GameDaily The Orange Box PS3 - Allow us to introduce you to the Xbox 360 version's slower yet still enjoyable cousin

GameDaily writes:

"Half-Life 2: The Orange Box is a collection of five superb shooters value priced at $59.99. Valve blends its older games with newer content, delivering an essential bundle only a fool would ignore, unless said fool demands the best version. Although the PS3 edition is lots of fun, it runs noticeably slower than its Xbox 360 counterpart."

[Multigamer]

360 best version again.

[mighty_douche]

but dont take that as a sign of POWER!! simple, thats what happens when a quality developer like Valve allows EA to get anywhere near it.

[InMyOpinion]

True. Look at Bioshock, Halo 3, PGR4 or Mass Effect as signs of power instead =)

[rofldings]

Really? You're going to give Halo 3 and Mass effect as examples of Power?

Bioshock looks better on my PC.

[mighty_douche]

PC version will ALWAYS look better than console counterparts, but at a cost!

[JsonHenry]

Someone needs to start a tally of the games that are better on the Xbox 360 versus the PS3. That way when Sony tells us that the PS3 is about "potential" we can throw it in their faces and tell them it is time to live up to said "potential" or I am selling my damn near always inferior PS3 to make room for the better system.

[The_Engineer]

the best version of a game that looks like crap on the 360??

somehow I think Ps3 owners will be able to survive this crisis...lol

[DEADEND]

Unless someone gets me this for XMAS there's no way I'm playing it and that's sad because I really wanted to buy it, it was on my top 5 games to get this holiday session. Hey this is what you get when you give a EA a game to work on, but most importantly I blame VALVE for giving it to EA because they knew they were going to do a crappy job on this port.

[6wl]

Its almost like Valve didn't want more money. To be honest, I'd probably buy it if EA came out and went "yep, rushed out for xmas, made a bit of a shod job, but there will be a patch by end of Jan" or something

[RudeSole Devil]

Time and time again this keeps happing with ports. From now on I will never buy games that are cross platform for PS3 again. One example is Call of Duty 4; although it looks great on PS3, it still looks better on Xbox 360 (I own both games and systems). Stick with exclusives until developers make the PS3 their primary UPC (if ever).

[TANOD]

GAMEZONE gave PS3 version 9.6 and x360 version 9.5

PS3 version also scored higher in graphics

[Danja]

COD4 looks better on the 360..? uhh you sure...Nope there pretty equal..dude...quit with the BS

and you do realise that EA made the PS3 version right...what did you expect..?

the days of Bad PS3 ports are coming to an End...and the PS3 1st party games literally put that of the 360 to shame....haha 2008 FTW...!!

[chanto23]

The PS3 version looks slightly better than the 360 version...

But i have to say that when i used to play on a VIORE 720p HDTv the 360 did look better, now that i bought the Samsung 1080p HDTV the PS3 version looks better...so TV's make a difference...

[jiggyjay]

Yeah it looks the same! Sad for PS3 owners because they expected next gen to start when the PS3 launched! The only thing different with the PS3 and 360 version is the 360 version has better online, has rumble already!

[RudeSole Devil]

COD4 on the PS3 looks and plays great, but some textures on the Xbox 360 version look better. I have no reason to lie, I own both games.

http://www.eurogamer.net/ar...

[chester]

the ONLY way someone thinks Call of Duty 4 looks better on one platform over another is if they are looking for one to be better then the other. they ran side by side comparisons of the game and it was without a doubt the most consistent game across the two platforms that has been released to date. personal bias is the only thing that makes one look better then the other.

[Baron79]

If you read the article shawnpfiore linked , it does say "There's the occasional better-looking texture on 360"

Also, I am tired of $hitty PS3 ports. I own 1 game for the thing. DMC4 is the next multi-platform game I will get, and I plan on getting it for the PS3. But not without waiting for reviews of both versions. The proof is there, besides CoD4, most PS3 ports are horrendous.

