Battlefield 3 platform comparison: PS3 vs Xbox 360 vs PC

BeefJack: "We’ve spent some time with the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC versions of BATTLEFIELD 3, and taken some notes of our experiences. Here’s our platform comparison of the currently playable build..."

[fluffydelusions]

I'll sum up the article PC>PS3>360

[Zechs34]

Hasnt it been this way for a while? Lol. Still, that 360 footage did look good.

[Caleb_141]

I'm still amazed by how good the console versions look - if it wasn't for the 64 player count on PC I could quite happily get it on console :) No joke.

[floetry101]

The 64 player count is the difference for me. Battlefield was conceived for the PC, but when it comes down to the nitty-gritty, the graphics won't matter to me when I hit the online arena. Just give me the colossal battles I've been dying for since Battlefield 2.

[Substance101]

@fluffydelusions

Its more like:

PC>>>>>>&am p;am p;gt ;>>>>>>>& amp; amp;g t;>>>>>>> & gt;>>>>>>&am p;gt ;>>>>>>> >>>>>>>&a mp;a mp;gt ;>PS3 = Xbox 360

No need to delude yourself, even if there are differences between PS3 and xbox 360 they are piddly at best.

I thought console gamers didnt care about graphics, so why make a flame bait post?

[lociefer]

ill prob get it for ps3 , but the 64 player count is really somethng, looks like my ati 5770 will be fried runnig bf3

[Substance101]

@Lociefer

5770 is a great GPU, it never was highend even when it was launched. However its still an excellent Mid range GPU.

It will probably end up playing BF3 on high settings at 1080p with low AA. Which probably will be leagues ahead of whatever the PS3 will be doing. The choice is yours, however i would hands down buy PC version if i had a 5770. Also remember the PS3 version will remain stagnant, however few years later if you do decide to upgrade your PC, your game gets an auto upgrade too ;-)

[Biggest]

Wow, dude. You must really, really like the PS3. I can tell because you have to add it to all your comments. Did you marry one and now it nags you to play with it all the time?

[WrAiTh Sp3cTr3]

Why would 360 gamers care about this game? Matter of fact, why console gamers care about this game, lol, it's targeting the pc crowd...

[HellzAssassin]

@Caleb_141

I agree, the 64 player count is the dealbreaker for me. I've got BF3 pre-ordered for PC right now; but I'll get it for PS3 later on when the price drops. But it still looks damn good on consoles.

[badz149]

BF3 is PC exclusive? NO! CoDs on PC are also looking way better than consoles too but you know what, it's a console-focused game! in fact, all multiplats looks better on PC but does that mean console gamers can't be excited about them too? get off the jerk horse for a minute and be happy that more people get to play BF3!

[hard joe]

even though the graphics pc>ps3>xbox360
i predict the sales will be xbox360>ps3>pc

[MaxXAttaxX]

[From DICE]
http://i51.tinypic.com/33es...

Here's more:
http://www.slideshare.net/D...

[Kevin ButIer]

The hard part for me is the 24 player restriction for consoles, if you make a fair comparison this game looks amazing even on the 360.

[jetlian]

look better than ps3 mark my words

nothing in this article has one once of proof

[MaxXAttaxX]

Wow, I guess what I posted is a lie along with the information provided by DICE themselves. There's just no way it could look good. /s

[ApplEaglElephant]

Those are legit information that Dice said.

but i guess fanboys dont like them.

[kikizoo]

Jetlian, like othe delusional fanboy are awlways dreaming of multiplatform "looking better on 360" even when guys who have seen the games told us the opposite (lol)

denial guys (like jazz, and other fanboyz) : most of the multiplatform don't "look better", it's exactly the same game most of the time (and score/review tell you that), and it's sad, because the ps3 versions should be always better (like bbc3 apparently)

BY the way "402" is a new multiaccount of ati, or qwerty, or another pc dreamer, so...

[Dart89]

Can't we just say they all look good on their platforms instead of making a flame war??

[TheFirstClassic]

Judging by those disagrees, no, no we cannot.

