The graphical difference between Xbox 360 and PS3 is smaller than some say

While some PS3 exclusives like Uncharted 2 and Killzone 2 do look better than Xbox 360 exclusives, the difference is also smaller than some try to portray. The fact is that the PS3 is stronger than Xbox 360, but only in CPU power. The GPU is comparable to the 360's GPU, as is the amount of RAM memory. It's not like they're a generation appart and the PS3 graphics look a lot worse than high-end PC graphics, let alone true next-gen graphics.

The graphical differences are minor and likely rely more on visual/artistic appeal rather than large technical differences. You also get people stating PC games don't look much better, yet notice intricate differences between console multiplats and exclusives.

Hypocrisy rules SW.

We all know the PS3 and 360 have very similar graphics capabilities, with work the PS3 is said to have an edge. Its sad but this will most likely turn into a massive 100+ post thread debating how big that small gap really is...

its certainly smaller that the E3 2005 led us to believe it would be. when i got my PS3 i expected it to destroy my 360, but it never did. ok some of its exclusive look a bit nicer. but not that much

There is no graphical difference. It´s all about hype and Sony did an awesome job at that ;)

The graphical differences are minor and likely rely more on visual/artistic appeal rather than large technical differences. You also get people stating PC games don't look much better, yet notice intricate differences between console multiplats and exclusives.

Hypocrisy rules SW.

There is no graphical difference. It´s all about hype and Sony did an awesome job at that ;)

PAL360

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The graphical differences are minor and likely rely more on visual/artistic appeal rather than large technical differences. You also get people stating PC games don't look much better, yet notice intricate differences between console multiplats and exclusives.

Hypocrisy rules SW.

blue_hazy_basic

That's also a good point. A series like Total War really shows off what it has when in motion. It's a shame we can't get some higher quality vids of gameplay nowadays, unless they're released by game sites or devs.

There is no graphical difference. It´s all about hype and Sony did an awesome job at that ;)

PAL360

. You also get people stating PC games don't look much better, yet notice intricate differences between console multiplats and exclusives.

Hypocrisy rules SW.

lundy86_4

If 360 fans want to downplay how great PS3 exclusives look, then I find it funny that they will rave so much about multiplats being so superior.

[QUOTE="PAL360"]

There is no graphical difference. It´s all about hype and Sony did an awesome job at that ;)

blue_hazy_basic

Indeed, but it´s not more than a design choice. I wonder if those 3 PS3 exclusives would look better than Reach if they were more open, had local coop, etc.

There is a noticeable difference- since Uncharted: Drake's Fortune -whether people like it or not. It is not a big difference whether certain other people like it or not. I however, like cake. I guess I completely agreed with you.Floppy_Jim

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There is no graphical difference. It´s all about hype and Sony did an awesome job at that ;)

tommyas

Visually, i agree with you. Technically, i havent seen a console game that tops RDR on 360.

[QUOTE="lundy86_4"]

The graphical differences are minor and likely rely more on visual/artistic appeal rather than large technical differences. You also get people stating PC games don't look much better, yet notice intricate differences between console multiplats and exclusives.

Hypocrisy rules SW.

blue_hazy_basic

This

THe gfx of total war are amazing and probably has the best gfx if you consider everything. But consolers will dismiss it because strategy games dont count to them.

[QUOTE="Floppy_Jim"]There is a noticeable difference- since Uncharted: Drake's Fortune -whether people like it or not. It is not a big difference whether certain other people like it or not. I however, like cake. I guess I completely agreed with you.dog_dirt

Foiled! You caught me in Lem mode :( Go ahead, tell me where the really big differences are.

These arguments are always going to on on. Because either a game is exclusive, and there isn't a version on the other platform for comparison. Or it isn't exclusive, in which case it is lowest common denominator limited; and the platform that believes itself to be more powerful blames the other one for holding it back.

That or a game gets ported at a later date, in which case the game is geared towards that particular platforms hardware merits. Say for example that platform X is better at physics, but platform Y is better at textures. Game from platform X gets ported to platform Y, but the physics had to be toned down to compensate. Even though platform Y is better at textures, it would only get a port of platform Xs textures. Therefore people only see a downgrade, suggesting a weaker system.

