October 28th, 2011
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“Prepare for war”
| System Breakdown | Xbox 360 Stats | PlayStation 3 Stats |
| Resolutions: | Up to 1080p | Up to 1080p |
| # of Discs: | 2 Discs | single |
| HD Install: | Optional | Mandatory (2.0 GB) |
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Welcome back for another exciting Head2Head! This week we will be taking a look at the game that has been said to be going for the title of “Graphics King” for some time now — Battlefield 3. Since the very beginning DICE has been boasting about how great this game is going to look, but the question on every one’s mind is whether or not the consoles can handle it. Well the time has finally come and we have looked long and hard into the third installment of the Battlefield series to find out which version handles the game best. Before we begin, let it be noted that the HD pack for the 360 version is indeed installed for this comparison as this is how the game was designed to be played. It is also worth mentioning that the HD pack for the 360 is also what the mandatory install for the PS3 version consists of for the most part.
Graphics: When it comes to visuals, both versions look pretty decent. Both versions also have their own unique pros and cons, however one version had more pros than the other and managed to claim this category in the end. The 360 version and the PS3 version had nearly identical textures throughout, but for some reason the 360 version seems to pop more in some of the screenshots. The difference is a very slight advantage to the 360, but when things are in motion they look pretty much the same in this aspect. Another 360 advantage to take note of is texture streaming. Both versions have their fair share of minor pop ins, but the PS3 version took slightly longer to load. This was most noticeable when loading a new stage or right after dying, but they still don’t remain that bad by comparison.
When it comes to PS3 advantages, things get a little more noticeable. The first thing we want to bring up is Anti Aliasing. For the most part, both versions held their own. However when it comes to images set in the distance, the PS3 version gives off rather smooth images while the 360 version show us jaggies. Furthermore many of these instances show the 360 version suffering from noticeable Z-fighting. Another advantage that the PS3 seems to have comes from post processing effects. This is where the PS3 really shines as these effects are often missing from the 360 version entirely. In several shots below you can see how the PS3 offers a sort of dazed and distorted visual to reflect the trauma put onto your character in the game. As you can see however, the 360 version lacks these effects completely. Another example can be found in our video comparison if you take note of the clouds of dust that blow in when the soldiers exit the vehicle at the start of the second clip. This is also absent from the 360 version. We tested this spot a few times, but the result was always the same.
When we look at the lighting comparison between these two versions, the HDR lighting remains identical. However one difference between the two is the more aggressive bloom effects found on the PS3. This can be either good or bad depending on personal taste. Shadows are also very close and look equally appealing on both versions. The PS3′s shadows are a little softer, but the difference is minimal here. When it is all said and done, both versions have their own perks. However, the PS3 had more perks that also happen to be much more noticeable by comparison. With that in mind, the PS3 version will be taking the visuals category today.
Performance: The performance aspect of the game ended pretty much the same for both versions. Neither version strayed too far from the targeted 30 FPS, but both versions tore quite a bit. The tearing between versions was rather different between the PS3 and 360 as one console would always be doing slightly better than the other. The problem is that neither console could hold onto the advantage and would always shift quite often under analysis. In the end however, both versions averaged out pretty close overall. Do to both versions giving a pretty smooth frame rate, but with deceptive tearing, only a tie can truly be awarded here.
| Xbox 360 Frame Analysis | PlayStation 3 Frame Analysis |
| Clip 1 info: Length of clip: 2020 frames Average FPS of clip: 29.99 Percent of torn frames: 9.91 |
Clip 1 info: Length of clip: 2020 frames Average FPS of clip: 30.00 Percent of torn frames: 6.96 |
| Clip 2 info: Length of clip: 2334 frames Average FPS of clip: 29.95 Percent of torn frames: 0.07 |
Clip 2 info: Length of clip: 2334 frames Average FPS of clip: 30.36 Percent of torn frames: 2.76 |
| Clip 3 info: Length of clip: 4023 frames Average FPS of clip: 27.94 Percent of torn frames: 19.63 |
Clip 3 info: Length of clip: 4023 frames Average FPS of clip: 29.85 Percent of torn frames: 9.10 |
| Clip 4 info: Length of clip: 6065 frames Average FPS of clip: 29.94 Percent of torn frames: 1.73 |
Clip 4 info: Length of clip: 6065 frames Average FPS of clip: 29.69 Percent of torn frames: 5.67 |
| Clip 5 info: Length of clip: 7926 frames Average FPS of clip: 29.94 Percent of torn frames: 0.30 |
Clip 5 info: Length of clip: 7926 frames Average FPS of clip: 30.28 Percent of torn frames: 2.51 |
| Clip 6 info: Length of clip: 9174 frames Average FPS of clip: 29.82 Percent of torn frames: 3.03 |
Clip 6 info: Length of clip: 9174 frames Average FPS of clip: 29.80 Percent of torn frames: 5.13 |
| Global percent of torn frames: 10.07 Global average FPS: 29.66 |
Global percent of torn frames: 12.86 Global average FPS: 29.96 |
Loading: Finally we have out loading times. First off let us start by saying that ONLY the HD pack was recommended by the developer, so ONLY the HD pack was installed. Unlike RAGE, installing the entire game will not offer anymore to the experience in terms of visuals and performance and therefore has no part in this comparison.
Load times were very close overall and timed out pretty average when compared to most games. While the PS3 version did have a minor mandatory install, it pretty much consists of the HD texture pack that has also been installed for the 360 during this analysis. Check out the numbers below to see our findings. With times this close, a tie seems like a reasonable conclusion here.
| PlayStation 3 Load Times | Xbox 360 Load Times |
| Sample 1: 16.5 Seconds | Sample 1: 14.7 Seconds |
| Sample 2: 17.8 Seconds | Sample 2: 15.6 Seconds |
| Sample 3: 16.5 Seconds | Sample 3: 16.2 Seconds |
| Sample 4: 17.0 Seconds | Sample 4: 15.3 Seconds |
| Sample 5: 17.5 Seconds | Sample 5: 16.4 Seconds |
| Sample Average: 17.6 Seconds | Sample Average: 15.6 Seconds |
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thats what i like to see a dev who knows how to properly make a game for the PS3.
both consoles look great, PS3 just has a few extra goodies that top off this amazing looking game. you cant go wrong with either consoles but if you have both get the PS3
first of all,these images look stupid to me,and 2nd, in that image where lot says ‘ the xbox360 is missing something’ to me,360 looks better.but overall i’m happy for the ps3 guys that after alot of losses , got to win a game in a stupid and a close way.still more then 90% of all games look and run better on 360.
Mmmm. I love the taste of your tears and the smell of denial in the morning.
@one_cowboy
Those 90% games you are talking about are better on a PC. Haw Haw xbox have no games.
ow really,then why do they even bother comparing the x360 version to the piece of sh*t 3 (ps3) version ha?this is a war between x360 and ps3 and the winner is so clear (x360) and u r right,those 90% look better on pc, and then comes 360 and then comes my refrigerator and then comes ps3.
@One_Cowboy How exactly did the 360 win this gen? I can’t help but notice that even after the boasting by Multiplat devs, not a single multiplat or 360 exclusive has been able to compare to games like Uncharted 3 and God of War 3, for graphics. Sure, alot of multiplats look better on 360, but that’s because most devs are lazy, and with the exception of a select few, multiplats nowadays tend to look like and be all around sh*t. Real gamers on PS3 have actually had variety over this past year, and 2012 is starting to look even better. Sony actually has plans for this console. From the look of things, Microsoft is going to slap on one more Halo as well as a bunch of Kinect games, and that’s about it. Oh well, if complete and total nothingness is your thing, then more power to you.
Your comment proves you’re nothing more than a child by the way, pouting because mommy didn’t buy you the toys you wanted. I feel sorry for you.
@ dialga crysis 2 looks better than all exclusive games on ps3 no matter what,yeah its subhd,but what? this game its too.
And mgs4 was too,so thats the answer
@SUPERLOCO23
Once again you have opened your mouth and won’t even hesitate to say the dumbest things. Please review the Crysis 2 analysis “again” before “talking”. Sorry loco but ps3 exclusives do look better than Crysis 2. And also I suggest cleaning your eyes out with bleach and rub it with a toilet bowl cleaner before using.
@dialga there are certainly some great looking exclusives on the 360 and yeah, Uncharted 3 certainly trumps any and all of them imo but Gears 3 certainly isn’t lacking in the graphical department. Halo just isn’t what it was last gen and I certainly hope Halo 4 can change that. Not gonna be a graphical power house but I’m certainly eagerly awaiting it.