[Gamer1982]

I seriously doubt anybody really buys because it looks better on one console than another anyway. I buy PS3 games over 360 purely because my friends are on ps3 doesn't matter if a 360 version may look better or is even cheaper in some cases. At the end of the day we don't choose our multi-platform games based on graphics we base on other factors such as favorite console and friends. So comparing graphics articles is silly as for comparing with PC well... Whats the point?

[hadriker]

I don't understand how this is flame bait. he really did just sum up the article.

[DaTruth]

I don't understand, how is this trolling; he really did just sum up why they are calling it flame-bait!

[Legion]

@DaTruth

Simply put when he started out his reply with "360 crowd is butt hurt" it drops him into the trolling realm and nothing after that statement matters.

[sourav93]

In the end, it looks great on all platforms.

[eon0]

Your rational statement has no place within these comments, good sir!

[sourav93]

So the disagrees mean it "doesn't" look good on all platforms?

[Getowned]

It dose look really good on all platforms Dice is doing a wonderful job.

[Bakkies]

Haha, love how people disagree with you. Bunch of idiots trolling the disagree button.

[ProperFunked]

seriously though right. at least on console the gameplay is consistent. with PC (which im on) we're constantly configuring and re configuring our settings to find something that looks REALLY pretty without losing too many playable frames. console just pops in the disc and plays without this concern cuz you can't make these adjusments. when it comes to this i envy console gamers. (also have PS3, but i bought a 6970 for this game, still dont feel satisfied, yes, which IS my fault)

[frostypants]

Correction: GOOD PC>PS3>360. A crappy PC will still look crappy.

[Pandamobile]

A crappy PC will look like consoles.

[kramun]

It doesn't cost a lot for a half decent pc that could play the game and look better than consoles frosty. And believe it or not, a lot of people do have them.

[Soldierone]

A lot of people HERE have them, but HERE (N4G and gaming website communities) are not EVERYONE. We will have to wait for sales numbers for any factual evidence to prove that statement.

As for now, there is a clear and logical reason its going to consoles.

[Computersaysno]

Minimum spec of this on PC is a machine spec that craps all over the consoles lol

A core 2 duo and 8800GT is four year old and minimum, and that poops from a great height over everything in either console.

This being the 'crappy' PC that you need to run this. That being the case, then ANY machine that meets min spec of it will beat the living daylights out of 360 and PS3.

Accept this fact.

[DaTruth]

My Dell PC's are 8 years old with integrated graphics and the Pentium has no numbers!!

How do you think it will run???

[Legion]

I have 4 PCs only one will play this game with any real quality over the consoles. And I only use that machine for graphics design, game design and animation tooling so it doesn't get commercial games installed on it. Looks like I will be getting this game for my console of choice. (Actually my console of choice is The Sega Saturn... so I will get this game for my console of second choice?)

[kikizoo]

"It’s the lead platform, and the processing power of high-end PCs is quite remarkable these days. (Bear in mind that the game was running on top-spec machines with the latest nVidia video tech.)"

a high end pc !! and because it's the leadplatform...(but even with that advantage, some people don't see the differences apparently : last week article, so it's remain the same game on console)

"pc is over an ENTIRE generation ahead of ps3 and 360 thats like 35x the power of consoles avaialble on a single gpu high end pc "

LOL (don't forget the 45 pentium 4 in the cell), but most of all, before you 'll can see 20% (not 35X) better graphics, you have to wait 3,4 years after you buy your good graphic card...(i am buying joystick/pc each months, and most of the game are not as beautifull as most of the console ones, even with 1080)

[Denethor_II]

I just spend £1000 on PC parts so I hope it plays okay.

[InNomeDiDio]

PC>>PS3>>>>X 360

[402]

WHAT?!

pc is over an ENTIRE generation ahead of ps3 and 360 thats like 35x the power of consoles avaialble on a single gpu high end pc

both consoles are very similar in power with the ps3 being slightly more powerful overall take a look at gears 3,forza 4, RAGE and crysis 2 on 360 would you ? the gap is minimal not nearly as much as the gap between xbox1 and ps2

dice themselves have said both console version will look the same this was also the case with bad company 2 so why doubt them.

the ps3 version will only be better because it comes with an extra game and on 1 disk and you also get access to the dlc a week earlier but in the graphics department they'll be roughly equal.

the pc version of battlefield 3 will make both console versions look like ps2 games but quite a lot of pc games already visually humiliate even the best looking console games in such a manner.