Short of a professional port of a 1st party exclusive (which wouldn't happen), that scales the game up/down to the platforms capabilities, the differences between platforms isn't going to be highlighted.

There is no graphical difference. It´s all about hype and Sony did an awesome job at that ;)

PAL360

For a laugh here's Sony's 2005 conference.

Now even PS3 fans have to be modest enough to blush with embarrassment while watching that conference, the claims were ridiculous. I'm hoping people will learn from that and be more critical of claims come next generation, hopefully. Really don't want to go through that sort of over hype again, some of them literally thought the PS3 was a super computer.

people say the ps3 puts out slightly better graphics but it actually has less color in multiplats than 360.

While some PS3 exclusives like Uncharted 2 and Killzone 2 do look better than Xbox 360 exclusives, the difference is also smaller than some try to portray. The fact is that the PS3 is stronger than Xbox 360, but only in CPU power. The GPU is comparable to the 360's GPU, as is the amount of RAM memory. It's not like they're a generation appart and the PS3 graphics look a lot worse than high-end PC graphics, let alone true next-gen graphics.

nameless12345

I like Alan Wake, Fable 3, Gears 3 visuals better than any PS3 game so far myself

The graphical differences on multi-plats are very-very insignificant, but fan boys exaggerate them. Graphical accomplishments on system exclusives like Uncharted games and others is very-very good.

The graphical differences on multi-plats are very-very insignificant, but fan boys exaggerate them. Graphical accomplishments on system exclusives like Uncharted games and others is very-very good.

clr84651

What Alan Wake did in huge open spaces and dynamic next gen lighting and detail is 10x more of an achievement than the small levels of Uncharted 2 with the static ligthing imo

I find the difference to be slim to none on excusives. I think U2 looks great but not much better than games like Gears. I think that the only reason that people talk about the differences in multiplats is because you can compare the same exact image between the two consoles.

[QUOTE="clr84651"]

The graphical differences on multi-plats are very-very insignificant, but fan boys exaggerate them. Graphical accomplishments on system exclusives like Uncharted games and others is very-very good.

AbleFa3

What Alan Wake did in huge open spaces and dynamic next gen lighting and detail is 10x more of an achievement than the small levels of Uncharted 2 with the static ligthing imo

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Theseekar?

Is that you?

The graphical differences are minor and likely rely more on visual/artistic appeal rather than large technical differences. You also get people stating PC games don't look much better, yet notice intricate differences between console multiplats and exclusives.

Hypocrisy rules SW.

lundy86_4

yea ps3 hav an small edge nothing so serious they hav a couple of games that beats 360 games in graphics. but pc is on a different level. i swear this old game resident evil 5 on pc when maxed out beats every console game graphically at least 3 times fold. the diffrence between consoles and pc is huge. i use to think assassin creed 2 on 360 looked great until i got it for my pc and played it side by side it literaly looked like a different game. graphically now consoles dont even conpare with pc but consoles do produce artistic and impressive games

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[QUOTE="clr84651"]

The graphical differences on multi-plats are very-very insignificant, but fan boys exaggerate them. Graphical accomplishments on system exclusives like Uncharted games and others is very-very good.

siddhu33

What Alan Wake did in huge open spaces and dynamic next gen lighting and detail is 10x more of an achievement than the small levels of Uncharted 2 with the static ligthing imo

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Theseekar?

Is that you?

They run pretty much identical. Killzone 2 and Uncharted 2 are two of the best looking games I've played, but I wouldn't say they look any better than Alan Wake.

Saying that, Alan Wake is the only 360 exclusive that I'd say looks great. I guess it's down to how much emphasis the devs put into the game.

There's a difference, albeit not a huge one. The difference I notice is more in things like animations and physics, which tend to be better (for me at least) in Sony produced games.

I have no idea how much of this, if any, is due to the systems power, or if it simply boils down to the devs. That being said, it doesn't really matter, the more impressive games are on ps3, and only on ps3... IMO.