Yeah, next year could be another huge exclusive year for Sony even if they don’t have that overwhelming number of exclusives they had this year, the quality could just be great. The Last Guardian will be the GOTY imo no matter what releases the year it finally sees the light of day, which better be next year and Versus 13 if it retains exclusivity and actually comes out next year which I see it having a good shot at could be the great RPG the PS3 has just been missing for far too long. The only developer at Square I still have any faith in is Nomura and he’s at the helm.
@SuperLoco23
Crysis 2 is sub HD with medicore edge smoothing, terrible pop-in issues and is sub-30fps 90% of the time, going sub-20fps at times. I would hardly put that on the same level as BF3, Uncharted, Killzone, Gears of War 3 or God of War 3 (and more titles that I’m missing).
The only highlight to Crysis is the lighting, but that has been bested by DICE with BF3 IMHO. Crysis is up there, but far from being the best.
Here’s a recap of 2011 so far:
Battlefield 3 – PS3
Batman: Arkham City – 360
RAGE – 360
Driver: San Fransico – PS3
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine – PS3
Madden 2012 – 360
Dead Island – Tie
Deus Ex – Tie
Duke Nukem Forever – PS3
Captain America – 360
Call of Juarez – 360
Dungeon Seige 3 – Tie
Dirt 3 – 360
Uncharted 3 vs. Gears 3 – PS3
Shadows of the Damned – PS3
FEAR 3 – 360
Alice: Madness Returns – 360
L.A. Noire -PS3
Brink – PS3
Portal 2 – PS3
Mortal Kombat – 360
Killzone 3(PS3) vs Crysis 2(360) – PS3
Crysis 2 – Tie
Homefront – PS3
Bulletstorm – 360
Marvel vs Capcom 3 – PS3
Dead Space 2 – Tie
That’s 10 wins for 360 and 12 wins for PS3
http://likeaphobia.us/picture/5552/anatomy-of-a-forum-troll/ I can’t find a picture which describes you THAT well.
Sore loser, the best kind…to make fun of! Bwahahahahahahahahahahaaaaaa
So the ps3 wins because its blurrier? that cool. I would have gotten it for the ps3 just because its one disk. If a game gives me the option to turn off motion blur, its usually the first thing i do.
Also the playstation version is the only one at redbox, so this will b a nice appetizer before Call of Duty!
LOL your such a tool..Ps3 wins hands down.. better AA has effects that are missing from the 360.Hey w/e makes you sleep at night.When a game is coded on Ps3 the right way results like this happen..
well well. the overpriced internet ready blu ray player finally won one. Now what’s the score????? Hmmm like Xbox 98 wins and the overpriced internet ready blu ray player 2? Yeah i think that’s about right. But hey. Even a blind dog gets a bone every now and again. ROFL
“Xbox 360 is the BEST console EVER made.” John Carmack
you are such a tool. GTFO.
“Microsoft is protecting an inferior technology” – Rob Dyer
@BUYING1999
John Carmack’s a dinosaur… BOOM!!
You definitely are the biggest tool I’ve ever read a comment from. I have one thing to say….Battlefield 3.
“BUYING1999 is a butthurt 360 owner” – Hig1134
lmao this image looks stupid..typical fggot fanboy.. lmao! yah games from the past and usally sht games are better on 360 while battlefield 3 is one of the biggest games out there and its better on ps3.. butthurt?
Yeah, besides games like Killzone 3 and Uncharted that set the bar for visuals on consoles and are only possible on PS3.
Well kinda saw this one coming. Since the screenshot of B3 the fanboys broke out in to an all out war. I want to say that the batman AC h2h was was a really disappointment. Digital Foundry made a comparison and he was able to spot advantages for the ps3 version in more areas, it seams that the ps3 could ”deliver” the experience in AC. I was really mad when i saw DF AC face-off seeing how they give it a really good tie and LOT said the ps3 version is not good at all. Seeing that i was worried the B3 h2h is going to be another cheap conclusion. Well i’m proud of LOT for taking the time to analyze more of the game itself and not just 20minutes of the beginning. Good job LOT, i really hope more of your comparisons will be like this. Now i hope the B3 face-off is not going to be by Richard Leadbetter since he is know to be an xbot and most of his comparisons go for how 360 has good things and ps3 doesn’t have nothing. Evey one of his comparisons he has to talk crap about the ps3 version of the game and the FF12 face-off proved hes a douche. Well i got the game for both platform since my friends on xboxlive are huge battlefield fans and my pc is incapable of running most new games out there, it would probably melt when i play B3
… Again nice work guys!
@thatguychris
While I respect your comment, you make it sound like DF tied Batman: AC when in fact they said;
“Overall, the 360 version is indeed the slightly better performer of the two releases – par for the course when it comes to Unreal Engine 3.”
Also, take a look at this pic from DF’s Analysis video, not sure how much you can trust that, lol.
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/193/eurogamerfaceoff.jpg/
Two Xbox 360 versions!
I know they said the 360 has a slight advantage but the ps3 version at all is really not that bad as LOT said in there comparison. To he honest i really don’t have that much trust in DF, i only pointed out that they discover some more advantages for the ps3 version that makes it stand up. Both are good though :/ makes me think is more of a tie, i got my ps3 copy for free so i really have nothing to complain about. Digital Foundry sometimes are hard to trust because in most of there comparisons they really piss people off for not telling the full advantages of a copy and just focus o what the other one has to offer.
THE GOD-LIKE POWER OF THE PS3 SHINES THROUGH HERE!!
ALL HAIL THE GREATEST CONSOLE ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH!
PS3 WIN!
@SINLESSSORROW
I was kinda expecting a PS3 win on this. A lot of the time Dice does a better job when it comes to PS3. I applaud their work on the console versions and hopefully will buy it for the ps3.
I have a xbox 360 and i think that this head2head was right made it. The Ps3 is better developed than the x360. I dont see a bad develop in the x360 version, is a good game but the ps3 is 2 step up.
I am not a fanboy so i am not blind to dont see the truth. I like really much the x360 over PS3 in my game experience (starting with atari 2600 then, Nes, Super Nes, PSX, DC and PS2).
With the full install in the x360 maybe can inprove for perfomance and loading but i will not do that because i dont buy this game because the FPS are not from my preference unless Halo and Modern Warfare.
Congratulations PS3 owners you can enjoy a better version of a good developed game.
P.S.1: Sorry for my bad english is not my native language
P.S.2: I liked more Red Dead Redemption, Assassins Creeds, Soul Calibur, Dragon Age 2, Fallout thats why i prefeer the x360
Every game you named is available for PS3. Moron!
strange that comparison …
it put the hand in both versions, and I saw no advantage in the ps3 version.
rolled a bribe here ?………………………….
I’m gonna go out on a limb and say that One Cowboy is a very young male with only one system. He bashes the one He doesn’t have. So, if He had a PS3 and no Xbox, He’d flip flop his story. Hes a fanboy to the 10th degree. No matter what the PS3 does right, He always finds a way to claim the Xbox is better. Well, I own both. I find both to have plusses and minuses. Neither is heads and shoulders above the other. It’s better to have both systems, so You can play all the games. Gamers like games. Fanboys like systems. I bet One Cowboy claimed that FF13 was better on Xbox too. I can see when its true, but this guy is worse than Fox news.
The input lag of the over priced internet ready blu ray player is a deal breaker for me. It reminds me of the stone age controls of the halo wannabe Killzone 2.
The Xbox 360 is the BEST console EVER made. –John Carmack
can someone explain the 3rd to last image. the shadow at the top right of the helmet, why is it so unnatural looking o_o
I just noticed that most of the tearing on ps3 is at the top. well, in the first clip anyway.
i noticed that as well, could be the lighting system that didnt work on the 360 but im not sure, could be any number of reasons
YEAH! NOW FAN BOY WHO OWN ONLY ONE CONSOLE START TALKSHIT
NOW
Wow. I am actually very impressed with what DICE managed to squeeze out of these consoles. Performance being pretty identical was the biggest surprise. Although Bad Company 2 wasn’t that much different between both platforms when it came to performance, they still managed to optimize it that much more with Frostbite 2. The frame rate is very solid. Yes there’s quite a bit of tearing but it looks nowhere near as bad at the beta… which reminds me… can we also get a performance analysis of multiplayer since that’s the game’s selling point?
When it comes to visuals the PS3 definitely takes it though. The AA is noticeably smoother and the post processing effects that are mysteriously missing on the 360 version really makes a difference. I might actually pick this game up after all… but I’m a little busy with Uncharted 3 at the moment.
Again, great job to DICE. I was a fool for doubting them. I’m glad they ended up proving me wrong.
Me too bro. I will be too busy with Uncharted 3 (Pre-Ordered it today
) and probably Batman Arkham City when it is released on the PC.
