CryEngine 3 - PS3 Vs Xbox 360 screenshots

Eurogamer Portugal published some screenshots comparing the two versions of CryEngine 3. Check them out.

[jack who]

fanboys? where are you?

your bs3 just got shamed on by my RROD 360.

teh cell is cry tears of shame cryy moreeeeeee so i can shower in it singing bu bu bu bu teh killzone 2 ahahhahahahaha morrrrrrrrrrrrrreeeeee

[- Ghost of Sparta -]

The 360 side looks much worse so I'm not quite sure what you're trying to get that. We're not blind like you, Mr. Riddick.

[360 man]

360 definately looks superior

Edit:
Ghost of sparta you must have some really dark shades on to not see that 360 version looks better

[Queers of War]

you must have your fanboy goggles on if you deny the existence of the flickering shadows on the leaves in the 360 version, the sh*t looking island, the lag of the falling tree's shadow, the blurrieness in general. ps3 version by far looks better

[na2ru1]

But the first PS3 screenshot shows that the island mountain has far far more terrain detail than the 360.

Sorry bots but it looks like the usuall occurance of superity is out of the safety zone for the 360 and beyond hardware processing ability.

[Gue1]

The PS3 pic has more detail.

Seriously, I'm talking serious right now. No BS no Nothing.

Just look at the first pic and put your eyes on the mountain and see that the bump mapping on the PS3 version it's more sharpened and the X360 version looks moodier.

At the end we'll only see tiny little differences like this because this is a freaking multiplatform engine! Made with the purpose of making identical games on different hardware.

On the second pic it's kinda difficult to tell cuz they aren't identical pics. One has more color and light while the other have more shadows but if this is the best this engine can do then Unreal Engine 3 FTW! for the rest of this gen... Reference: Multiplat engines, Killzone 2 kills everything!

edit: "but take in mind Cry engine on consoles are at early stages "

-Then why are they showing this stuff already? This it's an engine not a game...

[SWANN]

Jack shyt, still popin' your gums?
Let me give you a good piece of advice, nephew: Go away!!! & take your RRod, E74, faulty hardware, azz go shove it all up your @#$$%^&. Been wanting to say that to you for a looooooooong time, since I can't sock you in the mouth.

[Dimitri]

http://www.n4g.com/events_g...

Crytek : CryEngine 3 runs better on PS3.

Do you have a down retardation ?

[PtRoLLFacE]

ahuu nobs keep dreaming my version is better muwhaha!

http://s80.photobucket.com/...

[AngryTypingGuy]

In the first shot, the mountain off to the right is lacking in the 360 version, and the PS3 version looks clearer. In the second shot, the PS3 version doesn't have as much texture along the wall to the right and the rigid part of the wall in the back, and it doesn't have as good of lighting as the 360 version does.

Don't worry, we'll see some incredible looking games on both systems.

[THC CELL]

jack who has been owned look how blury xbox is lol

screen one the hills are way off ps3s hills

screen 2 u can tell ps3 is better and less washed out and look at the fence on the right and ps3 has better lighting

[THC CELL]

wow shows what is better

ps3 ftw

but take in mind Cry engine on consoles are at early stages
they both may look the same in the future

my question is
how many games are we going to get that are Mp or exclusive between consoles
will they use the advantage of bluray or full power of ps3
or will they do a Gta and stay at xbox standard and port games

i want games that are built from the ground up on each console

[- Ghost of Sparta -]

Wow, the difference is bigger than I thought. Very blurry on 360 and you could tell it's not motion blur or field depth. Everything just looks sharper on PS3. Not to mention, a sandbox game like Crysis would need to be heavily downgraded on 360 'cause it still uses DVD's. Rage, for example, will look better on PS3. http://www.shacknews.com/on... Sierra confirmed that the 360 is holding them back. They could double the amount of objects on screen if Ghostbusters was PS3 exclusive. http://www.joystiq.com/2008...

Crytek can't wait for the PS4, now that they've seen what the PS3 is capable of. http://playstation.joystiq....

[Jamegohanssj5]

I am laughing out loud at the people saying this is on par with Killzone 2's engine.

TGSI

[Aquanox]

Before the troll fest starts (or continues) these have been taken from a video, not from the In Game Engine.

We would need to wait until Direct Feed screenshots appear.

[M337ING]

@ Ghosts of Sparta

You realize neither the PS3 nor the 360 can handle Crysis or its large environments? These are just slices of level from the original game used so that they could get the video out on time for GDC.

[Why dis]

Jungle pics...

The fog is missing in the PS3 version on the body of water in the background with the shadowing under leaves etc in the jungle on the PS3 version being more subtle.

Alley Pics.

PS3 version has pop-ups durring the footage of this alley in the pics. The PS3 version has poorer lighting in almost every sense to say the least.

You can tell there isn't as much complex processing with light going on in the PS3 version in pic 2, the fog is missing in the PS3 version and you can see the foliage on the mountains across from the body of water.

The Jungle pic from the 360 is taken from *the jittery camera pan footage*, the jungle gameplay footage from the 360 version looks better than any of the PS3 jungle footage.

EDIT:

Disagree all you wan't but what the devs did is turned some stuff of on the PS3 version to get it to run.

They have more things running on the 360 version(TURNED ON)

The bulk of the tech demo was ran with 360 footage for a reason.
They edited PS3's best to make it seem on par hence why most of the video was 360 footage with the more complex things they were trying to show off..

