October 17th, 2011
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Welcome back for another exciting Head2Head! The time has finally come for us to tackle another one of this years most anticipated multiplatform releases — Batman: Arkham City. Rocksteady’s first entry into the Batman franchise is one of this generation’s greatest achievements, combining fantastic visuals and gameplay with the incredible world which is the Batman universe. So needless to say, we couldn’t wait to get this one in our hands. Have a look below to see if there’s a current favorite to take the win in our upcoming Head2Head Analysis.
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I’d say going by these pics it’s a slight 360 victory. Some sharper textures and better AA.
i just want to know,which idiot voted for ps3?ha?
a very cleaaaaaaaar 360 win.can any one tell me,why 95% of all games are better on 360?is it because that xbox360 rocks or ps3 sucks?i think it’s both
@one_cowboy, Wow.. Really? You sounded pathetic man.. I’m sorry. :/
ONE_COWBOY’s trolling aside, the xbox version does look better, though LoT tried to confuse us by having the first image being better on the ps3 but then every other image is better on the xbox.
the only reason arkham asylum was better on ps3 is because the camera was farther back giving u more to see. none of these images indicate that this will be the case in arkham city.
@pantsless
….which to me ’till this day was poor choice and criteria by LoT to say the ps3 version was better. Yes the camera was farther back on the ps3 but to me the 360 version looked slightly sharper.
As far as these images go…
Yes the 360 looks better with the ps3 sporting a slightly washed out/blurry look in some of the shots.
Yeah, I guess you’re right about that. Atleast they improved the camera angle here. As for the graphics, 360′s looking sharp!!
i think its because you r a looser the ps3 is way better than the 360 only a blind man couldnt tell the difference
@GAMMARAY13
Trolling at MMGN.com isn’t enough? you need to get out more buddy!
Game looks better on 360, kinda disappointed in Rocksteady thought they would have got the PS3 hardware by now…
@ONE_COWBOY
A very cleaaaaar eyesight issue of yours. Thinks are just sharper on the 360, but also darker.
95% of all games look better on 360 because you haven’t paid that visit to your doctor yet.
Simply put!
Well the first pic looks to be a draw after that yea the 360 looks better.Tho looks blured in some pics.Performance is make and break for me.
you are pathetic man, both versions look almost exactly the same. If you really care about graphics buy a pc, thats what i did for many reasons
Being a fanboy is sad both look really good.UE3 Engine actualy looks alot better now on Ps3 then it did a few years back.UE3 engine looks better on 360 thats a giving i am sure it will beat it the ps3 in performance as well thats how it works.As long as the game runs well on Ps3 it’s just a slight win for 360.The game sounds really awesome so don’t be a fanass about it.
Are you guys blind? This is at most a tie for the X360. Some pictures are just identical. But the first picture looks more real on PS3, with better lighting effects although at a cost of less AA. The 3rd one has white spots all over the X360 release. The last one is blurry on X360. The X360 neon signs have no lighting effects.
Only a fan boy would give a win to the xbot. I voted it a tie and from the results it is very obvious on which side are the fanboys infesting this site.
@michelasso- completely agree…i think its a slight win for ps3, with better clarity ie. blackness is overly crushed and too dark on most xbox screens anyway…batman cape for example…i would at most give it a tie as well…an no im not a fanboy- recognise there are several games eg. wwe all stars, nba2k11 and others that do look better on xbox360 and hence why i bought both consoles…the upscaler used by the xbox makes the prisoners look like plastic dolls..untouched native 720p is sometimes better.
LOL PARTNER HOLD YOUR HORSES…
any person with a half decent tv will find no difference between the two, who says blur is necessarily all that bad, look at movies and cinema bimbos…on a good tv, this game would rock (ps3 version) over xbox version, and this coming from a guy who owns an xbox and notices that games like sfiv, nba2k11, wwe all stars do look better on xbox.
look at the pixels (pink dotted) on penguins bald head(top), and the ‘blurred’ version, the ‘blurred’ version looks more smoothed out and thus better…:) not to mention cape of batman is not overly black or crushed on ps3 version…(xbox is)..
