Lens of Truth - Head2Head: Call of Duty- Black Ops HD Screenshot Comparison

Lens of Truth writes ""If at first you don't succeed, call an air strike" Hey all it's that time again, today we got early access to the highly anticipated Call of Duty: Black Ops for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, brought to you buy our good friends over at Play N Trade Oviedo, FL. We have been gearing up for this Call of Duty: Black Ops comparison for weeks now, and were ready to assist you in deciding which version to buy before waiting in line for your copy. Consider this your basic training before you gear up and head out for battle, because only one version is coming out this Screenshot Comparison alive!"

[donkeydoo]

Awesome now I know which one to buy

[ScarT]

Why do the PS3 multiplats always look like the brightness has been turned up?

[Active Reload]

So the PS3 wasn't the lead platform? Anyway, I didn't know Call of Duty looked this good.

[zootang]

PS3 for the free online

[Oner]

@ ScarT ~ that is all the difference comes down to basically...something that can be minorly adjusted via your TV settings or even within the game if they have it built in. Easy & Simple fix. Not a big deal.

Edit:
@ zootang ~ I agree and that is a bigger deal than a contrast/brightness fixable "issue".

[Dramscus]

I find the higher contrast on the xbox version gives things more of a video game look where as the brighter ps3 shots make things more realistic.

Not in every case to be sure, the shot were of driving at night where the guy had shadows on the xbox version and no shadows on the ps3 version didn't look right by any means. The ps3 should have had more of those shadows, but in well lit rooms the xbox version has too many shadows and it looks like poor/overdone lighting.

[BattleAxe]

You can never trust these comparisons. Anything can be done to make one look better than the other, such as turning up the brightness or playing with some of the video filters.

[evrfighter]

the only picture that got my attention was the third one down. slide it over past the shutter. big difference.

all in all

I dont give a damn because I'll be playing on dedicated servers and you all know which version that plays on.

[Theonik]

Could be the HDMI settings. 360 has full range by default while PS3 defaults to limited. Setting it to full makes the scene slightly darker if it's not supported.
In this comparison though the 360 edges the PS3 for being less blurry. They're about the same though.
Free online on PS3 is more important for me but i'm not buying the game at all. If i were i'd probably get it on PC. (best of both worlds and dedicated servers) Overall i don't think the game looks all that good btw.

[frostypants]

Because they probably "forgot" to turn on the PS3's RGB Full Range for the HDMI. Oldest, dirtiest trick in the book...and one that is pretty unforgivable these days.

I have a 360 and a PS3 hooked up to the same TV, and picture contrast/brightness can always be made to look the same on each.

Lens of Truth is doing this intentionally. Generating controversy for a major release = lots of hits for them.

I'll be buying the 360 version of this because more of my CoD-playing buddies have a 360. But this comparison is garbage.

I've played MW and MW2 on both platforms, and the simple truth is that Call of Duty games look IDENTICAL on the two consoles. Period. There's no difference.

[gamerzBEreal17]

lol idk but its something new with GTA4 ps3 had the darker version so did arkam asylum so maybe its the developers fauilt but u can always fix the brightness u guys should be looking at the detail and the textures not the brightness

[NecrumSlavery]

I am still getting this on the PS3 but jesus these look horrible on the PS3 side. I have played COD4-MW2 on PS3 and they are just about equal to the 360. But these clearly make the 360 version look HD and the PS3 version look like an N64 game. I don't think these are necessarily tampered, but the adjustments look poor on the PS3s setting. Looks like high brightness on component cables to defualt settings on HDMI. I am sure the engine runs a little bit better on 360, but this looks like a huge gap. Activision got there MS check, so why the hell bother putting in a little extra effort for the otehr guys eh?

[artsaber]

Minor adjustments to my TV set can compensate for brightness/darkness... sometimes even controlled by the in-game video menu. As long as I'm not running through screen tearing, etc., I won't care too much. I don't think I'll be sitting around admiring the scenery while playing this game unless I want my head shot off. I have the PC version right now, haven't installed it yet... thinking about picking up the PS3 version since a friend asked.

I say buy for the console your friends play on. That way you'll have more fun online.

[HolyOrangeCows]

"Call of Duty: Black Ops was captured in 720p using HDMI cables for both systems"

Which means nothing if you idiots use the wrong settings as usual.

[InfectedDK]

Looks very fake
I'll have to wait and see when I get my PS3 copy ;-)

[badz149]

doesn't matter which version you get, both are sub-HD!

[colombiankilla01]

maybe because the website is trying to make the ps3 look bad, I have the game and I can tell you the game looks better than that! Only xbots go to that site to feel better about their sorry ass console!!!

[ambientFLIER]

"doesn't matter which version you get, both are sub-HD!"

Don't they both run at 720p now?

"I've played MW and MW2 on both platforms, and the simple truth is that Call of Duty games look IDENTICAL on the two consoles. Period. There's no difference."

MW2 has bloom on the 360.

[Beefstew4u]

Ps3 version seems to be missing self-shadows. Couple that with lower res textures, and you have a typical lazy multi-plat title.
Oh well, not getting the game anyway. Not after the crapfest that was Modern Warfare 2.

[TheStonedSheep]

Yeah, the contrast is certainty less on the PS3, but I imagine the problem could be lessened by reducing the brightness.

Also the key thing: the textures are identical so it's just really just a change in lighting between the two. However I don't think these minor discrepancies between PS3 and 360 should decided what console you get this on: I'm choosing by what my friends are getting Black Ops on.

[RedDead]

Lol

This site is F***ing pathetic, when lens of truth ses the Ps3 version is better, it's hailed like the next coming of jesus, when the 360 version is better, stealth disagrees run rampent and people try and compensate for it, of course Ps3 has free online, that's not what the article is about though, the 360 version of Black ops is better that's all. As if Kotick would let them spend more time and money to make the Ps3 version better than the 360 one though. only a few dedicated Devs would do that.

[totallysane]

ps3 is always the one that suffers, due to not being the designing platform, the port always suffers, noone sees this

[ConanOBrien]

backstabbing fangurls

[MR LOOKINGBILL]

360 versionlooks far superior much sharper than the ps3 version....enjoy your inferior copy ps3 boys.