[Parapraxis]

no guys it's really
PC =-><<></?>36 0<.@+###<PS3

...duh!

[Unaffected]

no videos or screesn = no evidence

[hard joe]

moved to above

[electricshadow]

You gotta give props to DICE for them working with 5-6 year old hardware and making it look as good as it does. Everyone knows DICE is going to look better on the PC, but the game looks really good on the PS3/360. Regardless of the platform you're getting on, this game is going to be great.

[andibandit]

As a former PC gamer, now console gamer, i just wish the rest of the console gaming community could try the game with 64players, just for a week. It really makes alot of difference.

[SuperStrokey1123]

It would be nice if they actually posted some pictures with this comparison.

[Brownghost]

exactly it would have been more believable

[JellyJelly]

I'll wait for Digital Foundry to do an in-depth comparison (of the retail version). They are the only ones around who do them properly.

[Optical_Matrix]

Sounds like it's the PS3 version for me. I have it on pre-order on 360 because that's what my mates are playing it on, but seeing as I can't get the PC version I want the best possible console version and it seems as though the PS3 will offer that.

[InNomeDiDio]

It's easy in this case, the better the hardware so the better the graphics.

PC
Ps3
X360

[Soldierone]

Most 360 users will jump on the MW3 bandwagon as soon as possible anyways. They might come back, but at least for a short while it WILL happen.

And yes I said MOST, not ALL, so don't get all mad If your a 360 gamer and I said that lol

[DigitalRaptor]

Yeah Evetssteve, that makes total sense

/s

[DiRtY]

Best selling PS3 games:

No. 1 - Call of Duty Black Ops
No. 2 - Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2
No. 3 - Call of Duty World at War

Yes, Xbox 360 owners and their CoD ...

[monkeymagik]

They probably are not allowed to show you pics to say one is worse etc.

But i can concur.

PS3 is being used as Two gpu's by using the SPU'S.

I'm actually getting the game on PC, but i might buy it on PS3 as well,lol.

The game looks awesome regardless.

[sourav93]

Just a small thing; the ps3 version isn't being used as 2 gpus. The SPUs do not carrying out graphics/video processing...however, they do take the load off of the cpu and gpu by carrying out other calculations such as physics, ray tracing, etc. Not trying to be OTT or anything, just though you should know the correct functions. Cheers.

[Dark_king]

@sourav93 Guess you don't know the original PS3 design used two cells and no gpu.So yes the cell can do graphic/video processing.However it was to expensive and they went with the current GPU.They were talking a 200$ loss already two cells would of been a good bit more.

[Ju]

You are mistaken.

SPU-Based Deferred Shading in BATTLEFIELD 3 for Playstation 3

http://www.slideshare.net/D...

[Ju]

Lol @ the disagrees. Ha ha ha. This is a paper published by Dice. But obviously they don't know what they are doing...

[Dark_king]

@Ju,since when has a developer known how the game they made works.Must be the same four that disagreed with me for my comment.

[sourav93]

Fine. Guess I missed that article about SPU-based DS. I stand corrected. Btw I didn't disagree to anyone's comment. Peace

[Mrmagnumman357]

dont know why they disagreed, maybe some 360 fanboys. But based off my knowledge with tech your spot on. The PPU core on the ps3 does processing and physics, and the spu's are essentially another gpu. 5 spu's are equal to one rsx. So basically the ps3 has two rsx's and then more with the extra 2 spu's. Its pretty obvious ps3 has a little more power, but 360 has a better online, so take your pick because they are both excellent consoles with different advantages

[FunkMcnasty]

bubbles for clear thinking and projected logic. Uncommon on this website.

I'm torn because I also have it preoredered for 360 as that's where most of my friends are (plus I cant do FPS's with the reversed trigger controls on the ps3--I need the big triggers for guns and the little bumper buttons for grenades, not vice-versa). Unfortunately for me it looks as though the Ps3 version looks better..

