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PS3 Ghostbusters is 56% Xbox resolution, not 75%

Gamezine writes: "We just thought we'd set the record straight. We're not too much a fan of beating a dead horse, but our own mistake of reporting the PlayStation 3 resolution of the Ghostbusters video game as 75% of the Xbox 360 game has been picked up around the net."
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Published: 191 days 10 hours ago | News | PlayStation 3 | Xbox 360
 
 

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PirateThom - 191 days 11 hours ago
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Terminal Reality... what have you done?
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Ghoul - 191 days 11 hours ago
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gaming media what have you done ...

i have the ps3 version and i totally enjoy the game, it looks great.
if it hasent been all the media buzz i wouldnt even have noticed any problem at all.

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evildeli - 191 days 10 hours ago
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I thought I saw this story before on http://www.lensoftruth.com/...
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StanLee - 191 days 10 hours ago
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Seriously, this just shows that internally Sony has done a fantastic job of developing proprietary engines for their first and second party titles.
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Darkeyes - 191 days 10 hours ago
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lol here we go again.....
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Kigmal - 191 days 10 hours ago
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Wasn't this a PS3 exclusive?
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Blaze929 - 191 days 10 hours ago
1.6 - omg
who caaaaaaaaaares, either way the Xbox 360 version is still better than the PS3 version. No one should care unless you are a multi-system owner and if you are trying to figure out what system to get this game on, the answer is now clear the Xbox 360 version.

Now can we move on, had like 15 submissions for this little debacle in just two days already.
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iamtehpwn - 191 days 10 hours ago
1.7 - In a world of KZ2, GoWIII, and Heavy Rain
And even good PS3 Multiplatform games like Mirror's Edge, Call of Duty 4, and Dead Space---

You, my good sir, FAIL.
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s8anicslayer - 191 days 10 hours ago
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Who cares what version has the higher resolution, the devs had problems with the ps3 version and couldn't get that version up to par, doesn't mean it's less of a game, I have the PS3 version and I'm loving it, just food for thought, Halo 3 was supposed to be sub HD, does that mean it's any less of a game no it's one of the best selling games in existance, and my favorite of the triligy
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peeps - 191 days 10 hours ago
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in all fairness, looking at TR's track record. they've hardly released what i would consider 'blockbuster' (not to be confused with ghostbuster) titles.

It's a shame that the celebration of the ghostbusters series has to be with a terrible inconsistency in platform development, but really i doubt the average ghost buster fan cares that much do they? If your a ghostbusters fan in europe and not the sorta person who checks out gaming websites regulary, are they really gonna be there playing it going 'damn this resolution is only 56% of the 360 version!'
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cRaZyLeGs 93 - 191 days 10 hours ago
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I thought it was only this because it was pre-release copy? Guess not.
1.11 Hydrollex | 191 days 10 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show
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sajj316 - 191 days 10 hours ago
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The blame is ALL Terminal Reality. There is no doubt about it. Has nothing to do with Microsoft, Dell, Apple, Nintendo, or any other company one can think of to blame!
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hay - 191 days 9 hours ago
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Ooh, that's uncool. Bad devs, bad! No dinner for you.
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popup - 191 days 9 hours ago
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The 360 is better than the PS3. The PS3 is better than the 360.

Both statements are true to a certain degree but if you remove all the games then they are both crap pieces of plastic.

If you only keep the exclusives then both are better than one.

If you only keep the multi platform games then whatever you happen to own will suffice.

If you want the best version and the choice of every game to play then become a true gamer and buy some more consoles and lose this childish fanboy penis envy.

FFS!

Where is the 'donate' button to help the 'Disagree Button Syndrome' sufferers?
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cgoodno - 191 days 9 hours ago
1.16 - @PirateThom
Put out a game using their new engine that will ensure that it won't get very far since it can't handle multiplatform titles?
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Tito Jackson - 191 days 9 hours ago
1.17 - HOW ABOUT
WHOGIVESASH*T %
Tired of seeing this sh*t already.
Just like the swarm of BS Natal articles.
N4G sucks.
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Jinxstar - 191 days 9 hours ago
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I feel like 90% of the people on this site don't even own it and if it wasn't for the difference in the graphics no one would care at all... Modern Warfare having a difference like that might be an issue but... Really. It's just Ghostbusters.
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RememberThe357 - 191 days 9 hours ago
1.19 - Yeah this is getting ridiculous
I can't even help but click on these stupid ass stories.

