October 20th, 2011
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Arkham Has Moved…
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| Resolutions: | Up to 1080p | Up to 1080p |
| # of Discs: | single | single |
| HD Install: | Optional | 1.6 GB |
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Welcome back for another exciting Head2Head! This week we will be taking a look at another one of this years most anticipated titles. With the huge success of Batman: Arkham Asylum, it is no surprise that gamers have been waiting eagerly for the next chapter in the already enormous Batman universe. After many suspenseful trailers and the painful wait that follows, Batman: Arkham City has finally arrived! The only question that remains is which version is the best one to buy given the option. Lets hone in on the Dark Knight and conduct some “strange” experiments to reveal the identity of the true Batman.
Graphics: This one was a close call. First off let us say that both games look fantastic. Much like the first game, Arkham City really seems to go out of its way to create the atmosphere that everyone expects from a proper Batman experience. There is one version, however, that slightly edges ahead of the other. While both versions support similar textures, there is little doubt that the 360 is sharper in most cases, at least as far as the environment goes. In many shots you can see the 360 version sporting very crisp images throughout the City. With that in mind, and the fact that the PS3 version still looks good in itself, Sony’s platform seems to be a little more burred when it comes to textures and what not. At first I wanted to say it was a burr filter of some sort as it seems to be like this in most areas, but that just isn’t the case here.
Look at the clothes on the man on the seventh rollover. It is very clear that the PS3 version is sharper when it comes to the clothing here, despite everything else being sharper on the 360 version. Furthermore there is the way anti aliasing is handled. For the most part, jaggies are identical between versions. However there are a few isolated spots where the PS3 version lacks annoying jaggies that remain present on the 360. While this news is certainly worth mentioning however, the grand scheme of the texture details leans toward the 360. In addition it would seem that the lighting and reflections in few spots are slightly sub par on the PS3 as well. The PS3 may have a slight edge in a few places, but microsoft’s platform seems to edge out on top in most cases here. Furthermore it seems that the 360 version of Arkham City is showing off more realistic hair in many close up cases as well, particularly around the hairline. While most of the differences are small and will likely go unnoticed when playing the game, they are there. With that in mind the 360 will be taking this category by a nose.
Performance: The performance aspect of the game ended in a similar fashion. Both versions performed fairly well and maintained a frame rate close to the targeted thirty frames per second. With that in mind, both parties have nothing to worry about there. However when it comes to torn frames, we see a different result. Both versions had some tearing, but the PS3 certainly has more of it. The 360 version only tore slightly less than two percent, while the PS3 version ranks up at a much more noticeable ten percent zone. While neither of them have super high tearing numbers, the 360 version definitely handles things better in this aspect. Microsoft’s platform will be taking this category as well this time around.
| Xbox 360 Frame Analysis | PlayStation 3 Frame Analysis |
| Clip 1 info: Length of clip: 3567 frames Average FPS of clip: 28.81 Percent of torn frames: 3.74 |
Clip 1 info: Length of clip: 3567 frames Average FPS of clip: 29.57 Percent of torn frames: 22.92 |
| Clip 2 info: Length of clip: 3428 frames Average FPS of clip: 29.63 Percent of torn frames: 0.11 |
Clip 2 info: Length of clip: 3428 frames Average FPS of clip: 29.60 Percent of torn frames: 1.22 |
| Clip 3 info: Length of clip: 7234 frames Average FPS of clip: 29.94 Percent of torn frames: 0.66 |
Clip 3 info: Length of clip: 7234 frames Average FPS of clip: 29.74 Percent of torn frames: 3.15 |
| Global percent of torn frames: 1.70 Global average FPS: 29.58 |
Global percent of torn frames: 9.55 Global average FPS: 29.66 |
Loading: We now come to our final category, the load times. Luckily there won’t be much waiting as they are relatively short for both consoles. Furthermore both systems managed to clock in with times very close to each other, which will result in a tie for this category. It is also worth noting that while the PS3 did indeed have a mandatory install, it is a very minor one that weighs in at just under two gigs.
| PlayStation 3 Load Times | Xbox 360 Load Times |
| Sample 1: 14.0 Seconds | Sample 1: 13.0 Seconds |
| Sample 2: 14.0 Seconds | Sample 2: 12.0 Seconds |
| Sample 3: 16.5 Seconds | Sample 3: 16.0 Seconds |
| Sample 4: 16.0 Seconds | Sample 4: 15.0 Seconds |
| Sample 5: 15.5 Seconds | Sample 5: 16.0 Seconds |
| Sample Average: 15.2 Seconds | Sample Average: 14.4 Seconds |
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XBOX 360 win.
LOL. ppl here thumb me down because I said the xbox 360 won? This site is full of ps3 blind fanboys.
Wow! The 360 just keeps pumping out the wins baby! BANG!!
Same ol’ story, the overpriced internet ready blu ray player has blurry textures, inferior lighting, more torn frames, LOL. When going head to head with a SUPERIOR gaming machine like Xbox 360 the overpriced internet ready blu ray player just can’t cut it. FACT. That’s why ps3 fantards love exclusives…there’s nothing to put them head to head against LOL.
Another crushing victory for the real gaming console.Xbox 360. BANG!! Oooooh da’ powwa’ uv da’ cell..LMFAO!!!
“Xbox 360 is the BEST console EVER made.” –John Carmack
@BUYING1999
John Carmack’s a DINOSAUR.
“PS3 is the BEST console EVER made.” -John Carmack. See? I can make this bullcrap up and people will believe me. Cause as far as I can see, you’re making this up. The 360 is an inferior PC, with a crappier CPU and GPU, PS3, on the other hand is one of the most sophisticated pieces of hardware that any developer could imagine. And wanna know why the multiplatforms usually end up looking worse on the PS3? The developers cannot use more time just to make the PS3 version look more shiny than the 360 version because you see, the 360 is usually the lead platform because it’s much easier to make games for it, and it’s easier to make games for it because every dev is familiar with its’ (Crappy) hardware. If M$ plans to make a 10 year cycle for their crappy console, let them know that it barely lasts right now, more and more games must be released in multiple discs and more and more developers complain about the X360 being too weak to handle the new engine they have made. So yeah, have fun with your retarded community which consists of 5 to 10 year olds and also enjoy playing on a console that uses a disc format from the 90′s and decided to upgrade ONLY to prevent their asses from getting pirated. And if you didn’t notice, I wrote the same thing on the Crysis 1 comparison, and I’ll keep copying/pasting it as a reply to your every comment because I wanna protect others from you sad, yet pointless lies.