[kneon]

I've been playing the game for the last couple of hours on PS3 and if you have the brightness adjusted correctly like they instruct you to at the beginning of the game then it looks like the Xbox shots.

[moparful99]

Frankly I'm getting tired of these comparissons because the differences between the two are so minor and inconsequential that you have to have enlarged photos to even show this difference.. I could care less if the textures on one are a little more crisp then the other.. All that matters is how does it play? Have they finally released a balanced game? Do they finally have reliable servers and and a decent matchmaking system? Thats what really matters, not pixels...

[Longrod_Von_Hugendon]

Marginal differences but ultimately the same IMO. And games will aways look better on an actual screen but these give you an general idea.

Why do Xbox's screenshots always look underexposed?

[kneon]

And why do the PS3 shots all look over exposed. They really need some sort of calibration before doing the comparison as the differences in brightness really throw things off.

But there are some odd things going on. Take a look at the sixth picture and compare the color of the arm at the lower left corner, on PS3 he looks black on Xbox he looks white.

[Muffins1223]

Xbox version better,go to first screenshot and put it on air vent.The decals are horrible on ps3,but the shading is slightly better for ps3,but overall xbox look better.And 59 percent agree on the lens of truth.I dont care if i get thumbs down,its true

[ArthurLee]

What you expect

[Cevapi88]

like it matters, it will sell millions on all 3 platforms....idk what the sales for the wii version have been in the past for CoD so i wont touch on that subject

[FanboyPunisher]

XBOX 360 = Only way to play multiplats on a console.

PS3 is gimped on Mplats every time i see them.

[Anon1974]

What screenshots were you looking at? Textures were damn near identical overall, but the 360 lighting system is broken next to the PS3. There's screenshots were it's hard to tell what you're even looking at on the 360 version due to how dark everything is. Meanwhile the PS3 has better lighting showing more details, and a subtler - more realistic quality about the overall images. PS3 for the win, again.

[AllyOmega]

OH NOEZ!!!! THAT pixel is kinda blurry!!!! I must sell my PS3 for it has FORSAKEN MEEEEE!!!!! It's just impossible to play with that blurry pixel!!!! how dare I even look at it!!! MUST Buy360, else my head will esplode from such a horrible pixel!!!!
It's okay, FanboyPunisher, we still love you anyways. :P

Anyhow, yeah, they need to calibrate these things. It's kind of tricky to compare them when one makes a guy look black and the other makes the guy look white. Also, in that picture with the cigarette, there's a completely different guy sitting in the back table in each version. What the heck? If i buy this game, thats gonna annoy me.

[Persistantthug]

Selective viewing or selective memory?

Multiplatform Games are better depending which console said game was led developed on....that's all.

[ct03]

Apart from the obvious difference in contrast, the PS3 seems to use lower resolution shadow maps.

Looking at the 6th image (in the bar), the drop shadows are very blurry and undefined where they are much crisper in the 360 version (underneath the arm or the shadow on the man's shirt)

Other than that they look comparable. I do think that the contrast is too high on the 360 (the blacks are crushed).

[Kleptic]

Isn't this mostly the same engine as Modern Warfare from 07?...if so, both console versions are 600p @ 60fps...

These comparisons always look the same to me...Some shots have better lighting on the 360 (the vehicle shot)...and some look better on the PS3 (the cast shadows on the ground on one of the last shots)...but both are so similar it never matters...

as usual though, the PS3 version seems brighter...and the 360 version seems darker...I understand they are saying 'default' settings for both systems...but I have NEVER had my HDTV set up to make a game look that bright...thats the main reason that these comparisons are always so worthless to everyone...

[Downtown boogey]

I'm not buying this after seeing they crapped all over the PS3 version WTF??!!

3rd image, left of the door. See the goddamn difference in the texture!

[RudeSole Devil]

Some images on the PS3 look really bad, what gives.

[CernaML]

Pretty sure the texture just didn't load fast enough on the PS3.

[frostypants]

Like CernaML said, it's *probably* just a texture load issue.

Which "Lens of Truth" conveniently managed to screenshot.

I'll say again: they generate hits via controversy. Telling everyone that a major release looks identical on both platform is a missed opportunity for web hits. On the other hand, creating differences by blowing out the contrast on one platform and exploiting texture loading = profit.

[Shogun Master]

I think it just looks worse, its not rocket science.

[Enigma_72]

@frostypants - Perhaps you should read the verdicts on a few multi-platform games that have been analyzed by lens of truth before you jump so quickly to the naive assumption that they are creating controversy to increase revenue. They acknowledged the more dynamic lighting on the PS3, while also acknowledging the sharper textures on the 360. Nonetheless, they haven't even published the actual verdict. The only controversy of this article is what resulted when a PS3 fan boy idiot decided to say something without thinking first. Perhaps also, you should invest in a lobotomy...

[thematrix1298]

Looks like they didn't turn on full RGB for PS3. COD engine runs better on PS3 but of course if you have the cash PC will crush any system.

[Graphics]

Wow where you get this info from? Cod engine runs better on ps3? I have MW2 on ps3 and 360 and no matter what i do to the settings of my t.v and ps3 it no where comes close to what the 360 version looks like. Darkening brightness and lowering contrast is not going to make the game suddenly have Antialisng, better texture graphics, and more self shadowing and other effects ps3 multipltats always lack. And you people with this RGB full nonsense, thats only for pc monitors not televisions. The ps3 will always look best with limited on a HD television. RGB full crushes the blacks and and makes you lose a lot of detail. research RGB full vs limited.

[MegaMohsi]

MW2 specifically looks almost similar on both platforms. They both have 2x AA and 1024x600 resolution, so i dont know where you're getting this "nowhere close to" comparison. Performance is a different story, the 360 is able to handle the engine better in overall FPS especially when a lot is going onscreen, the rest of your post I agree with RGB full is not for everyone.

[Muffins1223]

true,but not by much for what you pay for.I better see a 6,000 dollar difference...........

[frostypants]

Not sure where you get your info regarding RGB Full on the PS3. Most AV freaks would tell you to turn it on. All I can do is leave you with this...
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[Kleptic]

Graphics...your whole comment is full of incorrect information...which is the usual case when 360 fanatics attempt to talk about AV features that the PS3 has...and the 360 doesn't...You are correct on some things with RGB full, but you generalized it in a way that makes it very misleading...

