Final Fantasy XIII Gamerankings score

[aragod]

perpride said:

aragod said:

perpride said:

aragod said:
Pretty much any multiplatform game comming out on Xbox and either PC or PS3 is gimped by Xbox's capabilities. Be it either power or content limitations.

FFXIII had content cut out, Lost Odyssey 2 is having problems, GTA IV had them, now L. A. Noire can't fit on discs. And Microsoft is to blame, other platform owners are screwed because of this, since developers must deliver the same for everyone.

The worst impact it had on PC owners, many Xbox console exclusive titles come out on PC aswell, but they can't hold a candle to PC exclusive titles. Xbox is 5 years old, so this has to be expected, but games like Dragon Age Origins or Mass Effect are suffering from this.

is this a joke post? Gimped by Xbox's capabilities? Is that why 90% of multiplatform games run better on the 360?

If you'd care to notice, the main reason is Xbox's incapability to force HDD standart which would allow mandatory instalation so there wouldn't be single DVD limitations to games where it's not possible to swap discs on the go (sandbox, free exploration, racers). It has very little to do with the basic power.

And multiplatform games run better on Xbox, because developers don't bother optimizing the code for PS3 architecture.

I bolded the part of your post which is just completely untrue. No multiplatform game is "gimped" by Xbox's capabilities. Unless you have proof, don't make stuff like that up. In fact, many people try and say the opposite and claim that multiplatform games are "gimped" by the PS3. Both groups are lying.

When has multiple CD's/DVD's for a game ever been a problem in the past? The answer is never.

Also, forcing HDD installs would be completely STUPID for Microsoft considering the arcade version of the 360 never came with a hard drive. That would be like a slap in the face of anybody who ever bought their console without a hard drive. And on a side note, why would MS force installs when so many people complain about the fact that Sony does it?

Yes, the disc limitation is a major problem, like it or not, it's a FACT, not opinion, FACT. When you have non linear game, you must cut content out to fit on one double layer DVD, that is a huge drawback and limitations to system with instalation capabilities. The Xbox arcade version is the exact problem, why this gimp is happening, you can't have game with mandatory install.

This isn't true, if the game is non linear or sandbox, you are screwed.

PC games are gimped by beeing released on consoles, not only Xbox, but PS3 also. Dumbed down for both controls and performance. And the gap will be only getting bigger as the time progress, until the new console generation. Don't believe that? Arma 2 or Battlefield 3 says hi. Streaming content from discs can't outperform HDD installations and beeing limited to one disc only highlights that.

And all those developers bitching about it now (like I said, FFXIII, Lost Planet 2, GTA IV, now L. A. Noire) just support this statement.