This is exactly why Sony shares tech between their internal studios; If you get stuck on something you just call someone who figured it out.
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ultimolu - 191 days 9 hours ago
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Seriously...WTF.

How does this ruin the fun of the game. Will people play the game or will they be playing count the pixels?

The 360 version is superior. Okay, whatever. This site has gone to hell...seriously.
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Alvadr - 191 days 9 hours ago
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Killzone 2
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hay - 191 days 9 hours ago
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@popup: When you throw all games up you'll have pretty nice movie and music player, good linux platform for ripping and/or calculations or even a computer to some extent. From PS3 that is. Care to say the same about the other one? :>
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lokiroo420 - 191 days 9 hours ago
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What they did was make a ps2 game for the ps3, and now they are trying to get away with it.
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Genesis5 - 191 days 8 hours ago
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Well if it keeps going this way the next headline will be. PS3 Ghostbusters no picture only audio. I really don't care this is one developer who should ask for some programming help. I know what phenominal graphics the PS3 is capable of because I have played many fantastic looking games on it.

Even though I own 45 PS3 games this one I probably won't buy and the developers can blame themselfs for lost sales due to poor programming.
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Buttons - 191 days 7 hours ago
1.25 - @1.8
the devs had problems with the ps3 version and couldn't get that version up to par, doesn't mean it's less of a game,
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But it does mean that can't develop games as well as other studios.
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vhero - 191 days 7 hours ago
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OMG another ghostbusters article = N4G EPIC FAIL the ten people who approved this story are complete and utter idiots and should well away from this site in future!
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Jason 360 - 191 days 6 hours ago
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You Sony fans are on the last chapter of your excuse book.
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iANONYMOUS - 191 days 6 hours ago
1.28 - When PS3 as lead platform fails
Who do you call? the ghostbus- uh, wait.. the media.
PS3 as lead platform, publish by Sony, yet, there's not a single support from Sony to guide them to polish the game more.

If I own a PS3, and if I wanted to blame something for it, it will be;
SONY lack of help, Hard to develop console, and bias developer.

3 years for nothing huh?
Cant say they are bunch of useless developers, the game on 360 looks good, just like any average games.
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Tarasque - 191 days 5 hours ago
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Come WTF is wrong with this site today. Come one Sonyfanboy's, just say it. MS paid TR to gimp the PS3 version.
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Forest Gumps - 191 days 3 hours ago
1.30 - Why can't....
the PS3 version of games be equal? We all know that it has less ram the 360 but can they not use those extra processors for something?
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Tainted Gene - 191 days 3 hours ago
1.31 - @1.27
/chuckles/
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DIRTYHAIRYJOYSTICK - 191 days 2 hours ago
1.32 - "Terminal Reality... what have you done?"
I'll tell you what they've done. They just put a sh.tload of money in Sony's pocket. Don't think Sony doesn't get a piece from every version of Ghostbusters sold regardless of platform. That's why it's on every platform - so they can make more money. Had they kept it and made it for only Sony systems think of all the money they would be missing. There's God knows how many DS systems out there. The Wii has a ton out there. 360 owners buy everything. And everything in between. Sony isn't mad. They will gladly take all that free money and who knows, maybe they invest it in buying another game studio since they love owning more studios than all the other companies combined...LOL. Sony is laughing at all of us right now while making money off the 360 Ghostbusters game. Every fanboy trying to talk smack is putting his/her money in Sony's pocket...LOL
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SaberEdge - 191 days 1 hour ago
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If you have the choice get it for the 360, but if you only have a PS3 just get it and enjoy it. It's not the end of the world.

