PS3 Bayonetta Experiencing Frame-Rate Issues?

Split-Screen: "Bayonetta, the titular character of Platinum Games' and Sega's next big action extravaganza, runs silky smooth and kicks ass six ways from Sunday – in all three planes of existence, nonetheless – but word on the street has it that she's not running so smoothly on the Playstation 3."

[Gabe EatsWell]

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Foxgod (1) - 0m ago
LOL
@below. Foxgod = well known ps3 basher. you get the point of him approving this article.
@bodygamer: Nike got the point, I'm sure you'll get it too.

[Nike]

Um, okay.

Your point being?

Edit: Oh. Um. Okay.

But this seems to be only in the Japanese version thus far. Chances are they should have it fixed by the time it hits stateside.

[Bodyboarder_VGamer]

That foxgod is a big PS3 hater and troll maybe?

[-GoldenTimeLover-]

I dont see why you dont get the point. Foxgod is a massive bot. He immediately approved because he just wants to bash the PS3. Look at his profile, ignored by 131 users.
@Gabe: LOL its Bodyboarder_VGamer, not bodygamer. You must be in a rush or something. :P

[MetalGearRising]

Due to poor SPU and GPU it was a matter of time. And these are FACTS with a lot of hard research and countless hours on the internet and speaking to IBM.

[Nike]

I don't know about hard research and whatnot, but this was taken following impressions gathered by gamers who played the game in Japan. As stated before, this is in the demo version that was shown, so the final game should have these issues ironed out.

As such, it's doubtful whether we'll see these bugs stateside since they have a good 3 months more of bug-testing to make the game just right for the PS3.

[Fishy Fingers]

"speaking to IBM"

You spoke to IBM? LOL... of course you did. You know, when changing for account name, it might be a wise move to also adjust your writing style.

[PirateThom]

I also spoke to IBM, they told me you tried to get into their building by slipping "something" in the security guard's ear, before he beat you with a steel mug full of coffee.

What happened on that day at IBM?

What did you try to slip into his ear?

[Fishy Fingers]

Not really the word on the street, more the word on Kotaku http://www.n4g.com/News-401...

Personally I wouldnt be surprised if the 360 slightly out does the PS3 here, seeing firstly it's a multiplatform game, but more importantly the developers have handed the porting duties over to Sega. The fact it's a "port" doesnt really instil confidence. Although a Sega rep has remarked that the game will be the same come launch so wait an see I guess and make your decisions then. I imagine any differences will be minor, yet blown out of proportion.

Personally, I'm not overly interested at this point (might change with more info), looks just like DMC, which unfortunately doesnt seem to cut it with me anymore, but largely, I'm not too keen on playing as a half naked chick with hair ball manifestations for a special moves. I've always found the cheap use of nudity in games a turn off (ironically). Perhaps I'm just getting old.

[Nike]

Agreed with all of the above.

I don't know about Bayonetta's moves as such. She's got some really awesome looking weapons, and though they were odd at first, the mix of hair attacks did do to change the pace to what could have been a DMC clone. That said, many elements like the evil counterpart, wacky combos, hammed voice acting (what's up with all the fake British accents in the English versions?) and gigantic multi-tiered bosses do feel directly lifted DMC.

[HighDefinition]

No one cares. It`s common knowledge the PS3 is the more capable system. If Bayonetta does have issues it`s not because it`s too "heavy" for the PS3.

End of conversation.

[HolyOrangeCows]

Don't make articles about it until you don't need to put a ''?'' in the title.

[DaTruth]

Big up the avatar!

[droid and bot]

this is what i like about the PS3
you always got alternatives

i mean PS3 only owners can skip this and go straight to god of war

but anyway
i don't think this is an big issue

[Jinxstar]

With everything else coming out this game is way low on my radar anyway.

[Kleptic]

um...well...if the ps3 can only run games like uncharted 2 or killzone 2...how can it run a game like bayonetta?...

i love drinking...

[Blaze929]

might as well just made this a timed 360 exclusive so that Platinum Games could work on it when they where through with the 360 version or hell, just a 360 exclusive in general.

I don't know any PS3 owner who is going to buy this game now after hearing all the problems that version is having compared to the 360 version. Its 200 freakin 9; why pay for a broken game compared to another version that runs as it should becuase some developers don't understand how to do things.

[pixelsword]

How people are trying to act like PS3 fans care more about a DMC clone (Bayonetta) that's "broken" (not all, because I am interested in Bayonetta myself),

but at the same time downplaying that PS3 fans might care about a Gears of War clone (Quantum Theory) that isn't broken and also has pretty sharp graphics.

I also see that no one has yet compared Gears and Quantum yet, and probably won't for a while, but we see a whole bunch of Forza 3 and GTP match-ups... while very few Forza 3 and GT5 match-ups exist.

and I wonder why Bayonetta and Devil May Cry hasn't been matched-up yet?

I mean, Prototype and inFAMOUS has been up until the launch of both games;

I wonder if they didn't because DMC and Bayonetta are both multiplatform games, and DMC ran smoothly on both.

