COD4 360 vs COD4 PC -- Update #1 - LIVE Comparison

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Change Log
Nov 5th
- Completed X360 Multiplayer portion - level 40 - #17 on the Leaderboard for Global Kills - #31 for score - #47 for wins
- Added short summary about X360 version of multiplayer

Current Items being compared: Retail Copy of CoD4 for the 360 AND COD4 Demo for the PC (Graphics capped at medium)
Article Version: Initial Release
360 setup: 40in Samsung 71F series w. 25,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, component cables, XBox 360 Premium, XBL Subscription, 700watt Sony 5.1 Dolby Surround Sound System
PC Setup: Components in signature. 22in Samsung SyncMaster 226 BW, Sennheiser HD 280 Pro Headphones

As some of you know, I usually pick up multiplats on both the 360 and the PC. Why? I'm crazy like that, I personally personally testing both versions to see which of the two is the better overall experiance.

In previous comparisions, I found that Bioshock for the PC and 360 was pretty much identical, however due to superb sound in the game I ended up playing it on the 360. Simply because I had a better surround sound system on my home theatre. However, the bottom line was, I felt the 'best' was subjective based on the setup a person had.

With the Orange Box, the differences were too many to list. The bottom line was, the PC version was superior - which was obvious due to the fact that the games were intially designed with PCs in mind. It was a great game for someone who had never played HL2 before, and happened to have a 360 - but the praise ended there. The 360 controls on Portal killed much of the experiance. The horrible P2P connection ****of TF2, couples with a 16 person player cap, fewer servers to choose from, and the lack of custom player maps made it the red headed stepchild compared to the PC. While all the while, the HL2, episode 1 and episode 2 were great for those who lacked a gaming PC.

Hypothesis: I think it would be intelligent to say that the PC version will have the upper hand in just above every aspect of COD4, simply because the COD series by Infinity Ward has always a PC game first, and a console game second (COD3 was not made by IW). This coupled with the enormous fanbase on the PC, it would not be suprising if extra care was put into the PC version. This probably sounds quite biased, and it is.

However, since I am an achievement whore. I will more then likely play it once through on the PC on normal difficulty. Then play it through on veteran difficulty on the 360 to unlock achievement. I will also likely play the arcade mode through, for even more achievement unlocks :P

The Comparison

XBox 360 Multiplayer - Let me just put it this way. This is the best FPS multiplayer game there is, hands down. I will go into more detail after analyzing the PC portion, however rest assured this is one of the best FPS online experiances ever. Frankly, it puts Halo 3's (or Halo 2.5) to shame in this department. Solid 60 FPS, with pretty great graphics - though some of the maps have muddy textures. Overall, the game is good enough to almost forget about the graphics anyways.

I played roughly 15 hours online. Got to level 40. Hit #17 on the global leaderboards for most kills, next to the IW people :P So ya, I figure I have essested it enough.

More as I try out the PC version, which should be soon. I'm waiting to see if it is coming out on Steam, which rumor is alludeing to (and I am hoping for).

COD series will always be best on pc. But for people who don't have the money to maximize the experience of COD4 on the pc a console is the next best choice.sirk1264

or people who dont like to upgrade every year when games like crysis come out and just enjoy to sit or lay back on da sofa and play instead of playing on a little screen and sitting less then a foot away from pc

GRR Your hypothesis is not in "If... Then" format GRR. :x

I say the PC version will be better because of User Content.

[QUOTE="sirk1264"]COD series will always be best on pc. But for people who don't have the money to maximize the experience of COD4 on the pc a console is the next best choice.mingo123

or people who dont like to upgrade every year when games like crysis come out and just enjoy to sit or lay back on da sofa and play instead of playing on a little screen and sitting less then a foot away from pc

Well you can hook up your pc to an HDTV nowadays and they do have wireless mouse's and keyboards. Plus most games support the 360 controller anyways. The upgrading part is subjective. There are people that don't like to upgrade every 6 months or every year and there are people that don't mind it. All depends on what type of person you are.