[Ghoul]

sorry guys i had to react

"You can tell there isn't as much complex processing with light going on in the PS3 version in pic 2, the fog is missing in the PS3 version and you can see the foliage on the mountains across from the body of water.
"

you sir dont know s...t you dont have a clue what your talking about and everytime you post you post made up bs. its allways the same you come with made up mumbo jumbo and try to make it sound professional, in fact you only try to bash the ps3 with your nonsense.

boy im sick of you... ignore.

[UltraNova]

It doesn't even get close to the Killzone 2 engine..However its just a demo, it will definitely improve in the hands of capable devs.

The Ps3 version looks a tat sharper. If you look at the background mountain range you will see the difference.

@Why dis

Why are you doing this to yourself? You have been ignored by more than 130 people by now and you insist on keeping this stupid attitude against everything ps3 related...

I seriously dont get you...

[thats_just_prime]

Well the jungle pics look very close to each the 360 version of the ally looks like 10's better. Ps3 has almost no lighting effects or shadows at all. The ps3 version also lacks any feeling of real depth to it

[Shadow Flare]

DVD FTW

[Information Minister]

On some details the PS3 looks SLIGHTLY better, while on other details the 360 looks SLIGHTLY better. But overall, and judging from these low quality screenshots, both versions look EXTREMELY similar. Why do we need to create a flamewar over a tech demo for a freaking game engine?

[4Sh0w]

Why are we not celebrating the this engine which looks like it has the potential to deliver some of the best graphics available on either console? its called progress.

I own Gears2, KZ2 and plenty of great looking games and I understand this is just a tech demo but watching the latest vid all I saw was a tech demo running on both games hardware that exceedes(graphically) anything I previously saw on a console. After I read comments about pop-in, colors, blurriness etc I went back and took a look but I should have known better because to me and 99% of gamers the small differences are even noticeable unless you're a pixel counter, again all I saw was a tech demo showing awesome graphics on both consoles. Leave it to fanboys on one side to downplay it as if what they have will always be better and fanboys on the other side to act as if they can play this tech demo already.

lol why dis and ghost of sparda, plenty others are nothing but corporate fanboys arguing over what is essentially meaningless to 99% of gamers, the graphics arguement is silly since games on both consoles will always progress over what is currently available, it will always be about the talent of the devs and the games that you prefer.

[Shadow Flare]

Yeah, the 360 could probably handle graphics and physics like that in a very short tech demo but i doubt very, very much it will sustain that quailty in a full flesh game. Not only would the hardware struggle with the graphics and physics (if it could then where is 360's killzone 2) but the most important factor is it just doesn't have the storage space. 1 dvd is not big enough. And you cannot go multi-disc with open world games. In words, 360 fails. But keep believing if you want to. And while your at it, show me a 360 game on the level of killzone 2

[MNicholas]

Talking about their CryEngine 3 demo:

"The CE3 runs currently at more or less the same quality bar. I say more or less because the engine still optimizes itself to power of the platforms' intrinsics. So the PS3 will run slightly better here, it'll look and feel probably the same, but the engine is diverting computation needs to power subsystems available to the PS3, and the 360 differently, and PC differently"

Before people get too excited

1) he's talking about the video so obviously he's not saying the PS3 version will run better than on a PC. He's only saying it'll run better than the 360 version.

2) His job is to downplay differences and minimize developer anxiety surrounding platform optimization demands.

3) It's obvious the engine is neither truly optimized for the PS3 nor 360. Exclusives for both platforms ought to be able to do better (and they have) than this demo. Having said that, the PS3 version is pretty decent for a multiplatform effort. The 360 version looks like it could use some serious optimization. Missing shadows, baked lighting, poor draw-distance, horrendous pop-in of objects, textures and shadows, significant lag for CPU based events, etc....

[XLiveGamer]

- "Why are we not celebrating that this engine which looks like it has the potential to deliver some of the best graphics available on either console? its called progress" -

---------
Because some people here don't have enough money to buy both consoles and enjoy them and they apparently have sold their souls and gave their brain to their console maker of choice.

Wow its good to have a brain so free of all this brand loyalty B.S.

Anyway the PC version its better than both and Killzone 2. Maybe not on your lame PC but in my UUUUUUUUFFFF! looks amazing.

Gamers are gamers & Fanboys are fanboys.

[I did not murder him]

With all due respect the 360 version has more going on on screen. The 360 version took some hits further pushing the engine.

The 360 shot in the jungle came from the tech camera angle thats not even game play.

Epic and Capcom do this same thing with Gears and other software they move the camera around in demonstrations. The 360 version looks great in the jungle when you choose to use the game play footage and not the tech demonstration camera swing footage.

IMO The PS3 version is getting a free ride and has things dialed down hurting immersion so they can run it.

[CrazzyMan]

I LOL`ed.

The FOG present in OPEN WORLD games, when there are NOT enough RESOURCES to render the distant objects.

[- Ghost of Sparta -]

Proof that the PS3 version will be superior. http://www.n4g.com/events_g...

[Antan]

"With all due respect the 360 version has more going on on screen. The 360 version took some hits further pushing the engine.

The 360 shot in the jungle came from the tech camera angle thats not even game play.