RGB full is a derivative of 'deep color' and 'x.v. color' supported in HDMI 1.3 (i.e. not on the 360)...Its a format only supported by newer HDTV (almost any new one right now, but only higher end models from about 2008 prior)...It allows 10bit color output, and is also used in tandem with 'super white', a color reproduction process that allows proper contrast with very bright screens...

it IS designed for games...where the PS3 has other options for film (with actual Deep and x.v. color options now for TV's that support it; which is much more related to film than games)...but is not supported by all HDTV's, hence the default being 'limited'...

but its not just for PC monitors...no idea where you got that...Anyone with a PS3 can see that if their TV supports it...turning it on immediately removes color grading that is noticeable on the XMB...and it clearly gives everything a more saturated look...

the 'black crushing' you are talking about occurs in certain film formats (particularly DVD), where it is encouraged to select Y PB/CB Pr/Cr for video output (not games, just video) of those types...as the HDTV is actually processing a lot of the picture entirely...and over contrasting is a common problem (you can use RGB full with DVD playback, but will then need to adjust contrast and gamma filters on the HDTV to get it 'right')...however Blu Ray's newer encoding technology allows it to be formatted to support RGB full (as well as all the other 10 bit panel possibilities of those TVs) for the best possible picture quality and color reproduction...

here is a test, and some more information about RGB Full...Anyone can use this to see if there HDTV properly supports RGB Full...

http://www.spitelords.net/2...

[muDD]

you can't see that the 360 has the better textures... Look at the 3rd screen shot down, and observe the blinds on the door, you can clearly see that the textures are better on the 360. AND I am not saying this as some blind desperate fanboi... IT IS JUST FACT... so take your fanboi glasses off and just keep it real!

[AllyOmega]

It does have better textures, noone's denying it. But there are trade-offs. Some people think that the PS3 has better lighting and contrast. The only reason I even look at these things is to see if there's a major difference, Like in Bayonetta or Final Fantasy XIII. A blurry window won't bother me enough to go trade in my system for the other.

[SpitFireAce85]

You know whats funny donkeydoo that your just an
xbot you would get the XB360 version either way
so go troll somwhere else....

[Pandemic]

The only reason it doesn't look as good on the Playstation 3 is because Treyarch/Activision don't know how to use the Playstation 3 to it's full capacity..

[Kurt Russell]

Maybe because it's messy to code for? Given an almost unlimited fund and 5 years development time like the exclusives it might look better... But that's the playstations fault at the end of the day.

[DigitalAnalog]

But for the first time ever. I prefer the PS3 to be the inferior port. Or any reason that make the PS3 version lose even more sales.

-End statement

[vhero]

If you say there is a difference other than lighting on this game than your biased Activision have done a damn good job at this multiplatofrm game. @donkeydoo buying a game based on graphics performance is the most stupid thing I ever heard if you own both consoles you should base it on things like friends who are buying and the DLC MS are getting first (not that thats important to most people but is if you are extremely stuck choosing i guess)

I also love how people are starting to say all games are ps3 lead platform lately when devs are not even stating it because they think 360 has won.

[KazYamauchi]

Very disapointed Treyarch/Activision.

[mittwaffen]

Are you guys serious?

HDMI --LIMITED ON PS3 MADE THE COMPAIRSON BOTCHED!?

I guess limited range makes...
-Textures low resolution
-Missing shadows
-Low res shadows/missing shadows completely on characters?

NO! Welcome back to REALITY children, you can stop your crying like little school girls...

Yeah, simple as that you people are so blind by your fanboyism that its fairly pathetic reading some of these retarded comments.

Heres the numbers...

Xbox 360 (64%, 2,589 Votes)
PlayStation 3 (24%, 956 Votes)

So you cant deny reality, handful of blind fan-girls (this is the place they'd be handing out too-- N4G) vs 3,600 people.

PS3
http://www.lensoftruth.com/...

XBOX
http://www.lensoftruth.com/...

[PokemonMaster]

Why can't people just accept the fact that it looks better on 360. I'm a PS fanboy and I realize this. I'm not adjusting my Tv so that 1 game will look decent. And even then the textures are horrible

[muDD]

r u the only sane ps3 fanboy??

[FamilyGuy]

The PS3 screen shots seem faked, I been playing the campaign for hours now and the image looks nothing like that gauze/milk colored mess.

Another reason added to why I don't trust this site.

[Tapewurm]

These shots were more than likely taken from 1 version and then edited ... one is brighter and higher contrast than the other ... BS site with another BS comparison...have seen both running at the store when I picked it up and was actually surprised at how they looked identical on both systems....don't believe the bs...get it for the system that you play with your friends on.

[snake_eater]

auto-aim? no thx

pc all the way

[donkeydoo]

The PC can't touch the power of Xbox live baby, can't wait until tonight.

[snake_eater]

The fact you have to pay to play online?

Anyway, 360 wins in this comparison.

[Eiffel]

Lol? Pray tell what is this power?

[Shackdaddy836]

Yep, Xbox live sure is good.

I mean, mods, dedicated servers, and free internet are no match to the power of Xbox live with all the 5-year-olds screaming their heads off and the $50 passes you have to buy to play...

[BYE]

The power of having to pay for online?

You must have never played FPS on PC, the experience is way better. No singing children, no auto aiming, actually depending on skill.

[Dirk Benedict]

your comment equals your name.

[Boody-Bandit]

For now it's 49.99 but it's going to be $59.99 soon. I'm not sure when because mine doesn't expire till mid 2011.

[frostypants]

I play game online on the 360, the PS3, AND the PC.

You PC elitists are full of crap. I hear a LOT of obnoxious children online with the PC (which I use for playing Left for Dead). And here's the kicker: the ADULTS in multiplayer PC games tend to be less mature and more socially awkward than the adults on the 360/PS3, in my experience.

As for gameplay, the difference is marginal. It's really a question of graphics and resolution, and even *that* margin is fading over the years.

[ArthurLee]

Peanut butter tourney time.

[Sea_Man]

I hate pc gaming because everyone will have a difference experience due to hardware differences. At least with consoles everyone is experiencing the same thing. Well at least graphically!

[Eiffel]

Lol, actually that isn't true.