It looks like it will be X360 victory the same as first one – that had SSAO,2xMSAA and marginaly less screen tear and better framerate on Microsoft console.
That shouldn’t be suprise for anyone – Unreal Engine 3 always favoured stronger GPU in X360.
@anonim1979, The first game was better on xbox?? Umm.. Pretty sure it was better on PS3. Go check.
Its graphic and performance was better on X360.
You go check
(google and: “face-off-batman-arkham-asylum-face-off” and if you like to have it put short: “digitalfoundry-batman-demo-showdown-blog-entry” )
On the other hand PS3 has JOKER, not terribly exciting free DLC beside name
.A few somewhat forced challanges. Nevertheless a tip to balance scale that diped for better performing X630.
@anonim1979. Both versions will be good. No matter WHAT. They’re both equal.
Case Closed.
I’d say going by the fact that I’ve played this game before anyone here one both consoles (save maybe LoT staff) thanks to Guam midnight release which is 24 hrs ahead of North America, it’s very close seemingly a tie when seen in motion and even stillness. Yes I bought PS3 version and have played more of it, but they also have a 360 running the game at the Gamestop I went to and it looks the same as PS3 version if not ever so slight gamma difference. Why rely only on this screen comparison when I’ve witnessed the game in action on both consoles and judge for myself that it’s basically a tie graphically?
@badassbab
You’re spot on. The 360 version is much sharper and better anti-aliasing. Wow, that sounds like about 95% of multiconsole releases rofl. Now the performance. I’m sure xbox will also outperform the overpriced internet ready blu ray player. Here’s to another win for 360. Yes the wins keep piling up.
“Xbox is the BEST console EVER made.” –John Carmack
No, the PS3 won again! Look at the light reflecting off the lip in the first picture!
CLEAR PS3 WINNAR!!
The Xbox has a better GPU and it is easier to program software for. Therefore, most platform games tend to thrive in Microsoft’s system. Although, Microsoft has a few shading advantages their is certain things that Microsoft’s system can not do that the PS3 is capable of.
Play Uncharted series and you will know what I’m talking about. The graphics exceed Gears of War every time.
Very close, the x box looks abit more detailed overall. PS3 has only lsightly better AA in some area’s.
I saw some bad textures on the second page on the 360 version but it may have just been taken when the textures were loading.
And the PS3 is as usual washed out slightly
Slight win for the Xbox IMO
[PS. have you started to use the gamma settings in your H2H yet??]
XBOX 360 BETTER TEXTURES AND RESOLUTION
360 looks slightly more appealing to me with slightly more vibrant textures. But due to the 1GB install, the load times will probably be better on the PS3. We’ll have to wait and see! Thumbs up if ur gonna get all 400 riddler challenges and then beat his bitch ass!
um yeah you can install the whole game on xbox 360 lol
XBOX 360 BETTER THAN PS3 , BUT PS3 HAVE BETTER LIGHTING IN SOMETHING ZONES!
XBOX 360 WINS MAN!
i dont know, seems like a tie to me, the photo with the stop sign in it was very detailed on 360, however on the ps3 if you look at the courthouse has much more detail, however it could be of texture loading.
That’s called Depth of Field a benefit to the PS3.
Depth of field? Where? The stop sign?
Thats most likely texture loading/streaming. Cirtainly not DOF
thats not depth of field, its a low res texture, well this won’t be noticed when playing, both versions look great to me. have fun playing the game (i already have it)
hope the preformance match consoles, arkham asylum ran great on ps3
The lighting I feel has a slight edge on the PS3 version though it’s overshadowed by the sharpness of the 360 version. Overall though, you can’t go wrong with either version from the looks of it.
agreed, 360 textures appear sharper overall, and the aa is better in places, giving it advantage. Wonder how much of the texture differences are just texture loading, and how much is just differences in textures. Ps3 does seem to have some lighting advantages, but nothing to get too excited about.
When viewed from distance, you cant really notice textures or aa, but close up, just no contest.