[uxo22]

Although you are correct gamezone scored (COD4) the ps3 version a 96 with a graphics subscore of 9.7 and the 360 version a 95 with a graphics subscore of 9.5. How are you going to base which one is better based on a single review or a simple opinion.

Not to mention, that particular tactic is very simple to duplicate the other way around. For example base on reviews at metacritic.com, Ferrago scored the ps3 version a 90 and the 360 version a 95, Game Chronicles scored the ps3 version a 96 and the 360 version a 98. See what I mean these thing mean nothing.

Both games have a metascore of 9.4 which means IMO that they are equally good and both top quality titles. The fact that the 360 is quoted as being slightly faster than the ps3 version (Orange Box) is once again something said by a reviewer, and to be honest with you, as long as the game runs well and plays well, why should anyone truly care if it runs slightly faster. It's not like they can play cross platform against one another.

You guys will argue over ANYTHING, and I MEAN ANYTHING.

[Big Jim]

For everyone saying that COD4 looks identical on both consoles, or that the PS3 version looks better, have you played the game on both consoles? I rented COD4 for the PS3 and 360 at the same time and played them on the same TV, on the same settings, both using component cables, and there is no question that the 360 version looks better. A lot better in fact. The textures are much, much worse for the PS3, and the aliasing is much, much worse for the PS3. Actually, the lighting is worse for the PS3 also. The PS3 version honestly looks really bad in comparison. Don't believe EA when they try to tell you that both versions look identical. Thats trash.

[sniddles]

look at this, for the most part they look the exact same to me, BUT,
there are parts of the game where 360 has better textures, cmon guys, we already know this!!.

http://ezbugs.x10hosting.co...

Look at the car-ride pic, look at his hat and the headrest, and tell me which looks better, look at the pic below that of Asad and look at the pockets on his vest, etc. LOOK REAL CLOSE.. AND TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK..the rest there is so little difference, but here and there, 360 comes out on top..

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

Here I'll prove it. http://www.videosift.com/vi...

All games but Oblivion look better on the 360, the world keeps telling you that but your all deaf.

[cow moolester]

Slower than the 360 version?WTF! 360 version was slow as it is...

[HarryEtTubMan]

I just got my PS3 and am SOOO excited for it. As for the orange box I have it rented and its good on my 360... Considering it got a 8.6 from IGN its not that bad. This is a good game I owuldnt miss out on. OS3 will become the lead SKU more and more jst as midwayt and Epic said they will start doing. It just works better that way. The PS3 userbase is growing alot. Let it grow.

Good comment Razer... see I REALLY own both consoles and obviously if u own the 360 get it on that but if u don't this game isn't gonna be a bomb on the PS3. We are gonna see lead SKU's changing also beucase the other way just makes crappy PS3 ports while every developer that has tried it says the 360 ports run great

[razer]

Should not be harsh on this considering Mass Effect (a superb game) has problems with stuttering and texture pop-ins and this is from BioWare and an MS published game. I'm sure the problems are not as bad as the press is making it sound. This is a great game and a great value for so much gaming goodness.

[DEADEND]

That is the first time I've ever seen you write a non fanboy comment, is the world coming to an end lol jk. But yea I know it's still a great game but I won't support VALVE or EA for what they did to this game. VALVE knew when they gave it to EA to work on they knew they were going to do a bad job but they did it anyway, so they will not get my money for this maybe next time.

[rofldings]

Wow. Razer not being a 360 fanboy and being unbiased? Let's see how long this lasts before it's back to "LOL SONY ASSHOLES," etc.

[LJWooly]

Sure, it's not everyday razer makes a non-fanboy comment, but if you make a big deal out of it, he'll resort back to his old ways again, and we get an arsehole plaguing the forums once more.

[harpua]

so are we talking Mass Effect slow or Gears of War slow? Hopefully Gears, thats tolerable.