[QUOTE="mingo123"]

[QUOTE="sirk1264"]COD series will always be best on pc. But for people who don't have the money to maximize the experience of COD4 on the pc a console is the next best choice.sirk1264

or people who dont like to upgrade every year when games like crysis come out and just enjoy to sit or lay back on da sofa and play instead of playing on a little screen and sitting less then a foot away from pc

Well you can hook up your pc to an HDTV nowadays and they do have wireless mouse's and keyboards. Plus most games support the 360 controller anyways. The upgrading part is subjective. There are people that don't like to upgrade every 6 months or every year and there are people that don't mind it. All depends on what type of person you are.

too much fuss....i just like a console which can run games with no errors, games that are easily patchable (just press A and the game will be patched if the patch is available instead of googling patch and downloading it then installing it or however its done) and yeh like i said no fuss lol + and i dont have HDTV and i dont think you can hook pc to SDTV :P + wireless mouse and controller are bad if you lay down on sofa....

too much fuss....i just like a console which can run games with no errors, games that are easily patchable (just press A and the game will be patched if the patch is available instead of googling patch and downloading it then installing it or however its done) and yeh like i said no fuss lol + and i dont have HDTV and i dont think you can hook pc to SDTV :P + wireless mouse and controller are bad if you lay down on sofa....mingo123

[QUOTE="sirk1264"][QUOTE="mingo123"]

[QUOTE="sirk1264"]COD series will always be best on pc. But for people who don't have the money to maximize the experience of COD4 on the pc a console is the next best choice.mingo123

or people who dont like to upgrade every year when games like crysis come out and just enjoy to sit or lay back on da sofa and play instead of playing on a little screen and sitting less then a foot away from pc

Well you can hook up your pc to an HDTV nowadays and they do have wireless mouse's and keyboards. Plus most games support the 360 controller anyways. The upgrading part is subjective. There are people that don't like to upgrade every 6 months or every year and there are people that don't mind it. All depends on what type of person you are.

too much fuss....i just like a console which can run games with no errors, games that are easily patchable (just press A and the game will be patched if the patch is available instead of googling patch and downloading it then installing it or however its done) and yeh like i said no fuss lol + and i dont have HDTV and i dont think you can hook pc to SDTV :P + wireless mouse and controller are bad if you lay down on sofa....

Well then you are not one of the people that don't mind upgrading. You're the other people. I'm like you though. I prefer just turning on a console and putting a disc in and playing. Although i do want to play crysis badly. I'm jealous of my roommate as he got the new 8800GT card and is playing the demo while my PC is utter crap:cry:

Can't you also get achievement points in the PC version now as well? Or is that only in Microsoft developed games?Tamashii-sosaku

dont you have does "challenges" in COD4 anyway?

I dont know what they are doing with achievements...but since the game is going to be released though steam, it may very well get them.

Xbox Live owns all other forms of online. Hermits should get over their watered down Live for windows and keep playing their free crappy online without comparing. SkullboyX

really?

so the 360 version has 32 players online on dedicaded servers and support for user created content?

Xbox Live owns all other forms of online. Hermits should get over their watered down Live for windows and keep playing their free crappy online without comparing. SkullboyX

Talk about ignorance

[QUOTE="SkullboyX"]Xbox Live owns all other forms of online. Hermits should get over their watered down Live for windows and keep playing their free crappy online without comparing. cobrax25

really?

so the 360 version has 32 players online on dedicaded servers and support for user created content?

[QUOTE="cobrax25"]

[QUOTE="SkullboyX"]Xbox Live owns all other forms of online. Hermits should get over their watered down Live for windows and keep playing their free crappy online without comparing. SkullboyX

really?

so the 360 version has 32 players online on dedicaded servers and support for user created content?

sure...which is why their are many 64 man and 32 man servers in COD2....and almost every server is running some kind of mod......

