PS3 Lead Platform for Skate 2 Due to Criticisms

FaSeCeX - 450 days 21 hours ago

sh!t...i even play it to this day from time to time..if the 360 counterpart was really better (dont see how) then i almost envy them...haha almost but not really..im just glad it wasnt some fake @$$ tony hawk crap..almost inspired me to pick up skating again!! haha almost but not really ;)
im not sure what you could possibly fix from the 1st one by making the ps3 the lead format (graphics does not improve game play) but it does make me raise my expectations for the sequal

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mikeslemonade - 450 days 20 hours ago

Once again EA makes the right decision. They have completely redeemed themselves in my opinion.

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Thoas - 450 days 20 hours ago

If it was really lead then they would use 50GB on the Blu-ray disc and leave the Xbox 360 version with 5 DVD9 disc to mess with.

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BobDog - 450 days 20 hours ago

@ above

well thats not very fair then is it lol

1 console gets a sub par game, thats not good for bussiness and makes the consumers who bought that lesser version weary of buying a game again off the same publisher

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Thoas - 450 days 20 hours ago

You want the best don't you?

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LoVeRSaMa - 450 days 19 hours ago

@mikeslemonade
Compltely?

I Wouldent go that far, its only been a month since they pulled that DRM Crap, and there have made, oh so many mistakes in the last year =]

This wasnt the direct choice of EA, but of the developers.

Good choice neways =D

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juuken - 450 days 18 hours ago

EXACTLY.

About damn time indeed. Developers need to stop with the freakin' bad ports already.

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SL1M DADDY - 450 days 16 hours ago

This has proven in the past to produce two great versions of the game, both running great and looking better than if they chose to go with the 360 as lead. It is easier to port PS3 games to the 360 than to do it the other way around.

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himdeel - 450 days 13 hours ago

...it's a good investment to take this approach. The last thing any company wants to do is prematurely lower their sales by not putting the proper resources into a game to make it good. Just think of all the wasted money making a sub-par version of a game that no one wants to buy. They cannot keep games into everyones hands if they peddle crappy ports. Hope it turns out well for them but MORE importantly for US the consumers.

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shovelbum - 450 days 10 hours ago

Well finally fanboys will get their chance to backup all the crap that spews from their mouths. If this works well and the PS3 becomes the lead platform the great and if not then then whining can return. That being said, PS3 ports have been sadly underwhelming.

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y0haN - 450 days 7 hours ago

Not every PS3 game has to be 50GB. It's a limit not a recommendation.

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Kigmal - 450 days 20 hours ago

It's fanboy food though. Now everyone thinks the Xbox 360 version will be inferior. I got Skate 1 for 360 so I guess I'll keep the series on 360 unless I hear the 360 version has framerate issues or stuff like that.

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Lord Shuhei Yoshida - 450 days 20 hours ago

@Kigmal

From your recent purchase of a Playstation 3 computer entertainment system,it looks like choice and other qualities of a true gamer have made you a smarter consumer.Congratulations

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OnslaughtX - 450 days 20 hours ago

Kigmal... who cares what they THINK? Does it impact YOUR enjoyment of the game if both versions end up being the same, but someone THINKS the 360 version is slightly inferior?

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Kain81 - 450 days 20 hours ago

but even more better for us Gamers

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slpknt6sic6 - 450 days 20 hours ago

i own both and i noticed that the ps3 is light years ahead of the 360.
proof? well mgs4(best graphics in a third person game)
killzone2 best graphics in a fps
grand turismo 5 best graphics in a racing game
ratchet and clank best graphics in a cartoon looking type of game
heavenly sword < ng2
heavy rain< Alan wake (at least 360 version)
just admit....

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FaSeCeX - 450 days 20 hours ago

man i wanna smoke what u smoke...dont worry i understand u...u dont really mean what u say and just like to argue with fanboy's right?

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WIIIS1 - 450 days 18 hours ago

Hmm, an admission by a PS3 fanboy that HS < NG2 and Heavy Rain < Alan Wake (though I question your credibility since neither Heavy Rain nor Alan Wake are released, but I guess you have little confidence in PS3 and rightfully so based on track record). Very rare indeed.