@D4NG3RZZ lol? The PS3 is just as much an inferior PC as the PS3
the PS3′s GPU is actually worse then the 360′s and it’s OS consumes more RAM
The PS3 is not sophisticated at all, how in the world can a system using an Nvidia 6 design and 512 RAM be sophisticated?
you want an advanced System? Try the PC
seriously you accuse others of lying but you’re just as bad
I own both consoles and a PC and frankly the graphical differences between the HD consoles are negligible
and yes, john Carmack did say he loved both consoles, but he liked the 360 better:
http://consoleupdates.com/2011/03/16/john-carmack-has-love-for-ps3-but-more-for-xbox-360/
he also stated in his twitter that both consoles are virtually the same in terms of power
I don’t feel like looking for the actual date on twitter so i’ll just post various forum topics over it:
http://www.gamespot.com/forums/topic/28834369/john-carmacks-new-tweet-that-puts-system-fighting-fanboys-to-rest?tag=topics%3Btitle
http://forums.gametrailers.com/thread/john-carmack–ps3-and-360-pret/1245105
In my opinion, I see you as a Failbox owner defending a technology that has been dieing for some time. The reason I’m responding to this comment is because I was wondering why you capitalize or “put emphasis” on words when nobody on this site likes you or pays enough attention to what you say. Of all the Xbots on this site, you or Android have to be the #1 guys to make fun of. Your words lack any sign of intelligence, forethought, and even relevance in some cases. When i first saw one of your comments, I honestly thought you were a ps3 owner being funny and supporting the 360 just for fun because your words make you seem retarded(hint: 360 owners are retarded lol). Oh, btw, your console has been proven to be inferior to the best console ever made (PS3). Look it up on YouTube, “Console Wars” by Techno-buffalo spokesperson Lassie Pulkinin.
BOOM! “Microsoft is protecting an inferior technology” – Rob Dyer
Now on topic, I honestly didn’t see any differences this time, yet again LOT has given the 360 a win because they favor it for some unimaginable reason. Also, you stated the lighting was better on the failbox, but in one of your rollovers you asked if we saw how the ps3 has a better bloom effect and lighting. LOT you also give yourselves away as Xbots a lot when you state the ps3 advantages, but then bash them by always saying, “It’s nothing to chant over or ride home about” yet when the 360 has even the smallest of advantages, it turns into a jizzfest and you praise that one miniscule difference for the rest of the analysis, i.e. Rage: Better load times (WTF). I’m beginning to lose faith or rather doubt whether or not you guys are truly unbiased, because even when the PS3 wins an analysis(L.A Noire and Portal 2), you guys bitch about how the 360 had it’s own advantages exc. It just feels like you guys are riding the M$ schlong as well, but that could just be me.
Regardless, I’ll be enjoying the PS3 version of the game regardless. It’s pretty pointless to argue over little differences such as this. When it comes down to it, UC3 or Portal 2 is gonna win goty and PS3 has won this year anyway. Thus begins the cryfest of all the Xbots defending the 360 with gears 3 and supposedly “better” multiplats. But but, John Carmack said the 360 is the best console ever!!!! LMFAO, Carmack is a dinosaur and him trying to understand games nowadays is like my grandmother trying to understand the Internet. Go find somebody with some real credibility. Until then go cry more. PS3 FTW!!!
@DN4G
ROFL. I don’t have to make anything up when it comes to the overpriced internet ready blu ray player. The truth is too good. Oh here’s the link from this very website with John’s comments about the overpriced internet ready blu ray player . http://www.lensoftruth.com/john-carmack-thinks-xbox-360-is-the-best-console-ever-ps3-2/
and another
http://www.play.tm/news/34021/john-carmack-the-xbox-360-is-the-best-console-ever/
and another
http://www.industrygamers.com/news/ps3-is-second-best-console-ever-behind-xbox-360-says-john-carmack/
and another
http://gamersheep.com/2011/08/jonh-carmack-xbox-360-ftw/
Had enough there alpha FANTARD?
Now go use that overpriced internet read blu ray player for what it’s good at. Playing your Barney the Purple Dinosaur blu rays and let the adults get back to playing games on the BEST console EVER made, Xbox 360. BANG!!
“The Xbox is the BEST console EVER made.” –John Carmack
@BUYING1999
John Carmack’s an old fossil dinosaur.
You are a fail…both version look the same yet you defend your 360 likes its your gf.Fact is this We have UC3 which beats the fk out of anything on the 360 so piss off have a nice day =)
The first Comparison picture is proof that the PS3 is the dominate one in terms of Shading! On the xbox version, Batman is missing the shadow on his chin.
They thumb you down for saying first..lol
but I was the first ;/
ok.. next time I will wait someone post XD
Hate that “1st comment” thing
Well can’t argue with the outcome though. Definitely a 360 win. Will probably buy it on the 360.
@Kujoai-Hitomi: In my opinion I see you as a Ps3 fanboy defending a technology that has been dying (yes, it’s spelled dying) for some time. The reason i’m responding to you is becase I was wondering why you capitalize or “put emphasis” on words when nobody on this site likes you or pays enough attention to what you say. Of all the PS3 fanbots on this you you have the #1 guy to make fun of. Your words lack any sign of intelligence, forethought and… (you get where i’m going with this don’t you?)
Here’s a hint: if your argument is completely based on “ad-hominem” (google it) then your argument is an automatic fail
Back to the real argument at a hand. I find it funny that you’re quoting a SONY OFFICIAL, what did you expect him to say? “The xbox 360 has a better graphics card and it’s ram is slightly ahead of the PS3′s?”
If you’re going to quote “experts” (and I’m using the term loosely as the guy doesn’t even develop games, he’s just a PR guy) at least quote INDEPENDENT programers.
As for Carmack being a dinosaur: He may be old, but his graphics engines are always some of the most advanced in the world, producing better graphics fidelity then the Unreal Engine and giving the Cry engine a run for it’s money (OMG! the dinosaurs)
Now my sugestion would be: Go find someone with credibility the next time
Yeah face the truth, Carmack’s a Dinosaur you Carmack fantard.
“Now my sugestion would be: Go find someone with credibility the next time
”
My suggestion to you…? Stop being a hypocrite fanboy.
as a two console owner ps3 is nothing special! 360 owns in everything, i have opened my eyes once more! i am ashamed to be a ps3 owner!
I bought this game for PS3. It looks exactly the same to me. I will have more fun playing the game than looking at some micro differences between the two. Next up will be MW3 for 360 and Battlefield 3 for PS3. Loving this year for gaming!!!
SO yeah, if screen tearing is your thang, then the PS3 is the winner here :/
The Sony Only Fanny Boys are gonna be whinning and making excuses again.
Cell Broadband Engine is the bees knees!
you dont know anything its not our fault that people are lazy and dont want to make games like uncharted 3 and look and take there time to make the game work right for our system now is it? all i see out of games like this is half ass work thats why i wont buy this game it has been half assed
great game. a very few steps up the x360 version but same versions are good ones. The fun will be the same
I can’t wait to play this game and to be quite honest, I believe everyone should play this game, no matter the console preference. It’s crafted out of sheer passion for the character. I’m not skipping on this entry and so shouldn’t anyone for that matter.
Played the game.. And imo, Didn’t like it at all.. at first I thought it would be epic but got bored of it quickly. Not my type of game. So I couldn’t care any less which version won. And personally, I really didn’t see ANY screen tearing or any other issues. The game was a blast at first but now, Meh.. Boring (For me anyways) Well, I’m still waiting for BF3 and UC3 of course
hahaha
poor devil!
hahahahaha, poor ignorant little sad pathetic xbot!
