1UP's Burnout Paradise review: PS3 edition sports a slight visual edge

But which platform offers the consummate version of Paradise? While the PlayStation 3 edition sports a slight visual edge (a few superior textures, no screen tearing) and arguably superior controller triggers, the Xbox 360 offering plays identically, and both sport that amazingly intuitive online interface. And since the PS3 version fails to deliver a custom soundtrack option (blame Sony), the Xbox 360's ability to rescue you from a cavalcade of crappy Burnout 2 track remixes and Avril Lavigne nonsense can't be underestimated.

Score: 9/10

[The Wood]

who really cares (minor differences). If you do care then you may have been caught up in this fanboy crap.

play games people im out

[eyeballpauluk]

from being an owner of both consoles, i like to know which is best tho, so i can buy it for the better version...

nothing worse than buying a multiplatform game then finding out you bought the wrong one!

For example, I bought Splinter cell for the ps3, before realising it had terrible framerate issues! So if this looks a little better on PS3, then ill get it for that...

[The Wood]

the 360 version will probably get the same score but if that was the other way around there would probably be a .5 difference in the scores (typical 1up) if its not rumble its online if its not that its custom soundtracks. When that comes it'll probably be achievements and when that comes they'll say the pads got shapes on its buttons instead of letters....lol

im really out this time

[eLiNeS]

if you have both a Xbox 360 and a PS3 then the easy choice at the moment would be the Xbox 360 since you have rumble, you earn achievements and you can play your own music. This will change for the PS3 but until it does...

[mikeslemonade]

This is basically the first game that is definitively better on PS3, so the growth starts right from here. Sony allows the option for the developer to not support in game music and I think this idea will be best long term because developers can use those assets to make a better game. Right now those assets aren't that much of a difference, but development for the PS3 is still fairly early. In game music is pretty high on things on want for every game and is a feature that im pretty jealous on 360, but allowing in game music as an option is probably the best way because it gives the developer more potential and you probably have atleast 3 devices in your room that play music already.

[bruiser81]

elines: i got my rumble controller for christmas so yeah ps owners have an option to get rumble if they really want it, even the burnout demo is rumble enabled. Ps3 may not have a concrete system for it but most of their games have achievements warhawk and uncharted being great examples. Plus ps3 gamers are lucky with this game cause they get the same online gaming experience with this game as the 360 and its free

[sonarus]

i have both consoles i also have a dual shock 3 from japan. Not really much of an achievment junkie achievments in no way influence my decision to buy a game. If it was mgs4 maybe because mgs4 is a game i knw i will be finishing at least 5 times so would be nice to get unlockable achievements for maybe playing the whole game without any alerts or something and getting super stealth like they had in mgs3 or not killin any bosses and get hidden camoflague (like the ones where all bad guys had to salute you even if you were in alerts status lol). not to discredit any game for not having great unlockables however mgs is the only game i care about enough to actually put in the extra effort to get these so called "achievements". That being said custom soundtracks is a big deal for me and i have been patiently waiting for it for me thats the biggest advantage xbox has over ps3 and also better interface but i really wasnt planning to get burnout anyway the demo is too much of a depature from the old game. The took out essential things from the game so looks like its gt5 prologue for my driving fix then. Was eagerly anticipating burn out though

[MikeGdaGod]

.

[s8anicslayer]

if you want rumble, buy a dual shock 3 from ebay, all games basicaly support it any ways! it looks better on ps3 then that's the one for me, hands down

[Why o why]

if it were the other way around........... i dont even need to finish

[raerae28]

If its not one thing its another....

[zambrota]

1up usually bashes PS3

I think this is the first time we are seeing 1up praising a ps3 game

[THE TERMINATOR]

There you go Ps3 craps over 360. With Crysis not coming for technical reasons you xbots are in for a rough 2008.

Below; sorry mate even after the update the Ps3 version of Oblivion still looks better just read the IGN review. Just shows you how powerful the Ps3 really is.

[P4KY B]

Games made on PS3 and ported to 360 look better on PS3.
and
Games made on 360 and ported to PS3 look better on 360.

Below: After the update the 360 version looks better. But the HDD on the PS3 does give it an advantage with the loading times.

[Nik]

What about Oblivion?

[rhood022]

the ps3 version of oblivion still looks better, even after the update for the 360. have both, played both.