Epic and Capcom do this same thing with Gears and other software they move the camera around in demonstrations. The 360 version looks great in the jungle when you choose to use the game play footage and not the tech demonstration camera swing footage.

IMO The PS3 version is getting a free ride and has things dialed down hurting immersion so they can run it."

Hi POG/WHY DIS, ran out of bubbles i see?

[Kleptic]

the only difference that is worth noting between the two version is how the mountain in the background of the jungle pic has about half the detail on the 360 version...look at them both...no way around that...its very obvious if you actually look at it...you can call it a 'lack of fog' if you want...doesn't bother me...Turok on the N64 had plenty of 'fog' if you are going to use it in this context, so i'm fine with the PS3 not having it...

the other pic just has normal differences between the PS3 and 360 that are present in other titles...neither really better or worse, just differences in color and shadowing...

[Sarick]

"1.16 - "The fog is missing in the PS3 version"
I LOL`ed.

The FOG present in OPEN WORLD games, when there are NOT enough RESOURCES to render the distant objects.

This is true and most players who're complaining about less fog didn't even realize why there was less fog on the PS3 version lol!"

---->
Mechanic: What's wrong?

Car Owner: My new car engine doesn't make clicking noises when it runs. How do I get the clicking noise back? This engine doesn't have clicking noises it's junk!

Mechanic: Yea the other engine had bad valves clicking. Why would you want to have a broken engine?

Car Owner: Oh I thought that was a enhancement feature.

Yup. Fog is sometimes used to cover up rendering problems.

[emitsomla]

THE SCREENS SHOW HOW GREAT BOTH SYSTEMS ARE, BUT THE XBOX 360 HAS THE SUPERIOR DEPTH OF FIELD, WHERE AS THINGS LOOK FLAT ON THE PS3. ALL OF THE OBJECTS IN THE PS3 SCREENS LOOK GREAT BUT THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME SHARPNESS, THIS IS WHAT IS MEANT BY LACKING DEPTH OF FIELD.

[FlameBaitGod]

Ps3 shots do look better & sparta u still got 15 fan boys who disagree with with facts, or maybe they didn't click the links. Plz let ur 360 fanboy sight leave people, PS3 is indeed better and does have more exclusives. Developers say it, sales say it, fresh IP's say it and failure rate's say it, get over it people.

[Supercalifragili]

PS3 version better.

[PtRoLLFacE]

my version is better

http://s80.photobucket.com/...

[thewhoopimen]

your version is definitely better.

[Sarcasm]

Zeebo is better

[Bnet343]

Here we go again ...

[Salta_nelas]

PS3 version definitly better.

More vegetation and better light and detail on the alley pic.

[Jaces]

For some reason I see the Jungle setting to be better on the PS3 and the suburbs to be better on the 360...weird.

[freeman29]

I agree.

[orakga]

I agree too.
Need direct feed and framecount before we can judge properly.

[Ghoul]

"4.2 - yeah...
I agree too.
Need direct feed and framecount before we can judge properly. "

no we need to step back a little and accept that this is a work in progress engine and a DEMO video or a TECHDEMO. wait just wait till the first game is released with this engine before the release day i wont take any sides here.

[BIOSHOT]

this is a engine demo end you compare this to one single game. lets say it does look better than killzone2. does this mean 360 wil have games looking better than kz2? hellnooooooooooooo! we have kz2 next uncharte2 next god of war3 next lets hope crysis four games with monster graphics end amazing phiysics on the same console. stop the hate sale yous 360 end get a f@@king ps3.

[GEESE]

I for one love the crysis engine, but controller play (for me) feels retarded after years of PC fps's. But wow, for a console, it looks amazing.

Also, I always notice that the ps3 always renders white light, waaaay brighter than the 360. Just a difference in the gfx chip.

[locos85]

I have a good feeling that Crytek will support mouse and keyboard for the PS3.

[Major_Tom]

Honestly I think they both look the same except for the lighting shot. The only real difference is the pop in.

[jack who]

every body click the pic and see the power of teh cell

http://i9.photobucket.com/a...

[ViceKingz]

you are a retard. the phone booth isnt in the pic because the ps3 zoomed up on the footage, went forward with the camera. if you watch the video, the phone booths are in both versions.

edit: 0:56 of the video

[ULTIMATE_REVENGE]

YOU STUPID DUMBASS!! the PS3 screenshot is taken more further away from the booth, cant you tell the distance between the cardboard box on both screen, your a freaking IDIOT!!

[DavidMacDougall]

LOL Jack i didn't need proof you where stupid but thanks

[Mandaspt]

In some places PS3 version better, but the screens aren´t exactly the same.

[Fishy Fingers]

Dude, you can flip each of the screens from 360 to PS3. Tab on the top right of the window.

[sajj316]

sign .... just move on people. Good engine coming to consoles. Be grateful!

[HBK619]

Depending on how the shots are taken(I have a feeling they both aren't done the same), but the PS3 version(From those pics) is indeed better.

The first picture the PS3 seems to have better draw distance and sharper textures, while the 360 version seems to have a fierce blur(But as I said I think the picture could be done wrong and it might be motion blur, completely acceptable.).

Second picture the PS3 version is just far clearer and the lighting is much better.