I just beat uncharted 3 lol. One of the best stories of any game this generation. Suck on that 360 only owners/fanboys!!! You all thought Battlefield 3 was going to be a 360 win?! I knew from the beginning the PS3 was going to take the win!
You’re lucky! I wish i could get it earlier as you people did.
I’m soooooo jelly!
get a grip, battlefield had loads of special attention payed to it on ps3, i would imagine that if the xbox had the same treatment this would be a different story. if the ps3 was as good as ppl make it out to be then it would be able to contend with the pc but it can’t it looks rubbish next to pc version. i wonder how much more it cost them to develop the game on the ps3. and no everybody thought it would be a ps3 win, its all ps3 fanboys have been going on about all year they have’nt shut up about it, they only knew this because ea wanted it better on ps3 simple as that, and even with all the special attention ps3 had it still barely looks any better, just goes to show that the xbox can keep up with ps3 without any effort put in.
Cry more, Smooth. LOL
The negligible differences here are about the same as every other head 2 head where the 360 wins (Batman for example[which I should mention had a graphical tie according to Digital Foundry]).
Deal with it.
You see Smooth, This is why you need to own both systems. The winners of all the head2heads are the people who own both systems. I had my 360 for three and a half years before i got a PS3. Now i get the best of both worlds. I can get my graphics fix from PS3 exclusives and the more simplified and fun online experience from the 360.
DICE has not stated this game was designed with a HDD in mind. In fact, they stated the opposite. That that game was designed with non HDD consoles in mind, so that it can run on ALL Xbox 360 (not some), and they are offering/recommending a HD install pack for those that have the ability to install it. LoT can’t seem to grasp the difference between REQUIRED and RECOMMENDED.
It’s kind of absurd that you would write in your article that you installed the HD pack because “this is how the game was designed to be played.” So you are basically saying this game was not designed for the millions of people who have a stock 4GB Xbox 360 Slim?
Keep it real LoT, if you are going to abolish your out-of-the-box rule for some games… at least be honest about it… so that the 360 has a fighting chance at an analysis for these particular games. Microsoft is responsible for splitting the Xbox 360 demographic in half (HDD vs. non HDD), and now the gamers who can’t afford to shell out $100+ for a HDD for their Slim have to suffer. It takes a lot of nerve saying a particular game is not designed for them.
it was designed to look the same across all consoles. for rage, this would make more sense since the game would look and be the same. they installed the entire thing to the 360 HDD which was inappropriate since without the install it would have still loaded all the essentials. for battlefield 3, however, this makes complete sense since it isn’t loading all the essentials for the game without the HD pack.
Perhaps you are confusing what essential means. If it did not load the so-called essentials, then it would not function. The game can be played without the HD pack installed, therefore it is not essential. Recommended, yes. Essential, no. Mandatory installs on the PS3 are essential, if you do not install them… the game cannot be played… ergo, they are essential for the game to function.
you seem to be misinterpreting what i mean by essentials. actually, you also seem to be misunderstanding what is an essential. ps3 games install the essentials -textures for example- to load faster since the disc drive is slow compared to new blu-ray drives. the installation has little to do with the core elements of the gameplay/engine and more to do with loading the more “physical” aspects of the game. by essential, i mean everything that makes the game the game. battlefields fantastic graphics is one of the major aspects of the game, second to the destruction and large setpieces.
crysis, without the intense graphics, would be another very average shooter with very little notable or memorable aspects compared to other games.
@ KAGES6
So the people playing on 4GB Xbox 360 Slims are not playing Battlefield 3?
The HD install pack is not essential to play the game. It is however, essential to play the game with the same visual fidelity as the PS3. This distinction needs to be made because there are millions people who can’t install the HD pack.
Out-of-the-box means you can play the game out-of-the-box without any variables. What person A needs to do to play the game is the exact same thing person B does (on the PS3). This is no longer the case, with the Xbox 360, because now LoT is adding a variable. They are choosing which console to put the game in. They are choosing to put the game into a Xbox 360 with a HDD. They are choosing to install things. Now, what person A needs to do to play the game is no longer the exact same thing person B does.
Seriously, did you really expect LOT not to install the HD package? That would have been a one sided massacre that served no purpose whatsoever to help buyers to make a decision between versions. What do you think is the reason for this site anyway? Answer me that.
The ps3 won but it was very slight. Ps3 just had the edge in overall visuals. Overall Dice did a great job on both plate forms and anybody would be good getting either version.
@ LoT Staff member Shawn…
The quote below your comment contradicts the point your comment is trying to make. You might want to fix that. Dare I say Freudian Slip? LOL.
I’m actually unimpressed with both versions of this game. How can DICE say they’ve pushed the consoles to their limit when multi-platform games like arkham city, rage, skyrim, mass effect and COD look and perform much better. Yes, I mentioned COD, because even though it looks dated, it still runs at a near-perfect 60fps with no tearing.
Furthermore, look at the exclusives that have been released so far this year. Gears of War 3, Uncharted 3, Forza 4, Resistance 3 (just to name a few) are absolutely beautiful and blow this over-hyped game away.
I don’t doubt that this games is great — I might even pick it up for the holidays. But, after a year of anticipation, excitement, and excessive fanboy-ism that has occurred since the initial “fault line” trailer was released, I am somewhat disappointed by the results and would rather spend my money on the plethora of better games that are/will be out this holiday season.
Have you even played the game?
The fact that they were able to maintain a steady 30 FPS with tearing only occurring at the over-scan area of the screen… while maintaining fluid controls, real time destruction, 24 players on large scale maps, great graphics (not the best on consoles, but great nonetheless), excellent weapon physics, and top notch lighting and sound… is VERY impressive.
CoD uses 60 FPS as a crutch because their engine cannot do half the things Frosbite 2.0 can do… at least well. People feed into the whole 60 FPS for console shooters, as if it is more important than every other aspect of a game combined. It’s not. The marginal difference of 60 FPS on consoles is not worth the sub-par graphics, sub-par map design, sub-par weapon physics, sub-par sound, rehashed weapons, static environment… let’s not even get into the game spoon feeding everything to you with all the perks, killstreaks, and jacked-up aim assist.
Lol robbie you failed hard.
LOL, how exactly did he fail? Everything he just said, while biased yes, is indeed for the most part true. COD fans buy into the idea of 60 fps being the PINNACLE of gaming. When in actuality it’s not. Their is no clear difference in 60 fps and 30 fps when you are playing on a console. Consoles, do good to even keep 30 fps + the additional effects (DICE w/ BF3. When you want to add 30 more frames (Activision and SLEDGEHAMMER w/ MW3) you sacrifice those crucial parts of the game that almost make the graphics a second thought. The sound, destruction, GOOD particle effects not just bland effects, realistic physics, incredible level design and an immersive set of weapons are what makes Battlefield what it is. Amazing graphics are just icing on the cake, and if you knew anything about how DICE make their games you would have no choice but to comply and stfu.
30fps to 60fps is not marginal, you fool. If you’re going to flame COD, don’t do it with this lame argument.
so you prefer COD with an old engine but a new shell. what a douchebag. Might as well play Counterstrike Online.
It is a marginal difference, in real life application. The difference in FPS contributes to the motions in the game and how it effects the player interacting with the game. Play Battlefield 3 and MW2, there is no night and day difference… they both offer smooth motions with little choppy frames. There is no noticeable input lag in Battlefield 3 just because it is 30 FPS, which is why I said the difference is marginal… because when actually playing the game the difference is barely noticeable and there are no adverse effects on user control.
Maybe back in 2007 60 FPS was a big deal, but these days developers are able to emulate the same smooth controls at 30 FPS while offering huge enhancements in other areas.
The only fool is the person who falls for the 60 FPS nonsense every year, as an excuse to why Activision won’t improve the fidelity of their games.
i am baffled by how ignorant one can be about comparing games…
I know that, in terms of game genre, the titles I mentioned are apples and oranges. However, the point I’m trying to make is that there are games out there that perform significantly better on consoles than Battlefield 3. That’s why I don’t think DICE’s statement that they pushed consoles to the limit is legitimate.
You haven’t even played the game for yourself and you’re saying this? Judge not from LoT screens or online vids but from your own eyes, man! This game looks amazing in person. The textures are crisp and often times the game looks photorealistic. Don’t even get me started on the lighting effects and post processing effects from rubble to destruction, etc. This is the 3rd best looking console game of all time after Uncharted 3 and Killzone 3 (I rank KZ3 ahead because its performance is more stable with no tearing or delayed texture streaming) but trust me when I say this the tearing is hardly noticeable throughout 90% of the game and it is not a game breaker. Nor is the texture loading issue. When you see just how amazing this looks for a console title in motion, you’ll put all that talk to bed. I had my doubts at first, but after beating the PS3 version and playing online extensively I am a believer that the Frostbite 2.0 is one of the best engines of all time. The console versions may not look as flawless as the PC version on a beastly rig, but the PS3 version is as close as you can get to capturing the best features of the PC version that actually matter: lighting, destruction effects and post processing.