Saying between hardware differences for PC and output cables for consoles, there is a huge difference. Not everyone has HDMI, not everyone has Component/Composite cables, on top of that not everyone has an HDTV. Most generally people are stuck within either 360p, 480p, 720p, 1080p/1080i. That's a lot of differences.

[frostypants]

Despite this, console gaming setups are still far more uniform than PCs. There's also far less room for hacking with consoles, thus no need for intrusive junk like Punkbuster. Also, the vast majority of people are using the same control scheme on consoles, which levels the playing field a bit.

[AKS]

Not necessarily true. It's not like you need a monster dual card, water cooled gaming rig to play Team Fortress 2 or many other excellent games. In fact, many are still playing Counter-Strike. You will see some disparity between some games, but most aren't that demanding, especially those that are multiplatform (although there are big exceptions, of course; Crysis 2 and Rage will be very demanding).

[gillri]

no analogue movement, no pressure triggers, no force feedback?....no thx

I can play that game too

apart from RTS's and MMO's, controllers for everything

[NYC_Gamer]

well my 360 controller works fine on my PC....you must have forgot that PC is open hardware...hell even can use the dualshock 3

[vickers500]

Yeah, it can, but it can't use a DS3 properly. Go on and use a DS3 to play both Bioshock and CoD4 with a DS3 on a PC, and then a PS3. Have it on the same tv so you can switch video sources and compare the experiences immediately, instead of doing it later on.

The feel between using the DS3 on a PS3 and a PC is MASSIVELY different. I'm not talking about button mapping here, but the actual movement. It's not the same at all, so the whole "you can use your controller on your pc" argument" is no longer a valid suggestion for console gamers to move to pc, as it is extremely different.

I don't know about the 360 controller on PC, it may work fine, but I do know for sure that the DS3 performs completely different from how it does on an actual ps3.

[NYC_Gamer]

i never said that console gamers should move on to pc....it was just reply to the dude above who made it seem like u cant use controllers to play games on pc...

[Ducky]

Why on earth would someone use a DS3 to play an FPS on a PC?
O.o

Not sure how analogue movement and pressure triggers are considered a plus... but you're right on the force feedback.
The increased resolution make up for it... sort of. =/

Anyways, they cater to different audiences. Console are better at action/adventure/racing... PCs have the edge in FPS/RTS/MMO-whatever.

[Joe Bomb]

I rather pay $50 a year to now that everyone on the battle field has the same exact hardware that I'm using. Also, there's hardly no cheating, you can mute anyone, and FU!@K Steam for making you login to play your games. If you like your PC so much why the hell are you commenting on a console comparison?

[jengo]

thats a stupid argument, you are saying its a negative that you have to have steam open to play? How much ram does your crappy PC have? 128mb of ram? I got 8gbs of ram and i got steam on 24/7 and it never slows down my pc or gives me any problems. I dont know why it should bother you, unless you bought your PC at walmart.....

Hey guess what? On the 360 you have to be signed in to xbox live to play!! OMG!!! Are you gonna start hating the 360 to? find a real reason to hate steam you hater.

[NYC_Gamer]

just like on 360 you have to be signed in to your account to play.....

[CernaML]

Hahahahaa. What a failed argument. Joe Bomb, go home.

[hackersdelight]

Just play on XBLive once and you'll realize it's the overall better service. Not being a fanboy (I have both) but its true. Too bad it costs $60.00 a year though.

[DeathMetal]

"As for gameplay, the difference is marginal. It's really a question of graphics and resolution, and even *that* margin is fading over the years."

Yeah low res texutes and 1028 x 600 vs 1080P and high res textures is marginal at 75 plus FPS.. LOL change your name to frosty brains

[Joe Bomb]

Wow 360 for the win here, kinda dissapointing.

[Van]

360 better shadows and lighting.

[Shackdaddy836]

It looks like they barely even bothered with the PS3 lighting. I wonder why...

[Shaman]

Lighting is exactly the same.Shadow maps,self shadowing and some textures are the only difference,beside brightness.

[Shackdaddy836]

Ya, I meant shadows. My mistake. but just looking at some of those pictures, they didn't even put some stuff in. Its like they purposely scaled it down or something.

[NYC_Gamer]

the 360 version wins in this case

[Sea_Man]

I think they look pretty close, except for 3rd image down. The PlayStation 3 version textures look like N64.

[Active Reload]

Exaggeration is one of the things I hate most when it comes to grapics and the comparisons.

[MisterAV]

probably the textures where loading

[Soul Train]

PS3 got spanked in this one, the biggest game of the year, unbelievable Activision, Treyarch, whoever.

[scar20]

@soultrain "Biggest game of the year" ROTFLMFAO i think my friend might have another opinion.

[RudeSole Devil]

GT 5 been in development for like 10 years now. At this point who cares anymore....

[CernaML]

..."Who cares?" Have you been living under a rock? 10 years? Sweet ignorance...

[WetN00dle69]

Here we go with the fanboys and dropping games that have nothing to do with this article.

[Tempjf]

All the images look better on the 360. IMO!

[Muffins1223]

yea,probbably some fags are gonna give me thumbs dwon for agreaing i dont even have a xbox nor ps3,i have pc and it looks like xbox360 dominates it

[MGRogue2017]

Xbox 360 wins this one..

Take a look at the wooden curtain blinds in the 3rd pic down.

Texture quality is lower on PS3 version.

[StanRaimondi]

I don't think it would really matter unless you have a pc a 360 and a ps3 and you buy all three. But who would actually do that just to see which one looks better.

[MGRogue2017]

Multi-console owners care.. They want to know which console that they should buy the game for the best graphics quality

[AllroundGamer]

well i'm a multiconsole owner and i will buy it for the PS3, and since COD isn't so much about the graphics but about the multiplayer... and yeah i also have a good PC, but i play only RPG games on it, for other games i just like the gamepad controls.

[MegaMohsi]

for a game like this its whichever console your friends have most and will be playing online with, please don't say graphical differences would persuade you to buy one COD version over the other, it's all about how many people you'll have playing with you. If it were truly about graphics and "multi-platform owners" people would get the PC version EVERY TIME.

[Brawler]

As a multi console owner myself i will be getting this on PC but for certain games graphics matters a lot if its a single player game. But CoD its all about where your friends are playing it on. This h2h ps3 lost in graphics now i wonder how performance is on both. I know my PC will run it on max at full 60fps lol.

