I decided to do a little comparison of Motorstorm (PS3) and the upcoming  FlatOut (360) for no apparrent reason. The info of FlatOut is based on previews. Motorstorm was considered a tech demo, so a better game with similar style for 360 could be pretty important for the sales this year.

Gameplay: Both are apparently very good, so it's a tie.

Sound: Motorstorm has great motor sounds and diverse soundtrack. I don't know a lot of FlatOut, so tentatively Motorstorm wins.

Graphics: Technically (lighting*, blurring*, physics** etc.) FlatOut wins, but I'd say the few race tracks on Motorstorm are artistically better. Result: FlatOut wins by hair.

Value: Motorstorm has lots of different vehicle types, but only 8 tracks and no split screen gaming. FlatOut has lots of different game types and a nice selection of cars. Result: FlatOut wins.

Conclusion: I think FlatOut is going to do better review and sales wise, although it's not going to get as much attention as Motorstorm for obvious reasons. Most of the hardcore racing fans are going to buy PS3 or Xbox 360, so the flux of great games is important at this stage. I predict X0 as a winner in this genre.

* New Screenshots: http://pelaajalehti.com/2007/04/10/flatout-ultimate-carnage-kuvat-xbox-360/

** I know there's going to be debate, but this is from IGN's preview: "While the visuals, selection of cars and alternative gaming modes did raise our pulses, the one feature that really stood head and shoulders over everything else was Ultimate Carnage's incredible destruction model, which was responsible for some of the most realistic and spectacular real-time vehicle degeneration we've ever seen." http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/778/778594p1.html

jeuxactu preview: http://www.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jeuxactu.com%2Farticle-21654-flatout-ultimate-carnage.html&langpair=fr%7Cen&hl=en&ie=UTF8

    Gameplay: Both are apparently very good, so it's a tide.

•  This not true my friend, FUC is no very good, just good. What you mean by tide?
  

    Sound: Motorstorm has great motor sounds and diverse soundtrack. I don't know a lot of FlatOut, so         tentatively Motorstorm wins.

•    FUC has car sound like rabbit on fire! Very good marks here!

    Graphics: Technically (lighting*, blurring*, physics** etc.) FlatOut wins, but I'd say the few race tracks         on Motorstorm are artistically better. Result: FlatOut wins by hair.

•    Motorsport has better graphics, you true color here shows fanboy. No offense, but I know such things.

    Value: Motorstorm has lots of different vehicle types, but only 8 tracks and no split screen gaming.             FlatOut has lots of different game types and a nice selection of cars. Result: FlatOut wins.

• FUC only has one gametype, that is to race. Motorsport has many many type, including water swim.

I think he meant "tie"...just a typo.

If it's one thing I hate, it's when people say "OH, your TRUE COLOR here shows fanboy!" Please...not everyone is out to spin things to death. I mean, I could say, Jake, that your true color shows here that you're a Motorstorm or PS3 fanboy...doesn't really contribute to the discussion at all though.

 I sorry. I no like PS3, I like other one. I mean no offense to Goatyule.

Actually I haven't owned/don't own Xbox or the 360. My opinions about the graphics: the cars in FUC actually look realistic and metallic and the destructible environment (over 8000 deformable objects per track) and physics are great. Every car is made of 40 different parts.

FUC has many gametypes like Career mode, Derby modes and Carnage mode. Motorsport still has only 8 tracks and no offline multiplayer.

Do you think that Motorstorm was released too early? There's hardly any bombs for the PS3 in near future, especially no racers.