Batman borning????? ROFL
Just the comment I would expect from a fantard of the overpriced internet ready blu ray player ROFL.
ANOTHER WIN for 360!!! BANG !!!!
“Xbox 360 is the BEST console EVER made.” –John Carmack
@buying1999, Oh shut up. PS3 winner as always, BAYUUM!! LOL! John Carmack??!!! LMFAO!!!!!! Carmack is like a total lunatic/moron. Why would anyone even listen to him to begin with? Rofl… John Carmack.. HAHAHAHA John Carmack my @SS! And I’m sorry, But PS3 is the BEST console EVER-MADE. Deal with it little xbot
Wow, dissing the legendary John Carmack!! Now the fantards think they know more than John Carmack !?!?!? That’s a new level of fantardness!!!!
rage failed anything more you would like to add
he failed on his true fans ala pc players and he made a turd of a game called consoleage. There’s John Carwreck for ya.
@buying1999, I think someone just died due to your stupidity.
read! your console didnt won anything! rofl biiiiiiiiiiiiiitch!
@BUYING1999
John Carmack’s a Dinosaur… BOOM!
Fantard.
“PS3 is the BEST console EVER made.” -John Carmack. See? I can make this bullcrap up and people will believe me. Cause as far as I can see, you’re making this up. The 360 is an inferior PC, with a crappier CPU and GPU, PS3, on the other hand is one of the most sophisticated pieces of hardware that any developer could imagine. And wanna know why the multiplatforms usually end up looking worse on the PS3? The developers cannot use more time just to make the PS3 version look more shiny than the 360 version because you see, the 360 is usually the lead platform because it’s much easier to make games for it, and it’s easier to make games for it because every dev is familiar with its’ (Crappy) hardware. If M$ plans to make a 10 year cycle for their crappy console, let them know that it barely lasts right now, more and more games must be released in multiple discs and more and more developers complain about the X360 being too weak to handle the new engine they have made. So yeah, have fun with your retarded community which consists of 5 to 10 year olds and also enjoy playing on a console that uses a disc format from the 90′s and decided to upgrade ONLY to prevent their asses from getting pirated. And if you didn’t notice, I wrote the same thing on the Crysis 1 comparison, and I’ll keep copying/pasting it as a reply to your every comment because I wanna protect others from you sad, yet pointless lies.
ummm isnt the xbox and the ps3 the same price? and come with more? can you surf the web on ur xbox? no? dang i thought you could can you get free xbox live? oh you have to pay for it? dang i thought you could do that to? can you use software to make apps for ur pc or mobile device? u cant? dang well can u buy any type of HDD and use it on ur xbox? no you cant? dude wtf can the xbox do?
@BFTE “What can the Xbox 360 do?” Well lets see, it can win the Batman Arkham City H2H.
@thetruthhurts, That was a fail. I know the truth hurts buddy.. But.. What the xbox CAN do… Is suck as a console.
Slightly better on 360 but still a solid experience on the PS3. It’s safe to Pick the game up for whichever console you like unless screen tearing bothers you.
PS3 controller made my decision
the xbox controller isn’t the best for this game….
Can’t wait till nov. to play the pc version. What you thought I was talking about the ps3 version lol
Its okkk man,the xbox won this year in multiplats games.I want to sell that ps3 i will get the ylod U_U
@superloco, PS3? ROFL! what PS3?? you don’t even have one! Why? Cause it’s too cool for you
lol bffan
My ps3 is fine and right next to my pc. My recently bought xbox is in a box getting ready to be shipped to a buyer from ebay
lol xbox won??? pc won. PS3 had portal and la noire. Arkham city only feels epic with a ps3 controller. And lets not forget early dlc for bf3 on the ps3
Great year for gamers overall (more so for ps3 and pc players).
@DMANK1LLA, You got that right bro
I’m glad you understood the point of this comparison…
You do realize the controller that they designed for this game is fashioned with the left analog stick in the upper left. It looks very similar to a 360 controller.
Here is a pic:
http://www.dealspwn.com/writer/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/batman-ps3-controller.jpg
which is dumb because Dualshock 3 controller is better for Platformers, Action games, fighting games and some sports games.
I disagree. However for myself I enjoy playing games with the d-pad as much as possible. So for any game that the d-pad works well (Mortal Kombat, Scott Pilgrim, or really any vs or brawler) I personally prefer the dualshock.
Any time my left thumb spends more time on the left stick than the d-pad I prefer the left stick to be in the up position (xbox style).
Add. Note: I own a couple of silver 360 controllers and while the transforming d-pad is at least usable, the PS3 is still the way to go by a wide margin.
@ LOT staff
“In addition it would seem that the lighting and reflections in few spots are slightly sub par on the PS3 as well”
Is this a typo and PS3 should read 360??
I only ask because in the rollover images you highlight the PS3 having better lighting and its clear to see that the PS3 lighting looks better in the neon signs etc.
Anyways a nice but fair analysis and no arguments from me that 360 takes the win by a nose. nicer textures and better performance although i do feel the whole screen tear argument is somewhat skewed by the first clip, in the other 3 clips things were pretty similar.
Owners off both consoles are getting a quality product but alas Batman AC wont be for me. just not my thing and my pennies will be going on battlefield 3 and uncharted 3 over the next few weeks.
Speaking off battlefield 3 their is a lot off PS3 multiplayer map previews going live on youtube which look fantastic. much more polished than the beta and screentearing is minimal if even present at all….Has restored my faith that BF3 will be the game we thought it would be
Hey Pantherjag, thanks for commenting.
No this wasn’t a typo. From what I can see the lighting and reflections have a more realistic feel on the 360 version. I believe the rollover is pointing to the more aggressive bloom effect on the PS3 version, which can be either good or bad depending on personal taste.
It is like we put in the article, there are a few isolated spots where a single aspect might look better on the PS3, but outside those few spots they are few and far apart. The 360 advantages were much more consistent however, so it pulled a SLIGHT edge in that category.
Next time we will be a little more specific in the rollover captions.
Speedy reply Jason!!!!
Thanks for clearing that up. Im still off the opinion that the lighting looks better on PS3 going from your screenshot comparison and this analysis but as you said its down to personal preference.
Agree with the 360 win overall though!!
The thing is jason you had no screenshot to back up your clame that the 360 version has better lighting than the ps3?and all the screenshots you guys have shown us the ps3 version has better lighting in all of them?this is why im kicking up a fuss about this,also you clame that there’s a bit more screentearing on the ps3 version of this game,and ive now been playing it all night and have only seen it about 3 times’and not one time in the fighting parts like you guys clame?im sorry jason but im sure theres something wrong with your guys ps3 gear or something’like another reader said”maybe your settings on your ps3 test kit needs to be checked out,lol i feel a kick heading my way;]
ONCE AGAIN! LENS OF TRUTH BRINGS US ANOTHER EXCITING H2H.
no more to say, all was shown, the only thing this community should say in conlcusion, and may it echo inside all PS3 fanboys’ empty mind is:
PS3: OWNED!!