[QUOTE="SkullboyX"][QUOTE="cobrax25"]

[QUOTE="SkullboyX"]Xbox Live owns all other forms of online. Hermits should get over their watered down Live for windows and keep playing their free crappy online without comparing. cobrax25

really?

so the 360 version has 32 players online on dedicaded servers and support for user created content?

sure...which is why their are many 64 man and 32 man servers in COD2....and almost every server is running some kind of mod......

cod4 interview if anyone cares: http://cdn.libsyn.com/digitalcombat/2op4.mp3

360 setup: 40in Samsung 71F series w. 25,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, component cables, XBox 360 Premium, XBL Subscription, 700watt Sony 5.1 Dolby Surround Sound System
PC Setup: Components in signature. 22in Samsung SyncMaster 226 BW, Sennheiser HD 280 Pro Headphones

In previous comparisions, I found that Bioshock for the PC and 360 was pretty much identical, however due to superb sound in the game I ended up playing it on the 360. Simply because I had a better surround sound system on my home theatre. However, the bottom line was, I felt the 'best' was subjective based on the setup a person had.

rimnet00

Why didn't you just connect your PC to the HDTV and 5.1 Surround for Bioshock? You could have experienced the great EAX effects that some PC gamers rave about here.

Which Sony Surroud Sound System is it?

cod4 interview if anyone cares: http://cdn.libsyn.com/digitalcombat/2op4.mp3

mingo123

thanx

[QUOTE="cobrax25"]

[QUOTE="SkullboyX"]Xbox Live owns all other forms of online. Hermits should get over their watered down Live for windows and keep playing their free crappy online without comparing. SkullboyX

really?

so the 360 version has 32 players online on dedicaded servers and support for user created content?

So bullet lag, and host advantage is for real people eh?

[QUOTE="rimnet00"]

360 setup: 40in Samsung 71F series w. 25,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, component cables, XBox 360 Premium, XBL Subscription, 700watt Sony 5.1 Dolby Surround Sound System
PC Setup: Components in signature. 22in Samsung SyncMaster 226 BW, Sennheiser HD 280 Pro Headphones

In previous comparisions, I found that Bioshock for the PC and 360 was pretty much identical, however due to superb sound in the game I ended up playing it on the 360. Simply because I had a better surround sound system on my home theatre. However, the bottom line was, I felt the 'best' was subjective based on the setup a person had.

m3Boarder32

Why didn't you just connect your PC to the HDTV and 5.1 Surround for Bioshock? You could have experienced the great EAX effects that some PC gamers rave about here.

Which Sony Surroud Sound System is it?

I was sort of wondering the same thing... EAX is amazing though because programmers just program usage of it into the game and it blends all of the sounds together like a professional movie studio does for the movies. It's great.

[QUOTE="SkullboyX"][QUOTE="cobrax25"]

[QUOTE="SkullboyX"]Xbox Live owns all other forms of online. Hermits should get over their watered down Live for windows and keep playing their free crappy online without comparing. Drizzt13

really?

so the 360 version has 32 players online on dedicaded servers and support for user created content?

So bullet lag, and host advantage is for real people eh?

cod4 barely has bullet lag, in cod4 beta itwas IMPOSSIBLE to tell who the host was unless everyone had red dot connection while 1 guy had green connection so green dude was host....and maps in cod4 are enough for 16 players, maps like crash site and vacant are riot with 12 players, and will be cramped with 16 players...with 32 players on vacant the game will be another Halo 3....meaning you would get killed no matter how skilled you are, you cant survive when theres 3 dudes coming at yo from everyside and thats how 32 player matches will be

[QUOTE="Drizzt13"][QUOTE="SkullboyX"][QUOTE="cobrax25"]

[QUOTE="SkullboyX"]Xbox Live owns all other forms of online. Hermits should get over their watered down Live for windows and keep playing their free crappy online without comparing. mingo123

really?

so the 360 version has 32 players online on dedicaded servers and support for user created content?

So bullet lag, and host advantage is for real people eh?

cod4 barely has bullet lag, in cod4 beta itwas IMPOSSIBLE to tell who the host was unless everyone had red dot connection while 1 guy had green connection so green dude was host....and maps in cod4 are enough for 16 players, maps like crash site and vacant are riot with 12 players, and will be cramped with 16 players...with 32 players on vacant the game will be another Halo 3....meaning you would get killed no matter how skilled you are, you cant survive when theres 3 dudes coming at yo from everyside and thats how 32 player matches will be

Okay, but the fact is with the PC you can create maps that allow for great games with 32 people and reward players who are more skilled. You can't deny that can you?