It’s another ue3 360 win, which was always on the cards, unless they led on ps3. It’s no lazy port, thats not what im insinuating, just the facts of life. Ue3 favours 360 unless highly optimised.
Being UE3 let’s not forget out of the box the PS3 may have better texture streaming and loading.
Very true, although there’s the likely 360 advantage in framerate and screentear. ( slight mind you)
You really think the 360 has better AA?
To be honest il be very surprised if any version has AA owing to the large amount off jaggies present in both platforms. To my eyes there are more examples off the aliasing being slightly worse on the 360 version than the PS3. The guys shoulder on the first image is clearly more jaggy on PS3 but apart from that im struggling to find another example to support your 360 has better AA theory. On the other hand i can find numerous examples where the PS3 looks less jaggy, the 1st and 7th images on page 2 have several each.
Lighting is also stronger on the PS3. i know you agree with that but you say its not a big deal but i disagree. Most off this game will be quite dark so lighting will play a big part in many scenes so any advantage is welcome. The sutle lighting on the guys nose in the first image is a good example off this.
Textures do appear stronger on the 360 as seen by the stop sign amongst other things but the texture advantage is not uniform and appears to only be occasional rather than frequent. 360′s implementation off SSAO also appears stronger.
Overall id say its a tie owing to both consoles showing subtle advantages over the other but if pushed id go for the PS3 owing to the lighting as it just looks more visually appealing to me.
Funny thing is that despite this game being a very strong contender for game off the year it doesnt interest me in the slightest as i cant go batman or superheroes for that matter
Why why must I now buy the 360 version with its’ ugly as f*ck box??!!!:(
i told this bunch of idiots that 360 would win…haaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ps3 the inferior version as always…. and the wii u is coming next year… sonys the worst console ever!
Both versions are well done and the 360 may have a slight edge but the game still is a great buy on either console. Nothing in this comparison would make my decision what does is friends list and preference. At least for this H2H. Nothing to ride home on here. Why don’t fanboys understand that both system’s are great pieces of hardware that are worth buying?
This what LOT had to say about Batman AA-
PS3 advantages-
Better self defined shadows
Better overall shadows
Better camera view (zoomed back more)
Better light sources
Better mip mapping
360 advantages-
SSAO implemented
Glass rendered correctly when zoomed in close
Motion blur implemented
The odd sharper texture
Performance and loading were given a tie. PS3 required a 1 gig mandatory install and came with the exclusive Joker mission pack.
This is what DF said-
PS3 advantages-
None- Also they described the zoomed back camera angles as ‘bizarre’
360 advantages-
Selective 2xMSAA
SSAO
Better normal maps
Some superior up close texture detail
Performance they said the 360 tore a lot less.
Yes , proof that DF is full of crap.
I never trust DF after the butt hurt comparison he made for FF13.
I wouldn’t say DF is full of crap because of Batman AA face off (and it’s certainly not proof). After all if you read the LOT comparison it does seem a bit rushed and the writing was a bit amateurish. But it was strange DF didn’t point out any of the PS3 advantages but then again LOT didn’t point out the AA prevalent in the 360 version nor the screen tear being noticeably worse on the PS3.
The guy who carried out the DF analysis is Richard Leadbetter and he has been accused by the PS3 community as being something of a 360 fanboy. I do remember him as the editor of the Official Sega Saturn Magazine and he used to slate the PSOne. But I guess that was his job.
DF now have others who carry out face offs such as David Bierton and Tom Morgan. They haven’t been accused of fanboysim…yet.
What’s with all the 360 fanboy sock accounts all of a sudden? Someone seriously needs to get a life.
They both look very close. Some advantages on one system, other advantages on the other. In this case, the 360 seems slightly sharper in some places (don’t know where the hell you guys are getting the better AA claim though. Even if it did have some AA, UE3′s post processing pretty much negates it). PS3 has better lighting. It really comes down to performance, but from what I’ve seen, I don’t think anybody should worry about a thing. Rocksteady have done an amazing job.