[i Shank u]

Oblivion for PS3 has a year additional dev time. damn right it better have looked better on PS3; they had an extra year!

agreed p4kyB. burnout was designed on ps3; looks best on ps3. Splinter Cell:DA was designed on 360; looked best on 360. pretty cut and dry

[SL1M DADDY]

As it would seem so, the PS3 version is better in terms of graphics and such but the writer seems tepid about not stepping on any Xbox fans toes with the whole "custom soundtracks" issue. For a year we have heard nothing but slams on the PS3 graphics and fame rates only to have a few games released superior to the competitions and what do they write about? The custom soundtracks... Can't these editors just give up the ghost and stop finding (or digging for that matter) silly idiosyncrasies about the PS3 and its difference between the other console? You sure don't hear them bashing the Wii for no custom soundtrack options...

Let's face it, Criterion made the game with the PS3 in mind and ported it over to the 360 and came up with a game that looks great on both consoles. However, just as with the ports from 360 to PS3, there are minor issues that should in fact keep the review score higher for the PS3 and lower for the 360 just as it has been the case between the systems for the past year.

This is time when we get to see how fake these sites are when they knock the 360 versions of such games and yet give it the same or better score than the games developed with the PS3 in mind. My guess is that reviewed separately, they would have given this game on the 360 an exact same score or even better despite the fact that it has screen tearing and lesser textures...

[ReBurn]

If the differences are only slight graphical issues then why should the PS3 version score higher? Graphics are only one criteria for scoring. The fact that the 360 version has the ability to have custom soundtracks and the PS3 version does not easily makes up for the graphical issues that the review mentions. Since the gameplay is said to be identical I think that it sounds right.

[popup]

Afterall, its not like anyone can mute the music on the PS3 version and play a cd player or ipod for the music. Better still, you could buy a mixer and use an Xbox360 to play music while you play the PS3 version.

[007craft]

Thats not how custom soundtracks work. With the 360, a custom soundtrack will replace in game music with your music while maintaining the sound effects of the game. You can also adjust the volume levels to balance it out.

I hardly ever use the feature but I do in burnout games, as well as sports games and when im going for achievments on a multiple playthrough of a game ill turn my own music on.

I would get a 360 version because 360 has friends list and achievments. sure ps3 has these too, but their per game. Who cares if achievements are o0n a per game basis. They have had those since collecting hearts for zelda back on nes. Unless you have a system wide gamercard that remains with you, the second you shut that game off the achievments dont exsist. People can see that I got all burnout revenge achievements. Who the hell can see your ps3 burnout paradise achievements next year? For this reason, sony still does not have achievements.

I also cant stand that sony controller. If only the control stick was swapped with the directional pad it would be much better.

deffenitly buy the 360 version. Looks better on the ps3? I doubt it. They say this and that game look better on the ps3/xbox. I call bs on all of it. All looks the same to me (well different but not in a worse way). Its almost like looking at a tv with the colour set a certain way. Unless somebody tells you that your watching it wrong, you have no idea.

[popup]

For example,

I have all three consoles and a gaming PC going into a 12 track mixer and can have any combination of sound/video I wish. My PC can play my entire playlist and I can kill the in-game music on say the PS3 while keeping the sound effects and balance it with the PC before heading out to the amp. Once the levels are set, you rarely have to change them. In this guise, it is the same thing but more flexible.

[Cheboury]

Very curious to see if IGN & Gamespot will conclude the same about the visuals. No matter what I am sticking with the Xbox 360 cause of rumble and controls. I still can't get used to the PS3 analoge sticks.

[ar]

PS3 has rumble to.

[blusoops]

Yup...I've had rumble for my PS3 for about 2 months now! and it's great!

[felidae]

who cares?

everybody knows that the ps3 is the better system.

[iMad]

But you forget to mention that it better for HD movies. Not gaming.

[MaximusPrime]

iMad, you are clearly an idiot.

[mighty_douche]

Tiny differences, so try and keep your hair on!!

But nice to see, multiplats are getting better for the playstation.

[blacsheep]

its irrelevant be happy with what console you own,gamers need to start showing some class

[nix]

he he he... q:

i'm getting this one though!

[Korosuke]

I'm not contributor, so I don't have right to say something but
"PS3 edition sports a slight visual edge" this part is necessary in the title?
As far as a title of original source isn't so, I think "1UP's Burnout Paradise review" would be better as title.