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slpknt6sic6 - 450 days 18 hours ago

actually i like both my 360 and my ps3, i have rockband 1 and 2, cod4, and guitar hero on 360 since more of my friends have them on 360.
so i support both microsoft and sony. but in all honesty i am biased toward my ps3.

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jerethdagryphon - 450 days 13 hours ago

both consoles have 512 ram how its devided isnt the point
256 gpu is plenty when used corectly
bothe cpus are comprable

nither will be downgraded

if anything its the storage limitations of 360 that force developers to rethink plans

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pwnsause - 450 days 20 hours ago

i like to take Magic Mushrooms too Power of Green. being delusional is one thing, but taking Magic Shrooms is another, which i can forgive if you are talking BS out of your mouth because of this gateway drug.

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power of Green - 450 days 20 hours ago

I'll tell you how the devs match the PS3 versions with the 360 versions when using the PS3 as the lead.

The things that make the PS3 version of games inferior to the 360 when the 360 leads are things like, missing objects, missing or inferior textures/poor bump-mapping, off color, missing lighting effects, PS3 running games at lower resolutions compared to the 360 brethren often sub HD, poor *contrast* capabilities don't run as good due to doing more because of 360 RAM use etc.

If the devs simply never add what makes the 360 come out on top by catering to the PS3 never adding them to the 360 to start out with, it will solve the problem.
Do you understand?(lowest common denominator or what some devs call "easier" or "better for all"

Devs have to walk a fine line when it comes to Sony's fan base, exposing the PS3's true capabilities could be suicide for any company making games.

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OnslaughtX - 450 days 20 hours ago

It's like, I COULD point out Burnout, DMC4, or Oblivion, but why bother?

Now now guys, POG has every right to point out that catering to the lowest common denominator is a bad thing. I mean, despite making 360 fanboys happy, we know that sadly, the once great FFXIII, a PS3 exclusive, will now be butchered thanks to MS's monyhatting.

Gone will be the 1080p, lossless audio cinematics that would once bookend the game. Gone will be the full use of Bluray to fit an epic size game, leaving us with a shorter 20 hour game like Mass Effect due to the limitations of DVD. Secret dungeons? Hidden Weapons? DLC now, relegated to the XBL Store for all to be raped up for $4.99. Oh, and if you thought it was releasing in 2009, sorry, as development time due to porting now pushes the game (which will simultaneous release in the US) back to 2010. Thanks for catering to the lowest denominator devs!

/SATIRE.

Keep it up POG, you're the most hilarious thing here.

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Jason 360 - 450 days 19 hours ago

Burnout and Oblivion I'll give you, but DMC4? I think maybe you should watch this video http://www.gametrailers.com... and use a handiwipe or your shirt and clean those glasses. Now that we have that out of the way, you mentioned Oblivion and Burnout. Do you have anymore? tick tock tick tock....... well?

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pwnsause - 450 days 19 hours ago

its called motion blur, the 360 version doesn't have motion blur. anyway, DMC4 was already proven to run better on the PS3 version, its was locked at 60 fps.

http://www.n4g.com/News-104...

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juuken - 450 days 18 hours ago

The lowest common denominator, LOL.

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Why o why - 450 days 17 hours ago

the 360 WAS the lead now its the PS3, Get over it umkay and notice that the few games that are lead on the ps3 are better if even by a little. Another thing is EA are big and are all about the dollar. If they dont want to upset what they feel WILL/MAY be the dominant next gen console's (ps3) owners it makes sense to make the ps3 the lead ala deadspace, burnout etc. What it means is that there will be less bickering about ports and overall quality so we're all winners and nobody can be pissed with them. Seems like some are just pissed because times and attitudes have changed....init POGGY and J36??

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karlostomy - 450 days 13 hours ago

I'll tell you anyway:

360 lead: GREAT 360 game, good ps3 game
PS3 lead: good 360 game, good ps3 game

Simply put, the developers have to cater to the lowest common denominator (ps3) and hence gimp the 360 version to make them equal.

It's sad because it's so unnecessary.

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Why o why - 450 days 11 hours ago

dvd <9 = lowest denominator. believe it

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Nineball2112 - 450 days 10 hours ago

Wow... has it devolved to this? A belt and a sword on someone's back on one console is a bit blurrier than on the other console?