There’s definitely an aa advantage on 360 version visible in places, but like you said, most times it’s lost in post processing . Neither party will be too hard done by, but based on these screenshots and how the engine seemed to favour 360, it’s likely a slight 360 win. Although its interesting contrasting LOT’s head2head with DF’s faceoff for arkham asylum and seeing how they both interpreted pro’s and cons on each system, and Lot gave win to ps3.
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The differences are very minimal and should affect on which platform your going to buy it on. Now it’s all about the performance. Hopefully, both versions well run smoothly.
i would say a 360 win overall. Sharper textures and AA. Although as other people have said, the ps3 does seem to have better lighting in some spots.
As for me I’ll be buying it on PC (:
So no worries (Y)
Same old… Gamma is to high on PS3, just alter it in your settings, job done. Failing that turn on the RGB option to yes to create deeper blacks, easy to do. Played both versions and they look and pretty much run the same.. PS3 has better bits than 360 and vice versa.. I dont get problenms with Gamma, LCD TV’s esp older ones dont like the PS3 display to much?. I was told to use Plasma for PS3 and set up your picture for best quality, thats important on PS3.. I dont ever get that washed out look on my PS3 and set up, apart from on Fear 3 and one or two older titles.. Those days of high gamma are long gone and PS3 owners should know that they need to alter gamma in the game options or change settings in the menu if your TV has to high gamma as standard.. 360 tends to not have this as it displays deeper blacks as standard, this can be bad in dark areas though as you cant see all the graphics so i have to turn the gamma up, this then makes the 360 look washed out, catch 22.. Own this game, no matter what console, its great on both… stop bitching and enjoy it!
It’s important to use a plasma for everything. Anybody that knows anything about TV’s knows that plasmas are the best. LED/LCD tv’s have to many draw backs. Do you know that a plasma from 2008 is still the best TV ever made? I’ve said this before and i’m sure people have seen it but the Pioneer Kuro is still the best television ever made.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20034816-1.html
Looks like the 360 version looks better. The real question now is the performance of both versions.
360 Win ,and BATMAN ARKHAM CITY GAME OF THE YEAR
It’s a slight 360 win for sure, the ps3 version looks fine though.
If the pc version wasn’t delayed for a while i’d buy it on that instead, but i’m impatient.
Just pre ordered the 360 version.
Looks a great game.
I think xbox won aswell but only due to the ps3 having a blur filter making the textures look low rez.
But the ps3 did have better lighting and that gray haze on ps3 is due to limited range for rgb.
I actually think the PS3 has the edge. Thats just the first impression I get. Don’t crucify me lulz. Better lighting. Some of you are saying the PS3 version is not as sharp and that is evident in some pics, sure. But in others I see the opposite, like the last pic on page 2. The pic with the stop sign is strange. 360 better stop sign, PS3 better courthouse. While some screen comparisons seem to favour the sharpness of one system or another, other shots are identical putting it down to another example of slight motion blur at the instance the pic is grabbed. At the end of the day, the graphics during gameplay would seem identical. Either way, this game looks brilliant. shame I’m not much of a Batman fan, maybe I should be……..
may…be…you…should…be…*slow clap*
lulz. Mate, I’m 34 years old. Comic book heroe’s aren’t really my thing these days……but batman games seem more brutal than your average spiderman. I’ll give it a look…….
Well imo it’s definitely a must play even for those not into comic books, the gameplay alone is great, mainly the kung fu/tingling bat-sense system.
Your right and the lighting looks better on the ps3 these are probably cut sceens they like to do those like movies when focusing on an individual the back ground will blur out.The tk 12 basketball they took every ps3 shot a split second off you can tell by the led sign had somethig diffrent on it in the same shot as the 360 they took the ps3 as soon as it panned in and out and the 360′s when it stoped.
The X360 looks on some pictures more sharp but the PS3 has some light effects and just a overal better look even if the textures are more bland and times.
Either way they both look realy good, and is a win win regardless what plattform you pick it up for.
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In the Xbox 360 version, the shadow on the right shoulder of Dr. S is more solid, and looking at the aliasing on his shoulder, it seems to me that the Xbox 360 version has 2xMSAA (although the effect does seem to vary throughout the game) while the PS3 version has none. On the flip side, there are more light shone on Dr. S’s face in the PS3 version (which I think is more appealing.)