@zolrak, PS3 Owned?? We’ll see about that when Battlefield 3 comes out. Not to mention Uncharted 3.. Which will guarantee 10000000000% xbox = PWNED
Give it up you 2 already!!!!!
battlefield looks crap on consoles have u played the beta its terrible, u only got uncharted every other exclusive sony have had this year have all sucked hard. oblivion will be GOTY and that will be better on xbox.
sony might have quantity when it comes to exlusives but there all games u forget about, that says it all. xbox has had forza 4, gears 3 and all the multiplats have been better 2. best game ps3 had this year is dark souls and i got it on xbox.
see how many people are playing uncharted in a year from now compared to gears.
The beta was a really cut down version of the game. When you’ve seen any new game play of bf3 on the ps3 than you will be eating your words. Wait till release time can’t wait for h2h. PS3 version reigns supreme!!! after the pc version though
This year we had littlebigplanet 2, killzone 3, infamous 2, resistance 3, and now uncharted 3.
All xbox had was forza and gears. Gears was hype and I really only like the single player. I hate when multyplaer shooters have no weapon addons or customization. Forza really is just a side grade to Gran Turismo nit’s really not any better.
Infamous 2 was an amazing game that was underrated. LBP2 has 9+ metacritic, Resistance 3 again underrated but was an amazing game with some of the best weapons for a scifi shooter like the mutator, atomizer, and cryogun. Uncharted 3 leads gaming this year. With its epic graphics and gameplay as well. Multiplayer I am not hyped about as it won’t be much better than gears. You are an xbug, bug off.
ps: it’s called skyrim, got it xbug
Killzone 3 is an excellent game. Infamous 2 is an excellent game. Little Big Planet 2 is an excellent game. Resistance 3 is good, as well as the new Ratchet & Clank. Of Course, Uncharted 3 will be absolutely stellar. The 2 exclusives that 360 got this year may have 90+ scores on Metacritic, but every PS3 exclusive has had an 80+, which is still good, and as a gamer, I actually like varience. You can’t bet on just one horse at the races, can you?
Oh, I also forgot that Portal 2 and LA Noire were better on 360, oh wait… That’s right… They were better on PS3. 
What’s funny is that plenty of people still play Uncharted 2 and both Killzone 2 and 3. You don’t know that because you obviously don’t own a PS3. Plenty of people will be playing Uncharted 3 for a long time to come, just like Uncharted 2. Of course, alot of people will be playing Gears 3 for a long time, but there’s an obvious reason for that (and this applies to why it sold so well), and that’s because it’s the only non-Halo exclusive you have left. See the logic. I know Xbots tend to lack it, but you’ll figure it out.
@DIALGAMARINE
are you seriously using metacritic to base your stance? they are the worst site to get ratings from! it’s cumulative meaning that a biased review can tank a games ratings with just one review.
take for example Postal 2, it is one of my favorite games of all time and on metacritic it’s got a 53. the numbers on metacritic count towards nothing.
“best game ps3 had this year is dark souls and i got it on xbox.”
That line right there makes your entire comment irrelevant. Damn you are a complete tool.
@Dial
LMFAO, Just like all the other overpriced internet ready blu ray player fantards. When you lose, which is most of the time, you start spouting about exclusive games,ROFL, it’s like the goto in the playstation fantard playbook. LOL It’s easy to talk about how good exclusives are when they’re only on the INFERIOR overpriced internet ready blu ray player and don’t have to go head to head on the SUPERIOR Xbox 360. That argument doesn’t hold water on a website that is doing HEAD TO HEAD comparisons. ROFL.
Oh I forgot that Call of Duty: Black Ops,Call of Juarez: The Cartel ,DiRT 3,F.E.A.R. 3,Godfather II,Madden NFL 12 ,Need for Speed: SHIFT ,Need for Speed: Shift 2 Unleashed ,RAGE ,Red Dead Redemption ,Resident Evil 5,Alice: Madness Returns,Army of Two: The 40th Day,BioShock 2, and Bulletstorm were better on the overpriced internet ready blu ray player….no wait..That’s right, they were better on the SUPERIOR Xbox 360
Oh and the reason that Gears, Halo, Forza, Fable, and most other games, sell so well on 360 is obvious. 360 gamers actually buy games!!!! Over priced internet ready blu ray player fantards don’t. See the logic? I know the overpriced internet ready blu ray player fantards tend to lack it, but you’ll figure it out.
“Xbox 360 is the BEST console EVER made.” –John Carmack
http://www.ripten.com/2011/08/14/john-carmack-thinks-the-ps3-is-the-second-best-console-ever-made/
Buying1999, Do you actually believe the crap that comes out of your mouth?
He is 12 ya know.
@buying1999, Oh please.. Just shut up
Sorry, but I can’t accepted that, because I saw 2 videos with comparison PS3 and Xbox and PS3 , with better light and details on PS3 and I put the videos in one “reply”,
maybe LensofTruth need put the options in PS3 HDMI – FULL, WHite – On
I’m playng here allready, and my image isn’t that showed by lens.
P.S: TV Plasma Panasonic P50G11B.
I vote: TIE
Some images better on XBox and others in PS3, and the light is better on PS3. Close Range better on PS3, Long Range better on XBox 360.
All of our comparisons are done with RGB Range set to FULL and super white ON for the PS3. We have stated this countless times and also announced this a long time ago in our FAQ section. If you are still confused on how we do things, please refer to our FAQ section for more info.
You would be better off having your PS3 set to RGB limited because your capture card doesn’t support full range very well and this is whats causes the washed out look of your PS3 screen shots.
You are right, and the problem with the colors is on the xbox side, ist a known fact. The Xbox crushes the black´s and there is loss in detail. On the PS3 if you think the image is washed out you only need to correct the settings in you tv, in the xbox there is nothing that you can do in the black areas because the information it´s no there.
I’m with you in parts, you forgot to see the video to see the options HDMI and WHITE Full/ON, to me, PS3 have the graphyc and the light, lose only in the performance. That remenber me the Head2Head BattleField 2, same experience.
P.S: Your TV is a Plasma, more contrast, white, black, and can make a good difference.
“TIE” here (Same thing in BattleField 2)
I got mine on ps3
i was skeptical about which version but since walmart had both arkham asylum GOTY packaged with Arkham City, choice was obvious. also, it was the last one so… yea…
well, it was either ps3 or not at all. not much of the button masher and i don’t wanna play on my 360… well, i sorta do but i amassed a huge collection on my ps3 already…
Batman: Screentear City
Can we please get some more competent developers please?
Stupid stuff like this makes me which I liked gaming on PC, but I’d rather not play games than to spend time in Windows… ugh.
LOL you have issues. Anyways your loss. Don’t play the most highly acclaimed game of 2011 so far. No one couldn’t care any less. Get a gaming pc, or upgrade your gpu if your a$$ is sooooo offended by screentear you always get vsync and tripple buffering.
I have a decent computer, I just don’t like gaming on it… or having to use Windows.
The 360 version tears too, so that wouldn’t help me.
I guess I’m going to have to miss out on this amazing game!