And before someone asks, NO. I'm not buying both versions. I'm not one to buy a version of a game on both conosles. I pick one and go with it.

[402]

@Mrmagumman357

the SPEs are used to accelearate both the ppe AND the RSX and there are only 6 spes available to game developers(1 is reserved for the OS and 1 was disabled to increased yield remember ?)

but your right the ps3 is a bit more powerful than 360 overall the gap may not be much but its STILL a difference.

the 360 isn't far behind though check out gears 3

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

OBVIOUSLY doesn't look quite as good as UC3 but it comes close it actually surpasses UC2 visuals(you'll have to play it without fanboy glasses on to realize this).

gears 3 is the ultimate proof that although ps3 is more powerful overall 360 is very close. so the ps3 version of BF3 can potentially be netter looking overall than the 360 version if dice uses the little extra power the ps3 has.

Although BF3 on 360 doesn't look as good as gears of war 3 so that can only mean they also aren't pushing the 360 to the max

I guess only exclusives can truly push consoles to their limits

[Heishiro__Mitsurugi]

PS3 version for me. Not even sure my Geforce9500 GT could play this... ,and Im not getting the 360 ver cause most of my friends are on psn. Get the version your friends get. Battlefield is always about team work.

[WetN00dle69]

I applaud you good sir! Very well said!

[kingdoms]

You should probably wait for the final games to release before you celebrate. There's no telling what builds people are playing. We heard all this crap before from media and even devs.

Who ever beefjack is they're the only ones willing to compare these unfinished games, the rest of the media know better assuming these guys are telling the truth and not simpley repeating the ramblings of the fanboys comparing that TGS PS3 off camera video with the 360 trailer.

IMO they're not telling the truth about hands on but are repeating gibberish over that TGS ps3 footage and the 360 trailer. We seen pics of the game are you telling me EA can force these guys not to show their own proof?

[Mrmagnumman357]

just because they are less known isn't a reason to automatically say they are lying. Even if it looks better on ps3, it wont be a huge difference, the ps3 has enough horsepower if they hit the highest potential to make it just a little better then 360, so only someone that stares at games and doesn't play them would notice.

[J_Cob]

I believe they got their information from ancient aliens. I could be wrong though.

[jriquelme_paraguay]

Pictures or didnt Happen

[TravUK]

In other news. The sun sets in the west.
Three cheers for stating the obvious.

[FunkMcnasty]

completely off topic: Love you're avatar.. Christina Hendricks.. mmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

She is the Reason I began watching "Mad Men"... (well, plus I wanted to see Aaron Staton not be Cole Phelps for once too)

[monkeymagik]

Maybe your past where the sunsets:) (city slickers 2)

[MGRogue2017]

Was the 360 version running off the disk? Does the PS3 version have a mandatory install?

I must know the answers to these two questions as I own all three platforms, PC, PS3 & X360 & I'm still pondering on which one to get the game for.. I guess I'll just have to try out the open beta on all of 'em, find out for myself. :)

[sourav93]

Well since you have all three platforms, and are "pondering on which one to get the game for", shouldn't you just go for the PC version? Because that it obviously going to be the best version of the game, stated by DICE themselves. So I would say get the PC version, unless you have reasons not to e.g. more console friends, etc.

[KonaBro]

When I go to buy my games this fall:

BF3 = PC/PS3
MW3 = 360

Gotcha.

[Mrmagnumman357]

they are disagreeing because its cool to hate mw3 apparently, and even though they barely change the game, its still really fun and i understand why its popular

[Legion]

@Suicide_King (below I guess?)
"Why would anyone buy a Battlefield game for anything but PC? There are clearly PC titles.
Did anyone enjoy Battlefield 2 on console?....oh wait. Nope."

PC Sales: 629,737 http://gamrreview.vgchartz....

PS3 Sales: 2,364,268 http://gamrreview.vgchartz....

Xbox 360 Sales: 3,047,519 http://gamrreview.vgchartz....

