[QUOTE="Snugenz"][QUOTE="PandaBear86"]
I know it sounds crazy for a multiplat game to have better graphics on consoles, but for Sims 3, I think this might be the case. Remember, the Sims 3 is targeted towards casual gamers who have little knowledge of computer hardware and try to install Sims games on their 5-year old laptops. They have no idea whats the difference between a "Geforce" and a "Radeon", they just want to play the Sims on the same crappy laptop they send emails with. This would explain why the Sims 3 has graphics similar to a PC game from 2003.
Now for the HD consoles (PS3 + 360), EA doesn't have to worry about optomising the Sims 3 for crappy laptops. They have the Cell + RSX for PS3, and Xenos + 3.2ghz tri-core CPU for Xbox 360. This is far superior than the average Sims 3 fan has, so I guess Sims 3 will have better graphics on consoles. Can't wait for screenshot comparisons of Sims 3 for consoles vs PCs :P
Your thoughts?
Thats a very bad generalization. Sims 3 has pretty good graphics and you need a decent PC to max it out with a smooth playing experience. The consoles could look better but only when compared to vanilla Sims 3 as there's plenty of mods out there to beef up the graphics of the PC version.
Just because its developed so a low end PC can play (at the worst graphics settings and poor performance) doesnt automatically mean a game doesnt have high end configurations and effects.
Some casual gamers don't know what mods are, or even bother searching the Internet for them. You'd be surprised how many PC gamers play vanilla games. In their eyes, the consoles will have better graphics 
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