See How Borderlands 2 Looks On The PS Vita Compared To The PC and Consoles

GearNuke: "Borderlands 2 is getting a PS Vita port and many might be wondering how it compares to the PC and the console version of the game. You shouldn't wonder anymore as we have compared the PS Vita version to the PC and console version, and the results are fairly decent."

[s1xt6en]

Looks pretty cool. Vert artsy. Can't wait for it!!! Bundle FTW!! Lol

[TomShoe]

OMG It's real!

Wow, I need a Vita, I'm just waiting for a Slim Vita to come out in the US and another memory card price drop.

[alexkoepp]

Can I transfer my progress from x360 over to my vita?

[Th3o]

@alexkoepp

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[dedicatedtogamers]

Just so you know, there is going to be a $200 Vita Slim bundle with Borderlands 2 and an 8G stick included w/ the system. Comes out mid-march in the US.

[cozomel]

Looks like the difference between the ps4 and x1.

Just kidding, now watch the fanboys and mods have a tizzy

[ABizzel1]

This might give me a reason to get back into Borderlands. I beat the 360 version had each of my characters leveled up to 60 (I believe that was the level cap then), and my HDD died wiping everything clean.

I haven't gone back since, even the PS+ version wasn't enough to get me back.

But since I'll have it on the go, I can see myself working on the PS3 / PSV version.

[Sarcasm]

My Vita is ready. I'm buying it.

[showtimefolks]

for $199 you get the system a memory card plus borderlands 2 GOTY edition, what's not to like about this deal

can't wait, its amazing how ps-vita was selling and now since launch of ps4 is selling really well, than you have the Vita TV in Japan. With this new bundle the system will only improve sales wise

up next GTA on Vita

[BLuTheSecond]

lol handhelds.

[3-4-5]

Another Solid game that makes the Vita more appealing to buy. Still not sure if I'm getting the slim bundle or regular OLED though.

[Agent_hitman]

Not bad, it's still looks good.

[FamilyGuy]

Whoa, the 360 version looks like garbage.
wtf happened? lol

[BlackKnight]

Borderlands is normally blurry in the background (or if you aim down sights, it will bring into focus whatever you are directly looking at), it is the depth of field effect. Who ever took that PC screenshot disabled the depth of field graphics option is all.

Here you can see it is on:

http://i.imgur.com/VVLAa.jp...

Even the first borderlands did this:

http://www.mobygames.com/im...

See how the road close to the camera is crisp but the further you get from the camera the blurrier things get? That;s all it is.

[FamilyGuy]

Focus on the foreground, blur the background. Yeah I see that a lot in movies and some games but why? I'd rather have clarity in games.

[Anonagrog]

@FamilyGuy,

It's to do with mirroring how lenses or cameras physically act and trying to add recognizable realism to a scene.

'Depth of Field', 'Bokeh, 'Lens Flare', 'Blur', 'Vignetting', 'Film Grain', etc.

There are many things we can try to simulate with the intention of improving the realism or composition of a scene. Of course, it's very much a subjective thing. Ideally control would be left in the player's hands.

[TopDudeMan]

The detail in the background of the vita version looks better than the 360.

[kingmushroom]

Yeah whats up with the blurry background on the 360.

[zeuanimals]

It's supposed to be depth of field, but it looks like crap in that shot. I think there's a setting to turn it off, atleast I know there is on PC, not sure about the 360.

[Milruka]

It's funny how the Vita version looks better than the 360 version.

[Swiggins]

Whatever you say Eagle-eye.

[BlackKnight]

Nobody in this thread realizes the game has depth of field and the PC shot above simply has it turned off and vita doesn't have depth of field at all.

As simple as it may seem, DOF affects performance, even if a little.

http://international.downlo...

[Shakengandulf]

How much did someone bet for you to say that?

[ninjahunter]

About $Tree.Sixty.

[Bathyj]

Ha, Tree dolla, and siddy cents.

[Elwenil]

Free ninety-nine.

[BitbyDeath]

Must be a dodgy picture, 360 version can't look that bad.

[ninjahunter]

Its depth of field, its an effect that looks better in game.

[Gamer1982]

Yeah thats because the game by now has been optimized partly and the vitas lower resolution actually helps it in game comparisons. Since you get less on the screen in some cases you can do more with what you have.. Plus vita is technically more powerful than both PS3 and 360 so that helps too. PC of course blows them all away but thats because its PC.

[dcj0524]

The vita is basically PS2.8 it's ALMOST there but not quite.