I guess you make better flamebait articles on Bayonetta alone.

[MetalGearRising]

PS3 only has 256MB so i'm not surprised it has Frame-Rate.

[PirateThom]

PS3 only has 256MB so i'm not surprised it has Frame-Rate.

[Nike]

PS3 has a GPU, so i'm not surprised it [the game] has a frame-rate :D

[HighDefinition]

I can`t believe your STILL doing this. Seriously, this has been a good 3-4 years you`ve been at this talking the same smack. Do realize how many times you`ve said the same thing differently? It`s sad man, really sad.

Good luck w/ the rest of your life, If a SYSTEM can piss you off enough to talk smack about it for 4 years. Your gonna HATE adulthood.

[jack_burt0n]

we will all know the facts in 24hrs <cos the demo hits the psn>, so this crap is pointless

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[Nike]

What's happening in 24 hours? The end of the world? :D

Edit: Ah. Okay.

[Sunny_D]

I don't know, is it?

[MetalGearRising]

PS3 is suppose to be powerful like some would make you believe and yet problems after problems befall poor ps3 while xbox360 out shines it every time......what a shame.

[-GoldenTimeLover-]

The 360 outshines the PS3 when it comes to failure rate.

[snaz27]

please show me a 360 game that comes anywhere near uncharted 2... no infact please show me a game that gets anywhere near uncharted drakes fortune... or mgs4, or god of war, or the last guardian, or killzone 2... please id so love to see that..... poor 360 owners having to cling to the odd SLIGHT difference in multiplat games.... such a shame!

[rucky]

PS3 has already outshone the 360 in the graphics department 2 years ago when Uncharted arrived. And 2 years later it's just leaving it in the dust.

[Xlll]

only time the 360 outshines anything is when its on fire destroying homes.

[Unicron]

It's unfortunate, I was looking forward to this title. I just grabbed NGS2, next was GoW Collection, then Darksiders, followed by this and finally God of War 3.

I can live without it, but since DMC4 disappointed, I wanted this to pick up the baton so to speak.

[ultimolu]

I need to get that collection. Dammit, too many games to consider. o.o

[PS3 slim]

The PS3 version frame rate issues have been known since TGS and the lack luster textures. Still getting it for PS3 because of the controller. http://kotaku.com/5368336/h...
http://g4tv.com/thefeed/blo...

[PS3 slim]

What exactly are people disagreeing with? I like the PS3 controller for fighting type games.

[dirthurts]

has a much better d-pad

but I like the 360 joysticks and triggers better.

Toss up I suppose.

[v1c1ous]

and its obvious i'll always get 10+ phantom disagrees, im having trouble figuring out why you're getting disagreed

[IdleLeeSiuLung]

I find that N4G gets more and more hostile. Not only the disagrees since I could care less about the anonymous cowards, but the rampant fanboy activity is getting out of hand.

[BWS1982]

If you want to be above fanboyism, stop with sarcastic flamebait comments that can be seen as fanboyism IN a PS3 game story:

http://www.n4g.com/NewsCom-...

Sheesh, if it's a problem, don't be a pot calling a kettle black and be better than it. I don't get it.

[jack_burt0n]

there are a few games i prefer the 360 controller with but devil may cry was complete crap with it, so i agree and so does eveyone i have spoken to who played it @ shows this is not fanbull.

[Saaking]

man, metalgearrising is such a moron. just wow. I really hope he isn't serious, because if he is then it's just so sad.

[Belasco]

looked pretty serious to me. Please dont lump all xbox 360 fans in with this guy.

[Dutch Boogie]

Like i've been saying for a while now. I'm staying away from "downgraded" third party trash (with the exception of the Fifa franchise). Ps3 exclusives are the way to go.

[v1c1ous]

i think im over the over'the'top-action game genre for this gen. i realized i wasn't having fun with ninja gaiden 2 or dmc4, and treated them more like chores.

will rent it for 360 due to the controller (i mean, it's not like im gonna use the dpad lawl)

[Darkstorn]

I only had an Xbox last gen, and this gen I only have a PS3. I was skeptical about the ps3's controller at first, but now I like it more than the Xbox's. IMHO, the old 'Controller S' is better than the 360's.

[Thoreau]

i know porting saves dev cost but at the price of an inferior product. i don't believe the ps3 version will be up to par with the 360 version because the ps3 version is a PORT of the 360 version. t6br runs on ps3 hardware(check wiki, tekkenzaibatsu), but is suffering because of porting issues. it is already being reported that the consoles version of t6br (360, ps3) both suffer and are downgraded from the arcade. just about every game that comes out on both systems suffers from porting issues. i find it strange that exclusives don't suffer...

people say ya don't notice pixels but i play on a 50"sony 1080p screen. i notice all of the blurring, screen tears, input delays, but also the beauty, sharpness, and craftmanship put into exclusives be they 360 exclusives or ps3 exclusives.