[QUOTE="mingo123"][QUOTE="Drizzt13"][QUOTE="SkullboyX"][QUOTE="cobrax25"]

[QUOTE="SkullboyX"]Xbox Live owns all other forms of online. Hermits should get over their watered down Live for windows and keep playing their free crappy online without comparing. Drizzt13

really?

so the 360 version has 32 players online on dedicaded servers and support for user created content?

So bullet lag, and host advantage is for real people eh?

cod4 barely has bullet lag, in cod4 beta itwas IMPOSSIBLE to tell who the host was unless everyone had red dot connection while 1 guy had green connection so green dude was host....and maps in cod4 are enough for 16 players, maps like crash site and vacant are riot with 12 players, and will be cramped with 16 players...with 32 players on vacant the game will be another Halo 3....meaning you would get killed no matter how skilled you are, you cant survive when theres 3 dudes coming at yo from everyside and thats how 32 player matches will be

Okay, but the fact is with the PC you can create maps that allow for great games with 32 people and reward players who are more skilled. You can't deny that can you?

yeah but those are mods...console never had mods so you cant own just xbox 360 for that :P

Why would you cap it at medium settings? That doesn't make sense to me if you're doing a true comparison.Amnesiacx

Demo is capped at medium to keep download size reasonable.

Why would you cap it at medium settings? That doesn't make sense to me if you're doing a true comparison.Amnesiacx

I'm not capping it. The demo itself was capped at medium. I will be picking up the full version Monday, thats when the full comparision will happen. Right now, this is just a preliminary comparison.

Xbox Live owns all other forms of online. Hermits should get over their watered down Live for windows and keep playing their free crappy online without comparing. SkullboyX

[QUOTE="Drizzt13"][QUOTE="mingo123"][QUOTE="Drizzt13"][QUOTE="SkullboyX"][QUOTE="cobrax25"]

[QUOTE="SkullboyX"]Xbox Live owns all other forms of online. Hermits should get over their watered down Live for windows and keep playing their free crappy online without comparing. mingo123

really?

so the 360 version has 32 players online on dedicaded servers and support for user created content?

So bullet lag, and host advantage is for real people eh?

cod4 barely has bullet lag, in cod4 beta itwas IMPOSSIBLE to tell who the host was unless everyone had red dot connection while 1 guy had green connection so green dude was host....and maps in cod4 are enough for 16 players, maps like crash site and vacant are riot with 12 players, and will be cramped with 16 players...with 32 players on vacant the game will be another Halo 3....meaning you would get killed no matter how skilled you are, you cant survive when theres 3 dudes coming at yo from everyside and thats how 32 player matches will be

Okay, but the fact is with the PC you can create maps that allow for great games with 32 people and reward players who are more skilled. You can't deny that can you?

yeah but those are mods...console never had mods so you cant own just xbox 360 for that :P

[QUOTE="mingo123"][QUOTE="Drizzt13"][QUOTE="mingo123"][QUOTE="Drizzt13"][QUOTE="SkullboyX"][QUOTE="cobrax25"]

[QUOTE="SkullboyX"]Xbox Live owns all other forms of online. Hermits should get over their watered down Live for windows and keep playing their free crappy online without comparing. GarchomPro

really?

so the 360 version has 32 players online on dedicaded servers and support for user created content?

So bullet lag, and host advantage is for real people eh?

cod4 barely has bullet lag, in cod4 beta itwas IMPOSSIBLE to tell who the host was unless everyone had red dot connection while 1 guy had green connection so green dude was host....and maps in cod4 are enough for 16 players, maps like crash site and vacant are riot with 12 players, and will be cramped with 16 players...with 32 players on vacant the game will be another Halo 3....meaning you would get killed no matter how skilled you are, you cant survive when theres 3 dudes coming at yo from everyside and thats how 32 player matches will be

Okay, but the fact is with the PC you can create maps that allow for great games with 32 people and reward players who are more skilled. You can't deny that can you?

yeah but those are mods...console never had mods so you cant own just xbox 360 for that :P

O RLY? which game....UT3? i dont think anyone can make mods on ps3 and 360 version will probably have the best mods for UT3 as well

[QUOTE="mingo123"][QUOTE="Drizzt13"][QUOTE="mingo123"][QUOTE="Drizzt13"][QUOTE="SkullboyX"][QUOTE="cobrax25"]

[QUOTE="SkullboyX"]Xbox Live owns all other forms of online. Hermits should get over their watered down Live for windows and keep playing their free crappy online without comparing. GarchomPro

really?

so the 360 version has 32 players online on dedicaded servers and support for user created content?