Pic 02 -
I can’t really spot any difference here.
Pic 03 -
Wayne’s hair is sharper and shinier in the Xbox 360, no doubt he uses a higher quality conditioner than the PS3 counterpart. Textures on the pillar at the left side of Wayne’s head seems to be more detailed in the Xbox 360 version, too (more aggressive mipmapping, perhaps?)
Pic 04 -
Unable to spot any difference.
Pic 05 -
In the PS3 version, Dent’s suit (the non-damage part) and tie seem ever-so-slightly more detailed in the Xbox 360 counterpart. To be more specific, I can see the crosshatch pattern on Dent’s suit in the PS3 version, whereas in the Xbox 360 version, I can only see diagonal lines going toward the upper right. The tie’s knot, in the PS3 version, seems to have somewhat sharper details than the Xbox 360 counterpart (perhaps because Dent’s moving? I can’t be sure.)
Pic 06 -
The Xbox 360 version seems to have more aggressive mipmapping, which can be spotted on the textures of walls and road area around Wayne.
Pic 07 -
Um… more bloom on the neon lights in the PS3 version?
Pic 08 -
The screenshot of the PS3 version of Penguin was captured when he was still moving, causing some blurs here and there. Not a good comparison.
Pic 09 -
The lighting in the PS3 version seems to have bit more aggressive bloom effect.
Pic 10 -
Same as the first pic.
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Pic 01 -
Better self-shadowing in the PS3 version perhaps? (And more aggressive bloom effect on the lighting, apparently.)
Pic 02 -
I don’t see any difference here.
Pic 03 -
Again, I can’t tell the differences aside from some minor, or rather insignificant ones.
Pic 04 -
Identical?
Pic 05 -
Same as the first pic.
Pic 06 -
The Xbox 360 version of the “STOP” sign is clearly more detailed here, but the textures on the pillars and walls of the white building behind it are clearly less detailed (uglier looking even) than the PS3 counterparts. Textures streaming issues?
Pic 07 -
I don’t see any difference that is worth mentioning.
Pic 08 -
Same as the third pic.
Pic 09 -
Identical. (That is, without the differences I pointed out in the fifth screenshot on the first page.)
Conclusion: Seriously, there might be some differences here and there but nothing so great to write home about. All I can say is that Rocksteady did a good job (and no one should be worried about picking up either console version, but I guess I’ll hold this off until after I’ve seen the performance analysis.)
Good comment. But if you look closer at pic 9, page 2, you’ll notice it’s actually sharper on the PS3, the opposite of the pic with the monacle on page 1.
There is something about the
Ps3 version i prefer i cant tell =/
Voted for TIE anyways
Off Topic: This site is so infested
with obvious fanboys its disgusting.
Wow, it’s hard to decide which version to pick up. I have both the 360 & PS3, so the Fanboy Wars don’t apply to me. My main concern is screen tearing. Hope to hear the final verdict soon. I have to Pre-Order from Amazon in the next few hours for Release Day delivery…
That “so-called” washed out look on PS3 version is do to differences in gamma and brightness; something that can easily be adjusted in the game’s menu… Problem solved… Any missing texters or background on both 360 version and PS3 version are more than likely do to the streaming of the Unreal Engine; and Lens of Truth is notorious for capturing screens while texters are still being loaded…
I’ve seen them both side by side and there isnt really anything in it for graphics or performace. Either version is a good buy.
As far as LoT’s H2H goes I don’t really care. Their reputation has already been ruined and they aren’t unbiased.
AGREED. The H2H’s are only good for the entertainment factor really. I get more informative information from the members comments.
i gotta agree i have them side by side right now and they are spot on identical…
Ugh, This site is sooo infested with idiots that it’s wayy beyond funny now. Like seriously, How about we just get whichever the F#ck version we have and Enjoy the damn game huh??