[DaTruth]

It's absolutely true! Be it PS3 or 360, exclusives are the way to go!

I never buy Multiplats unless I have an affinity for the series and it has something that sets it apart. Which is why GTA and Red Faction are the only multiplats that got my money(that I'm not totally upset about).

[Belasco]

You really mean that?

[Belasco]

Someone disagreed with a question I asked. Classic.

[Aclay]

I was never looking forward to this title in the first place, as God of War 3 and Dante's Inferno (mostly God of War) have gotten more of my attention in the Action Genre.

The devs. said that both versions should be pretty much equal upon release, and there's still several months before it comes out in the U.S., and since Devil May Cry 4 turned out very good on the PS3 well over a year and a half ago, there's simply no excuse for Bayonetta to end up being a lackluster PS3 port from Capcom.

[Roper316]

but Capcom aren't making this game. The PS3 version is being ported by Sega.

[Belasco]

I didnt want it anyway! I have a better toy! Waaaaaa. Grow up.

[Thoreau]

xbl-heavens boxer
psn-southpaw79

i can't help it if i type my mind...

[Belasco]

Disagree with what? I only have one account, and never hit disagree. And for the record, I have had a Ps3, and returned it. So I am not green with envy as you say. You may commence with the name calling now.

[Thoreau]

bayonetta is from sega and platinum games. totally different dev teams.

dmc4 is from capcom mt engine.

[chrisulloa]

I heard they gave the PS3 version to sega to finalize and they aren't doing it so well. The framerate is supposed to be really bad on PS3 version, has nothing to do with the consoles but it's mostly from the devs. If you guys have a choice, I'd recommend going with the 360 version.

[Gago]

couple of reasons:

1. Platinum Games is working on the 360 version, while another lesser sega studio is doing the ps3 version

2. had this been a Ps3 exclusive, they would be able to optimize it for ps3 and would not have these issues, it probably would be better

anyways, im getting the 360 version, haven't touched my 360 for months

[Thoreau]

u are a 360 only owner. no wonder why u disagree with me. the fact i own the 360 and ps3 makes you green with envy....

[rjgbyrne]

They are so similar its really just CONSOLE RACISM that all you idiots seem to think is a positive thing. I have seen anything Uncharted 2 has done before on Xbox and also seem Gears of Wars style graphic churned out of PS3 with ease. Programming is a tricky business but uneducated 'fanboys' are just that, CONSOLE RACISTS! My one is bigger than yours... she said to me!?! Its funny but I am starting to think people are de-evolving rather than evolving with all these stupid comments, ha!

[NecrumSlavery]

If it's not working well on PS3, it's clear that the developer hasn't yet to fully understand the PS3 specs. It's a tricky system but Devs who understand it's techs put better looking games on PS3(ie Bioshock, Arkham Asylum, Ninja Gaiden S2, and Star Ocean IV)

anyone out there Name one game that looks better than Killzone 2, Uncharted 2, MGS4? Hell what 360 game had 50,000 soldiers on screen running 30 F/PS minimum. Heavenly Sword does.

[Stryfeno2]

The question is what PS3 game doesn't have a frame rate problem?

[xbotpleasefixme]

this game will be terrible frame rate issue or not. it's a dmc game for horny virgins. Who else would want to play as a whore in an action game?

[Isaahc]

there shouldn't be any excuses to bad issues on ps3, I'm in the minority here but personally if the game was built specifically for the 360 in the beginning it should've stayed a 360 exclusive let them have it. it's irritating seeing after years we've seen alot of progression with the but form both first and third party(batman AA i.e) devs some third party devs still gives the ps3 a half-ass game with glitches.

[SnukaTheMan]

On other news..anyone else pick up nba2k10 and are having problems getting online...I have the xbox 360 version.

[djfullshred]

Just say no...to bad PS3 ported games. There are better options for this system.

[Halo3 MLG Pro]

Behold the power of the cell.

[madkrazygames]

wasn't this information already posted?

[Katana Yamato]

I'm getting the PS3 version cause i have no choice. I don't own a Xbox360 and don't plan to. I'm used to playing these types of games on the Playstation controller anyway.

I'm glad Bayonetta is not a Xbox360 exclusive, cause Hideki Kamiya is one of my all time favorite game developer. And Devil May Cry 1 is still the best game of the DMC series (well, in actuality its tied with Devil May Cry 3 as one of the best).

Hopefully the framerate issues will be fixed. I think the Japanese version is gonna be gimped, so hopefully when the US version hit shelves they've fixed the problems with it...though i doubt it.

Besides, i heard its mostly the in-game cutscenes that have the most problems, not the actual gameplay itself. Alot of sites have said the colors in the PS3 version are too muddy and not vibrant enough like the Xbox360 version, but...i have a crappy SDTV from 1991 so i won't notice all these things like the HDTV fanatics.

[Darkseider]

Been playing it for a while now. EXCELLENT action and I mean WOW. Absolutely no framerate issues at all either. So whoever said this was simply trying to stir up some sh*t.