It’s called using a ps3 controller on the pc. Also if you are too dumb to use windows here is a little tutorial:
Turn on computer,
Press on the icon with name under in and type in password.
Click on google chrome (ie for the losers)
Go to amazon.com
Search Arkham city.
Buy it (the disk version for you)
Wait till November 15.
Rinse and repeat steps 1&2
Put in your disk.
When a popup shows press install.
Type in your product code (can be found in box)
Press next accept terms of service and next again.
Press install.
After install is finished you will see an icon on your desktop click and play.
Go to options, video (or graphics) setting and set vsync to enable.
Enjoy a screentear free Arkham City city experience
I’d rather have a lil bit of screentear vs shitty game.
Buy the xbox 360 version and you will be fine.
I gotta say.. this is the best use of the UE3 tech. And it’s multiplat!
PS3 version is an absolute blast. Would have gone for PC if I wasn’t for the delay. But Rocksteady have done an amazing job. Maybe they should experiment with Cryengine3 or id tech 5 and show the engineers of that tech how it’s done. Lol
OH god My eyes would be in heaven if they used cryengine 3 with physx on the pc
I haven’t played Batman AC yet but is it better use of UE3 than Gears 3?
the PS3 version has more tearing but everything else is better.
@ LOT STAFF
what the hell is this,
This time I went with the Xbox 360. Like mentioned in the analysis, the performance was key here and the PS3 just couldn’t deliver. I went with the Xbox and I think most would agree.
Shawn “…The PS3 just couldn’t deliver …”
How about you refrase that shawn ok like the PS3 version of Batman A.C. didn’t deliver don’t blame the system it’s the developers fault if the Xbox 360 version looks better, look at Uncharted 3 when it comes out there will be no true visual competition not this game not Rage not Gears 3 nothing will top the full potential that Naughty Dog pulled from the PS3 so yeah fix that @ SHAWN
Looks like Battlefieldfan7 is really butthurt over this 360 win even claiming he thinks the game is boring lol. Maybe the clue is in the title and the 7 at the end of your name is giving away your age.
Its so sad you only have Battlefield and Uncharted to cling onto and keep bringing them up like your sad little life depended on it lol.
Why dont you just ask mommy to get a second job so you can afford both consoles then you wouldnt have to lurk around internet sites to troll things like BATTLEFIELD FTW!!!!! THE POWER OF TEH CELL!!!! I LOVE SONY SUCKY SUCKY!!! XBOTS FAIL!!!!
PS- If battlefield 3 gets a 360 win i expect not to see your little butthurt sony fanrat face around here again. That is all
@legion, Awwww!!!!! is the little rat mad?? Awwww, y u mad?? :/ Lol, I think I would know which game is boring for me and which isn’t. Deal with it, And LMFAO! Since when did you think I ever even trusted LOT? I can tell you right now I’m playing the game (Have it on pause) just to do all the side missions and such and I can tell you there is not ONE single problem with it. And also, Why don’t you go tell your fellow xrat community to stop with “PS3 Owned” “Xbox WIN” Cr@p then?? Lol, How bout you go tell YOUR mommy to go buy you a REAL console (PS3) so your dumb@ss can see for yourself which is better. Oh and FYI, I HAD an xbox (Thank god it’s gone now) after numerous breakdowns and rrod’s I got tired and threw it away and got myself a PS3.. And BOY did I make an excellent choice. I’m waiting for that epic fail look on your face when PS3 gets a win just like it did with the Beta. See your sad @ss on the 25th? (Even though I’d prefer not to) but I can’t miss out your reaction when PS3 wins
@ LEGION STFU!!! you freak don’t talk about @battlefieldfan’s mom or do you like to do that because you were molested by yours as a kid and that is why you hate the true mans console THE PLAYSTATION FTW!!! XBOX is for losers who like it easy and shiiiity how’s the whole Red ring of death coming along and how about leaving your damn console on jajaja i leave my PS3 on for 48 hours straight for long downloading sessions and it works fresh if you did that with your Xbox it would have a stroke or maybe you would who knows LMAO oh and P.S. the power of the cell is real just wait for Uncharted 3 and we’ll see if Gears 3 can reach it’s glory just cause a game sells more dosen’t mean it’s better LOL or is Black Ops better than all your Xbox Games hmmm… that is all =]
“i leave my PS3 on for 48 hours straight for long downlaoding sessions” Those damn updates, eh. Get yourself a 360, that problem will be solved. Trololololololo
i went 360 this time even though i went ps3 with the first one. my copy of city came with asylum so i now have the 360 version of both.
A-Asylum: PS3, A-Asylum: GotY Edition 360, A-city 360..
i think im complete with this.
And so the Xbox 360 version is the better choice, but regardless, the differences in visual didn’t seem very noticeable (if at all) to me while the game is in motion, and it should be if one’s mind is fully immersed in the gameplay. And regarding the screentear, to be honest, I hardly saw any in either version while watching the video that the staffs provided (perhaps they were hidden within the game’s dark environments?) Either way, I think Rocksteady Studios did fairly good job on the console versions of Batman: Arkham City.
@Lens of Truth:
May I request a “screenshot comparison” for the demo of Need for Speed: The Run ? I wasn’t exactly impressed by the demo, since I can’t feel the “speed” while playing it, it feels slow and sluggish when compares to Hot Pursuit (might as well change the title to “Need SOME Speed”, in my opinion), plus the AI is a joke. However, the demo is more or less a representation of the final version of the game, and I am very curious to see how well EA Black Box handles the console versions.
” (might as well change the title to “Need SOME Speed”, in my opinion)”
lmfao!!
I agree. The Run is an absolute abomination. It’s ugly (it looks Standard Def!!), it screen tears UP THE ASS and handling seems poorer than Hot Pursuit (which was still fun though). This game is not a good way to showcase the Frostbite 2 engine. I swear people are really going to be turned off by that engine if EA keep showing it off the way they have been doing lately (BF3 beta, The Run demo).
I honestly find the visuals of the PS3 more appealing than that of the 360. I just find it crazy that they can develop AA and it ran flawlessly on PS3 and then this one has screen tearing. Overall though this game is a win on both consoles, and an amazing experience.
Pretty sure Arkham Asylum had screen tearing as well. Besides, the screen tearing in this game is not even that bad. Go up to the rooftop of the highest building in Arkham City and just rotate the camera 360 degrees scanning the entire city. You won’t see a single dropped or torn frame in sight. Very impressive work.
I know there was slight screen tearing in AA, but the game was damn near flawless. I’m not saying that this is going to make me not purchase the game as this is a buy no matter what for me.
Permafrost not sure where your getting your info from but Batman AC tore especially on the PS3. I know LOT didn’t point it out but then I don’t think they used their analyser cause it wasn’t working or something like that.
yeah, look like the Xbox edges out with the graphics being ever so slightly crisper. Something that would only really be noticable from static, analysed screen shots, not in gameplay. I don’t think it really matters what version you get….just have fun. This is LOT. And we all knew this would be the outcome
I agree mate..maybe static shots show this more, but in gameplay, they both look the same.. and whos going to be running round pausing every few seconds to look at static shots?? Its a silly compare by LOT as its so close its not worth doing a head to head at all..