It really is too bad that so many 3rd party developers have problems with the PS3, it's obvious that Sony's first party developers have a good grasp of the hardware and can do some amazing things with it.
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IdleLeeSiuLung - 191 days ago
1.34 - ^^^^^
or you can just not support shoddy work.
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maxcer - 190 days 15 hours ago
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@1.30
"Why can't the PS3 version of games be equal? We all know that it has less ram the 360 but can they not use those extra processors for something?"

the lack of ram will effect the texture resolution. you can have all the processors in the world but they don't hold data.this is why its possible to change the texture detail in PC games from low,mid to high depending on how much ram the graphics card has.

granted i'm no expert of this stuff, so don't take my statement as gospel. hell, i might be totally wrong abut this...
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Ghoul - 190 days 13 hours ago
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".this is why its possible to change the texture detail in PC games from low,mid to high depending on how much ram the graphics card has.

granted i'm no expert of this stuff, so don't take my statement as gospel. hell, i might be totally wrong abut this...
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yes you are indeed very wrong, even though ram does have a significant role in texture resolution its not the neakbreaker. especially since the ps3 does have 512 seperated in 2 * 256 differently allocated then ont he more pc like 360.

i really dont have the time to explain who it works, but google is really your friend if you look fir background information about gpu programming and ram usage in realtime engines.
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DevilDante - 191 days 11 hours ago
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Incompetent developers...
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Confused - 191 days 11 hours ago
2.1 - Agreed.
I thought the days of bad ports were over. It's been shown time and time again that the PS3 can totally out perform the 360 yet we get stuck with this half arsed effort.

I'm gettin it for the xbox...
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AlienGorilla - 191 days 10 hours ago
2.2 - The sad thing is....
Supposedly, the PS3 was the lead platform. How do you f*ck that up?
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StanLee - 191 days 10 hours ago
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Sadly, it wasn't a port. The PS3 was the lead platform. Or so the developers have claimed.
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Death - 191 days 10 hours ago
2.4 - Why does a title that leads on PS3 have to be better?
Just because a game leads on the PS3 it doesn't mean it gets a higher budget. People tend to forget debs don't have unlimited resources. It's no secet the PS3 is the most difficult to develop on. It may have the most potential, but that comes with a cost. In order to keep both platform versions within budget, something has to give. Lower resolution does not affect game play which is the most important thing. This has really been blown out of proportion.

-Death
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AlienGorilla - 191 days 10 hours ago
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It doesn't have to be better, but if it leads on the PS3 and is ported to the 360 then the titles should look identical.

Seeing as how the PS3 is harder to develop for and harder to port to, the devs got all of the difficult part out of the way when they designed the game on the PS3. When they port it to the 360, there shouldn't have been such a discernible difference.
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shorttylad - 191 days 9 hours ago
2.6 - Incompetent console
whats the point in wasting time and money on an awkward console with a smaller potential market?

None.

Now stop your moaning
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AlienGorilla - 191 days 9 hours ago
2.7 - Aww....
Sounds like someone's bitter they didn't get a PS3 for Christmas.

Here, have a lollipop.
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shorttylad - 191 days 9 hours ago
2.8 - lol?
why would I be bitter? I have the best console available.. plus i can download any game I want (usually before its officially out) and play it at the cost of a blank disk - with full online capabilities.

HA
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hay - 191 days 9 hours ago
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@shorttylad: Wii? Yeah, it's really cool console.
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TheReaper42 - 191 days 8 hours ago
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*hands shortty a tissue*

there there
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Death - 191 days 7 hours ago
2.11 - Alien,
You are still going by the assumption that the engine will be completely different for the PS3 version. When you develop a multi-platform game, you still create a game engine that will work on both platforms. It's easier for devs to port from the PS3 due to the systems architecture. PS3 to PC or Xbox 360 is easier then creating a game for the PC/Xbox 360 then porting to PS3. Once a common engine is in place, then the title can be optimized for each platform. The "inferior" ports to PS3 are usually a result of limited optimization based on hardware differances. What might take a day or a week on the PC/Xbox 360 game might take a couple weeks or a month on the PS3. It's possible to do on the PS3 of course, but it becomes a question of time and money. These are the same factors that make Blu-Ray a non-issue this generation so far. The potential is there, but the extra cost to use it can't be justified at this time.

Anyway you look at it though, the game looks great and plays well on both systems. Not many people pause the game for screen grabs while playing. This really should be a non-issue since it doesn't affect the enjoyment of the game.

-Death
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YogiBear - 191 days 5 hours ago
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I'm tired of reading about this. The game is out and it's fun no matter what system you own. End of story.
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