[crunchie101]

maybe you should become a contributer.

it isn't that hard really

[solar]

uh oh...

[bym051d]

Anyone know if the PS3 version supports 1080i? If not, the 360 version is far superior for me.

[Kain81]

Burnout Paradise rocks

[bym051d]

Link? I'll switch my pre-order back if true.

[bee2427]

well progressive scan is better then interlaced especially when it comes to sports or video games because of fast motion. Whether its in 720p or 1080p, it should be better than 1080i, but 1080i and 720p are basically interchangable

[bym051d]

Progressive is not better at all when your choices are 480p or 1080i, which is what they are on the PS3 if you're a 1080i RPTV owner.

[predator]

ive got both consoles but ill pick this up for the 360.

[mighty_douche]

well that makes sense......

[predator]

All of my mates have 360's and getting this game so ill want to be ablt to go online with them and have a laugh, plus psn is like a graveyard with everyone not having mics and also acheivements will be fun getting with this..... does that make sense?

[mighty_douche]

dont get mad, and YES i does now make sense.

whats wrong with people on this site, so defensive.

[Genuine]

If none of you took the time to look, the author of this review is 1up's blatant Sony troll Shane Bettenhausen. Anyone that believes anything this douche writes about the ps3 or 360 is gullible as hell. I look for other websites to report the opposite of this fanboy.

[Why o why]

by xbox and nintendo lovers. He's bound to stand out for defending the champ. Its like us surrounded by people like you and you've the cheek to lable him a fanboy = irony

[Genuine]

I don't care what Shane is surrounded by, he has a professional responsibility to be unbiased in his reviews. After a year of hearing him bash MS and the 360 while using the 1up yours podcast to advertise for sony, I can't help but think he's a lying fanboy. If someone is a fanboy extremist like Shane is, no one can rightly trust what they say, not even the people who are fans of the same console. That goes for any console.

Also mullet, your comment has been reported as offensive.

[Why o why]

until i hear YOU calling out guys that are obviously biased towards the 360 or against the ps3 ill continue to filter the majority of what you say with these here Fanboy Firewall Filters©. They have already snagged posters like the mart nasim zhuk and all of that kind. Your past comments have alerted my FFF© to your continual troll virus-like tendancies and has deemed 90% unfit for real consideration in regards to topics relating to or have involvement with the PS3.

You are in the braket of people that others will disagree with you before they've even read your comments. Maybe they also use FFF©

[Genuine]

You aswell as the people who disagreed with my post aren't as familiar with the gaming media as I am. There is no other person in the multi-plat mainstream gaming media that is a bigger and more vocal fanboy than Shane Bettenhausen. If you can find someone worse, please point them out, I'd be interested to know who they are. Shane Bettenhausen coined the term Xbot back in 2005. He inspired the Sony Protection Group through the 1up Yours podcast . He has spent the past 2 years trying to degrade the 360, and 360 owners via the 1up yours podcast. He has been giving sony advertising time on 1up with his blatant sony ball licking. This must be why his peers refer to him as Sony Bettenhausen. I could careless about you people, if someone chooses to be ignorant or a liar or an ignorant liar, they will reap what they sow.

edit- @why
Why should I show parity, Sony fanboys have been attacking Xbox fans long before there was such a thing as an Xbox fanboy. Xbox fans were forced to defend themselves, that's how the Xbox fanboy came to be. You'll get no parity from me. If someone is a sony fanboy, IMO they are the cancer of the gaming world.

[Why o why]

until you can show some parity, your semi rants are falling on deaf ears. until i see you being so vocal about people other than ps3 fanboys, your semi rants are falling on deaf ears. untill i see you barrate 360 bias sites, your semi rants are falling on deaf ears. Get the picture. The dude may be a fanboy BUT when the sh*t flung is also coming from a fanboy (yourself in this case) it comes across a little tedious, no offence.

edit @ genuine lol, both our bubbles done

but im not going to get into who slung what first what i will say is that i wouldnt listen to anything nasim said about the xbox neither. im not even asking you to change or be more unbiased, what im saying is that some people will see your bias and discount what you say because of it just like you do to the reviewer in this case. cancer of the 360 side vs cancer on the ps3 side right side makes no difference, they both kill

[roybatty]

Finally. I hate that sh1t in modern console games. There is NO EXCUSE for screen tearing in a console game and hopefully moving forward we will see less of it.