Honestly, the PS3 has a clear win here The better lighting and mip-mapping, to me, just overwhelms the few pics where the Xbox has (VERY SLIGHTLY) better texture and detail. Besides that, this a ps3 win for me, and based off of how B:AA ran on my ps3, the performance should go to ps3 as well. It will definitely be interesting to see if LOT pulls a bs move again and gives the win to 360 because it had better load times.
To address the failbox fanboys who claim the the ps3 has washed out textures. I honestly feel sad for you guys if you can’t even understand lighting in a game at this point. Personally, I would rather have a lighter image so I can actually see the graphical improvements, rather than have a darker image and you can’t really see the actual game. If that is the only thing you can come up with against the clearly superior console this generation, then just leave. I’m honestly tired of hearing the same old stuff from you guys.
“Microsoft is protecting an inferior technology” – Rob Dyer
Well Said Bro! Imo.. Yes.. I’d also rather have a game that’s lighter instead of darker because I actually (Like said above) want to see what’s actually going on and besides, Really? I’ll tell you right now (To xbots) EVERY-Single-Game that PS3 had “Washed Out” Look, Can be EASILY Fixed by adjusting the settings on your tv. I’ve tried it many times with previous different games and once you get the brightness/gamma settings and such properly, It looks the same. So wtf is the problem? Ppl who keep talking about “Washed out looks” on the PS3 should really just give adjusting their tv settings a try. And see for themselves.. As for the game, Like I said, It’ll be amazing on all consoles AND PC Of course.
“Microsoft is protecting an inferior technology” – Rob Dyer
lulz. Nice.
where do you have the eyes? in your asshole?
no matter what you say or do to hide the truth: and may theses words sound with tremendo resonance in your fanboyish head:
XBOX 360 VERSION WINNER…PS3 OWNED
@zolrak. Ha-ha-ha, Very funny. No seriously.. Who’re you tryin to fool? I think YOUR eyes (And brain)= located in your @sshole for not seeing AND understanding this: “Microsoft is protecting an inferior technology” – Rob Dyer
But HEY! If saying “xbox is better than PS3″ helps you sleep at night then… Ya know what? Be my guest. I’m not gonna go any further and fight with you dramatically or anything.. because unlike YOUR dumb@ss.. I can learn to accept that both consoles are equal. Sucks to be you nuurrrd
Goin by pics they look close to identical. Of course, we all know the end result will be a 360 victory based on overall PERFORMANCE! Just like Crysis, Crysis 2 and Rage, for example.
Looks like the only PS3 buy the rest of the year will come way of exclusive Uncharted 3. So far every multi platform game release for me this year has been a 360 purchase, Batman, Battlefield 3, Skyrim ,etc ,etc will be no different.
This site has the weirdest f*cking community…
i know. great isn’t it!
Oohhhh!!!! Now I see the anti aliasing. I was only able to notice it in the first pic though. It seems disabled in everything else. lol
Id say its about even, which is great news 4 both formats fans.. The 360 uses slightly better AA and the PS3 version has better shadows.
no… its only the shadow mapping difference in some scene.
still have to wait for the performance to make judgment.
Looks like another win for the superior PS3. Lets just wait to see teh full analysis to prove how much the PS3 destroys teh failbox in this H2H.
welcome to our favorite tv program, THE MOST EVIL FANBOYS.
here, with DR Michael ZOLRAK Stone, we are going to clasify those fanboys in the FANBOY EVIL SCALE.
here we have the example of this indiviual PS3FTW:
Ive put Mr.PS3FTW in the level 18 of my scale: DELUSIONAL ANNOYING FANBOY:
- his name says it all, boost his way to the top in my scale
- remarkable reality desvirtuation: liying to himself when a head 2 head is released by LOT and his favorite console, ps3 gets owned, he wants to feel his money was spent in the right console
- he often emits poisonous farts every time he sees detrimental comment about his favorite console, the PS3, the fart is a powerful poison, that can even kill/petrify a cat in less that 1.12 seconds.