Compared to say Rage on consoles where the graphics are horribly overrated. Rage only looks good at a certain distance away from objects in the environment. But to make it an open world 60 fps game,
huge concessions had to be made. Every texture in Rage looks HORRIBLE and low res up close. Some objects barely even have textures! This is not the case in BF3 on consoles where textures actually look very nice at a close distance! Some almost look DX10 depending on lighting and angle.
There is more to graphics than how great a game looks in still shots. BF3 on PS3 may not look as sexy as Gears of War 3 in still pictures but when you see this game in action, it mops the floor with Gears, Crysis 2 (consoles) Batman, Rage, pretty much any other game this year not named Uncharted 3 or Killzone 3.
Overall, even with some differences here and there, the impression is that one version really doesn’t offer any less than other, and thus the experience with the game will be enjoyable regardless which version you own. Although, if you own both of these two consoles and don’t have any particular preference then the PS3 version would be recommended.
*Sigh* I want to see comparison of the PC version of Battlefield 3 and Crysis 2 (with the DX11 patch) so bad…
So you are saying the experience a person gets playing on their 4GB Xbox 360 Slim is the same they would get on their PS3? I doubt that very much. There needs to be regard as to which version you own, otherwise your experience may be dampened.
Yes, I was careless with my words there. The thing is, I gave my opinion with the general assumption that Xbox 360 owners should have known about the “HD Content” pack and the issues with 4GB Slim model by now (since Lens of Truth had already covered them), and had already (or at least planned to) shell out some upgrades (either that or gave up on the game.) So, my opinion was more or less directed at folks who own “adequate” Xbox 360 systems that would allow them to play the Xbox 360 version the way it’s meant to be played.
I don’t like those post-processing effects on the ps3, I prefer everything looking very clear all the time. Ima go with the Xbox 360 version, it looks better imo.
Lol @ screenshot comparison comments. The xbugs were all over ps3 fanboys over bf3 being better on Xbox ok whatever. Winner looks clear on the analysis. Ps3 could push out more at the end. This game just goes to show porting from pc to console is the best way to go for games. Especially since the ps3 seems more suited to support latest pc features like direct compute which is also causing the ps3 to get frames above 30 like 31 fps lol. Bf3 has effects that I have not seen in any other game. The lighting is just WOW. Destruction is great in multiplayer. Good job dice.
The xbox looks better for me,whats the blur effect missing on xbox?
I cant see nothing there on ps3,there are steaming issues on ps3 and xbox has better loading times.
So its a xbox win for me,
I wont say nothing about the controller of xbox,but everyone knows that is the best for shooters,if you have tiny hands,go for ps3 little girl controller.
Im a guy in my early 30s and i have big hands, PS3 pad is 100% fine for me, either pad is good…360 pad tends to give out more hand pain during play.. the wider stretch for buttons hurts, even with bigger hands!!
The joysticks are actually better on xbox,no matter what,im a hardcore player,and it has more precision than ps3 joysticks.
I have been playing more on ps3,and turned to xbox and i feel better with the controller.But its your taste ^^
@ SUPERLOCO23
The difference between joysticks has to do with ergonomics and not technicality, as you are trying to make it out to be. And trying to add an insult like “little girl” does not prove your point any more, it just makes you sound ignorant.
By the way, didn’t you say you were from Mexico before? The average height of a Mexican male is pretty short, short people have smaller hands. If that is to be the case, then how can you try and insult anyone regarding hand sizes? Unless you are just trolling, which is likely the case.
Superloco23″i understand with what you say about the analog sticks”it seems crazy to some people to hear this but i feel the same way about the playstation thumbsticks’i like them better than the 360 as they are more comfortable for me on my thumbs to move around”and have less force i fined than the 360 thumbsticks’its not a huge deal but a slight one,Anyway i know how much you love your 360 gameing and in this head to head there really isant a huge diffrence in these two versions”so dont feel cheated by thinking you have a duff version of the game as my 360 friends say its awsome,so you go and get your 360 battlefeild 3 and enjoy;]
What difference does 2 seconds make?
Motion blur isn’t the only advantage either. You’d be fine with the 360 version but going with it based off of this H2H shows blatant bias.
You know the Xbox controller was heavily influenced by the PS controller design, just switched up the analog stick and dpad on the left side and made it bigger. Calling it a little girl controller even though the original dualshock revolutionized controller design? Sounds stupid to me.
Sorry, I couldn’t hear you over all that falacio you were giving to Steve Ballmer. Could you enunciate more clearly?
I’ve heard this before from a person that preferred the xbox 360. He showed me in person how he held the ps3 controller and he did it in the most awkward manner possible. If you have big hands, you’re not supposed to grab it snuggly. You are supposed to just let it sit in your hands. My palms hardly touch it. I find it very annoying that the thumbsticks on the xbox 360 controller have an indentation on the top. My thumbs slip off easily when I sweat, something that doesn’t happen with the PS3 controller. Just because you think the xbox 360 controller is the best thing since sliced bread doesn’t mean it is.
Don’t you have to own a PS3 first, before you can buy and play games on it? Unless, of course, you just played for a short time on another person’s PS3, which then makes your entire argument about controllers invalid.
I love the whole, “EVERYBODY knows 360 controller is superior” argument. Evidently, myself and all the people I game with on PSN are nobody, because we unanimously agree that the Dualshock is superior to any controller. Mabye “everybody” on XBL agree with you, but XBL users don’t represent the entire gaming populace, as I’m sure you love to believe.
In short… It’s a matter of opinion you bugnut.
Well you have a tiny penis too yet you still enjoy playing with it everyday!
F#CK YEAH!!!! WHERE ARE YOU NOW XBOTS?!!! HUH?! OH THAT’S RIGHT! KEEP HIDING!!! Rofl! What did I tell you fail at life xbugs? It was OBVIOUS that the PS3 would win but now it is OFFICIAL! PS3 gets the Victory
Eat dirt pathetic xbots. So tell me… How does it feel to have the Best FPS Ever to be better on the PS3 to you xbots? 
Did you even read the H2H or just skip to the end?
Read it. It’s a PS3 win
If you actually looked at the images and read the article, you’d realise it’s as close to a draw as you’ll ever get.
@ainsley, I see a pretty big difference between the two.. With the PS3 being better of course. Can’t deny the facts
Alright, well enjoy the win, and the game.
battlefield is a little overboard, that said i have seen much closer ties than this, like dead space 2 and castlevania, how about vanquish, all looked absolutely identicle.
this game does look better on PS3 so it is not a tie
“If you actually looked at the images and read the article, you’d realise it’s as close to a draw as you’ll ever get.”
Hah, really? I’ll remember that next time xbots claim victory over one screenshot with a slightly different lens flare.
The 360 is not only missing a ton of post-processing effects, it only works properly with 360 + HDD (ie. no 4GB slims). If that’s what you call “close to a draw”, I’d hate to see a complete victory.
Xbots in damage control mode. ROFL.
I’m an ‘xbot’?
No need to getting off to it just yet, as we know who the obvious winner is *cough* PC *cough*
Lol more and more you continue to sound like a child with eyesight problems that mysteriously overlook any images that don’t involve a PS3. Go ahead and enjoy your extra post processing and slightly better distance drawing. I’ll be partying it up with my friends, maybe streaming some music, and playing this great game with a more fitting controller. My PS3 will hang around for some single player games and exclusives, not this.
BTW, the PC destroys both consoles, and quite frankly, the advantages of the 360 features beats some extra graphical effects by far.
That was one of the worst arguments I have seen on this website. You aknowledge the fact that the PS3 does better graphically, and then use cross-game chat and music playback as your proof that the 360 version is better. This is a performance and graphical analysis of the game, people arguing there version is better because of a controller, cross-game chat, or streaming music is just rediculous. Need a crowbar to pry your head out of your ass? I believe you do.
@Lens of Truth
When I tried to watch the analysis video on your official YouTube channel, it said “This video is private”.
The game aint that great though..DICE promised a solid campaign… it felt run of the mill after the first 30 mins, i was not blown away or excited..Also the game does not run in 1080, its 720 (ps3).. MP seems good though, im just not a huge fan of MP games.. I think MW3 will kill this game for the campaign!!