[Shaka2K6]

But wait wasnt that fat loser gabe newell hating on PS3 months ago?
and now we see the Orange box on PS3? STFU loser fat boy and stop being a tool.

yet again xbugs are stuck with the worst version of games.

while xbugs get the best version of crappy games like madden and the darkness, PS3 fangods get the best version of the Orange Box,COD4,Unreal 3.

PS3 fangods win again.

[InMyOpinion]

You are not a padawan anymore. You have risen to become a jedi fanboy. The denial is oh so strong in this one...

[Polluted]

I love my PS3 and all, but I'm pretty sure this article, and several others, have stated that the 360 version of Orange Box is superior. Did you read the article at all? Even if you just read the synopsis you should have realized that you aren't making any sense.

[DEADEND]

Are you on crack or something, the 360 version got a better score and it run better too. Look I'm for the PS3 because I know next year they will start to win this gen console war and I've always been a PS fan(not fanboy), I've owned a 360 then sold it in October but I have to tell the truth the 360 version to OB is way better.

[cow moolester]

You have actually got to be kidding me right? Did you even read the article...Hell did you even read the title?

[360sucks]

360 Engine sucks
theres not 1 game
that looks better than
Uncharted on the 360
i have UT3
so how the 360 verison
oh way
there no 360 verison
haha suckers

[InMyOpinion]

EA is to Half-Life 2 what Treyarch was to Call of duty 3...

[jackdoe]

Slower is the wrong word for it. Gimped, framerate stuttering little abortion of a brother is the better word for it. Sigh. EA really dropped the ball on this one.

[andrewf91]

I'm still buying it gabe can go sing in his folkband for all I care TF2 and Portal here I come :D

[wangdiddy82]

I rather play cod4 or UT3 if you ask me..

shawnpfiore.. Why the hell would you spend $130 bucks for 2 versions of COD4 for the ps3 and 360??? What a waste of money.. lol.. So stop lying..

[RudeSole Devil]

I didn't want to buy both games, but unfortunately was betrayed by all the reviews stating both games where identical. I wanted to support PS3 and finally buy a good game for the system, but after seeing the Xbox 360 version at a friend house I noticed improvements over the PS3 version especially the ground textures looked much better on the 360 version. So I purchased the 360 version and compared both side by side hooked up through HDMI to my 40" Sony Bravia FULL 1080p lcd, and the superior version was revealed. I'll keep the PS3 version to show to all my friends the Bullshit reviews that all you PS3 fanboys have been suckered into believing. Sorry the truth hurts doesn't it.

[pukka_p]

shawnpfiore:
"but after seeing the Xbox 360 version at a friend house I noticed improvements over the PS3 version especially the ground textures looked much better on the 360 version. So I purchased the 360 version and compared both side by side hooked up through HDMI to my 40" Sony Bravia FULL 1080p lcd, and the superior version was revealed."

So you bought the 360 version because of a few very minor differences, and you thought the ground textures were better on the 360 version than on the ps3 version? You spent 60 dollars on another version of the game because, mainly, the ground textures were a little better? Then, you did an objective side by side comparison - was that using your *two* 40" Sony Bravia FULL 1080p lcds was it??

Now you may be right that the 360 version has some improvements - who knows, who cares? Your explanation seems at best an exaggeration, probably flaming, and at worst utter bs...

[RudeSole Devil]

Come on your missing the point.

#1 don't be a retard I'm only using one tv, and when you can afford quality products like my Bravia, there not much effort switching between inputs jacks.

#2 unfortunately it's not just the ground textures that fall short, actually all the textures throughout the entire game look worse on the PS3. It's unbelievable both games have consistence review scores.

#3 I think $60 is a bargain for what I've learned here, that 99% of todays reviews are worth shi_t and never buy cross platform games on PS3 again....