- extremelly violent and dangerous whe 360 wins a H2H, poor of the creature it steps on his garden when this happens
@zolrak, WOOOOOOWWW!!!! Can you get any more lame than that? ROFL! Fanboy? If he’s a fanboy by saying that then you’re pretty much an xbot fanbot in denial for coming and posting $hit like that. So that cr@p thing you posted now goes for you too smart one. And one more thing.. Learn to respect other ppls opinions. Just because YOUR rotten brain thinks like that doesn’t mean everyone elses does too.
This reply of you shows hor retarded you are!
You speak of respect but you dont have any.
Sad part of your story is:
1.- as a ps3 fanboy you cannot deny ps3 is owned this time and once again
2.- battefield 3 will be crushed by modern warfare 3, because its not match to its incredibke fun factor.
YOULL BE THE NEXT TO BE PUT IN MY EVIL FANBOY SCALE!
a tie for me, even if 360 looks a bit sharper
360 version looks better.
this is a slight 360 win, not by much, but differences are evident.
- looks like the 360 version has a bot more resolution
- both have texture streaming issues
- better sahdows on 360
- the city from affar looks better and shinier
- better anti-alliasing on 360
- better and softer shadows on 360
- lightning system is different on both consoles on certain areas
- the inmates are totally differents between versions
based on these fact one nice thing is that gamma levels are very close and althoug the differece is not abysmal, the 360 version has a small advantage but not by much.
and sorry for all sore ps3 fanboys…but UE3
make it simple:
the STOP sign
and Penguin’s monocle
BAAM!
In the same pic as the stop sign. Look at the pillers on the building, They look better on the PS3.
I dont think so… thi is UNREAL ENGINE 3
this is because the textures were loading, and as the ps3 has 1GB mandatory install, its not surprising they loaded first… in that case if all the textures on that are are fully loaded on ps3, then what happened with the stop sign? simple: the textures are inferior
BUM!!
Haha, We’ll see what happens in the full analysis. Remember, Arkham asylum was a PS3 win. I could care less what one wins personally because i have both systems and a custom built gaming computer.
slight 360 win.
looks great on both consoles…no matter what the sore ps3 fanboys say.
i just realized if you post trolling comments to bitch about
Xbox 360 is not good,
You’ll get “LIKE” rating,
and stars above 2.5
They’re so close to each other that it should be a tie.
Now if it would be a case like GTA IV or Ghostbusters…
UNDERSTOOD!
BTW. I’m getting this instead of Uncharted 3.
Sad but worth it.
Maybe not. Maybe i will get both!
damn! 353 people’s eyes need to be checked by the doc .. or maybe not!.. my fanboy detector is reaching it’s limits!
lol it seems like xbox360′s fan does not look at the pictures and tell the truth .. they just come here to vote for xbox so it makes them feel better … unfortunately this time around you can say this game is either tie or PS3 with slightly better lighting …
Played both retail versions of the first one and the ps3 version looked better and not just the camera being further back. I enjoyed using the 360 controller better. I did my first play through on the ps3 and found a cheap Xbox copy later. This time I will probably only get the Xbox version. Just seemed to enjoy playing it on there more. Now if they used the six axis to control the gliding on top of the free full arkham asylum bonus that Walmart is offering then I would probably go with ps3 again this time.
just played it on ps3 and xbox and they are exactly the same… ps3 looks a bit dull on the screenshots but trust me they are 1:1.. the stop sign didnt load the textures on the pic 6 or its depth of field
After i saw the comparison and the comments i thought to make my own research. From what i found both have the same quality and not that huge of a different. The most annoying is the texture popping/steaming that i notice happens on both. As again LOT dint bother to adjust the brightness and as again it gives the ps3 that washed out look as every multiplatform. From what i see both have the there texture difference, in some places it look really bad like the beginning of the game when you climb up the building to get the batsuit. The AA looks strange, but seeing how this is UE3 i don’t think theirs any AA on the ps3 like most UE3 titles on the sony’s console. Both seem to have screen tear :/ witch i hate, don’t know about frame-rate and how it works. Another differentiates i see is the ps3 having some more bloom effect on the lights. At all textures look the same except from the popping that happens on both. For some reason i don’t trust LOT that much anymore, DigitalFoundry the same. I LMAO so hard to the guy who said 1920x1080p on the 360, i laugh/cried so hard when i saw that. I think i am wasting my time explain this things because of the brilliant mind of the fanboys. I’ll wait to see the head2head and then give away my opinion because screenshots are not quit accurate.
