Is it just me or is the PS3 starting to look better than the 360?

[Alpha]

I was reading IGN lately and noticed the release dates for all the new games. I noticed that most, if not all 360 titles, were also being released for the PS3. Not only that, but the PS3 had quite a few exclusives that the 360 did not have.

 

Is it just me? What is the truth? Is the PS3 going to be the be all, end all, of the next few years? I also read that developers like the PS3 more because their media (Blu-Ray) type is not limited for game developing, as the 360 and Wii are. I'd like to know your thoughts.

[iq_132]

I was reading IGN lately and noticed the release dates for all the new games. I noticed that most, if not all 360 titles, were also being released for the PS3. Not only that, but the PS3 had quite a few exclusives that the 360 did not have.

 

Is it just me? What is the truth? Is the PS3 going to be the be all, end all, of the next few years? I also read that developers like the PS3 more because their media (Blu-Ray) type is not limited for game developing, as the 360 and Wii are. I'd like to know your thoughts.

 

It's just you. Beer goggles always make things look better than they actually are.

[Wizard]

Agreed, just you. PS3 games still have the problem of looking too plasticy IMO.

[Alpha]

Agreed, just you. PS3 games still have the problem of looking too plasticy IMO.

Well, that has nothing to do with game lineups.

[Lucandrake]

Name some of these games please .

[Alpha]

Name some of these games please .

Sure.

 

This is Vegas

PS3/XB360

 

Destroy All Humans! Path of The Furon

PS3/XB360

 

Saboteur

PS3/XB360

 

Wheelman

PS3/XB360

 

Valkyria

PS3 ONLY

 

Prototype

PS3/XB360

 

Just Cause 2

PS3/XB360

 

Infamous

PS3 ONLY

 

Saints Row 2

PS3/XB360

 

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of Patriots

PS3 ONLY

 

NBA Ballers: Chosen One

PS3/XB360

 

Mercenaries 2: World in Flames

PS3/XB360/PS2

 

Mafia II

PS3/XB360

 

Gran Turismo 5: Prologue

PS3 ONLY

[Lucandrake]

Yea, the PS3 has 2 good games that are exclusive to that list, GTA and MGS.

 

I wouldn't say though that it's appearing > then the 360, just finaly pushing the "forward" button.

[L.S.D]

Ummm, I am only interested in MGS4 for those PS3 only games.

 

So, yeah, Sony still fails

[BlackKnight]

Which of those games will be better on the PS3? The 360 still has Live, and last I checked only Burnout Paradise actually looks better on Sony's machine out of all the multiplatform titles.

How many actually are better on the PS3 though? Out of all the multiplatform games out there only Burnout Paradise actually looks better on Sony's machine. Then if you were to factor in things like DLC, online communities etc, you'd find that those games are still better off on the 360.

 

As for exclusives, there you have MGS4 and GT5. The 360 still has things like Gears of War 2 coming out, not to mention the slew of existing exclusive titles. Or that MGS4 might slip to the 360 sometime.

 

I also read that developers like the PS3 more because their media (Blu-Ray) type is not limited for game developing, as the 360 and Wii are.

Finally, devs complaining about the lack of space on the 360? It's a myth. The only 2 developers who have said 'maybe' to having to use multiple DVD-9s in the future are Rockstar and id.

 

The Blu-ray thing is a curse if you ask me. Data has to be recycled, lengthy installs are becoming common, and loading is almost always longer.

 

 

So yes, to put it bluntly, the PS3 is still failing. Even if it does pick up steam it will never win at online. Home got delayed again (surprise surprise) and the pings you get in things like CoD4 and UT3 are obscene. Then there are all those things like friends, cross-game chat, achievements... Honestly all I can think of to be glad about owning a PS3 is that you'll have Darth Vader in SC4. Even then he will probably pop up as DLC at some point. Speaking of DLC *points to GTA4*... but then that's a whole other issue.

[Wizard]

There is also the fact some companies still find the PS3 hard to develop for to a degree. There was also Kojima has said the PS3 was less then he expected once the team started to develop for it as oppose to the teaser trailer.

[BlackKnight]

There is also the fact some companies still find the PS3 hard to develop for to a degree. There was also Kojima has said the PS3 was less then he expected once the team started to develop for it as oppose to the teaser trailer.

Although I'm tempted to chalk it up to Kojima just not being able to deliver, he has a good point. If anyone at any time were going to invest the manpower into getting the most out of the PS3's hard-to-program-for hardware, it would be Konami for MGS4. If even they were unable to get what they wanted out the machine, that is really saying something.

[Wizard]

If anyone is wondering what I'm talking about.

 

The latest issue of the UK's Edge magazine contains an interview with Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima, who expresses disappointment with the latest game in the series, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. It isn't so much the gameplay itself as it is the graphics.

 

"Game-wise, it's pretty close to the original vision: you sneak into the battlefield and can choose whether to do a stealth game or interfere with the battle more directly. But the graphic, side things like motion-blending and the size of the map, totally was not accomplished to my original vision - to my satisfaction.

Now Kojima is a well-known perfectionist, but it is a bit disturbing to see him voice his dissatisfaction with what is supposed to be the masterpiece of the franchise. So where does he lay the blame for not fully realizing his vision?

"When we first showed the game engine at TGS, the staff were really proud and happy. PS3 was a dream machine, y'know, and we were going to work on this and that - and we had so many ideas. But when we actually started developing the game, we realized there were a lot of restrictions and so it turned out how you see it today. The original vision was to go ten steps further, the reality was just one step, which isn't to say we didn't progress.

So there was certainly progress made, but not enough progress...or more specifically, not enough power for progress. Apparently the team overestimated what the PlayStation 3 was capable of.

I remember saying three years ago that we wanted to create something revolutionary, but in reality we couldn't really do that because of the CPU. We're using the Cell engine to its limit., actually. Please don't get me wrong, I'm not criticizing the PS3 machine, it's just that we weren't really aware of what the full-spec PS3 offered - we were creating something we couldn't entirely see.

Well there you have it, straight from the man himself. Metal Gear Solid 4 is not revolutionary. Personally I think the man is being a bit hard on himself, but that's what great minds do. - Edge Magazine.

[L.S.D]

Wow, seems like Kojima is nailing the last nail to PS3 coffin ;/

[Inky]

is it just me or is PS3 starting to look better the the 360

 

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[Tynvar]

If I could afford it I would have a PS3 by now. But I would probably never buy an Xbox360. IMO the PS3 will bury the Xbox360, the Wii is just a different creature so you can't really compare.