Really?? This is what is important to everyone? Because I know when I'm playing a game and all of a sudden a "blurry belt" pops up on my TV, it totally puts me off of the game. I mean, it just ruins my whole day... /sarc.

God, it's official. Gaming "fanboy" wars have jumped the shark.

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pansenbaer - 450 days 2 hours ago

@karlostomy

Then why is it that Call of Duty 4 looks identical on both platforms? Both games were made along side each other with no porting involved. So there's no way that either platform would look any better than the other. Your logic is absolutely retarded. I highly doubt Burnout would have looked better if they made it for the 360 and then ported it. Your statement should look like this:

Xbox 360 lead = Great 360 game, good PS3 game
PS3 lead = Great 360 game, great PS3 game.

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karlostomy - 449 days 14 hours ago

Yeh, now you are starting to sound like a Sony fanboy. Well done.

It's not my logic, dude. It's just the evidence on the internet.
Sure Oblivion, Burnout, COD4 look similar on both

So that's three great games on both platforms.

But for those three that you mentioned I can mention over 100 games that are better on the 360, having been led on both the ps3 and the 360.

Just have a read, of these links:
Make sure you read all the DETAIL of why they come to their conclusions. They will open your eyes, son.

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Yeh, I know... you think Eurogamer are biased!
Lol.... Spare me the excuses, dude....

:)

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pansenbaer - 449 days 4 hours ago

@ karlostummy (because changing peoples names into something 'funny' is uber kool!)

Wow...just wow. Please find where it says anything about these games being developed on the PS3 and the 360 at the same time. Please, by all means, find them. Because I know you cannot list 'over 100 games that are better on the 360, having been led on both the ps3 and the 360', because I'm willing to bet that less than 10 multiplatform games were developed like that. Don't you remember when Burnout was 'breaking ground' because it was the first game to have been led on the PS3 and then ported to the 360? I have read those face offs before and I know why they think one version looks better than another. That's fine. But which of those games, in the 14+ rounds that they have done, had the PS3 as the lead and then a port of the 360?

Are you really not comprehending what I am trying to say? I sound nothing like a Sony fanboy saying that when the PS3 is the lead, both systems get a great game. In fact, that sounds like somebody that doesn't want anything to do with the politics involved with the different companies. It sounds like somebody that loves to game. If anybody sounds like a fan boy, its you.

The first article I clicked on took me to Mercenaries 2. I know from a previous video done on gametrailers that the textures in the 360 version were not as sharp as the PS3 version. So this is what I was expecting to read from the article. However, they said the 360 version looked better. So which site do I believe? Their gallery is also broken, but from the looks of some of the pictures, it really did look like the PS3 version had sharper textures.

Oh and thanks for calling me son. I can add that to 'my list of things that immature adolescents say to make themselves feel better about life'.

http://n4g.com/NewsCom-2105...

Cheers

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slpknt6sic6 - 450 days 19 hours ago

maybe thats because of the unreal engine
by the way does the 360 version support user created content?
i think not, let me guess ps3 is inferior right? i thought gameplay was greater than graphics but hey thats just me.

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Why o why - 450 days 17 hours ago

still no mods and he has the gaul to say superior....LOL UT's all about the mods. LOL

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Why o why - 450 days 16 hours ago

No mouse n key support??? Ur kiddin arent ya......arent ya?????

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ShinGino - 450 days 3 hours ago

Are you sure that's just some wishful thinking in your part?

I think everyone already knows it's the other way around. Devs have said it.

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Lord Shuhei Yoshida - 450 days 21 hours ago

Microsoft exclusives worse than multiplatform games

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bouncybullet - 450 days 20 hours ago

Yes, especially the year-late version of Bioshock.

Superior crappiness.

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gunnerheadboy - 450 days 7 hours ago

Mirrors Edge has the PS3 as lead platform too :). Can't wait for that game!

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Dyingduck - 450 days 19 hours ago

Nothing looks better than a RROD and a black TV screen.

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pwnsause - 450 days 18 hours ago

i wish your movies could say the same.

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Gazman - 450 days 14 hours ago

You would think that with 1 bubble you would have something smart to say

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NickIni - 450 days 7 hours ago

Such is the nature of the hardcore fanboy, when disapproved of and proved wrong, they fight to the death!

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