[Big Jim]

That Shawnp guy is right. I RENTED both console versions of COD4, played them on the same TV, obviously, and the 360 looks MUCH better. Textures, anti-aliasing, lighting, they are all DRASTICALLY better on the 360. Sorry, but EA is full of crap.

[Rhezin]

LOL slightly "slower". God that's great. Slower just like more than half of the ps3's game library, what's new.

[MetalProxy]

are you proud of your one bubble?

[Hagaf22]

we all knew this.... many ps3 owners are boycotting this game due to that valve douchebags dumb comments anyways, ea needs to realize that sure there are alot of 360 owners but there are alot of ps3 owners craving good games, make good games on our system and youll make good money off of them. its not that complex of a concept...

[name]

Props to Razer. Really caught me off guard.

[MetalProxy]

I have played the game on my 360 and I wasnt impressed by all the loading. And the games in the orange box are sooo freaking boring. I suppose the xbots think they have the upper hand, but HAHA guess who is playing UT3 tonight.

[caffman]

Me on PC. I'll get the 360 version when it comes out

[sajj316]

Getting it for my 360, and UT 3 for the PS3. Best of both worlds baby. Stop crying, start buying. If you have a 360 get a PS3. If you have a PS3, get a 360.

[grafik]

Stop the hating, and continue with gaming!

[Zhuk]

Poor PS3, can't even run an old game like Half Life 2 properly! if people needed proof of the Xbox 360s superiority and power, here is yet another example why people are Jumping In rather than WA1T1NG B3YOND

[Imalwaysright]

HAHHAHAHAHAHAH is that it????? You are so "original"... these fangirls are getting old so fast that isnt even funny anymore.

[sajj316]

Zhuk, I think your missing the point. Having the 360 version of OBox developed by Valve makes a difference. Imagine Epic giving the dev of Gears to EA. A port does not proove anything. They did not optimize the Source Engine for the PS3 and this is the result. Going from Uncharted (0 load time) to this speaks volume of the need to optimize PS3 games. Given the timelines, not many have the time or money to do so. This has nothing to do with your claim of 360 superiority.

The fact that a old game can't be ported to the PS3 properly only tells me one thing. EA dev is subpar. We already know that don't we.

[IQUITN4G]

Cod4 does indeed look better on 360 despite both looking rather dazzling.Having seen a friends PS3(yuck) , i had to laugh a little at the differences.

[Killjoy3000]

you my friend must have super sharp eyes because they are no different in graphics.

[Big Jim]

What are you basing that on Killjoy? Have you seen both versions on the same TV, on the same settings? The 360 version looks much, MUCH better than the PS3 version. Its not even funny that EA claims that the two versions look identical. The PS3 version can not compete.

[Unknown]

Please someone help me to understand how in "blue blazes" can someone question the power of a console off just one game and a developer who is KNOWN for having porting issues. I look at Uncharted, R&C,HS, and I know that SONY just didn't release a crap of a console. I'll never owned a single SONY product, yeah I know I'm missing out, but I'm no fool either. I'm fully confident that the ps3 can run this game better. Maybe the 360 might have better textures but I know that the ps3 has its advantages as well. One easily look at RE5(thats the only big multi game that I can think of right now) and see that both systems will surpass the graphics of 07'.

[Antiomo]

Anyone would buy the console version.
Half life is mainly a pc game, and it does not require very strict HW requirements.

[IQUITN4G]

Hopefully this gen will mark a change in dominance from any particular format and that's why it pleases me that Sony's grip is lessening.

I embrace bad news for Sony if it means i can enjoy just the one machine owned.Missed out on too many exclusives last gen given that my choice was Nintendo so any Sony humbling is really satisfying.That and the fact that Sony killed Saturn, Dreamcast and N64 to a lesser degree.

[WilliamRLBaker]

here are the problems so far form that article...

Mark wilson is a jackass that cannot handle himself around children he cant realize that he was probably even more annoying then that kid at that age, and instead of showing the abbility to deal with someone short commmings he wants to whine about it.

