It's official: Oblivion on PS3 owns the 360 version

Proof that IGN is worthless:

http://wii.ign.com/articles/751/751136p1.html

This is just one example of their preview that reads like it should be a good game.  The only downfall they mention is the graphics and talk it up the rest of the interview and score it a 4.  One editor has even stated they talk a game up and err more on the side of giving a sugar coated preview.

IGN is usually too lenient, but read this preview and tell me this reads like a game that would eventually get a 4.0.

jdknight21

No no no

they over rate a game thats gone everywhere, proves nothing

But saying a game looks better comparing, loads faster etc, you really think they were wrong???

The load times would be slower, if they did not duplicate the game on the BR disk !!! Tehy said themselves, plus they had a whole year to optimize loading times

The patch is coming to 360, so no big deal here

And the DL content still does not fit in PS3 ram !!!

Plus the game has less AA, and FAR worst textures, notice the lower res grass ? The lower res textures on rocks and the fallen tree ? Just a huge downgrade here

avenger_dot

How is the game duplicated???   

"Oblivion will make extensive use of the PS3's hard drive by caching multiple gigabytes of data, which seemed to help with load times from what we saw. Bethesda's Pete Hines also commented that recent reports
of data duplication on the PS3 Oblivion disc have been exaggerated, and this technique isn't different than the similar strategy that was employed in the creation of the Xbox 360 game last year. "

They said so, anyway, even if it is not the case, the HDD is the key, not BR for sure, becuase they DID say it was far slower than 360 one, plus they could have optimized for 360 HDD more in 8 more months they had for PS3, right ?

And those textures SUCK, comparing to 360 version

So, because the PS3 version has shorter load times, less slow down and more draw distance - it owns the 360 version? :|HeedleGlavin

lol. You don't care about load times and better graphics?

[QUOTE="HeedleGlavin"]So, because the PS3 version has shorter load times, less slow down and more draw distance - it owns the 360 version? :|outlawz247

lol. You don't care about load times and better graphics?

Look at those terriblke textures, those are not betetr graphics !!! And loading times were never a real issue in my 150+ hours in Oblivion

[QUOTE="asdasd"]So much for the lemmings saying the PS3 version was a downgrade. Its actually an upgrade :Djd7-03

So, because the PS3 version has shorter load times, less slow down and more draw distance - it owns the 360 version? :|HeedleGlavin

They said so, anyway, even if it is not the case, the HDD is the key, not BR for sure, becuase they DID say it was far slower than 360 one, plus they could have optimized for 360 HDD more in 8 more months they had for PS3, right ?

And those textures SUCK, comparing to 360 version

avenger_dot

How do the PS3 textures suck, when the 360 sported low rez textures in far off details, and the PS3 version doesn't?

Who cares if they duplicated the data or not. Were you personally involved in the development process? Did you break a sweat and scream in frustration while coming to a resolution?

Of course not. You put the disc in, and play.


TekkenMaster606

[QUOTE="avenger_dot"]

They said so, anyway, even if it is not the case, the HDD is the key, not BR for sure, becuase they DID say it was far slower than 360 one, plus they could have optimized for 360 HDD more in 8 more months they had for PS3, right ?

And those textures SUCK, comparing to 360 version

mentzer

How do the PS3 textures suck, when the 360 sported low rez textures in far off details, and the PS3 version doesn't?

[QUOTE="outlawz247"]

[QUOTE="HeedleGlavin"]So, because the PS3 version has shorter load times, less slow down and more draw distance - it owns the 360 version? :|avenger_dot

lol. You don't care about load times and better graphics?

Look at those terriblke textures, those are not betetr graphics !!! And loading times were never a real issue in my 150+ hours in Oblivion

[QUOTE="avenger_dot"][QUOTE="outlawz247"]

[QUOTE="HeedleGlavin"]So, because the PS3 version has shorter load times, less slow down and more draw distance - it owns the 360 version? :|mwa

lol. You don't care about load times and better graphics?

Look at those terriblke textures, those are not betetr graphics !!! And loading times were never a real issue in my 150+ hours in Oblivion

[QUOTE="avenger_dot"]

They said so, anyway, even if it is not the case, the HDD is the key, not BR for sure, becuase they DID say it was far slower than 360 one, plus they could have optimized for 360 HDD more in 8 more months they had for PS3, right ?

And those textures SUCK, comparing to 360 version

mentzer

How do the PS3 textures suck, when the 360 sported low rez textures in far off details, and the PS3 version doesn't?

The grass is lower res, look blurry, unlike on 360, look at that tree to the right, is that a SUPER low texture or what ? The fallen tree ? See it ? now 360 has bump mapping and far more detail on trees, and everything looks a tad more blurry than my 360

So, what good is to make the far placeholder textures a bit better, if all other textures in the game are about to suffer ?

