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Badassbab on 30 November 2008
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Kantor said:
NJ5 said:
@Kantor: That's why I said that the importance of these observations is a matter of personal opinion. Personally I don't think it's a big deal either. My point with that post was simply to show that when you know what to look for, the differences aren't that complicated to see.

I suppose you're right.

The thing is, most people don't know what to look for. So, while you and I think the graphics are the same, Gamespot and EuroGamer start preaching about shadows, textures and pop-in, and somehow 9/10 times coming to the conclusion that the 360 version is noticeably superior in every way.

IGN needs to start doing graphics comparisons.

 

IGN have been doing head to head for years now. And there is always a graphics section which compares the graphics (the most popular section). It's not as detailed as say in Eurogamer but it's there and the reason all the games websites do head to head is because they are extremely popular so blame the scores of gamers who WANT to see which version is the best. I've read and watched every single one of IGN's head to heads and most of the time the 360 wins though where the PS3 is the lead development console, they go with the PS3 (Burnout Revenge, Mirrors Edge).

What is clear is that 360 ports of PS3 games come out a darn sight better than PS3 ports of 360 games. Seems the 360 hardware is better at handling PS3 games than the other way around OR it is easier to optimise ports of PS3 games for the 360 than the other way around.

However it really is down to personal preference too. Though IGN prefer the more vibrant colours and smother frame rate of the PS3 Burnout and Mirrors Edge, others prefer the 360 version cause the screen tearing and aliasing issues of the PS3 version puts them off.

Apart from a few games, the differences in most games are kinda miniscule so really it's down to which exclusives you'd rather play plus costs. PS3 is still too expensive for mass market considering the price of the competition. I really want to play R2, KZ2 and GOW3 but I will wait till the PS3 is at least £100 cheaper....and when all of the aforementioned games are out.