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Analysis: Red Dead Redemption on PS3 vs. Xbox 360

PC World: Does Red Dead Redemption have a resolution problem on Sony's PlayStation 3? Is it even fair to call a "sub-high-definition" ; resolution choice a "problem"? Will anyone who doesn't own both systems care? Is raising the point a waste of space? Am I standing on the lip of a lava pit goading readers to push me in?

Tahoma or Sans Serif? DVD or Blu-ray? S-Video or HDMI? Electronic paper display or LCD? We choose technology--yes, fonts are technology--based on visual parameters all the time. While it's silly to dismiss a game because of minor visual disparities on one platform versus another, it's just as silly to pretend those differences aren't there.

lowcarb5111d ago ShowReplies(5)
Nike5111d ago (Edited 5111d ago )

Criminy, make it stop!

@disagrees: What? You want more of these comparisons? Masochist.

niceguywii605111d ago ShowReplies(3)
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booni35110d ago

because it isnt like you didnt know it was coming......
again.

iHEARTboobs5110d ago

It appears that this news is like a wet dream to some people. Enjoying the game though. :)

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Greywulf5111d ago

I mean I understand the 360 community getting excited to point out a PS3 game is SUB-HD. Ignoring the fact that their lead exclusive after 6 years is lower res than the PS3 version of RDR.. But still..

When did RDR become Crysis for consoles?

Dance5111d ago

i also find it amusing that you guys were beaten on alan wake and final fantasy for not being high definition but as soon as redemption comes out you start acting like it is no big deal

Stationfan5110d ago

Like I mentioned before Alan wake was taunted of being an example of what can be done with a game build up from scratch on the 360. And still didn't surpass anything on ps3.

You guys make it seem like RDR is proof that the 360 is on par technically with the Trey which it just shows rockstars developing skills are nowhere near to the level as a Sony first party developer. Infact no developer i just hope rockstars polishes they're ps3 skills by the time the agent is released

Blakzhuk5110d ago

RDR had two separate dev teams. Stop spewing this 'exclusive' rhetoric like it means something. You all are assuming that exclusive games are the best. There's no factual way or measurement to determine what games are the best because it's all opinion. So for some of you gamers to sit here and say that PS3 exclusives are the best this generation, you are just stating your opinion. To say that Alan Wake failed because after 5 years it's sub-HD is your opinion. No one started counting pixels until this generation. If you didn't count them during the PS2/Xbox era, than anything you say now about resolutions doesn't matter.

shadow27975110d ago

They may have different dev teams, but it's still a multiplatform engine. One, I may add, that's proven to be inferior on the PS3.

It's ignorant to imply that exclusives aren't generally the best looking games on their respective platform. They're built specifically for that platform, after all. Alan Wake was touted as the best looking game this generation by some, and many called it a visual powerhouse. Yet, the game is way below HD standards.

RDR on the other hand, is just another game where the PS3 gets an inferior port because of a X360 lead development. It's important for multi-console owners (I'll be playing it on 360), but it's not a big deal.

And let's not pretend 360 fanboys aren't guilty of the exact same double standards. Fanboys are fanboys.

aaron58295111d ago (Edited 5111d ago )

but from what i observed..

No PS3 fanboys claim that RDR will be the best looking game ever...

But for the other side... before SC:C and AW was released... these 2 games were touted as the best looking games ever... some even boldly claimed that it looks better than MGS and Uncharted combined..

Get what i mean ?

Games that are supposedly "best looking ever.. even better than uncharted!!" is a sub hd game...

Before the reviews started coming in, i dont see anyone hyping this game... and now all of a sudden... My version iz betterz than yourzzzz!

OFF TOPIC : it seems PC mags want to be in the console wars too...

ReBurn5110d ago (Edited 5110d ago )

Let's be fair. Fanboys on both sides were total idiots when it came to Alan Wake. The Splinter Cell controversy was muted compared to the Alan Wake controversy. There were just as many sub-HD articles posted about Alan Wake as there are comparison articles about Red Dead Redemption. For 3 days the top stories were nothing but that. For a multi-platform game, look at Final Fantasy XIII. Nothing but how awesome the PS3 version was and how bad the 360 version was. The sub-HD stuff was flying then, too.

And the comments were just like we're seeing now. PS3 fanboys gloating that 360 was "maxed" and "inferior" and "couldn't do HD". The 360 fanboys were sticking their heads in the sand and saying that Alan Wake was the best-looking game ever, which it clearly isn't. And that FFXIII was just as good visually as the PS3 version, when it clearly wasn't. Now the idiots are out in full force again, but the roles are reversed. And they're all stupid. Every one of them. Because their blinders are getting in the way of common sense.

If anything this should prove that there is no definitive proof that one console is better than the other. Both PS3 and 360 are *capable* of producing crisp, vibrant native 720p graphics and running at butter-smooth frame rates. However, some *developers* are more skilled at using each system to it's fullest. Both PS3 and 360 are capable platforms for creating masterpieces, but the developers have to be good with their tools.

Blakzhuk5110d ago

A sub-HD game can look better than an HD game.

shadow27975110d ago

ReBurn, that was one of the most intelligent comments I've read in a while. +Bubbles

Blakzhuk, I could argue that a sub-HD game SHOULD look better than an HD game, given the amount of memory that is freed up per frame.

Consoldtobots5110d ago

the fact that the game engine has MAJOR problems keeping character models in the rendering pipeline should give everyone pause. This is happening on the 360 version. If they can't even master that etch a sketch I don't hold out much hope for the PS3.