This whole thing reminds me of Fight Night Round 3... Everyone knows it got downgraded and the character models got a slight upgrade for the PS3. Yet it is said to look better. :lol:

I think this is the same deal. Don't worry there is going to be Versus on this.

1. I said before that Bethesda would figure out how to use the PS3's hardware. (If this is true)

2. The 360 is getting an XBL update to "fix" the stuff they learned about shader technology.

3. Did they address the RAM issue?

[QUOTE="avenger_dot"]

The load times would be slower, if they did not duplicate the game on the BR disk !!! Tehy said themselves, plus they had a whole year to optimize loading times

The patch is coming to 360, so no big deal here

And the DL content still does not fit in PS3 ram !!!

Plus the game has less AA, and FAR worst textures, notice the lower res grass ? The lower res textures on rocks and the fallen tree ? Just a huge downgrade here

mentzer

How is the game duplicated???   

"Oblivion will make extensive use of the PS3's hard drive by caching multiple gigabytes of data, which seemed to help with load times from what we saw. Bethesda's Pete Hines also commented that recent reports
of data duplication on the PS3 Oblivion disc have been exaggerated, and this technique isn't different than the similar strategy that was employed in the creation of the Xbox 360 game last year. "

I loved it when the game first came out sony fans went on the the 360 was getting another naff pc port and now they get the game they are trying to claim ownage on a game we have all played to death.Duckyindiana

[QUOTE="Duckyindiana"]I loved it when the game first came out sony fans went on the the 360 was getting another naff pc port and now they get the game they are trying to claim ownage on a game we have all played to death.WillKillsM

So, because the PS3 version has shorter load times, less slow down and more draw distance - it owns the 360 version? :|HeedleGlavin

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PS3 FTW?
FFObsessed

PS3 wins distance... It looks better, the ground... Same draw distance as the 360. Until the 360 patch.

360 wins up close. Everything looks more detailed and more colorful. Plus it doesn't look like the lighting in the PS3 version is any good compared to the 360's. Does the PS3 version have HDR? I don't think so from that pic.

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PS3 FTW?
FFObsessed

So, because the PS3 version has shorter load times, less slow down and more draw distance - it owns the 360 version? :|HeedleGlavin

So. . . IGN said the PS3 version is better when 1UP said the 360 one is superior?BK-Sleeper

I am not sure if these slight improvements warrant repurchasing a year old game. I'll make a decision when I see Mehrunes Razor and some of the other must have DC on PSN. Also until, the expansion is announced for the ps3 version, there is obviously no reason to re-buy it.

haha sucked in 360 owners for saying it was a downgrade just admit you have been owned, the ps3 should have a better version cause it's a year later to make improvement but when u 360 owners thought it was a downgrade u was giving the ps3 fans a lot of **** so enjoy it ps3 fans and suffer diehard 360 fanboys, you set urself up for this even though ps3 should be better.... but u was paying them out still when u thought it a downgrade so wateva fairgame I say bigLLL

 You may want to wait until the final game is released and the 360 gets this update, you may end up eating your words.

[QUOTE="HeedleGlavin"]So, because the PS3 version has shorter load times, less slow down and more draw distance - it owns the 360 version? :|Suyomizzle_

[QUOTE="bigLLL"]haha sucked in 360 owners for saying it was a downgrade just admit you have been owned, the ps3 should have a better version cause it's a year later to make improvement but when u 360 owners thought it was a downgrade u was giving the ps3 fans a lot of **** so enjoy it ps3 fans and suffer diehard 360 fanboys, you set urself up for this even though ps3 should be better.... but u was paying them out still when u thought it a downgrade so wateva fairgame I say Nagidar

 You may want to wait until the final game is released and the 360 gets this update, you may end up eating your words.

A shame that the PC version blows both out of the water.

For what reason?  Not always graphics.

User-made mods.

[QUOTE="YellowPik"]You mean the game I've been playing since March? :?Blinblingthing

More like a downgrade compared to the PS3 version you were playing since march :D

Yes.  You are right it was so awful and such a downgrade compared to the PS3 version it's been game of the year in some places and was AAA here and pretty much across the board. 

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PS3 FTW?
FFObsessed

The PS3 version looks sharper and more detailed, but the 360 version's colors pop and the lighting looks slightly better.

Aside from the better textures in the distance, I don't see much of an improvement. Sure, there is one, but that comes with the territory when you consider that the game has had an extra year of development.

Can someone provide the link to where it says that Oblivion for the 360 will be getting an uppdate?okristian

[QUOTE="needlesmcgirk"]I don't understand how the 360 version can receive an update that gives it all nese features from the PS3 version. it clearly says on IGN that: "the PS3 version has been optimized to take advantage of the Cell processor and hardware that the system offers. As a result, the game runs a lot faster than the 360 build." Not sure that you can just patch the 360 and it all the sudden becomes a more powerful system...JohanJuurkenoph

Agreed

@ OP when ign wrote that they didnt know the Xbox 360 version would get an update - the article is old.CwlHeddwyn