Both are equal Because....

-All PS3 exclusives run at 720p

-Most 360 exclusives are sub HD

-Most PS3 exclusives are corridor

-Most 360 exclusives have larger more open maps

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So even the exclusives between both platforms can not be compared because they use totally different techniques to render

There is no graphical difference. It´s all about hype and Sony did an awesome job at that ;)

PAL360

Both are equal Because....

-All PS3 exclusives run at 720p

-Most 360 exclusives are sub HD

-Most PS3 exclusives are corridor

-Most 360 exclusives have larger more open maps

.

So even the exclusives between both platforms can not be compared because they use totally different techniques to render

yugioh3ds

[QUOTE="PAL360"]

There is no graphical difference. It´s all about hype and Sony did an awesome job at that ;)

blue_hazy_basic

[QUOTE="AbleFa3"]

[QUOTE="clr84651"]

The graphical differences on multi-plats are very-very insignificant, but fan boys exaggerate them. Graphical accomplishments on system exclusives like Uncharted games and others is very-very good.

What Alan Wake did in huge open spaces and dynamic next gen lighting and detail is 10x more of an achievement than the small levels of Uncharted 2 with the static ligthing imo

Oh oh...

Theseekar?

Is that you?

Most 360 exclusives have larger more open mapsyugioh3ds

I've always thought they were pretty close. I think, as in the case of KZ2, that Sony developers build an engine from the ground up that's really able to use a lot of the console's power.

While some PS3 exclusives like Uncharted 2 and Killzone 2 do look better than Xbox 360 exclusives, the difference is also smaller than some try to portray. The fact is that the PS3 is stronger than Xbox 360, but only in CPU power. The GPU is comparable to the 360's GPU, as is the amount of RAM memory. It's not like they're a generation appart and the PS3 graphics look a lot worse than high-end PC graphics, let alone true next-gen graphics.

nameless12345

[QUOTE="yugioh3ds"]

Both are equal Because....

-All PS3 exclusives run at 720p

-Most 360 exclusives are sub HD

-Most PS3 exclusives are corridor

-Most 360 exclusives have larger more open maps

.

So even the exclusives between both platforms can not be compared because they use totally different techniques to render

If 360 fans want to downplay how great PS3 exclusives look, then I find it funny that they will rave so much about multiplats being so superior.

Ragnarok1051

If 360 fans want to downplay how great PS3 exclusives look, then I find it funny that they will rave so much about multiplats being so superior.

Ragnarok1051

The only diference is that you can actually compare multiplats.

Anyway, im sure that at this point everyone agree that the diference between multiplats is also minimal.

Im primary a PC gamer,possesing both consoles,what seems to me is that people sometimes are putting graphics quality equal to art direction or style of a game.From the stand of being a PC gamer used to superor graphics I noticed diferences that are way more game engine specific than console specific.

There is nothing spectacular in Alan Wake exept that the game executes "atmosphere"in a great way,similar the way Uncharted2 executes the neccesary pace,and tie in in the environments.Alan Wake plays a genre specific "personal tie in".

The differnce is realy game specific and gets glaring when hooking up my PC to the same TV,were the XBOX and PS3 vere before only to discover that comparation screenshoots on the net are irelevant,to a computer with the same system spec but a different TV type.And the funny thing about it is that even a lower resolution of my PC`s monitor looks superior to my TV and it`s a LCD TV.

My experience with the PS3 was always showing richer and more vivid colors,while the sharpness or clearance of the XBOX was stronger.

It seems that some engines are simply dealing better with the XBOX.Gears of war2 is for example the only game that is able to properly utilize tessellation on the Xbox.That allows richer foliage and more details.The Uncharted engine is going with the main CPU for heavy environmental tasks and that is one of the thing done right with the games visuals.So im rather unbiased towards both consoles and putting aside my own art style or genre type preferences I still think that the PS3 is having slightly "prettier "looks, while the Xbox in specific genres appeals more because it seems clearer.