I guess a whole lot of console owners were not enjoying the game.

[OC_MurphysLaw]

Comparisons will be made for sure. I do find it a bit funny though that we are now comparing unfinished builds of games for articles. next up they will start reviewing the preview and giving it a score. Err... wait...have they already started doing that?

[AngelicIceDiamond]

Exactly the game is not even done yet and they're previewing unfinished products. Plus they still have a beta coming out... So people need to quit assuming that the Xbox is the "Weakest" version, its gonna play fine just like the PlayStation. The consoles will play very well.

[AngelicIceDiamond]

Funny how they say the 360 is the "weakest" of the console ports when the game isn't even done yet when they leaked the pre-Alpha footage and when they showed off gameplay for the first time on the Xbox its still isn't done yet its looks ok but still needs work. give it more time for Dice to work with MS machine. Seeing its super obvious they had allot of time with the PS3 build.

[Jocosta]

I consider myself pro Xbox, even though I own a Ps3, and I am willing to admit it if the 360 lags behind, it is what it is and nothing I say will magically change the hardware specs.

[AngelicIceDiamond]

whatever it up to u if u wanna judge a game thats not even complete. If thats the case you're not considered a "Pro Xbox" or a real gamer in general. Its "Lagging behind" because its the third unfinished port. I can't believe you can't accept that.

[SweatyFlorida]

Funny how you say "it still isn't done yet" when that can be said for Ps3 version and it's (much older) footage/build as well. Last I checked, the 360 gameplay was the latest (only a week or so ago) to be shown, so wouldn't that have been the latest build?

So if it's the weakest SO FAR, then it IS the weakest so far. The game comes out next month, so I doubt they'll be improving much of anything graphics wise for consoles (will have more focus on multiplayer than anything else, especially with Beta's arriving soon.)

Of course, only when the game is officially out is when we'll get the straight facts, but as of now...PC>>PS3>360

[humbleopinion]

Let's wait for the DF in depth analysis, shall we? If I had a nickle for every time I heard a pre-release "this versions looks better" only to be proven completely incorrect I'd be able to buy the limited version of every game on all platforms...

[Gazondaily]

Lol brilliant.

[FrigidDARKNESS]

if BF3 doesn't look as good as MW2 on the 360 the game will bomb big time.

[squeeb]

Mouse + KB support, PC all the way!

[kramun]

It's no contest really is it?

[THC CELL]

Dunno the way ps3 move plays mouse and keyboard can have a run for money.

[Getowned]

M+KB is awesome but i would love to play BF3 with the sharp shooter that would be amazing i havent picked up my sharpshooter in a while since socom4.

[artdafoo]

BC2 already looks better than, all COD games. So I'm sure BF3 will destroy it visually, and everybody already knew the PS3 version was gonna the better of the two since E3 when Dice said they where taking advantage of the SPUs for the lighting, sorry 360 boys you lost this one fair and square. Oh well, you guys still have MW3.

[josephayal]

No love for the WII U and PS-Vita?

[JonnyBigBoss]

I'm getting PC and PS3 versions.

PC (higher limit) = PS3 (earlier DLC, best community) >>>> 360 (yuck)

[capcock]

PS3 commuinty is better than PC community?
fly home to your planet Jonny.

[402]

pc=ps3 ?

the pc version of BF3 makes the ps3 version look like a ps2 game. both console versions will be the same according to dice. Jonny is obviously a ps3 fanboy bet he doesn't know that pc overshadowed consoles in horsepower since 2005 but consoles still have amazing games which is why I have them. graohics aren't everything I know that

[caboose32]

Yea not sure what he is talking about.

PC has a pretty damn hardcore dedicated community for that game.

[Getowned]

I don't know i feel it depends on what game you are playing community wise on each platform try being a noob on L4D2 see how fast you get kicked on PC lol get on TF2 it's an amazing experience on PC and the community is great i havent had a problem with one person.even on ps3 it's really all the same you're going to get an asshole in you're game or a good player maybe even rarely make a friend who knows.