Then again, this is only a tech demo, and should be taken at just that, wait until the actual games using it comes out, then take your fanboy magnifying glass to the vision. ;)

[THC CELL]

lol that demo was used 98% of xbox power and in the end xbox red lights showed

i bet now we will not see mp games what ever they are making
there going to be exclusive
and i tell ya now
and the engine will require more than 1 xbox disk

Jack u have been owned mate the cam is a closer shot on the ps3 screen u fool
watch the vid again Clown lol
Oh my word

[jack who]

watchin the video just show how bad the bs3 is (no AA at all and bad lighting)...

bye now go cry your self to sleep

[Ashton]

it seems you are the one crying.

those pics look better on PS3 and you are just abit bitter about that.you ll forget soon enough man,dont worry

[360 man]

ashton uve lost ur mind if u think they look better on ps3

[Ashton]

just look at the mountains on X360.it is just a blurry mess.but PS3 is detailed jungle on the mountains

[360 man]

what ur seeing is the difference between medium and high

this is medium which looks similar to ps3 version
http://www.legionhardware.c...

this is high which looks similar to 360 version
http://www.legionhardware.c...

[frayer]

I guess this settles the debate. The PS3 can run Crysis and the 360 can't

[Foxgod]

thats a technical demo, its not crysis, crysis is an openworld game, if they would port that to consoles it would look way worse then the technical demo.

[ViceKingz]

the fact that the 360 has issues running a tech demo while the ps3 runs it fine might be an indication.

[Nihilism]

your an idiot, it's a watered down version of crysis with half the effects turned off, lower res textures, and will only be able to be played at lower resolution, no way the ps3 can handle that at 1080p...nor can it handle kz2 at 1080p...it's scaled up

[frayer]

PS3 version looks better. No doubt about it

[piramides30]

Imposible to see the difference in theses pictures. Only a fanboy can see any differeces.

[HDgamer]

A fanboy could see the difference between two cars that are broken.

[NickIni]

In many cases, I'd agree. But there is a difference here. However it's much more noticeable in the video.

[Sarcasm]

The differences are a little too obvious here.

First pic, the mountains in the distance have far more detail than the 360 version.

[HDgamer]

Fanboy flame bait, gogogo.

[swiftshot93]

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[Foxgod]

true, but we have not seen a better looking techdemo before.
Cant wait to see what a real game on this engine will look like.

[Panthers]

Well the outdoors looks amazing but I agree with the city. That doesnt look very good at all. I mean it is freaking night and day.

[frayer]

I agree.

[Sharingan_no_Kakashi]

The KZ2 tech demo was better...

LOL I THINK THATS THE FUNNIEST THING I'VE SAID ALL DAY

[frayer]

The 360 can't even run a simple tech demo without pop in, frame rate issues, bad draw distances, and flickering shadows. haha

[Tykis]

Ps3 looks more sharper.

[Why dis]

PS3 version No fog effects or interacting lighting.

PS3 fanboys said the same thing when dust effects were missing from the PS3 version of RE5.

[Panthers]

The second pic is so different it is hard to tell, but the first does look better on PS3. I like the second on 360 more, but I just think it is the color or something.

On the PS3 second pic, the light looks like a block on the ground.

[Th3 Chr0nic]

i am 360 all the way but i will admit the PS# jungle scene wins BUT in all honesty the urban scene looks better on the 360. THis almost makes me think they did this on purpose to cause all types of controversey and hype. both screenshots are flip flopped on quality so its weird. I dont see any reason why they couyldnt clean up that blurry stuff in the 360 image just as well as they could have made the lighting and shadows in the urban image look better on PS3. seriously all fanbopy bs aside i think something is going on there with both screens

[ULTIMATE_REVENGE]

the fact that the PS3 can run the jungle scene with 100% smoothness with no popping in textures or flickering shadows & with a greater draw distance just shows the PS3 is much MUCH BETTER!, since a jungle scene is way more harder to do then an urban scene

as always PS3>Wii>PS2>GAMECUBE& gt;PSP>DSI>PS1/Crashbandi coot1>SNES>NES>XBoX> ;XBoX360

[jaybdemented]

you said it before I could. i think sony has a better system and i have to say in pic 1, ps3 wins easy. pic 2 goes to 360.

[outlawlife]

very little difference(if any) between the two at any stage, the fact people are arguing this is rather ridiculous

the only differences really come in the color palettes, ps3 is more red which we have seen time and time again, and 360 is more blue which we have seen time and time again

wait until somebody actually uses the engine in a game before critiquing because honestly a lot of you have no clue what is going on

[Panthers]

REally? I think the differences are pretty large. Sure the second pic as color differences, but look at the light too.

And the first one has the 360 significantly blurrier than the PS3

[outlawlife]

the 360 version also is from a different vantage point and more of the background is obscured by the smoke in the air

apple and oranges comparisons don't show anything

if you really think you would notice that difference in motion you are rather foolish, the only differences you people are picking out are from freeze frame shots created solely to stir argument

not only that but it is a tech demo and not a game, the fact that tech demos have now become fodder for fanboy compares is absolutely hilarious

[frayer]

If you can't see in the first picture the lack of detail and bad draw distance present in the 360 version- which was also present in the HD video, along with some bad pop in... you need to be slapped by your eye doctor

[Panthers]

No I agree completely. The second pic seems to be a lot better on 360 (seriously. look at shadows and lighting) and the other one PS3.

Who cares. Its just shots of an engine. Lets see how well developers put it to use. Glad we are finally getting this for consoles. Problem is, I am sick of FPS games. Hope they use it for something else.

