PS3 version of COD4 is probably the best ive played in terms of graphics, GT5: P is also very realistic.

 Bod give up with your argument please , it's pretty apparent that PC's can be more powerfull than any console availible , it's also true that all consoles are really PC's.

But we're comparing largley closed systems whereas the PC is a largley open system ( also taking into account were not talking about a specific PC when we say "PC" but every single PC on the planet from the supercomputers to the dusty piece of shit computers ofcourse it's gonna win every time when compared to our home consoles.)

 Crysis has the best graphics of any technological advice but the games a POS anyway and it's boring to play ( it seems the game was only created for the purposes of looking good).

 Well done Crysis has the best graphics , now let's continue comparing consoles ( the whole point of this thread)

 wow, you apparently have no idea how much time and effort Polyphony and Kazunori Yamauchi puts toward their games. GT has always been used as a simulator for professional racers and drifters alike, in which they make sure they get feedback from during production. It can take months to get a single car done and Yamauchi test drives the cars himself to make sure the feel is as close as possible, all this while they program all their car models in GT5P part by part just for physics and weight transfer alone. PD  sends art designers and photographers to take thousands of photos of every track and every car that's in-game.  PD even has freaking beds in their studios just incase a dev gets too tired and decides to sleep in the office instead. Right before their presentation in TGS07, Yamauchi had his developers tweak the demo right before their demonstration because he thought a car was a hair to close to another, the dude was sweating bullets and obsessed over that minor problem alone. PD and Yamauchi are highly respected by all their peers, the press, professional drivers and competitors for their attention to detail and the effort it takes to turn it into a videogame.  You can say "GT sucks" or "GT is overrated" all you want but saying that these devs don't put effort and sweat into their games is a cheap slap in the face. Tread carefully.

I decide good graphics not by technical aspects but what i would rather play with. that being said.

For me, Metroid Prime series (even the GC ones).

The amazing detail and level design make the world so incredible that even after playing the best 360/PS3 has to offer, i still prefer Prime's. it just looks better what can i say (and that doesn't mean better technically).

I can show you, say, a picture of an apple. It is the most realistic apple you have ever seen, and it is difficult to distinguish it from the real one. You can say "wow it looks so real" but not "wow it looks so good!"

It's difficult to explain, but i prefer playing with Metroid's / Prime's graphics over Gears / Uncharted graphics.

I think he means the visuals rather than physics. Racing sims are easy to make realistic graphics in because how much of the game is pre-rendered, and how small the environment is. I'm not saying there wasn't much work, but it's not hard to make the best visuals in a racing simulation. So yes the game may have the best visuals but it's not technically impressive in that area. Now I do have to give it to them for making incredible physics.

@Op I would say metroid prime 3 if you just mean without technicallity. THe environments just come to life and make you feel like it's an actual world. There are many colors, and many things to see.

In a technical perspective I would say maybe Uncharted, or Gears.

Absolutely Lair and GoW

As someone said above, all will change on June 12th....

That's absolutely fine, RP, but then people have to play it the other way, too.

People complain about the Wii's low power, then the second I mention the PC the conversation goes mum and it's considered irrelevant. We talk about the PS3/360/PC platform, but the second I compare the tech in the PC to the PS3/360 the conversation ends. We include the Wii in conversations about pretty graphics (I assume it was included in this thread? It wasn't specifically excluded the way the PC was), which obviously isn't fair to the Wii, but the second we bring the PC in, it's unfair.

It's like an entire system set up to defend the 360/PS3. Include the Wii/PC when it suits, exclude them when it doesn't.

I don't want to see any more discussions about the PC/PS3/360 platform, and I want to make sure, when threads like this are made, it's "What's the prettiest DS game? 360/PS3/360/Wii don't count," or "What's the prettiest Wii game? 360/PS3/PC don't count," Either separate all the platforms, or separate none of them. Again, I'm just so sick and tired of the PC being included only when it's good for the PS3/360.

As I just said to RocketPig, your solution is absolutely fine -- all I'm asking for is consistency. Because the PC is often included in these discussions when it helps the PS3/360 look better (for example, when we need to discuss the Wii vs. PC/PS3/360 "platforms").

Separate them all, or separate none of them. For example, why was the Wii included? I agree, it's obvious that the PC can outclass the PS3/360. It's also obvious the PS3/360 can outclass the Wii. Include them both, or include neither. I'm happy with either solution. But if you choose the latter, make sure you say "what's the prettiest 360/PS3 game?"

 Ever heard of real life?