The 1st batman was good on PS3 version, but now the 360 version has more improved texture and visible range (again)
VOTE – XBOX
Any way, they are very close
Just a few things ive picked up from screenshots.
Pic 1-AA is stronger on 360 9left shoulder, right side of glasses frame, right side of face, ear etc, but ps3 has better lighting effects, with characters face being lit up more subtly.
Pic2- no real differences here, some subtle lighting advantages on ps3, and the suit texture seems sharper on 360, as if you look at the detail in bottom right of his jacket, the ps3 version is blurred in comparison. If you look into distance on wall, you can pick out the fan is sharper on 360.
Pic 3- from same scene as pic 2, and it shows clearer textures on 360 with pillar, suit fan on wall and his hair all looking sharper.
Pic 4- hard to tell any differences here, but there is one distinct one. Left side of screen, the character at back of screen on wall, is blurred on ps3, but clear on 360.
Pic 5- differences here, really are picking at minor quibbles. Left shoulder shows more refined aa on 360, whilst the tie is slightly clearer on ps3.
Pic 6- not sure what to make of this exactly.- fence texture seems harper on 360, and the character on far right behind it seems clearer, whilst if you look at markings on floor, the ps3 versions seem incomplete, and the lighting seems a bit more aggressive on 360 too. The image also seems to have more depth indicating more aggressive ssao maybe?
Pic 7- cant tell if it’s gamma differences alone, or whether 360 has slightly sharper textures on objects.(look at background buildings specifically) , whilst ps3 spots more aggressive bloom on neon signs.
Pic 8- hard to judge with motion blur in place. Look identical bar the monocle, which seems to show more eye on ps3, but think thats just a case of his eye isn’t open in 360 shot yet. Also the object on left of screen looks more shiny on 360, but that could be result primarily of gamma differences.
Pic 9- gamma differences mainly, but ps3 lighting seems more impressive again.
Pic 10- repeat.
Pic 11- ps3 lighting advantage again
Pic 12- no noticeable differences i can spot
Pic 13- background buildings again look sharper.
Pic 14- no differences
Pic 15- repeat
Pic 16- stop sign clearer on 360, but pillars etc are worse off texture wise.
Pic 17, nothing i can really spot
18- repeat
19- Nothing of note
I Wonder about textures and their loading times, and how much this affects these screenshots. Regarding aa, i wonder if theyre using custom aa in this game, as opposed to 2 x msaa used in arkham asylum on 360, and this leads to varying degrees of success on both versions. Apart from1-2istances where 360ha clear advantage, they both look very similar ie woeful lol
As long as screen tearing and framerates are similar, then it’s a good job all round, and both parties in for a treat. Pro’s and con’s on each, with a sharpness advantage for 360, but lighting advantage for ps3(based on these screenshots at least). Overall, i reckon i’d give 360 nod, but not much in it.
DF have a forza 4 tech analysis up, and it’s an interesting read, theres also a small section and vids about gt5 vs forza 4, with both having pros and cons it seems. I care so little about driving games it’s untrue, but readng article it’s clear Forza has frame rate almost locked down at 60fps, but lacks dynamic lighting and weather effects of Gt5, whilst it’s clear from screenshots and article, each made concessions in certain areas, whilst accentuating other aspects of game. theres areas in forza 4 maps where theyve cut things from same maps on 3 etc, and bits where theyve added things. Theres more detail in backgrounds on gt5 in parts on courses and vice versa.
People claiming any win based on these screens are fanboys – they look very similar and TV + console settings has a bigger influence.
Wait for the performance analysis to see the difference in frame rate and tearing before declaring any victory.
but i still think that overall the ps3 has a slightly better light system=D ps3 rule the the world of gaming…
Some screenshots like 1 and 2 look better in ps3 and some others in 360, i will wait for the head to head performance to decide wich version to buy XD