[squidyj]

Umm yeah, that's not just the ps3 being more red, there is actually a reddish light being cast in the second picture on the PS3 that is not being cast on the 360. You'd have to be blind not to be able to see it.

[outlawlife]

you'd also be blind if you didn't see those lights flickering in the video

the screens were taken from different sections with flickering lights that drastically altered the appearance of the scene on both platforms

crytek is selling a bit of snake oil here, they intentionally did not do straight up system compares in the same locales

they did this to show there is very little if any difference between the platforms, if they showed 1 platform looking bad it would hurt business

they clearly took the portions that looked best for each console and showed the majority of that setting for one console or the other

you cant compare anything in these videos or screens until you see a side by side split which crytek will never do

if you were to go by the videos one could infer that since more is being shown from one console that console may do something better, the ps3 seemed to have more lighting shots, where as 360 had the majority of explosions and particle effects

does this have anything to do with the performance? we don't know and don' expect anyone to tell you either

you just can't compare setup shots like this, this is merely a proof of concept and an ad to sell the engine to developers

its like deciding the quality of a 3 hour film from a 30 second commercial that plays during the superbowl

it is there to look pretty and sell, other than that you won't get anything out of it

[Panthers]

oh ok. I didnt see a video yet. I will take a look

[hippo24]

http://i44.tinypic.com/28tu...

Wheres the blur?

[ThatCanadianGuy]

Hard to tell.These pictures don't even look like they were taken at the same angle or something.I don't know, something looks a little varied in each picture.

Tho in the first picture i thought 360 has greener, lusher looking plants.But the clouds, mountain and water looked better on PS3.

[Unicron]

Let me know when this becomes a GAME, you know, with a release date, gameplay, etc...

Silly people arguing over an ENGINE that is what, 1 - 2 years off from PRACTICAL application?

[badboy808]

THe ps3 version looks alot better. Also in the video the 360 version had ALOT of pop-in.

[Zeus Lee]

Ps3 version has more detail+better lighting,and is it just me or does the 360 version look much blurrier?

[hippo24]

Its blurrier because In the video the camera is panning to the left, I believe its the effect of the motion blur.

[Neo604]

look at the mountain far away, you can really see more detail on the ps3.

[Dimitri]

CRYTEK even has some secret PS3 technology that they are working on.

PS3 does look better its more sharp, and lighting is way better whereas 360 version looks blury, and those mountains look brown instead of looking dark grey.

360 fanboys, know which is superior but they lie to themselves just to back the console..

[Covenant]

Pissing contest.

Seriously, who cares?

[Aquanox]

Screenshots taken from a VIDEO. A number of factors distort these screens which aren't direct feed.

[Why dis]

True but you have to admit the 360 using this engine's lighting capability on another level. The footage is very carefully controlled by the devs showing PS3's good side mixed in with mostly 360 footage.

You have to admit there are missing graphical effects in the PS3 version like RE5. Where is the fog coming off the trees and water/mountains in the PS3 version in pic one? where is the haze in the lighting and shadows in the PS3 version in pic two?

[mynd]

I cant really tell the difference in the 1st shot (ones got blurr).
But the 2nd shot, my god what the hell is up with the lighting on the Ps3 version, and I dont mean the slightly "light" look, I mean the square light on the floor in the middle. Very square cut.

Still early days.

[cliffbo]

what are you lot talking about. i own a PS3 and think it's the best machine but those pics are identical quality on both machines

[kewlkat007]

The 360 is a little blurry just by looking at the grass and the mountain form a distance..not to take anything away from what Crytek have been able to do.

Didn't think it was possible.

Like I stated before:

KZ2 like Gow looks great in Close tight "environments" where they can jack up the polygons but then again, I've seen the UT3 Engine used on many different types of games and know what it can do on a large scale (Jrpgs and such)but not sure and KZ2's engine. CryEngine Explosions make KZ2's look like fire crackers.

Serious Question: Why do KZ2's explosions look so weak? Like a weak flare...

[Why dis]

The jungle pic of the 360 is a screen grab from that jittery camera pan footage. When you look at the jungle "gameplay" footage from the 360 version it looks better than any footage shown on the PS3 version.

[TrooGamer]

Your like a broken record

[umair_s51]

Sure, if you say so

[Ashton]

it looks better on Ps3 for sure

[cyclindk]

I'm a long-standing proponent of the PS3, but did anyone even check the second screenshot? So many more realistic shadows on the 360 version...

This is a good example of an engine not designed specifically with the PS3's hardware in mind.

Killzone 2 Engine for the win!

[xtreampro]

the Cryzone is there ---> WAAAAAAAAAAAY over there -----> in last place with the 360 burning

[Sangria]

On the second screen, the main lighting is kinda weird.
On Xbox 360, the light is soft and degrades on the floor, while on PS3 the light is high and ends on the floor with very sharp edges, like if there was a texture or a filter missing. I guess it will be fixed soon or it's just a little bug.

Otherwise, CryEngine 3 looks very good on both consoles and i highly hope some games will use this engine instead of Unreal Engine 3. A Crytek game on 360 and PS3 would be awesome (as long as we get out of the jungle !).

[cyclindk]

Actually, seething the forest (not the jungle part) kinda made me reminisce about a Jurrasic Park game or something... I'd like to see a well-made dino game... not that piece of crap Turok.