So bullet lag, and host advantage is for real people eh?

cod4 barely has bullet lag, in cod4 beta itwas IMPOSSIBLE to tell who the host was unless everyone had red dot connection while 1 guy had green connection so green dude was host....and maps in cod4 are enough for 16 players, maps like crash site and vacant are riot with 12 players, and will be cramped with 16 players...with 32 players on vacant the game will be another Halo 3....meaning you would get killed no matter how skilled you are, you cant survive when theres 3 dudes coming at yo from everyside and thats how 32 player matches will be

Okay, but the fact is with the PC you can create maps that allow for great games with 32 people and reward players who are more skilled. You can't deny that can you?

yeah but those are mods...console never had mods so you cant own just xbox 360 for that :P

it will still be a very limited amount compared to the PC version though.....

[QUOTE="GarchomPro"][QUOTE="mingo123"][QUOTE="Drizzt13"][QUOTE="mingo123"][QUOTE="Drizzt13"][QUOTE="SkullboyX"][QUOTE="cobrax25"]

[QUOTE="SkullboyX"]Xbox Live owns all other forms of online. Hermits should get over their watered down Live for windows and keep playing their free crappy online without comparing. mingo123

really?

so the 360 version has 32 players online on dedicaded servers and support for user created content?

So bullet lag, and host advantage is for real people eh?

cod4 barely has bullet lag, in cod4 beta itwas IMPOSSIBLE to tell who the host was unless everyone had red dot connection while 1 guy had green connection so green dude was host....and maps in cod4 are enough for 16 players, maps like crash site and vacant are riot with 12 players, and will be cramped with 16 players...with 32 players on vacant the game will be another Halo 3....meaning you would get killed no matter how skilled you are, you cant survive when theres 3 dudes coming at yo from everyside and thats how 32 player matches will be

Okay, but the fact is with the PC you can create maps that allow for great games with 32 people and reward players who are more skilled. You can't deny that can you?

yeah but those are mods...console never had mods so you cant own just xbox 360 for that :P

O RLY? which game....UT3? i dont think anyone can make mods on ps3 and 360 version will probably have the best mods for UT3 as well

Ha! you are saying 360 version will have the best mods, when the PC will obviously own it in the mod department?

[QUOTE="mingo123"][QUOTE="GarchomPro"][QUOTE="mingo123"][QUOTE="Drizzt13"][QUOTE="mingo123"][QUOTE="Drizzt13"][QUOTE="SkullboyX"][QUOTE="cobrax25"]

[QUOTE="SkullboyX"]Xbox Live owns all other forms of online. Hermits should get over their watered down Live for windows and keep playing their free crappy online without comparing. DragonfireXZ95

really?

so the 360 version has 32 players online on dedicaded servers and support for user created content?

So bullet lag, and host advantage is for real people eh?

cod4 barely has bullet lag, in cod4 beta itwas IMPOSSIBLE to tell who the host was unless everyone had red dot connection while 1 guy had green connection so green dude was host....and maps in cod4 are enough for 16 players, maps like crash site and vacant are riot with 12 players, and will be cramped with 16 players...with 32 players on vacant the game will be another Halo 3....meaning you would get killed no matter how skilled you are, you cant survive when theres 3 dudes coming at yo from everyside and thats how 32 player matches will be

Okay, but the fact is with the PC you can create maps that allow for great games with 32 people and reward players who are more skilled. You can't deny that can you?

yeah but those are mods...console never had mods so you cant own just xbox 360 for that :P

O RLY? which game....UT3? i dont think anyone can make mods on ps3 and 360 version will probably have the best mods for UT3 as well

Ha! you are saying 360 version will have the best mods, when the PC will obviously own it in the mod department?

