First of all, let me say that PREY rocks. If you have not played the demo (and are over the age of 13), go set it to download. Go on, I'll wait.

OK, back to the comparison. I have played them both to the end 2x and what struck me was the utter similarity. With a few minor exceptions enemy placement, passageways, even the timing of the 'vomiting orifices' were exactly the same. Wow, I was expecting some platform localization. I guess not.

While it isn't as much a comment about the PC version as such, I can say that the XB360 looked much better. There was a little stutter as framerates dipped noticeably 1-2 times in the XB360 version, but the graphics were much better. I think that the PC demo autoscaled back some of the graphics options, and this caused the smoother framerate on the PC while 'de-beautifying' the graphics. I noticed that 'Jen' looked more blocky and less realistic if you know what I mean. Grandfather's headdress was also less detailed, as well as most of the textures. For example, on the 360 I could tell that there is a sort of 'human slurry' that was being squeezed through the pipes; on the PC it looked more like red KoolAid. As I said, this is likely as much a comment on my obsolescent cheap gaming PC as it is on the relative merits of the different versions, but it matters to me.

I plunked down 5$ and traded in 2 GBA SPs towards the XB360 Collector's Edition. I can't wait for 11 July! How about you?