[alexkoepp]

Funny the ps3 version looks so bad it isn't even worth compairing

[Milruka]

I find it funny that when I make a joke about the 360 people think I'm a sony fan, and when I make a joke about ps3 people think im a xbox fan.

When in fact they both suck and PC is superior. :D

[Snookies12]

I have it on PS3, and it looks absolutely fine. Don't know what you're on about lol.

[SoulSercher620]

Wow then you need to see an eye doctor if you thinks it looks bad

[LackTrue4K]

i think you made a mistake, you were ment to type....

"Funny the Wii U version looks so bad it isn't even worth comparing"

don't worry, it was my pleasure to fix your mistakes....lol

[andibandit]

Its especially funny since the Xbox360 version looked nothing like on those screenshots

[ninjahunter]

Not bad for an open world portable game I guess. I suppose I was expecting a tad better after having played gravity rush.

[Baylex]

Wait until you see it with your own eyes

[ninjahunter]

Thats a given, but just from what ive seen, most random screencaps of gravity rush look better than whats seen here.

[Baylex]

Yes I know what you are saying, Gravity Rush is insane, but we have only seen one screen capture of Borderlands 2. Lets wait for more!! :D

[jspillen]

Yeah, "not bad" especially considering there has never been another portable AAA title of this magnitude. But sure ... expect a tad better.

Nice try troll !!! These screenshots look fantastic.

[Gamesgbkiller]

Maybe because the game is ported and wasn't a VITA exclusive.

We have to wait and see the gameplay :)

[ironfist92]

Looks good, I think the cel-shaded graphics of the original help the transition better.

[Oh_Yeah]

Just looks more cartoony, saturated , toned down and blurry. Still decent for a handheld game though...cant expect the best.

[mafiahajeri]

Funny, killzone 3 looks better than alot of 360 games...

[Oh_Yeah]

What does killzone and 360 have to do with this article? I'm confused. But yeah...ps3 exclusives looked a lot better than 360s, so did multiplats in my opinion, 360s usually had crushed blacks and oversatueated colors to the point where if you wanted to correct that on your tv it'd just look bad.

[mafiahajeri]

Ffs I meant to say killzone mercenary -_-"

[jokia005]

Im curious its frame rate rather than graphics.
If its stable at 30, thats enough.

[Gamesgbkiller]

That is my only concern about the game.

The PS3 version has some drops in heated situations.

[vergilxx3]

I have investigate a bit and apparently there is guy on twitter Editor Ged
who is a beta tester for the game and he posted video and screenshots but then he take them down he said that company told him to do so
but I've saw the video and it was 30 fps with smal drops when it was hot like in ps3 version

[nope111]

Dat PC quality....
Vita version looks okay, but i want to see some gameplay.
They've been very hush-hush about it and that's worrisome

[Hicken]

Because it's essentially a port. What would change?

[SolidDuck]

Looks very very good for a handheld. The framerate is what I'd be worried about tho. Hopefully it's stable.

[1nsomniac]

The Vita version looks great just a shame I think the game itself is garbage.

I have a feeling tho that it might actually be a better fit on the vita for anyone that actually likes this game.

[Gamesgbkiller]

I hope this version is cross play.

I really wanted to continue playing the game on VITA with the DLC's.

[AusRogo]

I think i read its got cross save so you can go back and forth? Could be wrong though

[Gamesgbkiller]

Yeah, it is cross-save.

I meant play with PS3 players, that would be cool.

[TheOmniGamer]

Looks surprisingly good, but not really interested in buying Borderlands 2 for PSVITA when I have GOTY edition on PC.

[_FantasmA_]

If you're not interested then why are you here? If you're not interested then don't buy it.

[TheOmniGamer]

Because I wanted to see what the PSVITA version looked like... -_-

[TheOmniGamer]

Because I wanted to see what the PSVITA version looked like... It's called, curiousity -_-

[madduey]

That will make a nice addition to my growing PS Plus games :) (I'm sure it will be eventually)

Only problem is I need to buy another way over priced memory card :(

[dodgemoose]

what a great mentality. let's not support the devs porting over games, no, let's just wait for their games to end up on PS Plus, that's really going to help PS Vita.

*facepalm*

[madduey]

If you think the devs don't earn money off PS Plus then you are seriously mistaken
I used to work for sony, I'm still in contact with a lot of people who still are do trust me when I say people still get paid!!