Xbox 360 has better and more textures, NO texture streaming issues, better loading times, slightly less torn frames, it looks more clear most of the time ps3 looks darker. It’s a clear win for the Xbox 360 version. I smell some fanboyism on this analysis =/
lmao. Are you for real??? It’s the opposite dude. But the advantages in the PS3 version are too obvious to work around.
Samchez77
The graphical advantages of the PS3 are indeed too obvious to work around which is why I think LOT’s style of H2H are flawed.
So truth lol,but if you feel that its better go with it on xbox,i feel the same,and the controller is way better.
Peace.
yeah, once again I don’t think it really matters what version people get. Its all minor, trivial stuff. Not like the old days with the Amiga vs Atari ST…..where the differences were like night and day.
I smell butthurt.
Well done DICE on a great console version of this game. The “Genius” (and I say that with DEEP sarcasm) of John Carmack could learn a thing from these kind of developers.
Now PS3 fan’s I know your excited about this win but handle it with dignity. There is nothing worse than a bad winner. I’m sure the Xbox will rub your (our) noses it a few more times before this gen is out.
I understand the ongoing controversy with bending the “out-of-box” rule and it sh*ts me too. But LOT had no choice to do it this way as the uninstalled XBOX version was so bad, there is no comparison. The fact developers have to start using tricks like this is proof the xbox is now stretching beyond its limits and the PS3′s superior tech is still coming of age.
Anyway, job well done DICE.
“Now PS3 fan’s I know your excited about this win but handle it with dignity. There is nothing worse than a bad winner.”
I hear referring to oneself in third person is a sign of madness…
lulz………i never said i was sane!!! anyway yeah, that goes for me too.
Nice H2H, well anyway….
I have BattleField 1 and 2 on PS3…..so I will get BF 3 for PS3 =D
to complete the collection XD
Both are good, but I’m really surprise about the PS3 effects, I liked, the performance is the same com BF 1 and 2 in both consoles, nothing big.
Nice work EA and DICE, that’s a great game!!!
Not to burst your bubble or anything but you do not have a collection of battlefield completed. First off, there are 7 other battlefield games that have been made. actually 8 if you count the play for free one. battlefield 3 is a official sequel to battlefield 2 that came out on the ps3.
Battlefield BAD COMPANY 1 and 2 are their own series in battlefield franchise. battlefield 3 has no connection with bad company 1 and 2. Im getting ahead of myself though. you are probably just meaning your collection of battlefield games on your ps3.
I think the PS3 version won, but not for the same reason. The graphics to me really seemed like a tie, I thought the PS3 was the winner in performance.
The screen tearing was bad on both consoles, but rarely was the PS3 screen tearing in the middle of the screen. When it did it wasn’t really noticeable. 99% of the screen tearing on the PS3 was at the very top portion of the screen. Where as most of the screen tearing on the 360 was in the middle of the screen, and when it tore bad, it was very noticeable.
If you were to play the PS3 version and go back and play the 360 version without trying to compare, the only thing I’m sure you’d notice is the 360 screen tearing more, even though the PS3 actually tore more.
WTF are you talking about?! Xbox360 version got PWNED!! Missing graphical effects to stay with the PS3 is a tap-out.
Well done battlefieldfanboy aged 7 your life is now complete. Maybe to celebrate this very rare head to head victory you can stick your dick back into your ps3 disc slot.
Like i said this is a very rare win for ps3 so enjoy it while it lasts, because all the other big hitters this year didnt look or perform well on your bluray player at all lol.
And for me, the 360 controller makes this an automatic choice for this game seeing as i cant play fps on that retarded dwarf pad with stupidly placed anologue sticks and slippery triggers. Oh and im too afraid to sign into psn incase sony misplace my credit card info again. That is all
you lose the graphics war so you attack…..the controller? lol @ female hygiene.
Awesome avatar… is that a blue-nose?
@Legion, I’m 7? Then you’re probably 2. Come on dude, Really? That’s the best you can do??? CONTROLLER?! LMFAO! I must say, You never fail to amuse me with your stupidity. Umad that PS3 won? Lol, I thought you said we were gonna lose. What happened
Like I said, failbox was always cr@p, It still is and it will ALWAYS be Cr@p. Enjoy your inferior console. It must really suck horribly for you to have the BEST FPS be better on the PS3.. Oh and I love the “Sony misplace my credit card info again” B.S. Lol, Dude.. Ever thought of it this way.. failbox is not even WORTH hacking rofl. Oh and Btw, Our Security is Improved now.. It’s WAY better than failboxes now. So you really got NOTHING on Sony/PS3 man. You got PWNED along with the other xbugs!
LOL, you xbots just keep getting better and better.
But enough about idiots, let’s break your comment down.
First, the past few analysis have been GIVEN to the SHITBOX because either it had better load times (RAGE) or SLIGHTLY less tearing (BATMAN: AA). Saying that none of the games this year have performed or looked good on our console is just your way of saying, “Dammit, they got the BEST MULTIPLAT game of the year”. The reason I know you fanboys of that pathetic excuse of a console are mad is because your not even attacking the PS3′s textures, AA, bloom effects, or graphics in general. No, you guys chose the BIGGEST topic of the YEAR. No, the DECADE. Stunning the nation, you come up with the idea of attacking it’s…….. wait for it…….. CONTROLLER!!!!
*silence*
BRAVO!!!!! SHITBOX owners, I do say BRAVO!!!! You single-handedly made the Xbox community that much more sad and pathetic then ever in it’s history. Only a true genius can do something that extraordinary. Attacking our controller has to be the DUMBEST idea I’ve seen a fanboy come up with. Where does controller ‘preference’, because it is indeed a preference, come into play. Furthermore, what the fuck made you think we care about your controller choice? No shit, if your an Xbox owner, your gonna play with it’s controller(like you have a choice lol). Then you spouted even more bullshit out your mouth by saying that our controller is a ” retarded dwarf pad”.
=.=
Really?? Did you just say the first thing that came to mind? Then to add insult to injury, you make fun of it’s poorly placed analog sticks. I mean damn dude, that controller REVOLUTIONIZED the gaming industry. Where were you when the PS2 was the only console worth playing? Where you hiding in your closet??
In the end, your comment is like your avatar. IT MAKES NO FUCKING SENSE.
On- Topic: Congratulations to my fellow PS3 fanboys and even more because you guys actually stayed on topic and didn’t rage on the xbots( even though they deserve it). This a great win for us and it really shows that when it matters and the PS3 is given the appropriate attention, IT WILL WIN. Shame on you silly shitbox owners for ever thinking that your system could compare to ours in a game based on realism and physics. Save your parents the trouble and go through that piece of trash away.
“Microsoft is protecting an inferior technology” – Rob Dyer
Well Said, Yes I’m glad our PS3 won this time.
@Kujoai-Hitomi, Excellently said bro. Like seriously.. Why would they even attack the controller?? Dumbest $hit ever. And yes xbots, Save your parents the trouble and throw that trash fail of a console failbox out. Havn’t all those rrods taught you your lessons yet? Lmfao, PS3 FTW!!!!!!!
“Microsoft is protecting an inferior technology” – Rob Dyer
Well said. Behind you 100% buddy.
XBOT BEFORE ANALYSIS – ” Ahahahah, look at those PS3 textures looks, xbox is a far better console. What happen to the divine power of cell engine now dialgamarine? PS3 Sucks”
XBOT AFTER ANALYSIS – ” Oh well xbox controller feels so much better, plus i have all my friends in XBOX so its an XBOX buy for me. Plus i don’t like the bloom effect on PS3 so i prefer the clear version XBOX wins”
ADDICTEDNOOB – ” Opened a pack of carameled popcorn and soda, while sitting and enjoying fanboys cry.”
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
I’d give it a tie, honestly the performance and loading should have gone to the xbox (considering how on previous H2H less than half a percent constituted a win screen tearing wise and here the 360 has over 2% less) but graphically the PS3 is far superior.
Most of the tearing happens in the overscan area on the PS3. For all we know the 360 tore worse (sure looked like it did).
The Xbox has some slightly better textures, but that’s not hard to believe seeing that texture streaming is one of the strong-points of the 360′s architecture. It’s outclassed by the effects and lighting on the PS3 though, which is not hard to understand seeing that the strong-point of the PS3′s architecture is processor based elements such as lighting and effects. Overall, the PS3 might have a slight edge, but you really can’t go wrong with either platform.
No. The textures are identical. The X360 version is darker due to lighting worse and tends to increase the contrast of dark areas.
Thats a cowards reply. PS3 Wins!
As I said in the previous face-off, the PS3 version has better lighting with multiple light sources. Boys of LOT, the PS3 version uses the HDR vs bloom of the X360. It ‘a big difference. Definitely a good test of strength for the Sony console hardware that proves once again better than dell’X360. The texture are the same, with a better anisotropic filtering in the PS3 version.