Let alone the FACT that his whole speech about invariably a kid wont be good at the game is WRONG, Kids these days have even better gaming skills then us old school folks because they grew up with it and they have been sensitized to it.

So hes just mad cause he doesn't wanna play with a kid, not all the kids on this game sing and thats a fact, i've played with many kids and dont have a problem with their voice as long as they dont become annoying, if people dont like it mute them, TM2 is not a strategic game every map pretty much has a few scenarios going, if your a engineer you go to the same places you all ways go, medic same, spy....same....there is no strategy like people want you to think in TM2 just do the same thing on each map and you pretty much win.

so if you mute him then you dont need voice, So the problem isn't with xbox live, isn't with TM2, and it isn't with the Kid its with mark wilson.

As well psn doesn't have age matchmaking and neither does Wii.
And since KIDS cant sign up for xbox live without there parents creating the account....then the whole AGE matchmaking is impossible.

[raub]

<--- Boycotting ;(

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

What else would you play? LAIR?

[Bloodwar]

It's been at least 5 or six games now that I have read about for both systems and only one was better on the PS 3, all the others were better on the 360. When are the PS fanatics going to at least try the Xbox 360? Those of us who are on Xbox Live already know how good our online experience is. The other online services of the other consoles are pale in comparison... we hear it and read about it in the stories here on N4G. Try the 360... buy one... it will be one helluva worthy purchase. I look forwards to the day the Japanese wake up and try American for once. They might like it. Imagine for a minute if Americans would do to the Japanese game system what the Japanese are doing to the American game system. Totally ignore it and go home grown. Support your country, your American game system... okay.. my Japanese friends... you have a fair warning... hehe just kidding everyone. Lets all just get along and buy all the games systems. lol

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

PS3=1
360=(lost count)

Why would anyone buy the PS3 version at all? why would anyone buy a PS3?

LOL Droids pretending like its only EA and no other games made by "other" devs/pubs. Rainbow, Graw 2, The Darkness, Tony Hawk or Splinter Cell DA ring any bells?

Whats funny to me is you could probably play these games better on a $400 PC. LOL $200 more on a system with 2nd rate games, OUCH!

[Mark Daniel]

Simply because I don't own a 360. PS3 is available to me and will buy games for my PS3.

Oh right, you call it the inferior console. I really don't care much. Games are available and that's that. Other fanboys said that PS3 will die out because of game developers not making enough games for the PS3.

You guys always compare even the slightest difference between a game in the PS3 and the 360. It's getting crazy.

[The_Engineer]

I bought this game for my 360 only cause my kid wanted to play it, the best looking game on it is TF:2 and thats meant to look cartoony.

Episode 2 looks like UTTER CRAP, the textures are so bad they would have been considered mediocre LAST GEN.

yeah this really shows off the power of the 360 or better yet the PS3. some of you idiots need to have a coke and a smile and STFU.

[360_Rules]

Yeah the PS3 gpu sucks. 360 could do Uncharted easy.

[wangdiddy82]

UT3 bit@hes.. Have fun with this crap of game.. Over rated junk. Rename the game to Crap box...

And COD4 on the 360 and ps3 look identical so stop trying to say one version is better than the other..

"I bought the 360 version because it has slightly better ground textures".. Lol ur a freaking retard for buying the game agian for that reason.. And who goes out of there way to get both versions of the game, rent or buy and then go home to compare the games side by side??? Get a freaking life people.. Are u trying to open up a gaming review site???

Buy a game for the system you prefer to play it on..I buy most of my game for the ps3 even if reviewers say they look worse than the 360.. I dont go out of my way to get both games just to compare them.. who cares, most of us or even all of us cant really tell the difference.. Reason why i prefer ps3 is because online is free and i like using the ps3 controller more.. The 360 controller is good for shooting games though.. But i dont want to pay for xbox live.. My free membership got canned.. Anyone know how i can renew for free????