[Tempjf]

"This is, of course, an unfinished build of the game"

lol

[capcock]

Game is ported from PC and better on ps3 than 360?
Holy shit I don't think this has ever happened before, let's celebrate :D

[Ju]

Not a port. Developed with very specific implementations for each platform.

[vyke3]

Portal 2?

[Jazz4108]

Well when the masses buy it on 360 and the reviwers who are all biased according to ps3 fans on n4g rate the 360 a better performer like 99 percent of mult games with no mandatory installs I guess you wil still have n4g to pad your eagos.

[MasterD919]

Wtf does it matter?

Is anyone specifically buying a new PC, Xbox or PS3 for this game? I'm just glad I have a device that can handle playing this game.

[gravemaker]

many of pc gamers will buy new upgrades for their systems just for the bf3

[PygmelionHunter]

I only ask for a decent frame rate on my PS3 version, 64 players would've been nice but We all know it is not possible...

[dalibor]

Well there is Mag anything is possible but something has to give as far as consoles go. Wonder how Mag would have turned out on the PC if it was designed for it specifically.

[_Aarix_]

Mag had a lot of players at the cost of graphical power. It kinda looks ugly.

[ATi_Elite]

I wish they would stop saying High End PC's cause any mid range PC ($500 to $800) will be able to run BF3 on max settings at 1080p with 4xAA.

The intentional and repeated remark of "High End PC" only adds to the misinformation about PC Gaming and it's cost. So to be clear you DO NOT need a $3000 $2000 or even a $1000 PC to run BF3 in all it's glory.

click this link to see if your PC can run BF3 on minimum or recommended settings!

http://www.systemrequiremen...

[RegorL]

Recommended system => 'Medium' graphics

'Ultra' requires GTX580 SLI (or comparable ATI I guess)...

But I would wait for next generation graphics and buy a mid level board, as I believe that even your $500 PC will produce graphics looking better than most other games.

[ATi_Elite]

No game requires a 580 SLI set-up to run.

Many in the Alpha have reported running the game very easily and it looks great even with some MINOR eye candy turned off due to Alpha. The game will only be optimized even further after Beta and before launch.

just go to youtube and view the game and it's stunning graphics then view the up loaders PC specs.

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

[RegorL]

@ATi_Elite
"No game requires a 580 SLI set-up to run."

Did I say that? I was in the Alfa with an GT220!

"mid range PC ($500 to $800) will be able to run BF3 on max settings at 1080p with 4xAA"

I do not think BF3 has a setting called "max" but if you mean "Ultra" then your statement above is wrong. I do not remember "Ultra" being an option in Alfa - but that might say more about my graphics card...
(the video you mention links to "Crysis 2 Gameplay/Ultra Settings")

[RegorL]

CORRECTED info on twitter from repi

Recommended system => 'High' settings

But there is still one even higher setting 'Ultra'...

[LakerGamerEnthusiast]

hmm wanna try out this website u supplied but don't know if I can trust it or not since its asking me 2 download software.. O.o any suggestions anyone?

[Bladesfist]

Its a well known usefull program... It just downloads that software so it can scan your pc and see what specs you have then it checks it against a database to see if you pass and tells you what you need to upgrade if you dont

[LakerGamerEnthusiast]

ok Bladesfist thx for the feedback, Ill try it out then and see what shows up thanks again! :D

[Impaler]

I'll wait to see how the game stacks up on my 360 and my roommates PS3 when it releases. This article is merely here-say(and his opinion) without any evidence whatsoever(aside from the PC looking the best of the three which is common sense)

[DistrictSix]

lies,lies all lies. ok maaaybe? pc a little better graphically but olny cos they co$t more. but xbox cant be the worst plse god no!!

[DistrictSix]

ok who disagreed with my comment, ???... show ur face goddamn it! jk

[BubloZX]

Dude I bought that $679 gears 360 does it make it better than a $500 dollar gaming PC with a mid range graphics card? No.

However I agree the 360 version can't be that much different from the ps3 version. But whatever if its true ill just get it for my ps3

[Saleem101]

Getting ps3 version...

[_Aarix_]

Getting Xbox 360 Version...

[monkeymagik]

http://uk.gamespot.com/foru...