[Armyless]

you have a huge tear ripping through the middle of your screen?

[achira]

nice to know that the ps3 version is better. more games to come, at the end its no wonder. the ps3 is the most powerful system out.

[OpiZA]

I've been playing the 360 version all of yesterday and today and I haven't noticed any screen tearing at all... and coming from a PC background, that's the first thing I notice

From first hand experience, I wouldn't say the article is entirely true

[mighty_douche]

its neither true or false. Its an opinion, no more proof than yours or mine.

All reviews/previews are nothing more than one guys opinion, im not sure why people take it as gospel or fact.

[wicked]

I don't think he was saying the xbox version has tearing, but he was making the point that the PS3 version does not have tearing. As alot of PS3 game have suffered with it.

[OpiZA]

I hear ya man :)

Just wanted 2 say that there is absolutely no screen tearing on my end... and it's a huge pet peeve of mine.

So, get it for whichever console you prefer

[rushbd]

unfortunately your opinion doesnt matter. Countless PS3 games have been called to have such screen-tear while some of them didnt. but when we pointed that out we became liar fanboys.

[Skynetone]

so id pick up the 360 version

dont under stand the 360 version looking worse, aint this a second gen title on the 360

[Genuine]

The author of the review is the biggest and most vocal Sony troll in the gaming media. He coined the nickname Xbots and was called Sony Bettenhausen by his peers for a long time. This review is likely him showing his fanboy a**.

[Mr Marbles]

Burnout, I dont even want it anymore :(

Hey I thought you guys said 1up was a bunch of xbots? What happened to that?

[Equinoxe_7]

:-) The future is bright for Playstation 3, releaved, in good mood.

Let's sit back and enjoy.

[Equinoxe_7]

Xbox360-Playstation 3 on par, they are even, so there is really nothing to brag about.

[Lord Cheese]

the custom soundtracks thing would be great if it wasnt for the fact that the damn 360 doesnt seem to support dlna servers. That means my buffalo linkstation live is useless with it.

I'm probably going to buy a windows home server (the hp one) to get round this, because some games nowadays have absolutely terrible soundtracks. I'll probably end up getting the 360 version just for that reason - racing games with bad soundtracks are horrid.

[kenjix]

for anything other than the 1up yours podcast?

[Lex Luthor]

I would gladly have custom soundtracks rather than slight visual edge, they both look identical.

Xbox 360 version for me.

[TnS]

Please come and join the discussion on the forums about the edited/flamebait titles on N4G.

http://forums.n4g.com/Can_W...

(And I'm sorry.)

[mighty_douche]

thanks for the link, im heading there now.

99% of the contributors on this site could do with taking a leaf out of TnS' book (just not todays leaf...lol...)

[MaximusPrime]

PS3 is the one for me. I dont really care about custom soundtrack since i can listen to my hifi either radio or CD.

edit: so you disagreed? you made me laugh.

[DeZimatoR]

And its said by your mother site, 1UP.

Any comments on this piece of news xboys?

<3 Criterion

[OpiZA]

Please don't use words to describe fanboys such as "bots" or "xboys", when you are behaving like one.

[Genuine]

Shane Bettenhausen is the biggest Sony troll in the gaming media. Everyone in the gaming media knows this. There will undoubtedly be a stink raised over this review.

[anh_duong]

this is only relevent for people who have both consoles and can't decide which version to buy. however, i do think 1up comments are a bit negative towards what i think is a better version (ps3). i mean:

less screen tearing, better controllers, better textures >>> user tracks

[roybatty]

None of them are worth 60 bucks. It will gather dust after 2 weeks guaranteed.

[DeZimatoR]

Give me a break with that fake 'unbias' you try to show around.Ppl like you are worse then fanboys.

Oh, and I call ppl what they are ;)

[Relin]

I'll blame the devs, thank you very much. It's great that Microsoft builds that sort of stuff into their console's OS, but when games are coming out with custom soundtracks and older games are getting custom soundtracks through patches, I feel content believing that the devs decided not to put them in. I blame Sony for not making it stupidly easy for devs to make this stuff happen, but it obviously isn't their fault that no one is taking advantage of something people obviously want.