[StanRaimondi]

That boils down to a matter of opinion then. Just cause i say a game looks better on this system doesn't mean that you will think the same. Its all a matter of opinion.

My comment is a response to enkeixpress

[P1NKY]

I've watched gameplay videos from both Xbox and PS3 and I couldn't tell the difference. However looking at these still images it seems that the PS3's brightness is too high which is what every COD game is like on PS3. Just turn the in-game brightness down and there wont be any noticable difference whilst you are playing.

And i'm pretty sure that people will base their decision on which version to buy on the console most of their friends play on regardless of the minor graphical differences.

[WetN00dle69]

Im a multiplat gamer and the only reason why i chose the 360 version over the PS3 are the map packs. The DLC will drop first on the 360. IF it were the other way around and the PS3 gets the DLC first id buy the PS3 version instead of the 360s.

[P1NKY]

Im also guessing that most of your friends have bought it on Xbox?

If not then you must be mad. I would rather buy the version most of my friends have, not the one that gets map packs a couple of months first.

[WetN00dle69]

Pretty much yeah.
Most of my COD buddies are on LIVE.
BUT i never really had a problem playing MW2 on PSN either. Besides what i like about MW2 on PSN is that almost everyone concentrates on what they are doing and dont waste their time talking on the mics.

[DiRtY]

Yeah Xbox 360 wins this comparison.
Now check load times and framerates please.

[AllroundGamer]

i finished the x360 version a week ago and i had to pump up the brightness to be able to see some details ingame, so i'm glad to see, that the PS3 version isn't so dark and you can see all the details. Tested the X360 version for the singleplayer and buying it for the PS3 cause of the free online :p

[jay2]

What the hell happened with the PS3 build YET AGAIN.

[Joe Bomb]

Just can't compete with the Xbox 360 GPU graphics. Simple.

[SSKILLZ]

uncharted 2 and killzone 2 and 3 say hi !!!

[n4gno]

LOL..

poor delusional desperated fanboyz (bladestar is a good one, with tatiburon and others brainwashed ms employees), always in full force to look screenshots with ridiculous differences, from fanboyz sites, when ps3 exclusives are way better, and graphicly impossible to reach by the 360, eveyone can check that, in real life, with a good tv : and without 300% zooming :)

when they see same games, with different contrast setting "yeahhhhh it's teh winnn again and againnn yeahhh (i d'ont have games, bluray, i pay for online, and d'ont have the best motion controler, but we wiiiiiin"), but when they can just admire the huge gap the best graphics games uncharted2, gow3, heavy rain, killzone, etc have, then it's "hmm not so much".

almost same gpu, but faster memory, and way better cpu ! it's just a fact.

[Cogan1]

Im a PS3 man, and ill admit the 360 version is slightly better on the textures. (Mind you im nearly 100% sure there running the ps3 on the limited HDMI setting, hense why the ps3 looks slightly washed out.) Anyway, if you were playing this on two seperate tv's at the same time you prob wouldn't find any difference.

[Seraphoth]

Actually they run through component cables, which is why i'd take it with a pinch of salt. my guess is 99% same image on your tv with 360 1 to 2 frames better in performance

[P1NKY]

It was similar with MW2. You had to turn the PS3's in-game brightness down like 7 notches to get it to look the same as Xbox.

Don't forget Black Ops is a fast paced game and I doubt you will see any of these minor differences in textures/shadows etc whilst playing.

[tatotiburon]

microsoft wasn't lying when the claimed that black ops is better on xbox 360.

Once again, and again, anda again (it's getting obvious right now) xbox 360 version wins

[MegaMohsi]

better than pc? doubt it. MS said it is best played on xbox 360 out of all 3 platforms, it clearly will not be better than the PC version unless you're a delusional fanboy.

[Belasco]

It wont matter I suppose as long as Ps3 has their exclusives

[ddurand1]

i think that the ps3 version looks better to me. I dont like how dark the 360 screens are.

theyre almost identical though.

[kataloni10]

hahahahaahahahahahahahahahhaha

funny ...

xbox wins this one

[ddurand1]

nah just personal opinion

[Spydiggity]

i think you should look up the definition of opinion. you can't say things like "it is my opinion that the moon is bigger than the sun" when there is evidence that refutes the claim.

[ddurand1]

maybe you should look up the definition of fact as well.

It is my opinion that I do not like how dark the xbox screens are. There are some shots where the textures are sharper in the 360 version. there are also some shots where the shadows in the 360 version are inferior to the ps3 version.

[visualb]

we're talking about an image...its subjective =P

it cant be measured mathematically or scientifically (like the relative size of the Moon vs the sun)

stupid example.

its image quality, its really up to what you prefer, or you could count the pixels.

as far as i'm concerned, ddurand1 has every right to prefer the PS3 version, even if it does look washed out to the majority.

[jetlian]

technical aspects of image quality can be fact!!! Now you may like certain things about ps3 images but on a technical level it is lower

[Paradise Lost]

When making these detailed comparisons the 360 usually wins, but 99.5% of the time you hardly see the difference on a television.

[frelyler]

is the PS3 version so much brighter. Couldn't one tweak their TV to make it not so washed out looking? Regardless I hate M$, but that is no reason to say it doesn't kick the snot out of the PS3 version. The picture in the bar shows it best. In the 360 version there is a lot of detail in the man behind the bar, his veins, the lighting and skin color all do realistic things, but the in PS3 version the guys arm is just black with no lighting. The lighting is terrible on the PS3, WTF. I would have to see them side by side on a TV to see if is the TV not being calibrated properly. Anyways system parity would be asking too much from Activision. Their formula is put the least amount of effort in and change nothing, but just give a re-skin, then let the sheeple buy the same game that came out last year.

[P1NKY]

LOT don't capture their images from a TV. They capture them straight from the consoles with no tweaks to the settings.

[Beahmscream]

360 wins... What a shocker /s

[theonlylolking]

What the H. I know my PS3 games never look like what they show and you know why? I know how to set my settings corectly for TV and PS3. When you have them set correctly the PS3 looks the same. You people need to shut off extra white because it makes PS3 games look ugly like we see here.

[Evolve]

Batman: Arkham Asylum PS3 Sales Pass Xbox 360, so people don't care about competition between two photos, they care about the game itself.

