Comparing Xbox360 to PS3 graphics

[sims]

There has been alot of comparison of the two consoles in terms of online strategy ,hardware specs, and game selections. I browse gamespot E3 coverage and looked at the screenshots of games that many would consider the best looking for each system. For Xbox360 that would be Halo3. And the PS3 is Metal Gear Solid 4.

Lets take a look. I took five shoots from each game. Clearly Halo3 has nothing aside from a nice looking master chief. The terrain is empty and there are hardly any shadows. The environment design look boring and unimaginative.

MGS4 without a doubt has better effects. Solid Snake, unlike MC, look realistic. He has wrinkle skins, flowing hair, self shadowing, and better animation. MC just look like a robot you find in any First person shooter game since DOOM3.

That's where the difference between PS3 and XBox360. The game design. Maybe they can both do the same effects, but the developers aren't imaginative enough to make anything outstanding with the Xbox360. Can you honestly say Gears of War look any different from Quake4 or other DOOM3 style game. Whereas I can find no current game that look like MGS4.

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[refraction]

To be fair so far they both look reasonably the same in terms of graphics quality (not style), you have to remember Halo 3 is far from finished so the flat terrain might be improved. but all in all both games look outstanding.

nothing beats Crysis on the pc tho

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[industrian]

Apart from the fact that this thread has "flame war magnet" written all over it, I've got to the stage where I'm in a state of disbelief at just how incredible EVERY console's graphics in next gen games are. I'm like a 70 year old man in 1946 seeing a jet engine for the first time.

Plus, as refraction put it, Halo 3 has just been announced. Give it time to breathe. Metal Gear Solid 4 just looks incredible - like a CGI movie. But to me the MGS series is more than just about graphics (Twin Snakes sucked ). It's about every element (graphics, sound, story, gameplay, etc) coming together and creating an experience. BOTH the X-Box 360 and the PS3 (and quite possibly the Wii, don't leave that one out) are at the level where emotions and true human behavior can be recreated.

Plus at this stage it would be like comparing the graphics of Battle Arena Toshinden and Virtua Fighter back in 1994.

And to be totally ontopic: From what I have read, the difference between the PS3 and the 360 is that both can do pretty much both the same, except the PS3 can have more effects at once and can display at 1080p.

Originally Posted by refraction

nothing beats Crysis on the pc tho

I knew it was gonna be something with the screens I've been seeing for months now. But actually in motion?! Jesus, it looks totally fandabidozi.

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[refraction]

Originally Posted by industrian

I knew it was gonna be something with the screens I've been seeing for months now. But actually in motion?! Jesus, it looks totally fandabidozi.

hell yeh! the demo Crytek showed on the MS conference it looked like you were almost playing in the film, sound/visual environment was perfect, explosion/fire/smoke effects all perfect, how everybody moved perfect!

imo it would have been the most realistic game ever if theyd spent a little longer working on the indoor textures, they are the only thing that doesnt look real!

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[industrian]

Originally Posted by refraction

imo it would have been the most realistic game ever if theyd spent a little longer working on the indoor textures, they are the only thing that doesnt look real!

Woah, it's not finished yet. The Crytek guys know what they are doing. In an interview with Edge a couple of months ago they were completely open about everything. Believe me, Crytek are doing and will do EVERYTHING they can to make Crysis a game that will go down in history. Thank god it's not a Vista exclusive.

[karlus]

its amazing to see how quickly Crytek have become one of the most important games creators in the world. I mean, today everyone admires their work and expects great things from them and a few years ago no one knew them.

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[industrian]

Originally Posted by karlus

its amazing to see how quickly Crytek have become one of the most important games creators in the world. I mean, today everyone admires their work and expects great things from them and a few years ago no one knew them.

They did a Valve.

[refraction]

Originally Posted by industrian

Woah, it's not finished yet. The Crytek guys know what they are doing. In an interview with Edge a couple of months ago they were completely open about everything. Believe me, Crytek are doing and will do EVERYTHING they can to make Crysis a game that will go down in history. Thank god it's not a Vista exclusive.

hey i didnt say it was finished! they only have 2 test levels to show so i know its not finished ;P

but certainly glad its on XP and Vista and not exclusively Vista, didnt want to have to upgrade for this, but i will certainly be buying it!

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[Metalmurphy]

Originally Posted by refraction

nothing beats Crysis on the pc tho

Amen to that. The lightning effects and reflections when a lightning strikes was simply unbelievable And when the spaceship hits the bridge of the boat The explosions were amazingly realistic . Btw i wouldn't use MGS4 to compare it with Halo. I would use this:

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[D.D.]

but that would be unfair to ps3 though because Getaway was rendered using just the CELL processor

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[refraction]

Originally Posted by D.D.

but that would be unfair to ps3 though because Getaway was rendered using just the CELL processor

who cares? the game is comming out on the PS3, i dont think its on the XBox 360 is it?

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[D.D.]

Originally Posted by refraction

who cares? the game is comming out on the PS3, i dont think its on the XBox 360 is it?

people who want to make a comparison might care. i would care if a game that good looking was rendered using "just" a cpu and was "far from finished" as well.

also, none of these games discussed were coming out as multiplatform so i dont see the point in bringing the discussion in that direction. it has been shown more than once that multiplatform games aren't the best in showing the truth capabilities of any platform.

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[project_ydna_68]

last time xbox beat ps2 with graphics overall performence ect. but this time it the complete opposite ps3 is looking way better then xbox360 and i was never a playstation fan but ps3 is just going to blow everything else out of the water.

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[Devon]

Well I always like the PS2 Bcz they make good game, I just have to get a ps3

[Cid Highwind]

Originally Posted by Devon

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i thing what sims said is right ps3 rocks with grahpics story and game play

[Player-X]

last time xbox beat ps2 with graphics overall performence ect. but this time it the complete opposite ps3 is looking way better then xbox360 and i was never a playstation fan but ps3 is just going to blow everything else out of the water.

Sony might as well say they already lost if they actuaily followed with thier current price plan.

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[Cid Highwind]

Originally Posted by segun

i thing what sims said is right ps3 rocks with grahpics story and game play

I am terribly sorry for laughing at you but that is one really stupid comment.

It's Sony, MS and Nintendo creating the console, in other words: The Hardware.

Then there are other teams, also known as game developers, who will make the games, A.K.A. the Software.

If you don't even know the difference between those two, please don't even bother posting in threads where consoles are being compared.

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[Ryos]

I don't think it's really fair to judge a system's quality of graphics until a system has time to settle down. It also helps to compare games in a similar state of completion (such as they're out). I am of the mind that both systems have essentially similar graphics, although I do think the PS3 will be capable of slightly higher demands in certain areas once developers take advantage of the Blu-ray medium. Even with the optional upgrade Microsoft will be offering to compete with this, developers will have their hands tied because I highly doubt every Xbox 360 owner is going to run right out there and buy the HD-DVD upgrade.

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