Playstation 3 Vs. X-Box 360

Amos · 06-11-2010, 05:29 PM

This one is easy. PS3 has too small controllers, and by default xbox wins.

Guybrush · 06-12-2010, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by matious

it still has arguably the best looking console games with killzone 2, uncharted 2 and god of war 3.

Right now, I'm more interested in getting my hands on Red Dead Redemption, Alan Wake, Skate 3 and Brütal Legend.

Killzone 2? FPS games are for PCs anyways

Alfred · 06-12-2010, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by tore

^Agree with Freebase, but between the XBOX 360 and the PS3, then easily the XBOX 360. The PS3 is supposed to have superior hardware, yet I read that games like Red Dead Redemption look uglier and have lower framerates compared to what they're like on the XBOX 360. Why is that? Either way, it smells like fail to me.

It was probably developed on the 360 and then ported to the PS3. You know why developers do that? Because it's easier to port a game to a more powerful console than a less powerful one.

Thrice · 06-12-2010, 11:26 AM

PS3 by far. Free wireless internet connection is incomparable.

Guybrush · 06-12-2010, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Alfred

It was probably developed on the 360 and then ported to the PS3. You know why developers do that? Because it's easier to port a game to a more powerful console than a less powerful one.

That could be! The page I linked to also has this to say about performance on the 360 and PS3.

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Here’s a tough one. On paper, the Playstation 3’s Cell engine is more capable than XBOX 360’s triple-core Xenon CPU. However, as our developer alluded to last year, the XBOX 360 is much easier to develop for. In other words, a lot of the Cell’s power is going to waste. Although that is expected to change eventually, as always seems to happen with Sony’s consoles (compare early PS2 games to current games, and the same goes for PS1), one year later we’re still waiting for someone to fully exploit the system. Another indication that the PS3 is harder to develop for is the fact that almost all multiplatform games arrive weeks – if not months – after their 360 versions.

As we said last year, we fully expect the PS3 to win this category – eventually. To what extent, we’re not sure (very likely it’s only going to be the blockbuster first-party titles that take full advantage of Cell), and when this will occur, we’re not sure either. Obviously, one full year wasn’t enough.

Alfred · 06-12-2010, 12:06 PM

Very good points, and I'm actually really excited to see how far graphics go by the end of this console generation on PS3, 360, even Wii.

Freebase Dali · 06-12-2010, 02:50 PM

'tis why I still have not bought neither a PS3 nor an Xbox anything.
I think I'll just wait until one of the two comes up with virtual reality, then wait 10 more years until it's cheap enough not to have to sell your own children to buy.

Meanwhile, I happen to have a kick-ass PC... so if I want to game, I buy games for it.
I think the only reason I ever even wanted a PS3 was because of SKATE and because I can't stand the Xbox controller because it is ridiculously large for absolutely no reason at all except to be obnoxiously enormous and gawdy.

Guybrush · 06-12-2010, 03:15 PM

One thing which is nice is that consoles sort of stall development a bit for the PC games market. PCs are evolving all the time continously - a new graphics card comes out, you can decide to buy more ram or get a new motherboard with space for more processors - you know. An XBOX 360 is an XBOX 360 and making games for it now is under the same hardware constraints as it was when it was released.

In 2004, I bought a new computer, absolutely top of the line with the most expensive graphics card I could find, etc. etc. It didn't last more than a couple of years or so before the latest games became just too much for the poor thing.

Now I still got my top-o-the-line computer from 2007 and I've no problem whatsoever playing the games that come out today. In fact, I think the most demanding game I've tried so far is Crysis which I got just when the computer was new .. Crysis is a PC game only, of course.

Freebase Dali · 06-12-2010, 03:43 PM

Oh hell yea. I got Crysis from a friend just to benchmark my computer for games.
I ran it with all video/performance settings on the highest. No lag or anything. So I'm pretty content for the time being.
I guess my next step, if I had to upgrade, would be to go with a 64bit OS so I can add more than 4 gigs of RAM and maybe hook up a Core i7 processor. Maybe go SLI with dual video cards... And that's only if games start pushing my PC to the max. Until then, I'm good. But like you said... you can't really upgrade a console in that way. You have to buy the next generation. For us, it just makes more sense to only have to spend money on one thing that does more than one thing.

Sparky · 06-12-2010, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by tore

Right now, I'm more interested in getting my hands on Red Dead Redemption, Alan Wake, Skate 3 and Brütal Legend.

Killzone 2? FPS games are for PCs anyways

brutal legend is pretty mediocre. Your missing out by skipping on Uncharted, trust me.

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Thrice أمهاتك[وهور]Aura Euphoria Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Florida/Buffalo/CT Posts: 2,077	PS3 by far. Free wireless internet connection is incomparable. __________________ Lew Harrison, who looked like an anarchist with his red eyes and fierce black beard, had been writing furiously in one corner of the room. "That's good—happiness by the kilowatt," he said. "Buy your happiness the way you buy light."

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Alfred one big soul Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 5,096	Very good points, and I'm actually really excited to see how far graphics go by the end of this console generation on PS3, 360, even Wii. __________________ LAST.FM / VINYL COLLECTION / RYM

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Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	One thing which is nice is that consoles sort of stall development a bit for the PC games market. PCs are evolving all the time continously - a new graphics card comes out, you can decide to buy more ram or get a new motherboard with space for more processors - you know. An XBOX 360 is an XBOX 360 and making games for it now is under the same hardware constraints as it was when it was released. In 2004, I bought a new computer, absolutely top of the line with the most expensive graphics card I could find, etc. etc. It didn't last more than a couple of years or so before the latest games became just too much for the poor thing. Now I still got my top-o-the-line computer from 2007 and I've no problem whatsoever playing the games that come out today. In fact, I think the most demanding game I've tried so far is Crysis which I got just when the computer was new .. Crysis is a PC game only, of course. __________________ Something Completely Different

06-12-2010, 02:50 PM	#77 (permalink)
Freebase Dali Partying on the inside Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 5,584	'tis why I still have not bought neither a PS3 nor an Xbox anything. I think I'll just wait until one of the two comes up with virtual reality, then wait 10 more years until it's cheap enough not to have to sell your own children to buy. Meanwhile, I happen to have a kick-ass PC... so if I want to game, I buy games for it. I think the only reason I ever even wanted a PS3 was because of SKATE and because I can't stand the Xbox controller because it is ridiculously large for absolutely no reason at all except to be obnoxiously enormous and gawdy.

06-12-2010, 03:43 PM	#79 (permalink)
Freebase Dali Partying on the inside Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 5,584	Oh hell yea. I got Crysis from a friend just to benchmark my computer for games. I ran it with all video/performance settings on the highest. No lag or anything. So I'm pretty content for the time being. I guess my next step, if I had to upgrade, would be to go with a 64bit OS so I can add more than 4 gigs of RAM and maybe hook up a Core i7 processor. Maybe go SLI with dual video cards... And that's only if games start pushing my PC to the max. Until then, I'm good. But like you said... you can't really upgrade a console in that way. You have to buy the next generation. For us, it just makes more sense to only have to spend money on one thing that does more than one thing.