If the light and the shadow is what you care about, than you're not a gamer .

[etownone]

PS3 pumps out some amazing exclusives ....
But after 4 years it's just getting to the point where it's weird that the 360 wins on multi-plats cause I know the ps3 is a beast.

It's gotta be two things
1. Developers like Trechyard (and this is their 3rd ps3 game) are still having a hard time with the ps3
2. Or developers like Naughty Dogg can make better looking exclusives games on the 360 is given the resources.

anyways .... another win for the 360. And this is most likely ps3 best selling game of 2010 and will probably the most played game online till the next cod comes out.

[TKCMuzzer]

Microsoft rely heavily on COD for the 360 as they can't be bothered to create games. It's amazing how a game looks better on a console which is created by one of the wealthiest companies in the world. Lets face MS throw money at Activision when COD is involved, it's life, it's Activision and they love money.

[etownone]

how can I forget the most logical and important reason of them all:

3. CONSPIRACY THEORIES! MS paid off Activision to make the ps3 inferior to the 360 just as it has been proved with every other multiplat game that runs better on the 360 ... same as it has been proven that anything 360 related that gets a good review, it's cause MS paid for it.

/s

[maxcer]

"2. Or developers like Naughty Dogg can make better looking exclusives games on the 360 is given the resources."

wow, i would love for them to try that so everyone finally shuts up about these single platform games that take 5 years to make

[RBLAZE1988]

This comparison looks a bit suspect...I'd wait til digital foundry has a run at this to see what's real world image quality and what's not. I'll be finding out how the ps3 version looks like tonight anyway so I don't really care I just want to know if maybe the texture streaming is a bit slower on ps3 and if the brightness settings were properly adjusted for the ps3 version because if you guys recall modern warfare 2 had the same problem where the 360 version of the game came optimized for the correct brightness but for some reason the devs decided to jack up the default brightness setting for the ps3 and it had to be readjusted and then it looked just like the 360 version as digital foundry pointed out.

[i3eyond the Circle]

360 seems to be the clear winner.....

The picture where the ice cube played character is aiming at a door...

Toggle between ps3 and 360 and take notice to detail...

[TKCMuzzer]

..I will get it for my PS3 for friends. I will get my graphics fix with GT5, Killzone 3 , Uncharted 3 and so on.

[NnT3291]

Do those games have anything to do with this article?

[The real killer]

Why always comparing multiplats? we all know it doens't make sense at all and we all know that multiplat game engine take more advance for the 360 version and less the PS3 version.

They must compering with Killzone 3 that would be awsome :)

[FAGOL]

360 looks better but come on is'nt most multi plats? Multi plat developers are lazy these days. I'm still getting the ps3 version. It's where my friends are at. And that usually decides anyone's platform choice. You buy what your friends have. Quit whining fanboys (from both xbox and ps3) and have fun with your mates.

[xg-ei8ht]

Actually that is really close.

Not sure why the PS3 looks bright, but lensoffail never fail to mess it up. Reminds me of the assasins creed fail comparision. Shadows are the same, they are there, just so bright mutes them out alot more.

Texture wise it's the same, except the ones where the textures haven't loaded in.

I'd say that was pretty close, but get it for whatever system you play with your friends.

[RBLAZE1988]

wait for digital foundry to make a comparison and actually take the time to make sure there is parity in settings and the texture load in.

[P1NKY]

I prefer Digital Foundry as they tell you the differences in the tech behind each version whereas LOT just slap up some images of both versions without adjusting the in-game brightness to make both on par.

Having one version super dark and the other super bright just makes the comparison pointless.

[bageara]

Goes back to the Killzone 3 beta....ahhhh, stunning

[RBLAZE1988]

I am lovin the beta. I even went back to play killzone 2 again yesterday and I still can't believe how incredible that game looks and makes me feel. IT's atmosphere is expertly crafted.

[hackersdelight]

KZ3 even looks great in 3D!!

[Joe Bomb]

I played it and it looks incredible. Killzone 3 beta gay.

[FAGOL]

Did you even play the kz3 beta. The graphics are crazy good. It rivals unc2 and it's only a beta. Black ops graphics are not even good as MW2 weirdly enough. Bloody fun though I give you that.

[Simco876]

Make the game on the PS3 first then port it to 360....

Oh wait!!! You can't do that! Sorry Xbox... bringing down the industry once again

[Joe Bomb]

Because that looks just as good as any Sony exclusive. IMO

[Bladestar]

Proven time after time that multiplatform games look and perform better on the xbox 360. You drank Sony's blue-ray red potion and figure that graphics has nothing to do with GPU and everything to do with blu-ray and the cell.. now Sony have no cell stake and the next playstation (if any) will not have it anymore. No one talks about the cell anymore... what happened to all the talk... even Sony does not talk about it. Sony's new blu-ray stand alone players don't use the thing.

ohh and the following games had the PS3 as lead platform:

Burnout Paradise
Final Fantasy 13
Dead Space
Mirror's Edge
skate 2
Force Unleashed
Dark Sector
Devil May Cry 4

and it made no different.. except for the mandatory install on the PS3. The fact is that there is nothing to support that any exclusive game made on the PS3 can't be better on the xbox 360. You sir was moronized by Sony and will never admit it.

[RBLAZE1988]

No developer could make killzone 2 or uncharted 2 like for like, pixel for pixel, no loading times and have everything running the same on the 360. It's just how the ps3 architecture is. The 360 does better textures and has more gpu memory but the environments are always so linear and not as dynamic on 360 exclusives as they are on ps3 ones. The ps3 can do more things at once than the 360 if programmed correctly. If the code is from 360 architecture and ported to the more difficult ps3 architecture of course the 360 will come out on top. All those games you listed the ps3 was lead platform and both versions were pretty much the same so it is smarter to start on ps3 and port to 360

[Bladestar]

According to your logic about the architecture, pixel for pixel of the PS3 games... the same can applied to some xbox 360 games that take advantage of the xbox 360 architecture.. specially when it comes to GPU memory and multi-cores.

So, he point made by Simco876 that the xbox 360 do to being so limited that is affecting the game industry is false.