[MK_Red]

Finally, a good score from 1UP. The review is still good and the default soundtrack is indeed mostly terrible (That Avril song in all languages from Burnout Dominator is still giving nightmares).
Great find, score and review.

[JenovaXD]

cool

[QuietStorm]

ill bet you gametrailer wont do a comparision on this game

[QuietStorm]

and the only reason their bias ass didnt give it a low score is becuse it on both of the systems and not just the ps3.

[SilvaSurfa]

So real comedy in this thread. I see a guy sit there and rag on "Shane" from 1up about being a Sony troll. Are you freaking kidding me buddy.

Sony Reviews:
http://www.gamespot.com/ps3...
http://www.gamespot.com/ps2...
http://www.gamespot.com/ps3...

Crying about one guy stating something that "Criterion" The devs themselves said would be a possibilty. They made it very clear they are able to do more with the PS3 version. How about non-multi plat games beign trolled by an entire website of Microsoft fanatics A.K.A Gamespot.com. Please dont ever whine about any Sony trolls in the game industry. Microsoft is the only company paying for reviews. If anything SOny gets trolled on every good title they release. So STFU with that one. The industry is over ran by "Microsoft Cheese Eating Rats" that call themselves reviews,bloggers etc.

[RadientFlux]

I guess it's x360 version for me... because while I haven't heard the soundtrack I am not too fond of the top 40. So having the option to change the soundtrack is a big plus.

[Funky Town_TX]

are sweet. I love playing Halo3 online with Linkin Park playing in the background.

[whateva]

giving people the middle finger when they crash you is fun as it get's

[Why o why]

its a good use of the pseye though. I witnessed some funny ones during the demo

[ThaGeNeCySt]

good review

[Coke-a-Cola]

I was very exited about this Game until I read this thing about the customisable sound tracks for the 360.
That has turned me off my PS3 option. I do not own a 360. and without a doubt this sound track option is by far the most attractive ........Having ones finger on the music is equal to having ones hand on a dimmer switch , MOOD LIGHTING . ..............Most disappointing for PS3.

Quote :

And since the PS3 version fails to deliver a custom soundtrack option (blame Sony), the Xbox 360's ability to rescue you from a cavalcade of crappy Burnout 2 track remixes and Avril Lavigne nonsense can't be underestimated.

Too Bloody True !

[gunnerforlife]

u really r pretty defensive today.

wat u scared that this trend will continue, you should of seen this coming, i can bet that the nest burnout game will come on the ps3 first and then on the 360.

[ROCCOZILLA]

the video with guns and roses song is f ing great.cant wait till tuesday to get online.ROAD RAGE!its gonna be hard to leave UT3,but ill try for a little while.UT3MOD.COM

[Afterburn]

wow, custom soundtracks are the biggest selling point on a game for me for sure...

Because I only have the mental capacity to use 1 piece of electronic equipment in my home at a time. You see, I'm too stupid to get off of my couch, open a playlist on my PC and play it. I saw a guy on TV do it once, but it's far too technically challenging for me to duplicate. I'm forced to use my PS3 to do all of my personal entertainment work so if there isn't a custom soundtrack in the game I'll never be able to listen to music again.

[Armyless]

I love good sarcasm.

[xg-ei8ht]

I have a custom soundtrack, its called a stereo:)

[Chug]

Well, the Ps3 demo looked much better than the 360 (I downloaded both). So I think I will be picking up the Ps3 version. Besides, I dont want to renew my gold subscription until Live gets fixed, I'm still getting disconnected every time I get online.

[HardcoreGamer]

i have always played my games with sound on music off, and i play mp3 from my gadgets or from computer its all connected thru the sounds system

[onyxbox]

both versions are fine... nothing to see here... move on.

[sleepbox]

Custom soundtracks are a must for Burnout games...they all have horrible OSTs. I don't like Paradise, I think it sucks frankly. They need to get back to the series' roots and make something like Burnout 3.

This is the first Burnout title I will NOT be picking up because they screwed up the drifting controls and tried to make the game more like NFS.