Think of spu's as another GPU compute source.

That is why the PS3 will be the better console version.

It's the same story with RAGE.

[DtotheRoc]

well i do hope you're right since i opted for the PS3 version over the PC version of Rage but i must say all the footage i've seen so far of the xbox version looks mighty fine and i haven't seen any ps3 footage yet but maybe i just dont' know where to look. if you know where please message me. thanks.

[WetN00dle69]

Agreed, i too have not seen any RAGE ps3 footage.

[AO1JMM]

right!

/sarcasm

[altair808]

high-pcs are too damn expensive...ps3 for me..:)

[DtotheRoc]

really though all you need to do is spend some money on a videocard and bump up your ram and you can have the same "top-tier" experience with almost any decent gaming PC. for the price of roughly 300.00 i bet you could manage if you tried newegg.

[Ocean]

PS3 gamers have nothing to worry about....neither will 360er's...just enjoy BF3 on your platform of choice

[danieldeath]

nope!! chuck telsa..

[Funky Town_TX]

can't wait for the lense of truth side by sides so I can make a choice. I can't wait for this game.

[WetN00dle69]

Lens of Truth really??!!!
Ill wait for Digital Foundry.
LoT are nothing but B****a** Sony Fanboys!

[DtotheRoc]

i really liked the honesty of the author. i jsut wish he had posted some videos comparing the three so we could judge for ourself but nonetheless i'm hoping all issues are resolved before or during our beta/demo :) whatever developers are calling it these days lol. thanks again to the author for the nice, subtle analysises--not sure if i said that right haha.

[Inzo]

Wow...... I never saw this coming.

[banner]

I get it.... Pc has much more power over the consoles. That doesn't change the fact that on consoles the game looks great And most ppl will enjoy on a console.

I would love for all these aaa games to have cross online gaming with pc. would be sweet to kick all you cocky bastards ass online, send that beating from a console.

[lugia 4000]

PC>>>PS3=Xbox360

Ill believe on what DICE says, not some beefcrap website I don't know from anywhere.

[SITH]

Agreed. Dice opinion and their history making these games supersede some random person who has no proof they had access to the content to formulate such opinions.

[Treyb3yond]

You are still playing the same game, except on pc it looks nicer. Once you get used to that, it's the same game. Better reflections or not. It's the same game.

Personally I'll get the ps3 version. I got the big sound, the big screen and all my friends on there.

[cedaridge]

Treyb3yond i agree with u. Clearly the ps3 IS the better version this time round. xb360 for MW3 no doubt! psn: cedaridge / xbl: cedaridge

[WetN00dle69]

How can you be so sure?? The game isnt even out yet. These comparisons were made by playing an unfinished product. Or so he said he played them all.

[MasterCornholio]

You might be right about that. Dice said so themselves that they starting working on the 360 version after the PS3 one. So while beefjack might be right about the PS3 version being superior. The build that they played is an old one and thus the 360 version was probably not optimized yet.

[Jack_DangerousIy]

I am SO looking forward to playing this on my ____!!

Can't wait for more Battlefield.

[Brownghost]

who cares im gonna enjoy this and since almost all my friends are on xbox im fine with it. Might get the pc version later

[SITH]

Hi, my name is Joe n4g.com user, I believe everything I read especially from some random source that claims to have intimate access to all 3 versions of the game with enough confidence to write a detailed measurement of them. Nevermind if he did, which I doubt, he is looking at alpha or beta footage. I will wait like an adult and make my own assessment. I am tired of opinions of others dominating the one we all should make on our own just because some person started a website and can broadcast an opinion.

[Pootangpie]

telling me which versions better without any screenshot comparsions

[Resistance]

... flamebait lol.

[Gamer-Z]

BF3 for PS3

MW3 for Xbox

[Hozi]

Tell you what. Any PC gamer who wants to buy me a semi powerful PC to play this game I will give a way my xbox and PS3 to anyone who wants it.

[Jdrm03]

"unfinished build" haha.

[0321]

Yeah. 64 players. 60% of those will be hackers, Just like Bad Company 2 on PC. Nothing but hackers.