^ I’m surprised to see that you are getting thumbed down. Dice Publications goes into detail, along with commentaries on youtube about what MNinja stated. Sometimes people don’t like to hear the truth though, sorry about your luck MNinja.
It’s because the xbots are in full rage towards the bottom of the comments.
Don’t let it bother you though. We all know who won this match-up and it sure as hell isn’t the shitbox
+1 for the Trey Brotherhood. You Ecksbawkes 360 fangirls seriously thought your loud paperweight would have a superior version of Battlefield? Get real.
I honestly thought that XBOX won in the graphics department with a few screenshots showing smoother outlining of textures but the PS3 had motion blur which blurred the textures to make it look for appealing.
Great game on both platforms and I’m glad that DICE took the time to create each game separately for each console.
Well done PS3 on the win. SPU’s really helped out there. Not the mauling some were expecting (including myself at the very early stages of development). It is a multiplat engine after all.
Just want to make a point about LOT’s H2H system though. I think the 3 criteria (Graphics, Performance and Tie) that awards the wins are too flawed and sparse to judge a game by. I mean strictly speaking the 360 could’ve tied or won based on LOT’s criteria even though it didn’t deserve to since the PS3 is doing more work (more post processing and superior AA) to maintain the framerate @ 30fps.
Still special mention must go out to the 360 for putting up a very decent fight with a tiled rendering solution (EDRAM not utilised).
It’s a shame I have the 360 version, I’ve been supporting the PS3 version the entire time, but a week before launch I find out my brother is going to get the game too (didn’t think he would since he only plays zombies/reach) and he doesn’t have a PS3 so I switched my BF3:PW from PS to XB, my other brother has both consoles too so he was just going to get it on the same one as me.
Oh well, at least the difference isn’t enormous and I get to play with both of my brothers who live in different states.
Well well well the ps3 has finally won a h2h lol.
It can now say it’s won one of the highly anticipated games of the year after all the recent 360 wins(deus ex, rage, crysis, batman arkham city).
Even if its metacritic score is not of a triple A game, BF3 has certainly been highly anticipated.
360 version looks decent enough if you feel the need to play this game on console at low res(compared to pc).
I think all the deluded sony fanboys really expected a bigger win than this but it’s not really happened.
It no doubt favours the ps3, but not by as much as they wanted.
Look at all that screen tearing as well
yap, you’re truly right!
Hi Android. Yes, another high budget game won by the PS3. Just goes to show that money talks, and those with the cash to splurge on development costs, and the know how always favour the PS3. Can’t you see all these install tricks of late are the Xbox’s way of trying to keep up with the PS3 hardware architecture? Batman was a good win for Xbox though, so there are exceptions. At the end of the day buddy, competition is what forces developers to push the envelope, and we all win. The win however, was considerably larger than the Xbox wins of late (except the EA sports titles). And yes, the PC is superior, but you reverting to this defence is proof a leopard can’t change its spots.
‘The win however, was considerably larger than the Xbox wins of late (except the EA sports titles).’
Only in a ps3 fanboys mind
This is a low to mid 80′s rated metacritic game, it’s not getting massive high scores.
Look at the ps3 version of batman on metacritic at the moment(97% i mean sheesh).
Now that’s a game
I really don’t know what the big fuss about BF3 is, it’s just another COD type game.
Sure it’s been hyped to hell by some people, but it’s really nothing special as the reviews seem to be pointing out.
I’d be very surprised if the new COD game doesn’t score higher than this(not that i want that either).
I think you’re getting far too carried away with this game.
Caught up in the hype i’d say lol.
Yes, I have to agree that I don’t fully understand the major hype about this either. It seems to be very popular amongst the online fanatics though. To be honest, I’m just glad it’s been released as I am sick of hearing about it every damn site I go to (troll).
Its been described by most reviews, as having a poor/mediocre sp, but having the best mp online experience of any.game. If you like team based mp, there is no better game
Metacritic is such a flawed way to consider games.Basing games off of metacritic and not your own opinion is silly. I have the PS3 version of Battlefield and even though the Multiplayer just continues to p*ss me off left and right with spawning in front of enemies and of course the camping in game modes like rush, I still have a good time with it. Despite the bad plot, for me FPS sp is all about setting and voice work so for me it was a lot of fun. It’s still a good game and honestly the only FPS I’ve played this year that comes close is KZ3.
@ANDROID123
Hypocrtite fanboy lol. I love how these xbox fantards and ps3 fantards fight. Calling each other retards. But you’re special. You’re more like a hypocrite 360 fantard. Congrats!!
bf3 got a lower score cause of the single-player being shallow… i played the console version and it was pretty bad, the pc version is a complete different story
@ ANDROID123
Nice stealth trolling.
Anyway, Regardless of the outcome of this H2H, the real people losing out are Xbox 360 owners. The user-base is being split right down the middle and you guys are none the wiser. So now gaming on the 360 is akin to gaming on PC (in a bad way), to a point where you have to worry about system requirements. Want to ensure a HD experience? Better go out and buy an overpriced 250GB console, or if you’re lucky… shell out extra money for an overpriced HDD. Otherwise you may be stuck with a sub-par experience. You know it’s bad when LoT has to do H2H for the same console.
Batman Arkham City was a Tie in DigitalFoundry. Fixed that for ya.
What alternative version of Digital Foundry was you reading sammelito to come to that conclusion?
They pretty much backed up the LOT results here, it favoured the 360 version.
I knew the 360 win on the highest rated metacritic game of the year would cause delusion amongst the ps3 ranks
DF ruled it a tie overall, giving 360 edge in some areas and PS3 edge in others. LoT rigged their comparison to give 360 version more of a fighting chance by installing the optional 7.8 GB and pretending they only ran it off the disc. When you scrutinize the LoT BAC it’s so razor close it’s utter bullshit to call it a win for either system.
Except Deus EX was a tie on both LoT and DF. Nice distortion of the truth there though. And how come you’re forgetting about Portal 2 and LA Noire. And DNF which afterall was probably the most anticipated game this year.
THE SCREEN TEAR!!!! AHHHH, the goggles do NOTHING!!
xboxs looks good … but ps3 takes the crown, in motion that blur looks amazing that’s the biggest diffence between them.
A clear win for the PS3 that show how the X360 start to be outdated.
My next words will be very objectives, sorry if they hurt some fanboys… The next productions will necessite more and more ressources that cannot be handled by the Microsoft system. The not mandatory but “very very necessary install” is the biggest failure that avoid the both x360 owners to play the same games in same conditions. Think about the massive X360 4Go owners…
Years after years, the X360 looks more and more like an old PC that impose to tweaks the system or play the new productions in bad conditions. Rage and BF3 are the first of an inevitable big list.
In front of this, the PS3, thanks to her “well thinked architecture” offer to her owners an equal and best experience. The Sony customers have made a good choice, maybe the best !
Now it’s time to enjoy this new masterpiece !!!
‘Now it’s time to enjoy this new masterpiece !!!’
You’ll need the pc version for that lol.
You do know that the 360 destroyed the ps3 version of Rage?
Time to admit that the ps3 is just as dated as the 360?(apart from its bluray drive).
Yes i think it’s time for you deluded fanboys to admit that
Android, the Xbox version of RAGE did not destroy the PS3 version. Yes it won……VERY slightly. However the gane itself was rubbish. There was a video of one of Carmacks rockets on ebaumsworld recently, and the comment thread was nothing but hate towards RAGE. One made me laugh, it said Carmack should stick to his rockets as RAGE crashed and burned lol. The game will be VERY quickly forgotten about. Your butthurt is showing dude. Smarten up a bit. Xbox gets more than its fair share of wins. Suck it in, and take this one on the chin.
If i was butthurt over this ps3 win i’d be doing what the ps3 fanboys do best right now.
Moaning and criticising LOT for being biased and refusing to accept the defeat lol.
But i’ve already admitted it’s a slight ps3 win, no doubt about it
hehehehe. It’s all relative mate. At least us PS3 nuts aren’t making it too easy for you
And yes, they are biased hahahahahah
digitalfoundry
Rage is an easy win for the Xbox 360 – if you have the hard drive attached. The dynamic resolution scaling technology works more effectively on the Microsoft platform, and there are very few instances where you feel or even recognise that you’re playing a sub-HD experience – unfortunately the same cannot be said for the PlayStation 3 where the visual sleight of hand is not quite so effective.