[kewlkat007]

They look horrible or just not there...anyone?

[Ashton]

where is the cryZone for the xbox fans

does anyone know

[Covenant]

Reported as off-topic.

Read your Gamer Zone rules: "Xb*ts" is a banned term here.

[Xi]

maybe the cryzone could be designed for people like you who just can't accept that he ps3 and 360 are about equal.

[GiantEnemyCrab]

ahaha, stealth edit.

Why would 360 gamers be crying? It looks fantastic and looks better than any engine on any of the consoles judging only by the tech demo.

Here is a shocker, they both look great!! And if it makes you feel better the PS3 OWNZZZORS!!! ;)

[Xi]

When I watched the hd trailer theres a couple things I noticed. Both look equally as good, both have been optomized for their specific systems.

Lighting, the radiosity on the ps3 version is better, but the diffusion on the 360 version is better, the ps3 seemed brighter everywhere, had a bit more colour from the light, while the 360 seemed to have darker shadows, and the light seemed to alpha out better.

textures, both have roughly the same quality of textures, the ps3 version seems to have better draw distances, but because the trailer doesn't use the exact footage it's hard to tell, even in the screen shot of the jungle it looks like motion blur is playing a major role on the 360 version so it's hard to tell.

objects on screen- the same.

effects, the smoke and fire are obviously better on the ps3 version.

Showdos The city scene seems to have better/crisper shadows on the 360 version, it's pretty obvious.

alaising, 360 seems to have this one beat.

Overall any developer who uses the engine will develop the same looking game on each platform, and I'm sure both will look stuning.

[ULTIMATE_REVENGE]

PS3 = showing the latest in gaming technology
360 = being used as a temporary hardware by MS to show tech demos for the PS1

[Fishy Fingers]

I wonder if all those PC developers beavering away on games using CryEngine 2 have anychance of 'porting' their work (to CryEngine 3) and maybe getting their games on the consoles? -_^

Be nice...

[jaybdemented]

just for once. can all the fanboys(droids and bots) come together and say yes, its a great engine no matter what system its on. this little war between two gaming giants doesn't matter anymore. just sit back and enjoy the great things to come for both.

long live the true gamer.

[GUNKILLA]

the ps3 is slaping the 360 up the ass better lighting better graphics no blur .. to think i use to love the 360 them day ar gone now

[drubils]

Fanboys can't see- They are all blind. All they see is theirs and its the best period!! Just a bunch of blind idiots!!

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

It's pretty frickin' clear that the PS3 version looks better!!!

How stupid are you people?

The 360 version of Lost Planet looks better.

The PS3 version of Devil May Cry 4 looks better.

The 360 version of Rainbow Six looks better.

THESE ARE ALL FACTS! Accept them as such!

[Cyrus365]

Is it me, or the mountain in picture lack details for 360, and PS3 has far more stuff, and detail in it? Or it just has popped in for 360.

I totally expected the other way around.

[Xi]

you'll see that the character is moving so it's probably blurry because of motion blur. I also found the 360 version was a bit hazy, not sure if it's because of the volumetric light or not.

[ultimatek1]

The Engine is almost Identical in both, but these screenshots and videos doesnt work for a comparision, cuz the cam position is different in both scenes(maybe was intentional by crytek) so the lights, shadows and post procesing effects are rendered differently. PS3 version has more solid colors, but itsnt sharper, it just the scene segment of the screenshot in the 360 that is in movement. In Crysis when you move, you get motionblur effect fullscren with high density, thats why PS3(still) looks sharper and the 360(moving) looks blurrier. Now, it seems 360 has better lighting effects and texture deep(something seen in every multiplatform game), but ps3 has some more detail at distance(In Hawx happens the same). Whos better, we can't tell with these videos and pics, we must wait until a game is released to make a full direct comparision. What is for sure is that either version is superior than killzone 2 effects.

[be_wrong]

the ps3 version is far better, the 360 tries to blur the details even on the video on the other article the ps3 outshines the 360

[GiantEnemyCrab]

These are captures taken from the video. The slightest motion will create blur. These pictures don't do the engine justice, it looks so much better in motion.

Now bring me a game with it!!

@15.1: I'm with you. The character models they did show did not look all that bad just rough on the animations. I like the Killzone 2 character models better and the animations(specially the death animations) in KZ2 are sick!

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

I agree.

Crysis on full is gorgeous...especially the water.

I will say that Killzone 2 has far better character models and physics...but Crysis' draw-distance is unmatched!

[Xi]

this looks better than killzone 2 in every way. Can't wait to see what happens when a good developer gets thier hands on it.

progress is great, isn't it leon?

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

You aren't even trying anymore, are you?

[slave2Dcontroller]

are you serial??? Personally I really dont care what console its better for, Its a multi plat engine which means that the 360 will "probably" benefit more from it as with most multi plat games.

Me personally, I like my PS3 software built from "dedicated" PS3 hardware. Uncharted, MGS4, KZ2, and GOW3. Thats just how it is. END OF DISCUSSION!

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

These guys created something with RAM in mind. Then, they made the same thing...but catered to the specific strengths of both the PS3 and 360.

That's why the PS3 version looks better here. They used it well!

[slave2Dcontroller]

IMO they both had their strenghts and weaknesses. At any rate we wont be able to wax too intellecetual about how good or bad the CE3 engine is until we see some real games other than a tech demo being shown.