I mean this is obvious... Just because COD is also being made for the wii does not mean that both the PS3 and the xbox 360 will look like the wii version.. right? Developers tend to push their game to the metal on the hardware... in many cases they use different teams that specialize on the platform. Besides if the wii was the lead platform it would make the PS3 and xbox 360 game at least as good... you wouldn't expect the wii version to look better.. right? PC COD will look better than both PS3 and xbox 360 and it will not be because it was the lead platform. :)

[N4Great]

Bladestar, living in dream world, ignoring the best graphics this gen : gow3, uncharted2, killzone, ratchet, etc

not a single game on 360 can compete, and it's easier to work with !

just admit it, and stop spreading misinformation based on stupid multi comparisons : by the way, when they are not identical, ps3 also have better version sometime, like ff13, burn out, cod4, etc and many more, and many others without tearing, but even if we consider it's globaly the same thing, it's only because they don't want to spend more time/money on ps3 works, and because they are not talentend as naughty dog, insomniac, guerilla, etc simple as that : not a single multiplatform game has ps3 exclusives graphics, so don't compare inferiors games to help your unsecure mind, just try to beat the best one.

"Proven time after time that multiplatform games look and perform better on the xbox 360"

it's sad too see that some xboyz really believe that lies (they want to believe, because it's the last thing they have, with cross game chat), based on ridiculous screenshots comparisons, the reality is no way near to that statment, just play the game, they are the same most of the time, and it's bad for ps3, wich can give really better results.

[poopface1]

ANOTHER INFERIOR PS3 VERION AND ITS THE 360 THAT YOU CLAIM IS HOLDING BACK THE INDUSTRY?? AHAHHA DELUSIONAL much.

Maybe if the ps3 version wasnt so bad looking for all multiplats, then we could see what the 360 can do.

But since the ps3 cant keep up, they cant make the 360 version too much better.

[crazydrummerlad1]

that the ps3 is the inferior version. but lately ps3 has been getting better versions of multiplat games. jus look at castlevania and vanquish. it all comes down to the developers not the consoles. mw and mw2 looked practically identical. but honestly with a game like cod, graphics dont matter cuz they aint all that on either system imo.

[alphakennybody]

they never put rgb on full with the ps3 that's why its versions always looked so washed out.

[poopface1]

too bad that excuse that you are just making up cant help the worse looking textures on the ps3 version now will it.

[NickX]

Blurry textures on PS3 version. Noticed it straight away, end comments back up my observations.

Blurry game is blurry

[NnT3291]

Looks sharper on xbox360, but i think Treyarch did a good job on both consoles.

[ZombieStalker]

Hey, lets all buy both versions of Black Ops tomorrow and pause each version of the game and stand 2 inches from the screen and analyze the images! LOL Will you ever notice letters on some guys uniform in game? NO! Will you ever notice a shutter with texture issues, NO! It is a fast paced game where you will never notice these differences. Buy the game for the version where you have your friends. Other factors that can make a difference for someone...controller performance/preference, number of friends on each system, performance of PSN/XBL, DLC availability, etc.

Regardless of which system you buy the game for, it will be a fun game! And no know will deny that!!

[carreirabr]

And on top of that, PS3 owners will be still buying this crap port.

Saddly.

[Dellis]

^What choice do they have,

pay 60 + a new 360 + xbox live

or 60 and play for free on PS3??

COME ON

[Ruggadagod]

the quality of Sony's exclusives versus Microsoft's is so far apart that we actually have to compare MULTI-PLATFORM GAMES THAT ALWAYS RUN BETTER ON THE PC. i thought we would have learned this by now but i guess not. go ahead and gloat 360bros because I'll be playing this on my ps3 without having to pay an online fee. thanks Sony for caring about the consumer.

now I'm DEFINITELY not gonna buy multiplatform games for my 360 anymore. why would i do that when i can get it for my ps3? the only multiplatform game i can think of that people said that were truly better on the 360 was bayonetta.

[CREESH]

I know what you can do, Go and create another effing petition.

haaaaaaaa

[girlwithturn]

On ps3-system there was full-rgb and white parameters in options & they always turn off. Why do reviewers don't turn them on? Well, versions almost identical.

[SSKILLZ]

Killzone 3 will rape this shit

[GoldPS3]

I'm gonna wait for the best looking FPS ever, coming Feb. 2011. I have no interest in Black Ops.

[Thoreau]

looks bad. i will be on the multiplayer, but the game looks bad.
join me, psn-southpaw79

[Tron_Rocks]

Just another multi-platform game that looks better and plays better online for the mighty 360. Lens Of Truth again shows the truth.

[baker_boi]

Compared to the last game these dudes didnt even try to make the PS3 version look sellable.

If you got a PS3 and you buy this garbage you oughtah be slapped in yo mouf.

You go from parity to OMG TRASH! Listen yall, PS3 owners don't buy this game man. If you buy you only gon encourage them to deliver trash in their next game.

Let em feel the sting of wasting their time to put garbage on the PS3 with a record low of 0 purchases and they'll learn.

[Da_Evil_Monkey]

I'm a proud PS3/PC owner and I have no bias at all for the 360, if anything I admit I'm against it. But you have to be blind to not see that the 360 version is superior in the graphics department (in this comparison). Why after this long into the PS3's life cycle can devs not make both versions equal. It's not like the PS3 isn't capable of the same graphics, other games prove this. I blame laziness, either that or lack of ability.

[MetalProxy]

"blind to not see that the 360 version is superior" well look at the second to the last comparison (the one where hes driving the car) and look at his arm and look at the dash...wtf is going on there? the PS3 version has a wood dash the xbox has...well not sure, cuz its to damn dark. Both have problems!

[Da_Evil_Monkey]

That is simply down to adjusting the TV/in-game brightness to suit you. What cannot be changed sadly is the crappy textures on the PS3 version. Although I agree that both versions are nothing spectacular.

[MetalProxy]

both xbox and ps3 both have problems, why does the xbox have way more dark areas and the ps3 have bright area. Dont matter anyways iam not paying to play this game online.

[DXM1]

the 360 version looks a lot better. How you fellow ps3 owners are arguing the other way ill never understand.

I will not be buying any more multiplats (Except for deus ex 3) because of this reason. The exclusives on ps3 look better, multiplats look worse. We all know this... In fact id cancel this game but gf already pre-ordered for xmas so ill let this one slide.

Other than that i dont see the point in buying any more multi plats.