Another major issue we have with Rage is with the checkpointing system, which is fundamentally broken and can set you back well over half an hour of gameplay time if you haven’t been religiously saving your progress manually. This in itself is time-consuming and annoying, more so on PS3 where both saving and loading takes longer than the preferred full 360 install.
Texture streaming is the other main bugbear people will have with Rage: it’s noticeable on all platforms (even PC), but a full 360 install up against a partial PS3 install is no contest – the 360 wins hands-down and provides the better experience. At its worst, the combination of low resolution textures and sub-HD resolution combines to make Rage look rather bland, a touch blurry/blocky and detail-lite on the PS3 at times, something that just doesn’t seem to be the case with the 360 game running exactly as id outlines
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-rage-face-off?page=3
Well I went straight to the results section and said to myself “well that was unexpected, the ps3 surprised me. Good job ps3″
Then I read the analysis and said “huh?”
360 pros:
slightly better textures resulting in a more sharper image
less streaming issues (pop-in)
slightly better shadows
slight advantage in torn frames
slight advantage in loading
ps3 pros:
slightly better lighting
slightly better AA
post-processing? hmmmmm……
Couple of thoughts…
1. @LOT staff– Was this analysis based on SP, MP or both? Seems it was based off SP. Do both consoles hold up performance-wise in SP AND MP? Was surprised that the ps3 held up okay. Not gonna lie.
2. I’m not really sold on this whole post-processing jazz that LoT is throwing at us. Personally it’s not at the top of my list in terms of effects so meh.
To me it’s a 360 win and my gut is telling me to hold off on any congratulatory hand-shakes to Sony until I read the digital foundry face-off.
More like…
360 pros:
- slightly better texture quality
- slightly better texture streaming
- slightly better loading (2 seconds)
PS3 pros:
- better AA
- better lighting
- slightly better shadows (softer is better, more realistic)
- although 2% more, the screen tearing is limited to the overscan area, barely visible (better than having 2% less, but in the visible part of the screen)
- post processing effects that add a sense of immersion
- “one size fits all” as in, you do not need to worry if your PS3 can adequately run this game.
I would also add one disc.
Funny thing you mention that… I was just reading an article about an Xbox 360 owner getting 2 multiplayer discs in their box LOL.
Also the 360 version is completely missing shadows in some instances. And you can easily get rid of the texture streaming problem by installing to an SSD
To all the fanboys-
Let’s just face facts. All the major H2H wins on either platforms have all really been slight. You name the game and I bet the advantages are not that great and the average gamer won’t notice. Batman AC, LA Noire, Portal 2, RAGE, Crysis 1 or 2, BF3, the upcoming MW3…. They are all really similar in looks and performance on both consoles and no one is losing out. Apart from Wii and HDD less 360 owners.
@BADASSBAB – But in most head to heads the ps3 seems to struggle with even outputting 720p lol. Now tell me…….why is that?
Maybe because it isnt the leap above 360 that the sony nazi rats will have you belive.
Oh like Sub-Hd Alan Wake and Gaylo Reach? Haw haw…. PS3 is the HD machine xbot. No two ways about it.
Utter rubbish. Neither console can produce 720p very well. Most games suffer.
So stop posting nonsense.
Both consoles are good in their own rights.
Actually I think you will find in EARLIER H2H as in at the beginning of this generation the PS3 struggled to keep up due to the unfamiliar architecture but now that the developers have got used to the PS3, it’s potential is far more realised. That’s why virtually all H2H are very close to each other these days with only minor differences.
Its so deluded fanboy festival in here today (surprise )
In total side note, rage is one of most enjoyable games this.year, its not everyones cup of tea, but if you like fps with no pretensions off being anything but a fun old school fps, its brilliant fun. If you.want rpg elements our a deep story , forget it, but its controls are best I’ve ever used.
@traxx , u are talking rubbish mate.
The post processing effects and lighting, are technically impressive, if you don’t like them, thats different. However when outta analysed, ultimately ps3 wins visually, at least from a technical point of view.plus the aa on 360 is lacking , big time.
Previously, I was getting this on 360, but seriously thinking that I’ll change that order now .
lighting and post processing won’t effect mp so muc, but aa will be noticeable still .
Just get feeling overall that ps3 version is more polished.
I’d also like a moment to say, I was.totally right about ps3 having better lighting and aa, so all those people.who criticised me over last few months, I’ll accept your apologies.
How am I talking rubbish when textures and pop-in are at the top of my list when it comes to graphical effects? Pop-in to me is a bigger offender compared to a lack of post-processing. Post-processing has NEVER been something I cared about compared to lighting, textures, pop-in, etc..
Yes the ps3 has slightly better lighting and I’ll give it that but how can I ignore overall weaker textures and pop-in for the ps3 only to have someone say “oh but dat blur”. Lol.
I mean is there that much “trauma” in the game for the player where post-processing is THAT important? Maybe when I play first hand my feelings might change but I’ve always felt that post-processing was something I never cared for or said to myself or someone else, ” wow look at that post-processing”
I’m getting the 360 version but I’m tempted to rent the ps3 version to see this awesome post-processing to see how it affects my immersion with the game. Regardless you can’t go wrong with either version.
if the texture streaming is more important to you, then there is no ned to wait for face off on df, the 360 already decorated winner in. that respect here. What lot staff.were saying, was that in motion, they felt the texture.shed streaming weren’t that noticeable, whereas the lack of post processing was, and detracted from visual quality.
I agree, if the streaming and pop in. is far worse, then 360 walks this,.buy.avoiding to lot , this isn’t case,.and is noticeable, like the there textures, only in screenshots
Just install it to a SSD you noob
First of all I’m not a noob and secondly I’m not nearly on the ps3 as much as I am on the 360 and feel that such a purchase is not warranted especially when I have tons of friends on Live and overall prefer the controller.
Then what the hell are you complaining for? If the 360 is your preferred platform then simply DO NOT WORRY ABOUT THESE COMPARISONS WHETHER YOUR PRECIOUS 360 LOSES OR NOT. Enough with the damage control. Stop trying to make yourself believe that the 360 version is better by trying to convince everyone else it is. It’s pathetic and ridiculously insecure. If you think the 360 version is better then so be it. Don’t shove it down everyone else’s throats.
@ Cernaml
So because I had intentions on playing an MP-centric game on the 360 because that’s where my friends are and I prefer the controller means I can’t have an interest in this H2H?
Look around you. Lots of people have a preference and it’s not uncommon to have a pre-determined choice especially for an MP-centric game like this where you will want to play with friends. So you can stop your mindless girly screaming lol.
Shoving it down people’s throat? Lol Nobody is forced to listen to anyone. Don’t like what I say then ignore it and move on. Otherwise man-up and take off the panties.
….and you’re telling me I’m butthurt? The master of buttstration himself. At least I don’t go around accusing LoT of fabricating images and results like some other Sony fanboys.
The very fact that you accuse me of forcing info down people’s throats shows how hot and bothered you are by what I have to say lol.
@traxxx, You really are a trash. Complete tool is what you are.. How about you grow up and learn to accept the facts? In this case, PS3 Being the Superior Console. Take john c*ckmacks d!ck out of your mind and learn to ACCEPT THE FACTS! PS3 Is the Superior console PERIOD.
@traxxx
noob .
LOL buy the PS3 version then. Idiot.
@ Redblack
Are you dumb, retarded or is your mother and father in fact brother and sister
I already stated why I’m not getting the ps3 version you moron. Remove Kaz Hirai’s balls from your mouth for a second and learn to read.
Ouch, the screen tearing!
Oh well, wasn’t planning on buying this or playing it anyway.
Modern Warfare 3 wins.
Another great loss to bf3 community I’m sure . Oh wait, the more cod.players that st ay the hell away, the better, especially when they are whining little girls like you, oh , hold.on, the fact you play cod, explains a lt, especially you whining like a girl lol
Screen tearing comment 10,000,000 , congratulations justspaztik, you have managed to moan more.than your average porn star getting banged by a guy with a horse sized schlong, in even less time.
You must be the life and soul of every party
I just don’t understand how anyone can find screen tearing attractive or acceptable.
I’d gladly take the XBox 360 version if it didn’t tear like it does. Looks like until this is sorted out, Call of Duty will still be king of 60fps v-sync FPS shooters. In fact, Call of Duty is the ONLY 60fps v-sync’d shooter on consoles. Weird.
King of vsynced SUB 60 fps (fluctuates a lot) and SUB HD shooters? Wow what a distinction. Needing to be 600p and using the same tired, dated engine just to run that way on consoles must be a real technological breakthrough. Reinvent the wheel every year and expect a Pulitzer prize, yep that’s the way to go alright.
@Universusallgamer:
I play Call of Duty games on the XBox 360 and every single one I’ve played online had no frame drops and it was always 60hz.