[bee2427]

the ps3 version finally gets a better review than the xbox (well i guess thats kind of argueable) but my point is is that when its the other way around, ps3 fans have to sit here and watch xbox fanboys talk smack, but when its the other way around we have to move on? I agree that its somewhat childish but I wish this was said a year ago when the ps3 games were getting hated on, of course people are going to react over news like this. xbox fanboys brought it on themselves

[onyxbox]

yes I agree, I went out and bought the PS3 Orange Box to see what all the fuss was about and as it turned out the PS3 version was fine and the issues were exaggerated.

I guess my post was just a vain attempt at expressing how much I think us (gamers) need to move on now and let 2008 be all about just enjoying the games rather than the constant comparisons to see which machine got one over the other "this time"... but I hear what your saying... I have 360 and PS3 and for PS3 fans it's certainly starting to look like a case of "He who laughs last laughs louder."

:-D

[ForROME]

1UP is so full of s@#$, lets flip the coin, had you been able to do tracks on PS3 and 360 had superior textures, it would be a 9 for PS3 and a 9.5 for 360, they would state something like this

"Although the PS3 has the ability to change and customize music tracks, with the 360 having the better look and controls it fairs a little better on the 360"

This kind of stuff is a pattern with the 360 "secret closet" because they cant come out and say they favor a system.

Old Crap from a Crap Site

[The Preacher]

I agree with Onyxbox both version is fine, to all the fanboys I will say one thing to them and that is "Get a life" do something worthwile.

Peace

[sheng long]

Already pre-ordered this & DMC4 for ps3. I downloaded both demos and liked the DS3 better for this type of game, the graphics were also better on the PS3 version.
Also Predator, if you play this game on PS3, you'll come to find out people actually use their mics for this one.

[Skerj]

And it for damn sure wasn't a graveyard on PSN, as SOON as you start a freeburn it was populated. I'm not even talking about 10 seconds in a bunch of cars pop up, the second you're online you have 3-7 other people racing with you actually talking and using the camera. I hope that transfers over to the retail game.

[richie007bond]

I downloaded both demos for my ps3 and xbox 360 and i didn't see any difference between them,not one they look exactly the same.1up and any other rabid fanboy here who says differenty is talking through a gaint hole in their fooking a@@es.And yes Shane Bettenhausen is a Sony fanboy,the guys a twat.Both versions look equally good as each other....End of fooking story

[InYourMom]

Totally agree with your comment.

And did they really just say: "arguably superior controller triggers"

ROFL! This is totally personal preference, but I don't know anyone who would claim the controller triggers are better.. Total fanboy service there, even though they say "arguably". 1up just keeps going deeper into sh!t with each passing issue/show. Also, remember these are the same jackasses who said DMC4 was better on the PS3 and we know how that has so far been debunked.

I was on the fence about this game, but thanks for making the decision to not buy it easier. There is no excuse for screen tearing or any texture problems on the 360 if this is in fact true.. Criterion you used to be great but your just another EA lazy dev.

[eagle21]

lol

[Lex Luthor]

360 version has all that you mentioned plus custom soundtracks, achievements.

lol

[sak500]

Ps3 games will blow 360 games on launch.

[Maddens Raiders]

PWNED

[Spike47]

to see xbots go wild over this, now the tables have been turned.

oh and genuine stop being such a douche. Sony fanboy sand xbox360 fanboys are the same, they just hate one console and love another that's the only difference.

stop it with that conspiracy crap as if sony fanboys and 360 fanboys are a race.

To me u sound like the biggest fanboy here.

"The cancer of the gaming industry"? WTF is wrong with you're brain?

[InYourMom]

This is EA/Criterion.. Nothing but lazy dev's..

Sound familiar right?

[pharmd]

We knew it all along, now the critics are believing it and the developers are realizing it....SHOWS OVER KIDS

[SoulReaper]

PS3 version for me..I dont feel like paying for xbox live..And im purchasing rumble for the ps3 today online..

[shysun]

I still dont like the open world! :( I hope they go back to single tracks in the next game.

[Jeedai Infidel]

I agree. What's next, the ability to mow down pedestrians and pick up hookers?

[Jeedai Infidel]

Let's ALL start calling ourselves video game fanboys and focus on the real enemy, non-gamer fanboys. Now let us begin flaming Senator (insert name here) first.

[Teabag Sony]

How many of you sony funboys are taking turns stroking each other over this article?