@samchez77
“This is LOT. And we all knew this would be the outcome.” ROFL Yeah we did know the outcome because this is a Head to Head between an overpriced internet ready blu ray player and the SUPERIOR true gaming console Xbox 360. As per usual, Xbox had better lighting, less tearing, sharper textures, and no M A N D A T O R Y install. BANG!!
Another win for 360 baby!!! ANOTHER WIN to add to the overflowing amount of defeats it’s handed to the over priced internet ready blu ray player! Where’s da’ powwa’ uv da’ cell ? Sputtered out I guess ROFL!!
“Xbox 360 is the BEST console EVER made.” –John Carmack
http://www.ripten.com/2011/08/14/john-carmack-thinks-the-ps3-is-the-second-best-console-ever-made/
Hahahahaha i love LOT ??… I have none of those above issues on my PS3 version… (screen tearing, its very mininal and the same on 360).. The sharpness is not the case, on my set up they are both 100% the same in this area, its not all super sharp on either, both have good quality visuals but there is no way here on my set up that the 360 is better.. I found the lighting to favour the PS3, and due to it having a better gamma setting i could see more stuff in dark areas, the 360 struggles here, unless you turn up your brightness each time?. This is one of the most pretty much perfect cross platform ive seen. One or two things the PS3 does better than the 360 and vice versa.. but the sharpness thing is not the case here. My bro is playing the 360 version whilst im on the PS3. Sometimes i wonder whether LOT likes to stir up banter on this boards?.. No matter what version you own, you cant go wrong. Its an easy tie in my eyes… This is good as its Unreal Engine, something that never used to take to well to the PS3… those days are long gone… and the most annoying thing is that even though this game looks great, its got nothing on Uncharted 2 or the upcoming three… always a shame when you know what the PS3 can do, yet it gets held back..
Could not agree more. LoT is intentionally generating controversy sometimes. I’m not typically the conspiracy theorist, but c’mooooon, is it really so implausible that annoying fanboy trolls like buying1999 could just be LoT staff behind fake aliases to make things entertaining? Has that thought not crossed anyone’s mind yet? I think it’s a huge possibility to be honest. But maybe I’m just giving humanity too much credit thinking that it must be a joke because no one could be as ignorant and delusional as buying1999.
But mezzer, you’re spot on. The differences both graphically and performance wise are so miniscule, so microscopic in reality they’re not even worth mentioning. It’s tied 100%. This is not a case like Portal 2, Black Ops, Final Fantasy XIII or NBA 2K11 where the versions are so drastically contrasting that they must brought to the attention of gamers. By default, when games are this razor close LoT should always rule it a tie. Their scoring rubric combined with their staff choice section is often lop-sided and self contradicting to begin with. Having situations where one platform won more of the categories but the other platform is listed as the platform of choice by majority of LoT staff just looks ass backwards and confuses readers. But many other head 2 heads have ended on such a note and I really think it’s due to LoT’s format.
AWWWWW bless look at Battlefieldfan aged 7 and his little boyfreind all butthurt over my comment. Hey children my ps3 is doing just fine sat on my shelf gathering dust. Cant be bothered to set it up just to play all them TARD ports lol lol lol with that poorly designed controller. You lot cling on to battlefield if it makes you feel better about owning a poorly designed, slow loading, constantly updating hacked piece of shit console, ill be playing a variety of games across many systems.
Hey did you know that if you squint your eyes while playing multiformat games on the ps3 they actually look HD? Open your eyes too much and you’ll see that useual sub HD jaggy washed out look hahahaha. THE POWER OF TEH CELL RIGHT THERE!!!!
Goodbye sony nazi rats hahahaha.
Did you know that microsoft jacks up the color gammet on the 360 because a study says it Fools SIMPLE MINDED people into thinking they got something better than it really is.
@legion, Shhh… You’re humiliating yourself.. I know it’s hard to accept the fact that PS3 is better than yout $hitty failbox but PLEASE. Be quiet.. And calm your sad @ss down. Did mommy get you a PS3 yet? I’m guessing not. oh and constantly hacked? First of all, remove “Constantly” and second of all.. Yes, they did get hacked BUT that led to them having WAY better security now. Better than failbox could ever have. Lol, xbox didn’t get hacked right? Nahhh, of course it didn’t lmfao cause it’s not even WORTH hacking in the first place. Rofl, Slow loading?? What’re you smoking failbot? POORLY DESIGNED?! at least it doesn’t look like your epic fail of a console that looks EXACTLY like the Dell GX220. LMFAO! PWNED biattcchh.
Wow that was weak there Battlefan. Seems you’re more than a little butthurt about your overpriced internet ready blu ray player’s INFERIORITY. But hey, it’s good at playing your Barney the Purple Dinosaur movies isn’t it? Now see there? It’s okay. Now run along while the adults play the SUPERIOR console release of Batman, K?
“Xbox 360 is the BEST console EVER made.” –John Carmack
http://www.ripten.com/2011/08/14/john-carmack-thinks-the-ps3-is-the-second-best-console-ever-made/
adults??? lol you are 12yrs old :rollseyes:
Also more kids play xbox than ps3. I was at target the other day and saw a couple of guys on the ps3 playing infamous 2 and some kids on the xbox playing sonic. LOL Goes to show ya which console has a more mature fanbase.
@buying1999, LOOOOOOOOOOOLOLOLOLOLOL!!! LMFAO!!!!! Ya wanna know why I don’t take you seriously?? It’s cause ANY sane human being that says xbox is better than PS3 is just down right stupid. I’m sorry but it is, Opinion is one thing.. But coming here and doing what you’re doing with is pretty much being a tool is another. And especially by saying “Xbox 360 is the BEST console EVER made.” –John Carmack just makes me sick to my stomach.. like really dude?? JOHN F-ing Carmack?? I’m suprised some of you fools fall for it. I mean, The guy himself is a big JOKE.. Just like you.. but a little bigger hehe. Oh and Adults?? ROFL! I sure hope you didn’t mean yourself by that aswell…. I mean.. Here you are talking non-sense with your picture being a PS3 with “Owned” on it. You call yourself an adult? Hah, Thanks for proving both mine and dmankilla’s point. You’re nothing but a 10yr old pathetic fanboy in denial. IF you WERE an adult.. You wouldn’t come off saying “PS3 SUCKS”.. You’d instead say your opinion and just shut up about it. And FYI, You got it the other way around.. XBOX is KNOWN Worldwide for being INFESTED with little kiddies JUST-LIKE-YOU. And PS3 has more Mature people, Lol.. “Adult” my left nut
@damankilla
Hmmm Target???? Wow that’s a good place for a demographic study…ROFL. Shouldn’t you be back in school?