I know its real footage or whatever but that wont mean jack squat in the hands of a developer who has never used it.

[billybob2468]

Don't ever,ever,ever, say "serial." Please just don't. Thank you and have a great day.

[patterson]

I could give a ratz a$$ about Crysis engine.
It will just encourage the dev community to make more FPS games which is the last thing this gen needs more of!

In my humble opinion of course *ahem

[mrdxpr2]

ok all i have to say is 360 fanboys are 12 year olds stop fighting with those stupid littlee coc,k suckers they are the most stupidest people on earth ... they cant agree that the ps3 version looks good not a lot lot better but the ps3 version is superior just look at the video

[I Win]

CryEngine 3 is to PS3 as Unreal Engine 3 is to XBox 360 meaning XBox 360 is better at handling Unreal Engine 3 but CryEngine 3 is better running on PS3 because when I saw the video of that guy in the nano suit stepping out the door pop ins in the XBox 360 version was showing the bush had pop ins the palm trees in the distance had pop ins and when I saw the tree falling it looked like it slowed down like it had frame rate issues!.

[randomwiz]

Wow!
PS3 version has the better outside. I mean, the first screenshot is hands down ps3, but...

360 version has better indoors. The 360 version was better in the second screenshot hands down.

[xg-ei8ht]

Honestly i don't really care.

I took the mik earlier when the HD FOOTAGE was shown.

But it does look good on both consoles. It's at a very early stage.

Wait until there is more info, and alot more footage later on.

The person who said killzone 2 explosions are weak, ROFL.

Your a funny guy. And crysis are over the top.

Just like lost planet explosions. Way Way over done.

[slave2Dcontroller]

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[LifesABeta]

Looks shiitty on both

get a PC

[ReTarDedFisHy]

let's not forget that they both look damn good. But as with everyone else is saying, and it is quite clear, the PS3 version of this engine has the edge. Not only did Crytek say this, but it is apparent on these videos as well. It is a lot sharper and has more draw distance, quite obvious in the jungle screen comparison.

Also, people forget that the PS3 has better HDR capabilities. This is why the PS3 lighting is a lot stronger in some of the scenes. The PS3's RSX is capable of rendering full 128-bit HDR lighting whereas the 360's Xenos can only output 64-bit HDR lighting. This is why the PS3's lighting is more intense, as seen in the alley scene (also in a lot of cases in the video).

[mirroredderorrim]

The Alley Scene, I have to give it to Xbox 360 (simple scene)
The Xbox 360 scene has more textures more "level" IN the level and has better light sources that look more gradient and realistic, while the light source for the PS3 looks blocky and linearly placed.

The Island scene should go to PS3.. for some reason the PS3 has better details within the draw distance, at a farther range+ better looking/more foliage.

The Xbox version shows no plant material on certain rocks in the background, while the PS3 also looks a tad bit sharper.

In the end we will need footage/Hi-Res photos from Crytek to make any proper fanboy claims of which is superior looking, because right now it's a toss up.

[bob saget remix]

Because KZ2 wins

[Sackdude]

"Yerli went on to describe how the engine is being built to perform across platforms. "The CE3 runs currently at more or less the same quality bar. I say more or less because the engine still optimizes itself to power of the platforms' intrinsics. So the PS3 will run slightly better here, it'll look and feel probably the same, but the engine is diverting computation needs to power subsystems available to the PS3, and the 360 differently, and PC differently."

http://pc.ign.com/articles/...

also see the pics, definitely looks better on the PS3

http://www.postimage.org/Pq...

http://www.postimage.org/Pq...

[Maywell]

hah!
look at the grasses on the hill in the back... PS3's is sooo much better.

look at the grasses on the front, PS3's is more sharp...

dont comment, just see it...

[IaMs12]

Might i add, that these pics are not like the video i just watched. The video was much better looking in both Xbox and PS3. Also might i add that the PIC of the Xbox is zoomed in? Might i add that it may contribute to some blurriness. Also i like to point, out in a previous post too, the Xbox 360 symbol at the bottom is blurry as well, could that be because someone tampered with them? I think so.... Otherwise its freaking awesome graphics and best of luck to them

[red2tango]

ps3 blows this away, glad to own a ps3

[JokesOnYou]

Who will be able to exploit this engine and make a exclusive game first...I'm pretty soure EA will have some type of multiplat Crysis coming soon, it will no doubt look amazing the gameplay however won't necessarily be anything to sing about but the point is this engine will attract alott of attention, who will be the first to utilize it for a game...sony tends to go exclusively with their in house stuff so we'll see what the future holds.

JOY

[ultimolu]

...It looks impressive on both consoles?

[GamerPS360]

I can't usually tell the difference when these type of comparison screen shots and video pops in.
But, A/c to these screen shots I can easily tell PS3 version looks better but show us some real game.
I don't play comparison, I play games.

[jacobie74]

say what you whant to say but please tell me whats crysis is running on right now a standerd dvd rom thats what kills me about the whole cell chip and blue ray thing no Games on a pc uses blue ray so just tuck yo chain in befor DEE BO COME PUNK YOU LIKE THE GIRLS YOU GUYS ARE

[Sarevok]

This makes me want to cry! lol get it? cry XD
Okay....(slaps self)

[hippo24]

I laughed.