[The_Nameless_One]

The fanboy in me wants to know how the hell it's been almost 4 years into the PS3 life cycle and Tryarch is still can't produce decent textures on the PS3. At this point the system's life cycle I'm beginning to to think that Activation purposely gimps the PS3 version of their games given their very rocky relationship with Sony. No matter, Activation will keep milking this cow until eventually people will get fed up.

Now the gamer in me just says to everyone here to get the version your friends are getting.

[Ducky]

I don't want to buy this game because someone else has this game and their version has slightly better graphics.
/s

[GoldPS3]

I think the 360 version was darken to make it look better. If it was lighten it would look like the PS3 version.

[Sea_Man]

Going to wait in line baby!

[hackersdelight]

Wait in line for this rehash? Forget about it!

[Scenarist]

Im mad i gotta wait until 10-11 am to play the PC version via steam
while everyone else gets to play shortly after midnight (those that didnt order online or thru steam)

I wish steam released games at midnight... i mean its a digital distribution service for gods sake... why they cant program it to be available PROMPTLY at midnight is beyond me..

/rant ... all in a random thread at that

either way... ill show you sissies what TRUE HD looks like when i get my copy up and running

[Incipio]

Damn, I'm a majority PS3 player and supporter but damn did they do a crappy job on the PS3 port.

PS3 exclusives tell what the PS3 is capable of, but I simply cannot understand why developers cannot keep the PS3 on the same level 100% of the time for multiplats.

What the heck, man. Makes me a little bit upset.

[oghost85]

call of duty only on ps3 utilizing the disk space uh.. by the way how much data does a 360 hold on its puny easy to scratch disk? yeah a laughable amount compared to a BLU RAY!

[rlm42]

U mad?

[ArthurLee]

Take it easy its only a videogame.

[oghost85]

stay on topic xbots.

[Jazz4108]

N4troll is more like it.

[thernztrom]

Don't understand why they cant dveleop a game for both consoles, instead of developing it to the 360 and then conerting it to the ps3. It always makes the colors and sharpness look less good. We all now that the ps3 is capable of so much more..
But its the developers fault. Sad..

[Pika-pie]

What on earth are Treyarc playing at. That PS3 version looks god awful compared to the 360 version. At least Infinity Ward knew how to program for the PS3.

Was originally going to get the PS3 version with free online etc but now im going to have to gun for the 360.

And Lens of Truth IS 100% a reliable, independant, non bias source

[Mkai28]

Hmmm, do ppl really hate the 360 so much that eventhough according to the proof in the screen shots ppl make excusses? Let's be real, do not most third party games look better on 360. So why would it change now?

[kasasensei]

PC>360>PS3 as ALWAYS.

[Rahim92]

PS3 suffers from low res issues. Just look at the 2nd picture and the 6th(Garcia).

[devilhunterx]

What game engine is this running on?

[Soul Train]

An updated World at War engine.

[SCARE-KRO]

Anyone who......
thinks COD graphics are good only owns an XBOX360.

Ive been playing Black Ops and the graphics okay. Pretty crappy when you compare them to Killzone2/3 - but you do get 60FPS though.

However, when I think of the graphical quality of most Multiplat games, they are also below the standard of what I know the PS3 can produce. There is a number of reasons for this, but the biggest is that it needs to be made playable across other consoles. Its like they have to 'average' it out.

If the 360 didn't exist, think of how COD games would look.

Anyway Lens of truth is complete crap. Like that old saying "Anyone who says that they arn't crazy, probably is" is the same as the site being called "Lense of Truth - we only tell the truth". Anyone who stresses that they are telling the truth that much is probably lying.

The amount of bullshit being made up by people in the 360 camp is spinning out of control. They can sense that the 360 is slowly losing more and more ground to the PS3 across many fronts - in terms of hardware,features,graphics,exc lusives,sales and popularity.

I can only thank Microsoft for forcing Sony to step its game up this Gen and not rest on the successes of the PS2.

By the way - there is no mention of these so called 'differences' in any review that I have read - including the IGN US and UK reviews.

[Soul Train]

"By the way - there is no mention of these so called 'differences' in any review that I have read - including the IGN US and UK reviews."

That's because IGN gets paid to NOT say anything about the differences. The game looks like $hit anyway but your entire reasoning is wrong.

[SCARE-KRO]

that they have often commented about framerate and pop ins and other graphical issues as comapared between cosoles? GTA review for example... and various others.

My reasoning is fine.

[therapist]

wins by a giant margin......like always

thats why they don't include it, even game informer stopped the head to head shit...pc always wins, in performance(60 to 300 frames per second vs. the consoles at 20-30), in control, kbm shits on those clunky ass takes 20 seconds to do a 180 degree turn analog sticks, and most notably, pc DESTROYS console in graphics....the xbox and ps3 are the same, they both look like what they are, sub-hd, jaggies all over the screen blurry last gen messes.

pc-the only thing out that is always next-gen

[Close_Second]

...do 360 owners actually think the game looks good in terms of graphics?

Honestly Halo Reach looked great...Black Ops looks above average. This comparison is like arguing over who's $hit has more glitter.

[hatchimatchi]

Exactly, I came here to post the same thing. The game looks decent at best on both consoles.

[R_aVe_N]

Looks like the PS3 version does have some lighting issues the setting are set up to high. On the 360 side the light settings are set to low. Neither one look very good from those pictures there are pixels everywhere out of place. Very poor job of that little presentation there. Graphically this game is very average when you get up close.

[Stryfeno2]

Was there any doubts?

[r3p3lst33ltj3]

Take a look at the eurogamer/digital foundry gallery and video of both console versions. The two games are almost identical. Some slight lightning differences. Some texrture differences, sometimes in favour of PS3 sometimes in favour of xbox360. Adjusting the contrast should bring about some very similar results! Framerate analysis could be a differentiating factor off course.

http://www.eurogamer.net/ga...

Edit: seems like ps3 version is missing some SSAO

[Bordel_1900]

PS3 version doesn't even look like those screenshots.

Why do they not adjust the picture for their PS3?

Why do they adjust the screen for the X360 and the plug in the PS3 and assume that this is how it looks on PS3?

They have to set both consoles with the correct settings both on the console and on the screen.

I thought these fail comparisons were a thing of the past now.

The X360 version looks better though.