[Blademask]

The quasi-mtv-esque camera style of the video reviews is retarded. Only offset by the complete lack of game knowledge by any of these tards. I'm not even a super game geek, yet I know that the Unreal console series always included bots talking to you. Yet 1up claims that UT3 is the first to do it. They make mistakes all the times with basic gaming. They are just trying to drive hits to their site, and everyone xbot/droid alike is falling for it.

They know damn well flamewars get hits, so thats all they do. yes Droids, this time it will be a good PS3 story. Now wait until they do it again with DMC4, giving the 360 the edge and more than likely the higher score. I hate that our game industry is ran by people that could care less about biplatform games, and more so about driving traffic and keeping the console divide alive.

Microsoft had bad games when it first came out, as did the PS3. As does every game system. Framerate/loading issues are often ironed out at the end of the year. I still give no credit to anyone complaining about Frame tearing, for one.. yea its noticeable, but does it take me ou t of the game? Did i miss hitting a button now because of it? No. It was less than a nano-second. You could complain that Skys are drawn in with Image Cubes as well 'those aren't real clouds it drew my eye to it. so it sucks'

So to droids, enjoy this one. But don't start claiming 1up is bs when they run with "Is Metal Gear Solid a failure?" story.

[Myth]

Would in game XMB solve this?? Turn the sound off in the game and play your own music on the ps3? Or turn the sound off in the game and play your music on your dvd player. How is this a big deal for the 360? 1up is reaching.

[InYourMom]

With In-game soundtracks you get all the car sounds and game FX and have just the soundtrack replaced with your own. This is NOTHING like the ghetto style of turn your TV down and listen to an MP3 player..

[Myth]

Most games have sound effect volume and music volumes separately. All you have to do is turn down the music volume.

[heyheyhey]

wait a sec........ 1up said the ps3 version is visually better? wait you mean the same 1up lick M$'s ass all day long?

things really must be changing oh yeah and Genuine- i don't care if santa wrote this review- every reviewer said the ps3 is visually better and you cant possibly call every reviewer out there a sony troll? or can you.....

[LJWooly]

Well, of course it's going to have a slight visual edge if the PS3 was the lead development platform, especially so given EA's history of awful ports...

Well, it happened to the PS3 last year, and now the tables have turned. Think of it as karma, and all please stop bickering and just play some damn games, as that's what we are: gamers.

Gamer first, fanboy last. That's how it should be.

[aiphanes]

And they can always add in custom soundtracks into the PS3 version with a patch...we have PS3 games that have custom soundtracks, ie High Velocity Bowling!

[tk]

Possible on PS3... It is not the consoles "ability"... wonder why they did not include custom sound tracks... It is a simple thing to do - even on a PS2.

[HarryEtTubMan]

Now that the PS3 is a year old u wont be seeing the bad ports anymore. Watch. They understand it better now and its only going to get better over the next 9 years buhahahahahahaha

[AshleyRiot]

Good review for burnout i might pick it up never been a big fan of racers except the old need for speeds and the GT series. The custom soundtrack option that they point out is kinda dumb imo it can be implemented if devs put it in but i can listen to whatever kinda of music i want anytime i want while playing a game even without it installed onto my console it's called a stereo system.

[DJ]

To "Blame Sony" for the fact that the PS3 version of Burnout: Paradise doesn't offer Custom Soundtracks. The truth is that every game developer has the option of using that built-in OS feature, and not all of them like giving users that option.

In contrast, most features of the 360 OS have things like Custom Soundtracks, Voice Chat, and other features mandated at all times, even if the game developer either doesn't want to use those features or simply doesn't need them (i.e. Voice Chat in a single-player only game?)

It's a double-edged sword. PS3 devs can choose to have more system resources and memory resources, but can also end up alienating certain users by choosing not to implement, such as in this example, custom soundtracks. A game like Burnout: Paradise definitely needs that option since even a large array of 40~50 music tracks can get old after a month.

[Doctor Strange]

I'm plan on renting this game but nice to see that for the most part their the same.

[Niclas]

After that review i want that piece og gold-game even more! cant wait =)

really dont get ppl who says Revenge and Takedown was better .. i just played Takedown 2 secs ago.. got bored of its lame speed effects and even lamer crash mose compared 2 paradise .. so after like 10 min i turned it off and played my Paradise demo again again ;P

And dont ppl get they took out the retry thing to eliminate loading .. which is a good thing .. Free Roam OWNS tracks FACT.. and wtf with dudes b*tchin about the replay system was better in the old games .. Its superior in paradise, it has a cool slowdown effect so you can really see the details.. Best and most fun racing game EVER created.

