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360 vs PS3: 4 Recent Multi-platform Examined Posted by XanTium | February 27 22:52 EST | News Category: Xbox360

From gamepro.com: GamePro examines four recent multi-platform titles (Assassin's Creed, Burnout Paradise, Call of Duty4, Devil May Cry 4) to determine which console has the better games--PS3 or Xbox 360. What we discovered challenges the common wisdom that "Xbox 360 is better." While we can't definitively name one console as having better multi-platform releases across the board, there's a clear winner among these four games: PlayStation 3 beats the Xbox 360 handily. Call of Duty 4 plays nearly the same on both systems, differing only in superior online integration on PlayStation 3. With Devil May Cry 4, the game is all-around better on PlayStation 3 (despite the horrendous installation process). Burnout Paradise emerges as decidedly better on Sony's system thanks to EA Criterion's decision to make it the leading version of the game. The exact opposite is true for Assassin's Creed where Xbox 360 beats out its PlayStation 3 counterpart visually. Judging by what we've seen with these recent games, you may be better off picking up PlayStation 3 versions of high-profile multi-platform games for the time being. The notion that PlayStation 3 ports are inherently inferior to Xbox 360 simply doesn't hold water these days. Some games do perform worse on Sony's console--Blacksite: Area 51 has been plagued with performance issues, for instance, and The Orange Box suffers from groan-inducing load times and chugging framerates. These issues are slowly being addressed, though, as many publishers are starting to churn out multi-platform releases with an eye for the PlayStation 3. LucasArts recently announced an initiative to make the PS3 their leading platform for development, joining a growing wave of developers seeking to improve multi-platform games heading to Sony's console. With any luck, this movement will result in better performance for all gamers, Xbox 360 and PS3 alike. For now though, just enjoy fragging terrorists, crashing cars, and slicing demons in half on your PlayStation 3. Full Story: gamepro.com (4 pages)

[itsjustme]

MS better hope sony doesnt get its online act together or there will not be much reason for picking up a 360 over ps3.

[ghostface0]

So let me get this straight, for CoD4, the game simply PLAYS better on 360 due to the controller by their own admission, but somehow they give the edge to PS3 because its takes less time to get into a match?

Give me a break. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sleeping.gif)

I have to wonder if the "faster getting into online games" make up for the time it takes to download the patches required for the PS3 version.

This post has been edited by ghostface0: Feb 28 2008, 06:18 AM

[Slag Bag]

QUOTE(itsjustme @ Feb 27 2008, 09:10 PM)

MS better hope sony doesnt get its online act together or there will not be much reason for picking up a 360 over ps3.

  That sounds just like another quote that gets said like truth. " Multiplatform games are better on the Xbox 360". PS3 online works fine, its free, and offers most everything the 360 does except a fee.

[WildMonkeys]

the final decisions look biased to me in this review.

[ghostface0]

QUOTE(Slag Bag @ Feb 28 2008, 06:19 AM)

 PS3 online works fine, its free, and offers most everything the 360 does except a fee.

Aside from the annual fee,

XBL >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> PSN

[NoFace]

I miss the times when these reviews would conclude a toss up between the consoles  

[PerfectGun]

Completely subjective article and don't agree at all.  PS3 COD4 was a mess and you couldn't even get into a match until it was patched months later.  The controller blows but it does have a better D-Pad.

Multiplatform games on the 360 are better period.  I own both systems and I am not going to be suckered into purchasing another crappy port because some PS3 fanboy tells me over and over that the game is better on the PS3.  Been there, done that and it's a total sham.

I love the way they cherry picked the titles as well.  I won't even start to paste the grip of articles that I have here saying the complete opposite of what these people are saying.


This post has been edited by PerfectGun: Feb 28 2008, 06:27 AM

[rezonat0r]

QUOTE(PerfectGun @ Feb 28 2008, 05:25 AM)

Multiplatform games on the 360 are were better period.

Fixed that for ya.

[ghostface0]

****  CALL OF DUTY 4 on ps3 DOES NOT HAVE DEDICATED SERVERS. ****

Lol @ Gamepro, and even bigger lol @ ps3 fans everywhere jumping on this "article".

This post has been edited by ghostface0: Feb 28 2008, 06:38 AM

[gAm3 Fr3aQu3]

QUOTE(PerfectGun @ Feb 27 2008, 10:25 PM)

Completely subjective article and don't agree at all.  PS3 COD4 was a mess and you couldn't even get into a match until it was patched months later.  The controller blows but it does have a better D-Pad.

Multiplatform games on the 360 are better period.  I own both systems and I am not going to be suckered into purchasing another crappy port because some PS3 fanboy tells me over and over that the game is better on the PS3.  Been there, done that and it's a total sham.

I love the way they cherry picked the titles as well.  I won't even start to paste the grip of articles that I have here saying the complete opposite of what these people are saying.

Everything is subjective when it comes to opinions, much like your post.

[jdanefellows]

Does anyone else think its strange that anyone would rather hold the horrible horrible ps controller over a 360 controller? the 2 games ive played on my 360 from the list looked amazing as well i dont know what these people are complaining about.

[Tony42077]

Neither system's graphics are that much better than each others IMHO. I'm getting sick of people trying to defend their investments. If the PS3 had a FPS as good as H3, I'd buy a PS3. If the developers of the PS3 didn't put japanese gamers first, I'd buy a PS3. If they would make a controller that wasn't meant for the small-handed japanese, I'd buy a PS3. I've hated the PS controller since the PS1 days. It still really hasn't changed at all for the last 13 years. I bought a 360 for 2 reasons, H3 and they put western style games first on their list. done. I will buy a PS3 if it truly has a killer app. I haven't seen that yet.

[TeHsU]

Takes forever for me to get into COD4 on PS3, It takes forever to find a game on PSN for COD, 360 its so quick. both systems have their ups and downs but XBL is much better then PSN, I cant do anything during the game, I cant invite anyone during the game, i cant check stats when someone isnt online, I cant talk in a private chat during games. so 360 does put icing on the cake

[ILLusions0fGrander]

gamepro.  i haven't heard that name in a while, guess they got a nice check to tell us we would be better off picking up a ps3 for mutli platform titles.

guess they say that because nobody would buy it for its exclusives.

This post has been edited by ILLusions0fGrander: Feb 28 2008, 07:41 AM