Epic said they will try to make best pc mods available as DLC on xbox 360....

Epic said they will try to make best pc mods available as DLC on xbox 360....

mingo123

Epic does not make mods. Individuals like you and me do.

This thread will be updated as more information comes my way

If there is an area you would like me to address in this comparison, please make a comment on the assosiated blog entry in my GameSpot profile. I will try to address all that you ask for :) Thank you! Click Here To Post a Comment

Current Items being compared: Retail Copy of CoD4 for the 360 AND COD4 Demo for the PC (Graphics capped at medium)
Article Version: Initial Release
360 setup: 40in Samsung 71F series w. 25,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, component cables, XBox 360 Premium, XBL Subscription, 700watt Sony 5.1 Dolby Surround Sound System
PC Setup: Components in signature. 22in Samsung SyncMaster 226 BW, Sennheiser HD 280 Pro Headphones

As some of you know, I usually pick up multiplats on both the 360 and the PC. Why? I'm crazy like that, I personally personally testing both versions to see which of the two is the better overall experiance.

In previous comparisions, I found that Bioshock for the PC and 360 was pretty much identical, however due to superb sound in the game I ended up playing it on the 360. Simply because I had a better surround sound system on my home theatre. However, the bottom line was, I felt the 'best' was subjective based on the setup a person had.

With the Orange Box, the differences were too many to list. The bottom line was, the PC version was superior - which was obvious due to the fact that the games were intially designed with PCs in mind. It was a great game for someone who had never played HL2 before, and happened to have a 360 - but the praise ended there. The 360 controls on Portal killed much of the experiance. The horrible P2P connection ****of TF2, couples with a 16 person player cap, fewer servers to choose from, and the lack of custom player maps made it the red headed stepchild compared to the PC. While all the while, the HL2, episode 1 and episode 2 were great for those who lacked a gaming PC.

Hypothesis: I think it would be intelligent to say that the PC version will have the upper hand in just above every aspect of COD4, simply because the COD series by Infinity Ward has always a PC game first, and a console game second (COD3 was not made by IW). This coupled with the enormous fanbase on the PC, it would not be suprising if extra care was put into the PC version. This probably sounds quite biased, and it is.

However, since I am an achievement whore. I will more then likely play it once through on the PC on normal difficulty. Then play it through on veteran difficulty on the 360 to unlock achievement. I will also likely play the arcade mode through, for even more achievement unlocks :P

The Comparison

Coming soon... please place your questions in my blog, so that I can address them immediatly

Expect the update very soonrimnet00

lol i like your pc setup...ironically thats my set-up for my 360, except withe headphones i moded them so i could hook a 360 mic onto them.

[QUOTE="rimnet00"]

360 setup: 40in Samsung 71F series w. 25,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, component cables, XBox 360 Premium, XBL Subscription, 700watt Sony 5.1 Dolby Surround Sound System
PC Setup: Components in signature. 22in Samsung SyncMaster 226 BW, Sennheiser HD 280 Pro Headphones

In previous comparisions, I found that Bioshock for the PC and 360 was pretty much identical, however due to superb sound in the game I ended up playing it on the 360. Simply because I had a better surround sound system on my home theatre. However, the bottom line was, I felt the 'best' was subjective based on the setup a person had.

m3Boarder32

Why didn't you just connect your PC to the HDTV and 5.1 Surround for Bioshock? You could have experienced the great EAX effects that some PC gamers rave about here.

Which Sony Surroud Sound System is it?

Care to answer my question Rimnet?

Xbox Live owns all other forms of online. Hermits should get over their watered down Live for windows and keep playing their free crappy online without comparing. SkullboyX

[QUOTE="sirk1264"]COD series will always be best on pc. But for people who don't have the money to maximize the experience of COD4 on the pc a console is the next best choice.mingo123

or people who dont like to upgrade every year when games like crysis come out and just enjoy to sit or lay back on da sofa and play instead of playing on a little screen and sitting less then a foot away from pc