[Zhik]

As we all know Mario Kart is going to kick this game' a$$...

[sonyfanonly]

slightly better yeah right itll look 1000 times better than the 360 and they will only say a slight difference ha thats 1up for you just a bunch of xbots they cant get over the fact that developers are hacking into the ps3 early on in its life cycle just wait and see xbots the ps3 will be king and go ahead and disagree the truth hurts i know

[Zhak]

Burnout Paradise is ONLY going to be the triple A title it is on the $Playstation3System$,... The xbox will newer be able to handle its extremely realistic grafix and crash effects. The 360 version will be incopmpetent as always, with bad grafix, frame-rate problems, and RROD's all the time, from trying to handle a $Playstation3System$ game.

All Because of Sonys supreme marketing power, and extraordinary ability to pick the right games, to count on.. 360 and Wii will fail in their weak atempt to trash the $Playstation3System$.. they will newer be able to trick sony's experts, the $Playstation3System$ will rise in 08 and surpass the other consoles just as the $Playstation1System$ and $Playstation2System@ did it years ago.. Because of its amazing library of triple A gold titles and the power of the $Sony$ brand..

The-Mighty-Zhak-Has-Spoken

[mmj]

As owner of both consoles it seems to be very much a flip of the coin as to which version to get from the perspective of what's on screen.

I don't know about you guys but my 360 makes ONE HELL OF A NOISE when reading from disc whereas my PS3 is virtually inaudible, so for that reason alone I will be buying it for PS3.

[TerrorCell]

maybe now the 360 crowd will see what it is like to get bad ports...but what is everybody's problem. lets not believe what the devs say...(PS3 allows us to optimise things far better than 360).
then 360 fans will say that the game looks bad because it was developed on PS3 first and would have been better on 360 if it was the lead platform. any comment like that doesn't make sense considering that all the reviews show that 360 version is very very very slightly inferior...but if the 360 is so much more powerful it shouldn't matter that PS3 was the lead platform because the 360 should be able to handle it without breaking a sweat...last i heard screen tearing and half the frame rate is breaking a sweat! just face it devs are coming to grips with the cell and it is working for them without breaking a sweat. i remember gears of war dropping frames all the time. in fact i think it is the reason that my 360 RROD on me...too much fro the hardware to handle...dont disagree about GeoW because i sent my 360 away for repair and took gears to my mates house. we played on his 360 for about an hour before his 360 RROD as well. man was he angry at me...all i wanted to do was finnish the game.

[Myth]

Sorry that happened to you dude. Time to throw that 360 in the garbage.

[rexor0717]

I could care less if one looks better than the other since its minor. Now I've seen 360 oblivion, its looks gross. Lol. But this is something totally different. Home is going to totally change up achievements...so well see.

[mullet]

This is great!

[KozmoOchez]

Complaining about custom music is kinda low for a website review...just let the games be even, it doesn't always have to be ps3 better than 360 or vice versa. There is no law stating that they can't just be evenly rated and evenly good.

[ReBurn]

Well said! Bubbles for you!

[REPLOID24]

Criterion focused most of their attention on the PS3 version and kicked a#s. Even if the difference is slight, at least it is in favor of the PS3.

[TerrorCell]

have to agree with you there. i knew it wouldn't take long for some devs to think hey, what happens if we use this spe to do this etc etc. slight differences are still differences. also last i heard 360 version was holding 30fps while PS3 is at 60fps with no screen tearing (about time they fixed the tearing issues) now if ubisoft could just go back and patch assassins. maybe they should ask criterion

[Avto]

now they complain about custom music. I pay for the game and the music it comes with I mean the music of the game is a part of it and when you review the game you should review it with the music it comes with and no custom music should give a game a higher score cuz on a PC you can listen to whatever you like but the games can still get a low score in sound

[WeaseL]

High Velocity Bowling supports custom soundtracks so why blame Sony?

[Ri0tSquad]

"PS3 version fails to deliver a custom soundtrack option (blame Sony), the Xbox 360's ability to rescue you from a cavalcade of crappy Burnout 2 track remixes and Avril Lavigne nonsense can't be underestimated."

Come on Sony! Give us custom soundtracks!