Simon_Brezhnev5111d ago

lol PC site doing analysis on a console game and im already sick of these comparisions its like the 50th

mittwaffen5111d ago

Nerd ragers will go after this like white on rice.

Look at them all!

Hotel_Moscow5111d ago

rice is brown and then bleached to be white so ummmmmmmmmm yeah

mittwaffen5111d ago

What I just said is a long used metaphor.

You dont pick them apart; haha.

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Rockstar Might Be Preparing For Red Dead Redemption 1 Release On PC

Rockstar Games may be preparing to release its open world action adventure game, Red Dead Redemption 1, on PC.

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Goodguy013d ago

I just want 4k/1440p and 60fps support. And with little glitches too ofc.

Snookies122d ago (Edited 2d ago )

This is about the PC version of RDR 1. The PC version of RDR 2 doesn't have a frame rate cap. Though I do agree, it is mind boggling that Rockstar still hasn't released a patch for consoles.

XiNatsuDragnel3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

It'll be great if true

LucasRuinedChildhood2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

Hopefully 60fps on consoles for RDR2 is next then.

LucasRuinedChildhood2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

Honestly, a PS5 Pro isn't even needed for 60fps in this case. But if they wanted to use it show a game running maxed out at a high resolution at 60fps, I wouldn't complain. Just give us 60fps. lol

I think the Series X might have an issue running the One X version at a locked 60fps as that version was a full native 4K but they could just lower the resolution a bit.

purple1012d ago (Edited 2d ago )

I wish to play both stellar blade, and rdr2, on the pro, maxed out like an expensive pc,

would be good, especially for the price, even if thats £499/ £549

last I checked, a rtx 4070super was £580 for just the card!

DaReapa2d ago

There aren't many games I'd double dip for, but having originally gotten this for PS3, I would happily get this if true.

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15 PS3 Games That Would Absolutely Shine as PS5 Remakes

GB: "With this feature, we talk about 15 games on the PS3 that should be remade for the PlayStation 5."

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kenpachi36d ago

You left out The Darkness games bring those back

fan_of_gaming35d ago

The head of Nightdive Studios has posted that The Darkness is on their list of games they want to do, so hopefully something comes from that

Yi-Long35d ago

Little Big Planet 1 and 2 deserve a mention, IMO.

Good call on Motorstorm, a game released 2 gens ago but still looks and feels so good. Motorstorm 2 and Motorstorm RC were gems as well. They followed up the Motorstorm games with the brilliant Driveclub, which still manages to put modern racing games to shame. Imagine closing down a studio as talented as that ... (!) Incredible.

A little 'arcade-gem' back then was The Last Guy, a top down 'follow the leader' snake-like game where you had to find and lead survivors to safety during an alien invasion, on terrible looking 'Google-earth' maps. Graphics were poor, even back then, but would love that same gameplay with modern maps and graphics.

Street Fighter 4, once it finally had a full roster, was quite good, but it was always an ugly game, sadly. Imagine bringing that back while using the current SF6 engine.

fan_of_gaming35d ago

Good suggestions, I'd be in for
LittleBigPlanet
LittleBigPlanet 2
Motorstorm: Pacific Rift
Motorstorm: RC

purple10135d ago

God damn I love motorstorm so much

At the time I had a low-mid range sony 40” tv, The latency to the controller was waaaay too high, would to play a modern version

In saying that later I got a 3d lg tv and playing the 3d motorstorm in my bedroom with the environment crumbling around the track, was something special, specially compared to what others were playing at the time, will always remember that

Skuletor35d ago

Some good choices here and Resistance: Fall of Man is my most wanted PS3 remaster/remake. Not sure about their claim it was Sony's answer to Gears of War though.

CrimsonWing6935d ago

I’d rather have sequels than remakes. Look at Dead Space 1 Remake. Would’ve been cooler if we got a new entry and it failed with sales sealing the fate of a sequel rather than just replay the same game and it fail in sales and we never get a new entry.

Remakes are great for things like PS2 and earlier games to really get a crazy new graphical coat, but I think we should ease up on all these remakes and actually do sequels.

fan_of_gaming35d ago

Yeah for sure, sequels would be ideal. But in the current market environment where many big publishers are risk-averse, I'd rather get a remaster or remake that a developer can do on a budget that will be approved, rather than nothing for an IP.

Inverno35d ago

I rather they remaster and port over to PC and current gen all the games permanently stuck on PS360. Those games don't need remakes, they need to be given a chance to live again outside of their confined consoles and then give a few proper sequels. Like Sleeping Dogs, Motor Storm, LA Noir, should get another entry.

fan_of_gaming35d ago

Yeah I'd be fine with remasters of PS3 games too, they don't have to be remakes.

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For just $6 you can play the Red Dead Redemption port on Xbox and PS5

Rockstar Games’ shiny new Red Dead Redemption port is now on GTA+, and you can play it while claiming some tasty GTA Online benefits.

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Profchaos49d ago

Rockstar still strying to make GTA plus work
Should be $6 for the rdr game on sale not 6 bucks for a months playtime

Exvalos49d ago (Edited 49d ago )

I hear ya, 49.99 or whatever the price on that game is, is a bit stiff seeing as it's just a port.

anast49d ago

Why would anyone rent this game?

jznrpg49d ago

One of my favorite games from PS3 generation. I have the remaster as there was a buy 2 get 1 free deal a while back but the price they are charging for the port is way too high although not surprising at all.

CobraKai48d ago

Still tryna milk a dried up cow