@Battlefan
ROFL wow. Not a sinlge shred of ANYTHING to defend the overpriced internet ready blu ray player. Just personal attacks. That’s the backup play from the fantard playbook. ROFL. It’s the same from all the ps3 fantards, when you’re defenseless resort to personal attack..this time you even included the legendary JOHN CARMACK!!! Wow!!! Now you fantards know more than one of the leading minds of engine development…oh…engines are the software thingys that games developers use to make games…from you’re previous comments I surmised that you needed the extra education. Hey I know it hurts to be let down by Sony..personal information spread around the world on a INFERIOR network, coming on here and seeing your overpriced internet ready blu ray player get hammered again and again and again and again and again and again, then to top it off to have a legend in gaming to come forward and tell the world what all the developers around the world and ps3 fantards around the world already know, that the overpriced internet ready blu ray player is INFERIOR to Xbox and then back it up with software engineering facts at conferences and interviews. I know it hurts. But hey. It’s good at playing movies and it does have an internet browser..so it’s not all bad.
“Xbox 360 is the BEST console EVER made.” –John Carmack
@buying1999, “Overpriced internet ready blueray Player” See? You’ve got NOTHING.. And I mean NOTHING to say except that stupid line over and over and over again. And we all know you blow Carmack okay? You don’t need to give us hints every second. Also, At least we HAVE a BlueRay dip$hit. What do you have HUH?! Oh that’s right.. You’ve to PAY to play online.. ROFL! Who pays to play online huh? Wow.. Talk about Lame.. Ours is Free AND Better. And FYI you ignorant prick.. My information was NOT spread anywhere, And I never even used a credit card or whatsoever on PS3 to begin with. So that was a fail on your side. All you’re doing by your comments is to prove us that you’re just a typical 8yr old virgin girly voiced fanboy in denial from that child infested live community of yours. Lmfao.. Buzz off kiddo.. And perhaps go blow c*ckmack while you’re at it aswell. PS3 is the BEST console ever made, Get over it little boy
@battlefan
ROFL
Wow you trying to get into a battle of wits with me and you’re obviously unarmed ROFL!
Let’s see. The overpriced internet ready blu ray player’s psn (pretty sorry network) has been hacked twice now. The first time millions of accounts’ information was spread across the world (not just cc info there genius) name, address, and anything else that you entered (or in your case your parents) to get registered on the service free(you get what you pay for). The overpriced internet ready blu ray player has an ancient INFERIOR 2 bank RAM architecture, an ancient INFERIOR GPU with ancient INFERIOR shader architecture, an INFERIOR operating system that uses too much of the system memory, an INFERIOR design that prohibits cross game chat (This was stated by Sony themselves), massive M A N D A T O R Y installs due to the INFERIOR latency issues of the optical drive, loss after loss after loss after loss on this very site to the SUPERIOR Xbox 360. Xbox with it’s SUPERIOR unified shader GPU, it’s SUPERIOR online experience, it’s SUPERIOR unified RAM architecture, and it’s SUPERIOR less memory intensive operating system make it an unfair fight for the overpriced internet ready blu ray player. But hey it’s a good movie machine. Now go put your BARNEY THE PURPLE DINOSAUR disc back in and leave the gaming to the big boys with the SUPERIOR Xbox 360.
Now’s when you’re suppose to come back with some actual stuff to support your argument other than personal attacks (typical of ps3 fantards since you can’t really defend against the truth.)
“The Xbox 360 is the BEST console EVER made.” –John Carmack
Hey where is DARK SOULS ANALYSIS ?
yeah, i second this request.
…and also an Ace Combat Assault Horizon H2H
Graphics:
Both versions had their pros and cons, but the 360 sported more advantages that seemed to cover most areas of the game.
In full contrast to the context of this H2H… Great! This is how the stuff makes a decision!
No one should be too surprised at the slight win for the 360. If LOT did their analysis for Batman AA again I’m sure it would’ve been a tie as performance for that was cleary in favour of the 360 and the loading would’ve been slightly faster on 360 as well (off the disc).
As for loading been given a tie in this H2H I think considering the fact the 360 is running off the disc and still manages to beat the PS3 which required a 1+ GIG mandatory install, the win should’ve been awarded to the MS platform.
LOL
Right, and Rage should have been a PS3 win since it didn’t have to be installed on the 360.
RAGE isn’t comparable. 360 beat PS3 installed. It would probably lose uninstalled.
360 Batman AC beat the PS3 in loading running off the disc. PS3 though it had a mandatory 1GIG install STILL loaded slower. I reckon they could’ve given it an optional install but I guess the results were less than satisfactory.
I don’t have to tell you what the result would’ve been if both versions were installed.
My 2moro cents worth . Screen tear isn’t visible on either version for 99% instances due to dark nature of game, just as it wasnt in first game. Lighting seems mixed , so tie for me, but generally 360 seems sharper, so gets edge. Will get this on ps3 , as pad suits game better for me, and in motion its hard to spot differences.
hmv doing a trade for 99p with Rage. Too good an offer to miss, even though I love rage, so will have to hire it out to finish it
Well done lenz”Nice tearup of these two versions,i now know what version to buy today”But i still think the lighting looks better on ps3′and i bet the sound is better also on the sony machine”well i would notice this with my setup;]But ok a slight 360 win here but there’s realy nothing in it,so ps3 owners this game is still a must buy as it looks awsome fun,Anyway its not like im never gona play the ps3 again with uncharted 3 just around the corner;]so it would anyway be good if i could cut the ps3 some slack as its gona be shattered from playing uncharted 3 24/7 eheheh.
Hmm Lenz i have to say you dont have one photo to prove that the lighting is better on the 360 version?wich makes me now to believe that theres some fanboyisam going on here”and if you mean the lighting is better on the back of the truck?well it looks like a moveing spotlight to me”hmmm hard one this”also i realy dont think the 360 looks that sharper”Lens you do a great job but im gona change my mined and go with my first choice and get the ps3 version”i just know im gona get better sound from my setup plus i like the look of the ps3 version”cya.
This is crap. Graphically it is a tie and there is no way the X360 has a superior lighting. Not to mention its usual darkness that make it losing 30% of X360 supposed “crispier textures”. Check also the previous LoT screenshots comparison and you’ll know what I am talking about.
In terms of performances there are only 3 samples. With the first very heavy on tearing (which clip would it be anyway?). Why is that? Usually the are 6 or 7 samples. Sure the average is so high. Please learn about statistics, that’s manipulation of data, This is not to say that the X360 doesn’t win on that side, but it makes it looking like the PS3 is constantly tearing. Which is a scam.
Epic win for the 360 on the highest rated game of the year.
You can see this has hurt the ps3 fanboys from some of the comments in this thread lol.
Who was it that said a few months ago that the 360 only wins poor games? It might have been Cernaml, well alongside the epic batman win there’s also been deus ex, rage and crysis.
All the best games are winning on 360 it seems to me
Heavens forbid if Battlefield 3 wins on 360 as well, this board will go into ‘meltdown’ after this crushing 360 victory.
Deus Ex? http://cdn3.knowyourmeme.com/i/000/101/781/original/Y0UJC.png?1298581940
lol You’re still claiming Deus Ex to be a 360 win? Kay.
Rage is mediocre and Crysis sucks so yeah. 360 still holds the crown for more “epic” wins for crappy games.