[hippo24]

Well beside some very minor shading details I see no difference.
Regardless Its a step in the right direction for both consoles.
Now all the Xbox fanboys can come out with their Idiotic rants saying:
"I told you the xbox could have good graphics too"

Honestly I'm just impressed that either console can run this software, granted its still a downgrade, but its fricking Crysis.

Edit: Upon further examination of both the video and the provided images, I can tell you that this shows the standard debate in the terms of graphics.

The Ps3 version seems to accel In the more basic lighted environments, where shadow and shading are easily regulated. This is evident as the outdoor examples, with reletivly simpler lighting schemes, look far superior, while the confined In the more shaded forest, seemed to offer up a very undefined form of shading where certain images will cut off at irregularities or be blurred by having multible intersecting shadows. Another strong point of the PS3 is the depth it displays in the outside areas, It is able to show a considerably more detailed horizon in the few outdoor scenarios it was displayed in, This creates a slightly more elevated field of view that would be fairly significant in larger maps.

The Xbox seems to be more proficient in the indoor setting with a greater ability to create an accurate contrast between the light and the dark ares. It also is able to handle multiple light sources with greater accuracy, allowing even convoluted lighting situations, as depicted in the alleyway, show a clear difference in the effects of the fidelity of the shadow. Another aspect which is strongly related to the shadow, Is the emmision of light, the xbox version is able to depict an accurate portrait of a radiant light source, while the PS version seems to lack the scaling of light, which causes it to make the definition of light and dark very rigid. The xbox seems to handle more compact and complicated maps at a higher quality, while the PS is more proficient in robust open areas with simpler lighting.

Resolution wise There is no appreciable difference.

I would say that they seem to have a few minor strengths and weaknesses, but are ultimately the same.

[GUNKILLA]

ps3 rules now !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Etseix]

in the first pic ps3 owns xbox .. in the second pic, the xbox pic looks better... but why on the ps3 pic, it has more light put on? o_O
anyway...
Killzone 2 still is the king at graphics.. n only with 60% of ps3's power...

OH by the way, crytek said cryengine looks better on ps3 - so that means epic fail for xbox360 on this news*

[The Spartan]

The PS3 definitely has the 360 beat on the first shot there. Has nothing to do with the clarity, because the 360's shot looks like it was taken while the camera was moving. The real difference can be seen on the mountains in the distance. Far more detail on the PS3.

The alley shot, however, is a different story. The shadows, and lighting in the PS3 version is horrible, in my honest opinion. The lighting from the spotlight seems to create a perfect square of crazy-bright light, and then just switch to total darkness, whereas the 360 version looks far more realistic.

My opinion.

[free3sixty]

LOL.. look at this article from the Ghostbusters dev:
http://www.joystiq.com/2008...

"The PlayStation 3 has seven processors and the 360 only has three, so seven versus three means you can do a lot more on the PS3."

hahahahah... the ps3 has 7 processors.. lol of course.. and 5 graphics cards also.

PLase stop with these 1 year old links which got already confirmed as FAILED.

[free3sixty]

cool to see that we now discuss which version looks slighty better.
Anyways this engine blows KZ2 away in terms of details and only THIS is important that the 360 still can handle graphics which blow KZ2 away.

DOnt say now that we will se the first game in 2001.. cause you also talked about Kz2 at the launch of the ps3.. and you waited and waited 2 years until you got the first game which was on par with the 360.

"Killzone 2 still is the king at graphics.. n only with 60% of ps3's power... "

What a retarded comment. I think you didnt go to school did you?

[picker332]

U know from now on they should just switch the 360 & the ps3 marks & then like 5/10hour later(When the war is over) switch back then we'll see what the fanboys have to say to get out of this mess.

[IaMs12]

OH dude that would be great lol. Hide which picture is really which and let the fanboys at it. Eat it up and spit it out, and then later see if they were right. I would laugh my butt off if the PS3 voted for the 360 and vice versa Lol.

[PsYcHoToE1]

PS3 version will suffer from frame rate just like it always does.

[PsYcHoToE1]

sorry guys i had to react

"You can tell there isn't as much complex processing with light going on in the PS3 version in pic 2, the fog is missing in the PS3 version and you can see the foliage on the mountains across from the body of water.
"

Ghoul says: you sir dont know s...t you dont have a clue what your talking about and everytime you post you post made up bs. its allways the same you come with made up mumbo jumbo and try to make it sound professional, in fact you only try to bash the ps3 with your nonsense.

boy im sick of you... ignore.

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Hey Ghoul why don't you try to prove him wrong then, instead of ranting like a little girl.

[W-k]

this is a bad comparison there not even the same pictures ones further and one is close of course there going to look different besides they both look great so really WHO CARES!.

[bahomet]

To those who say the lightning is weeker on the PS3 city picture:

http://www.crytek.com/techn...
"Real-time Dynamic Global Illumination

CryENGINE® 3 features a novel real-time dynamic global illumination solution, fully optimised for current and next generation platforms. For the first time – without pre-computation or geometric limits – you can experience light-bounces, colour bleeding and specular effects in a real-time game engine – unified for all static and dynamic objects."

If you don't now what this tech talk means, shortly, lightning on ps3 version si far better for now. In the 360 version it seems to lack the global illumination, color blending etc. At least for now, i'm sure while time passes they will get better optimized and get on even terms graphics wise but for now ps3 is clearly ahead.