Black Ops had some trouble on the PS3, but that’s not Sony’s fault or the PS3′s fault. It’s faulty developing by Treyarch.
You are a clown. Remind me when you played MW3 again?
I am shock considering the screenshots pointed towards a XBOX 360 win but the technical analysis proves otherwise. Kudos to DICE for doing a great job on both console versions. I will be picking up a copy of BF3 eventually along with Batman Arkham City with smiles. But my main priority at this time is Uncharted 3. Just 3 days away and after I’m done with U3, then I’ll see you guys in Battlefield 3!
I’m just gonna say that after a 600+ words comment with facts, explanations and exampleson the screenshot comparsion about the PS3 being better looking, clerer and with better lightning I got -3 negative votes and I got called deluded. Now that the PS3′s obviously got the better version, the stupid xbots can shut up.
AWWWWWWW YEEAAAAHHHH!!
Both systems look good to me, though PS3 does get the slight advantage.
As a dual console owner I have to go with the 360 though and please let me explain.
I’ll miss the motion blur, but not PSN or the Dual Shock.
Anyone, who owns both systems knows what I am taking about.
No we dont. I rather buy a laptop than an xbox which have no games.
I have both consoles, and do not know what you are talking about. Perhaps this is because my human brain allows me to adapt, like between using BOTH controllers effectively.
Not sure how PSN plays into things considering the game runs on dedicated servers.
I use my authentic PS3 dual-shock controller on my XBox 360, so I have no problem switching between consoles. I’m always using the best controller.
lol Android sure was right about that meltdown that would happen here. These 360 fanboys are going nuts! LOL
Okay I just saw this video and had to post this. I’m sorry but I don’t understand how LoT swings the favor to the ps3 because of blur especially when the shots they are using are when the player dies. Really LoT this was such a big factor?
Check out this video which is freaking hilarious by the way….
You can see a blur effect being used in the 360 version when the player dies. Pay attention closely to the hand as the player falls. Really after seeing that I don’t see why this is an “advantage”. I mean the blur that is there is more than enough in the 360 version. It just seems crazy to make a judgment by saying that the ps3 has a bit more blur in a dying sequence compared to the 360.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjzlY5kB39A
This whole analysis just seems “off”. Not because they give the win to the ps3 but because HOW/WHY they came to that conclusion.
**waits for digital foundry**
**waits for digital foundry…then shoves gun in mouth and pulls trigger when they deliver similar verdict**
There, fixed it for ya! Seriously, give it up Traxx, your 360 damage control campaign is failing hard. Take it on the chin and move on.
I’m new to this site and I’ve been reading a lot of these head 2 head comments about battlefield 3 and other games and I realize a few things about each systems fanboys, I am in no way a fanboy, I own both systems and I have plenty of games for both and I am never biased in my opinions. The 360 fanboy – you rarely have technical evidence that one game looks and plays better then the other, you blindly throw out an opinion on a game with nothing to back up your claim, now I know most fanboys do this but the 360 fanboys do it more often and I get into a lot of arguments where they compare the sales of both systems and use that as a claim to rate a game better then the other, this is very idiotic and in no way is it a valid opinion to a games technical abilities. PS3 fanboy – I do agree that you are the underdog in the console battle but I see more of the ps3 fanboys actually doing research of the ps3′s technical abilities and hardware which is how it should be done, yes i understand that some games DO actually look better on the 360 but the ps3 actually does have the better hardware and fits more as a next gen system. I know I sound like a PS3 fanboy but infact i am not, as of lately i have been playing more of my ps3 and enjoying it a lot more. I have played battlefield 3 on both systems and it was a clear cut decision that the PS3 version looked and played better and it being one disc really cuts down on the hassle of switching thru campaign and multiplayer and to me that makes it more of a next-gen system. Thank you.
Can’t say I agree with you. I find the vast majority of fanboys on both sides of the fence are clueless technically. I mean just read any LENS H2H and it just consists of gloating on part of the side that won and moaning on part of the side that didn’t with barely an explanation as to why.
well as i type this my wife is purchasing the ps3 version, but the differences are not to big and you really should buy it for the console that youre friends are on [if you have both] i think its a small ps3 win just like batman ac was a small 360 win, differences as allways now are minor and cosmetic, though i expect both sets of fanboys to have far more than me to say on the matter, thats ok you argue it out, ill enjoy the game with a 6 pack tonight, see you on the battlefield.
I prefer not having the screen go all blurry and washed out like that with the post-processing effects. Giving a win for the over use of blurr? Just a year ago blurr was a widely excepted tool for patching up poor coding or hiding hardware weakness.
I want you to shake your head sideways as hard as you can and tell me you didn’t see everything blurry.
I’d gladly give you mild concussion just to show you how it feels. Its not there to hide anything. The PC version does it too. Its an effect the 360 couldnt handle.
So the blur effect on my PC in BF3 is there to hide the weakness of my dual 580 GTX? I see then.
@PCBSR
Booo… stop it xbot. You look like a fool everytime you try to be a technical smart-ass.
Im suprise with similar result on this H2H, somehow I did see xbox has good texture as PS3, Im expecting major visual presentation on PS3. I think xbox users could enjoy same experience PS3.
Voting PS3 (xbox users)
Wow, the POS3 actually won a Head2Head! I guess even the sun shines on a dog’s ass some days.
Although I agree its a def a PS3 win, I still don’t trust LoT at all. Their tearing and fps figures are probably made up. I def noticed a lot more tearing on the 360. But that might be beacuse it tears in clear view while the PS3 is mostly right at the top out of eyeline.
I wasn’t expecting the 360 fanboys to take it as bad as they are though. They are clearly butthurt.
I expect COD will be slightly better on 360 but it looks like an old game and Activision love 360. Also I prefer BF to COD so I dont really care what console COD is better on.
Stop with your “made up screen tearing numbers” crap. You know that’s complete BS dude. If you don’t like the site don’t come.
Jeez, you sound like monkeyspoon…
There’s no pleasing certain fanboys….
BBBBaaaaahhhhhhhh!!!!! This is not a ps3 victory! I compared both versions myself and I saw that the 360 owned the ps3 to death. On my tv I can have vsync on 360( the tv only display whole frames thanks to the amasing technology) so the performance was way better on 360 with no tearing while I can´t do that on ps3 cause the ps3 uses unsupported hardware lol. LOL ps3 ….. da powwwa of daaaa ceeeellll got bitched by 360 lulz
So you’re saying you own a PS3?
…sure.
Yes , AINSLEY, I have a ps3. Wanna add me? My psn is: puok086. Add me if you want. If anyone else wants to add me, feel free to do it.
I don’t have one, and I don’t pretend to.
So it’s a 360 win because your TV is doing what our console can’t? And the PS3 is inferior because your TV doesn’t support it with a certain feature?
What a genius. /s
With that user name I’d expect nothing else from you to be honest. The facts are quite clear, and the PS3 handles this game a little better. You know, in the same way that the 360 handles Rage a little better or the Unreal engine.
Stop posting crap.
@mrxbot, HAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!! GOD HELP ME! too FUNNY! Dude, Seriously. You sound soooooo lame that it’s almost unbelievable.. Like can anyone be as lame as this? Really dude? Okay check this out then. “I compared both myself and PS3 owned xbox to death” See? I can say that too.. So? LMFAO. You can’t deny the facts. PS3 PWNED xbox to hell. And remember I told you this long time ago.. That the PS3 would’ve won, And it did. So shut your mouth you fanboy in denial. Instead of coming here and trying to forcefully make yourself believe the failbox is better, Go and try to fix that rrod on that epic fail failbox of yours you fail at life sad pathetic F#CK! PS3 won BIG Time and your @ss ate dirt. And I know u mad as hell on the inside that the PS3 won. EAT DIRT LOSER! VICTORY FOR PS3 LOSER!
What TV has a v-sync option?
Absolutely no TV has that option.
Well, apart from his one of course.
Hmm, you sound a lot like a certain annoying Xbot on this site. But besides that, exactly what hardware are u speaking of on the 360 that isn’t in the ps3 that allows for v-sync? Please pray-tell. Also, while you’re making up a lie for that unknown “amasing technology”, please enlighten us all on how 1) this technology on your tv effects the amount of screen tearing you have with a 360 game and 2) what exactly you mean by whole frames.
I eagerly await another extravagant lie from you, BUYING199999
I must add two things… why there is no multiplayer comparison? This game is made mainly for multiplayer, so many people don’t know which one perform better in the best part of the package. Second thing is Xbox360 DOES have montion blur actually. Just start up multiplayer and be close to some big explosion for example exploading tank. You’ll see effect like on PS3 screenshot.