[Enjoigamin]

Maybe... But no evidence but beefjack.com lol... Can't believe this obviously and i hope it is better on the ps3 for the years of all the other multiplatform shafting.

[GrumpyVeteran]

Tearing in the PC version? That's good, I guess... means he was getting at least over 60fps.

[Lord_Sloth]

Any1 else notice there's like...NO clothing effects in this game?

[MasterCornholio]

PC will be the best but since i dont own a gaming PC and cant afford one i will have to go with the PS3 version.

Seriously why is anyone surprised at this? Dice worked their butts off the PS3 version since day one so i am not surprised that this has happened.

[AO1JMM]

360/PS3 look exactly the same.

FYI, PC FTW!

[ToNKA11]

man can't u all see this, it's no doubt a marketing scheme.

first of all i am not the kind who go over graphics if the gameplay is affected, i prefer 360, why? because FPS games feels more at home on 360, i am not a 360 whore guy nor PS3, because bieng a fan of a piece of electronic is simply stupid and pathetic, i just prefer FPS games on 360, only because of the controller feels more natural on FPS category.

[ToNKA11]

plus it feels more natural playing on a keyboard and mouse, i used to be a pc gamer back on the geforce 5 and 6 family :), but in our country, pc hardware is expensive and i stopped at this point where i can't build a good rig, so i'm buying the game on 360

[optimus]

Wow, it seems that people in here have more than 1 gaming system to be able to argue what they are getting it for. I only have 1 so I'm not going to bang my head deciding what to get it for. It's bound to look and play better than anything I played 5 yrs ago and that's good enough for me. Why even argue this much about minor details?... and yes the details will be "minor" (minus the player count on pc which I couldn't care less about.).

[thespaz]

My thoughts exactly. I think the days where the 360 had a huge difference in game quality is behind us now. If anything, the PS3 has the slight edge lately. I say slight edge because both games are near identical but one game might have a few more frames per second or less screen tearing, but it's nothing you're going to notice without an analyzer.

[tonywood]

360 version will sell the most mw3 copies....because bf3 is not as appealing to them. So, graphics of bf3 (or mw3) won't matter. Personaly, I prefer battlefield cause killstreaks and perks makes mw series too comercial...in my opinion. People like camping, sniping, and unearned perk kills. I'm not hating though...its just a game.

I prefer the bf experience more....regardless of graphics. (360 & ps3 games are pretty much the same graphicaly, except for a few exclusive titles....but not a real deal breaker.) I have both systems...ps3 is my go to system, but I love gears of war. For me...even though XBL is a rip off (online gaming is the same!) Gears is worth a 360 purchase. THE ONLY GAMES I OWN & PLAY ON 360.

[simonrope]

Ive read other posts that say it goes in this order: PC>XBOX>PS3. Which is what you'd expect.

[for we are many]

I've always been a gameplay-over-graphics case, but Ps3 fanboys are really annoying, I own both consoles plus wii and I assure you from experience and research that at least 80% of multi-platform games end up being better on 360 despite all the noise and fuss made by sony fanboys and in case of the actual difference between the games, it's actually bigger when these games are better on 360 that sometimes the ps3 editions are on the verge of being unplayable like the case with Bayonetta and Orange box, that doesn't mean that this game might not end up with the smaller group of multiplats better on ps3, either way the difference is non deal breaker most of the time. Personally I prefer 360 'cos of better interface, no mandatory install, 360 controller more suited to FPS games, better online with more friends and cross-game chat, besides, achievements > trophies IMO. Final say: wait until release date is eminent for sites like Lensoftruth.com or Digital foundry of Eurogamer.com have their comparative analysis published.

Oh, and a high end PC will always be superior.

[ape007]

that's third place mentality here on N4G

[thespaz]

It doesn't matter to me which version is best because I'm not getting any of them.

Quite frankly... I'm really tired of ALL first person games.

I've been playing a lot of Uncharted, Infamous and Tomb Raider games and those tend to be my style of gameplay.

I used to be into FPS games... don't get me wrong, but I just have FPS fatigue right now.