Batman AC is its savior for FINALLY having a slight edge on the 360. Just a point above Portal 2 so far. Very impressive stuff. But if it’s anything like 2009, Uncharted 3 just might walk away with all the awards.
That one section has 40% screen tear but you cant see it so who cares.
360 version is more then ‘slightly better’ then PS3 in every catagory AND without an optional HDD install.
Gotta love the 1 year older console sticking it to the ‘Powerful and mighty’ PS3 in the game of the year.
Sorry, without wanting to get on anybodies toes here, as i can imagine all the work going into those head to heads. I have been an interested visitor for months now, but lately a few minor things did seem a little bit unprofessional to me.
So what is the point in the comparision shots if at least a third of them are taken from prerendered cutscenes which are identical on both platforms. (a little blurry and overcompressed at that)
I would understand it, if there was a difference in compression ratio for example (like in final fantasy), but here it is just pointless and even confusing. At lest the staff could mark them as taken from an FMV and say that they seem to be identical in that regard.
For anyone playing the game it should be obvious as those sequences are just of worse quality then the ingame stuff due to compression…
But for those trying to decide which one to buy, based on the comparison it isn’t so obvious due to smaller size etc…
hi great site, been reading for a while now, just like to ask a couple of questions, 1: is the usa version of ac on ps3 1080p [upscaled] because the uk version is 720p only, and i am wondering if youre test would have been better at 720p because ive played about 6 hours and apart from some opening cut scenes there is little to no visable screen tear, and 2 do you base youre choices on performance capture or what you can see with youre own eyes, i ask this because aa was prefered by yourselves on ps3, yet digital foundry found the game had more screen tear on ps3, again i noticed very little of it, lastly i would take up a point one of you mentioned: PS3 just couldn’t deliver???? sorry but that implies it was incapable of running the game and the version i am playing is a joy to play and look at, i do think however that its the 360 that comes out on top, but i think those comments were uncalled for and certaily does little to abate the [sometimes quite riddiculous] comments from either consloe owners
AMEN to you on that call harryandgem”ive been playing also for a few hours now and the only screentearing i can fined is at the begining like you guys’i thinking that maybe lenz have there equipment optimized for xbox 360 but not for ps3′it looks that way to me”even the masters can get it wrong;]but hey lenz lets see the better 360 lighting sreenshots plz side by side eheheh”i bet they hate me lol.
Damn I bought the PS3 version based on the Head2Head for Arkham Asylum. If I had seen this first I definitely would have grabbed it for the 360. I did not see this coming.
Hi guys.
This is my first reply. Normaly I just read the LoT. I like the H2Hs.
Yes, Im a PS3 fanboy too, do not have to tell me. I accept that. But about the H2H, as I see, the Xbox 360 win inmost of the times (around 70%). The difference very small, I do not think I can spot it, if I can see only one of the consoles, but it is true. Most of the new games looks sightly better on 360. I think the Xbox 360 is a little bit more powerfull in game graphic. We have to accept that (Ps3 fanboy or not).
I not saying, the 360 is better, just a little bit stronger in game graphic. I still think the best console is the Ps3, love my Ps3 and no chance to change it for 360 ever, but in games not the Ps3 is the stroner.
(Do not forget, we (PS3 users) have much bettet (best ever made) contoller on consoles, Blue-ray player, free online play, FragFX Shark for FPS games, ect.)
Pointless to argue who wins, boot consoles are great (some of my friends is 360 owner, some is Ps3, same, we cant play together
).
Unreal Engine 3 = clear 360 win
LOL at all the ‘I don’t think it’s that great anyway’ comments. What just cause LOT awarded the win to the 360? Jeez….
sorry staff but u have to post this!
this game is so much better than cod!even its singleplayer!
The BF3 Launch trailer which is epic! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7GVSx7yMaA&feature=player_embedded
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Been playing it now on ps3 for a few hours and there was some screen tearing at the verry begining where the lights are blasting on bruce wayne”but ive been battleing it out and flying around the city going close to bright spots looking for more tearing and i cant fined any?also its crystal clear and sharp enought to make things out wherever you look”i would like to ask lenz of truth if they could please show us a few shots where the 360 has better lighting’because what im seeing here on ps3 is realy good and every photo you showed us the ps3 looks like it has better lighting?
LOT:
Thank you for finally doing the H2H for AC. Now I finally know which version to get.
LoT needs to include 3D in their analysis (even if just by eye). I stood in the store for like 20 mins trying to find whether the 3D is comparable – I know PS3 usually has better 3D but if the differences were negligible I was going for the 360 version.
This isn’t a true analysis, I’ve done my own at home, and trust me, the 360 does not look better.
It’s okay. Give them the win. They really needed one for a good game all year. lol
I mean, it’s the UE3. An engine that the 360 was literally designed for. It would be an epic and humiliating shame if such a high profile game like this would win on the PS3. lol
Wipe those bitter tears away Cernaml lol.
I think the question is now can the ps3 win a h2h in the remainder of 2011 after being slaughtered by the 360 on all the games that matter lately
Even the former ps3 exclusive demons souls sequel(dark souls)got a tie on eurogamer, what a humiliating tie for the ps3
The ps3 badly needs a win, it’s like 2009 all over again for the 360 of late(win after win after win).
What is with you guys and seeing ties as a bad thing all the time? lol
I swear sometimes you people just love to grasp at straws and make absolute hypocrites of yourselves.
“LOL MANDATORY PS3 INSTALLS, 360 WINS.”
“TIE?!?! A TIE?!?!?!? NO! UNACCEPTABLE! YOU GUYS ARE CLEARLY PS3 FANBOYS. INSTALL THE GAME TO THE 360!”
Oh hang on, Shadows of the Damned ran on the UE3 and was better on the PS3. Now THAT’S humiliating. rofl
Shadows of the what :O
We’re only talking about good games here cernaml, not average japanese ps3 led titles like that
Come to think of it though, that might have been the last ps3 win so i’m not surprised you brought that up.
It was a crushing victory for the ps3 decided by the loading speeds from what i remember lol.
It’s seems to have been ages since the ps3 won a proper game
http://memegenerator.net/cache/instances/400x/10/10548/10802117.jpg
I own both systems and I give the win to 360.
I won’t be fooled twice like I did with Deus Ex HR. I purchased before viewing this site and what a mistake that was.
Now, I wait for the head 2 head.
PS3 has some great exclusives, but when it comes to multiplats the win is alwasy with 360.
Peace
I all honesty mate the ‘wins’ in the vast majority of H2H these days are pretty damn minor. There’s nothing wrong with your decision to purchase Deus Ex on PS3, it’s pretty much the same bar the odd very minor thing here and there that can only really be picked up on much closer inspection. Same goes with this H2H. Also PS3 has been winning it’s fair share of multiplat games too so it’s not all one way. What’s much more important is which console your accumulating trophies/achievements on and which controller you prefer and with regards to multi-player your friends list.
Thanks LOT for finally doing the H2H for Batman AC. Now I finally know which version to get.
360 looks and performs better.
As always, 360 is nothing but crushed blacks.