I have such a massive back catologue of games that I need to clear before buying anything else

Let's also not forget the fact I have already purchased both borderlands 1+2 on ps3 with DLC so I think I can safely say I've contributed my fair share to this project

I do agree with your comment that you can't just rely on free games otherwise the industry wouldn't be able to sustain that sort of busines model with no other source of income we may as well torrent everything if that was the case.

I love the industry and support through and through, I buy collectors editions, DLC, always buy new copies and I don't trade in or rent games, so yeah in this instance I think I can wait till this is available on PSPlus and as I already have pointed out I need to buy a new EXPENSIVE memory card in order to do so which in turn helps sony pay the developers for borderlands vita editio.

But I appreciate your view on the matter

[dodgemoose]

you're missing the point. obviously they make some money from PS Plus. however, the fact remains that without sufficient sales figures, most devs aren't going to bother porting or developing another game for the system. hell this project wouldn't even be happening if Sony wasn't funding it, which alone shows you devs attitudes towards the PS Vita - which in part is down to the mentality you shared in your first comment.

let's also not forget that fact that the PS Vita is most likely a loss leader by now and the memory cards, along with software, are the only thing making any money, and thus they remain expensive.

[madduey]

Although I kinda agree with your point I don't think a ported game is something that's going to be the norm on the vita and it certainly won't make a massive difference in vitas sold. What going to really drive home the importants of the vita is a Stella line up of games be that new IP's or existing franchises made specifically for the vita not ports of last gen games that in all accounts may have already been played by the majority.

I'm not recommending that nobody buy it and just wait for the plus edition but for me personally I will wait to see if it goes free in plus and if it doesn't I may just buy the thing again at some point if I feel the need to revisit borderlands I'd be happy to shell out more money on the franchise, but at the moment all my money will be going towards new PS4 games as that's where I will be gaming most

[Dorwrath]

Fuck that shit, its not 1080p and 60fps :P

[PersonMan]

Pretty much looks like most Vita games compared to their console counterparts. What were people honestly expecting.

[vazurahan]

Looks good for a handheld game.

As usual, if it's on the 3DS nobody complains about the graphics.

[mohuzas]

Because it's not the selling point of the system

[sdozzo]

Is it a straight port? Problem is everyone has already played the hell out of Borderlands and all its DLC.

[LAWSON72]

To downplay the PC version we are going to scale it down to 1/6 its actual size, comparisons should either be stretched to the highest res or at least compare all in their native res.

I just love how every 1080p PS4 games get screenshots not even close to half the actual size and people expect me to be impressed

Oh and maybe I played a different 360 version because that 360 screenshot is blurry as hell

[zero_gamer]

It has its own style.

[BenqMagician]

Thinking about getting the bundle(already got a vita but Borderlands 2, 8gb card, and a vita 2000 too me it's a great value).

[Turbotoby]

The colours look deeper which is nice, it'll look great on the original vitas OLED screen.

[desertpunk86]

that is a blurry 360 pic the game does not look like that and how come there is no ps3 comparison.

sony fanboys are the worst.

[LinuxLeaf]

The 360 version is blurry.

[Davuskus]

I think the graphics are really impressive due to it's on a handheld device.

[Platinum_k]

HAHA! Awkward moment when a Handheld performs better visuals than a living room console. #360fails #playstationftw

[plaZeHD]

You have to kidding me? The Vita version is filled with jaggies,and for some reason the Vita version has a higher contrast which makes the game look more cartoony than it already looks.

[Platinum_k]

... Still looks better than the 360 screenshot.

360 version is like one big blur. I mean, you can't even see the background for it.

Once again, #360fails

[plaZeHD]

That's just a compressed gif.

[Beetey]

Is this just that picture that was pulled off the box for the Vita bundle? If so, it's kinda hard to say whether or not it's actually what the game will look like.

[spoonard]

Seems to be a great representation of the game! I'll pick it up ASAP I think!

[bu3ouf91]

The art colors on Vita look reach compared to Xbox 360 version.

[hkgamer]

That gif comparison confuses me. :S

I see vita version and think that looks pretty good, then it shows me the PC version and makes me feel like vita version is dsappointing. then it flicks back to vita and i think its not bad.... :D

For some reason I just wonder how this game would look like on a modern tablet/phone.

[vergilxx3]

Tablets an phones can't handle the game that's why there is no straight port for them
oh and if you want to see how it will look on tablet there is ios version of the game

[thexmanone]

I don`t want it, its not 1080p/60fps

[Reviews2Go]

Awesomeness. I cannot wait to play and review this :)