now the preferred system for TRUE gamers.

Playstation is sooooooooooo 1990's, man. :-)

Now go and watch "Saved By The Bell".

Have a nice day!

[PLAYstar]

Ya.. And I wonder why you wouldn't dare to make any comparison between the exclusives on both consoles.. When you does, the truth really hurts you doesn't it? The best rated game on the Xbox360? Tell it to me.. Btw, you forgotten to package it with RRODs & E74, they're indeed the best exclusives ever.

[FxckOSX]

..again.

PS3 has more shader power than poor 360.
texture resolutions are same both, softer because "Glaring" on powerful Pixel shader of PS3.

[LesterCorncrake]

i dont see the point in owning a 360, i had one for 3 years untill i saw the light and got a ps3, the 360 instantly felt cheap an childish so i sold it, i have never been a happier gamer.

[Scenarist]

This site is full of a bunch of egotistical pussies ..
the main sh1t i hear on here is minute complaints about dumb sh1t ... im guilty too on a small scale but DAMN!!!!

You wine and bich about sh1t just cuz someone tells you to or something.. i mean what are you whining for? pick the one that suits you. the rest of you have only 1 option ... still no reason to cry ... when its just a stupid minor graphical difference ...you ruin your own fun.

On my super expensive PC .. i get great lighting and great textures.
and just for reference ...i do 3d graphic design and photography...as well as "game" PPCps3 dont own a 360 0

NOW LET ME BE THE ONE WHO TELLS YOU .....

Lighting is WAY more important than textures .... yea textures are VERY important dependent on the game but textures can only take you so far when it comes to realism .....

NOW TAKE ANOTHER LOOK at those scrreeenshots ... while all of you are vvery analytical ... wtf are you analyzing ?

Textures look better on 360 lightin looks better on ps3 ...
now which one looks better to you as far as realism and naturalness goes.... the 360 looks like it has had its contrast turned up .... the ps3 looks more true..

the 360 loses its depth perception with that contrast ratio displayed in those screenshots...

while the ps3 version looks slightly washed out but covers a more dynamic range ... look in the shadows

surely both of these can be " bettered" with tv adjustments... but what about the lighting itself.... check the screenshots.... the 360 doesnt have what im going to call faked ambient occlusion . ...

Im telling you that the ps3 will give a better experience > the 360
but im gettin PC version ...like i always do with games that give me the option .. unless its a fighting game or sports.

...........................
btw fawk all the people that arebout to correct my spelling/grammar

[Silly Mammo]

I just got the game for the PS3 and it looks pretty darn good. I guess if I had 2 HDTV running the 360 and Ps3 similtiously you could pick out the tiny differences, but really why bother? Enjoy the game, whichever system you have.

[callahan09]

I almost bought the PS3 version today, I wasn't even that interested in it before today, but I was at Target and perused the games section and saw it there and suddenly had this strong urge to just get it. But then I remembered that I'm only a level 19 in Borderlands and I'm not even close to bored with it. I fully plan on maxing up to level 50. So other games can wait a while.

[yamzilla]

Everyone here complaining about the PC's cost is typing on a computer...lol...you already have one!!! Now, go to your local electronics store...buy a freakin $150 graphics card, and watch as all your games look 10x better....WOW!!!!! it's like magic!!

[tangent]

@Mpiece - lighting is more important than texture detail? What a ridiculous thing to say. You're just making arbitrary, authoritative statements, without any actual authority. Both lighting quality and texture detail are important graphical devices, important yardsticks by which to measure graphic performance. That's about all you can say about them; neither is more important than the other, since both are highly noticeable to the end-user/gamer. I might just as well proclaim apples are more important than oranges - this is also a ridiculous statement. Unless you really, really like apple pie.

It also always makes me laugh when people who leave the most fanboy-esque comments round them off with "I'm not actually getting this on either platform, so i can't possibly be biassed."

This comments section is rife - perhaps predictably - with similar fanboy guff. I love my ps3, and it gets a lot more use than my 360 these days, but those people defending multi-plat title performance on the ps3 really should stfu. It is perfectly justifiable and understandable that the ps3 attracts some criticism for inferior ports/multi-platform games.

It is not an adequate counter-argument to cite the ps3's unique architecture by way of explanation. Here's why: Sony chose such a proprietary architecture, doubtless fully aware of the difficulties this would cause developers when trying to optimise multi-plat titles. This is not a good thing for you, as consumers, because it limits the library of games available for your console. My own belief is that by choosing such an architecture, Sony wanted to tie developers in to their - and only their - system, thus securing exclusive titles. Sony have basically made it prohibitively expensive to develop a multi-plat title such that it looks and plays as well on their console, as it does on more conventional/generic hardware architectures - if you want to make a PS3 game that really looks good and runs well, you can only really afford to develop it as a PS3 only title.

Some of the best games available are multi-system, so PS3 users are suffering an entirely unnecessary and unreasonable handicap in all of this. There are exclusive titles which equal - or even surpass - the quality of these wide-release games, but whichever way you look at it, you're still getting A SMALLER NUMBER of great games at the right performance level as a consequence of Sony's anti-competition business practice.

Also, can people please stop saying stupid things like "developers who can't make multi-platform titles look as good as ps3 exclusives are stupid or lazy." Are you people really that thick? Every piece of computer software is produced to a budget. Developers cannot afford to develop a game twice, just to get equal performance levels on every-other-hardware-platform- ever and the PS3.

None of this means we have to pick a side or that anyone who owns a ps3 is a mong - it just means it's perfectly reasonable to express minor annoyance at a design choice which has limited our potential gaming fun. I own both consoles, and i buy a lot of multi-platform titles on the ps3. Why? Because it doesn't sound like a jet engine and break every 2 weeks :) See? Microsoft made some crappy decisions too.

[tangent]

@PLAYstar

Clearly you didn't read the gentleman's post; 80% of titles are multi-platform. Nothing about the PS3 architecture allows it to invoke greater graphical performance than other, more conventional hardware designs. It's not a "better" design, it's just "different." The PS3 - since it eventually hit the shelves a good while after the 360 - could have simply been a 1.5gen conventional system - more power than the 360 in a conventional hardware architecture. Then, just like on 360, it could have produced equally well realised multi-platform and exclusive titles. Just look at an nvidia 285 if you want to see a conventional, fast, single GPU design. It kicks the sh1t out of both consoles.

In other words: there is no benefit to the consumer in reinventing the graphical wheel, not when most roads are produced for conventional round ones :) Stop defending a highly proprietary architecture, when the people who designed it did so specifically to LIMIT your choice, rather than expand it.

[TheTruth2009]

It is SO nice to see another person that understands.

There are some Sony Fans on this site that don't understand common sense. Thank you for helping him understand.

[tangent]

So few people understand the truth :(

Interesting though, from a marketing point of view, the sort of brand-loyalty that Sony gently f***ing it's customers in the a$$ has apparently produced. I mean I own a PS3, and it's a great console in many respects. However, just because i own one, i don't feel the need to stick up for it online lol. I also own a 360, and there are plenty of things to slag off about that too.

All that said, this does remind me of the N64 vs playstation days :D or the Dreamcast vs PS2. Ahhh good times.