August 15th, 2012
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Welcome back for another exciting Head2Head! This week we take a closer look at United Front Games in conjunction with Square Enix London Studios Sleeping Dogs for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Stay tuned because we have Darksiders II two”sleeping” around the corner. Anyway, until then have a closer look below to see if you can spot any differences.
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Wow the ps3 version looks like a crappy port, i mean look at that guys chainon page 2 and teh textures look shit compared to xbox.
I completely agree alien. The over priced internet ready blu ray player version looks like crap. The SUPERIOR Xbox 360 has better lighting, better shadows, higer res textures, and vastly superior normal mapping. Wow the SUPERIOR Xbox 360 just knocked this one out of the park.
The Xbox 360 is the BEST console EVER made. –John Carmack
This looks really bad. PC it is then. DX11 support and hi-rez texture patch will make all the difference, no way am I gonna support such a crappy port. Especially not after having seen the latest GC trailer of The last of Us!
gotta admit looks like a crappy port to me hope the performence isnt that bad. otherwise might have to wait till price goes down
BAM! Is the over priced internet ready blu player even trying any more? LOL. As I said, OUT OF THE PARK on this one, and straight up my ass!
Feels incredible! Oh god microsoft you’ve made me come again and again and again! Ruined so many keyboards using this sight LOL
The Xbox 360 is the BEST console EVER made. But please, Buying1999, stop pointlessly quoting me –John Carmack
Whelp. Both suck compared to PC. The over prices 2003 computer and the over prices 2004 bluray cant compare. Enjoy, peasants.
Man you right,this generation is going and sony is “sleeping”…
“Sleeping Sony,this generation Xbox win…
Well of course Xbox won again. It wins these head to heads 99% of the time because developers have to cater to multiplatform releases in order to maximize profit. The internet ready blu ray player suffers because people like me refuse to support superior technology. So much so, I spend more time on forums than actually playing videogames.
The Sony Defense Force really should just admit that developers prefer the 360 because the cost to develop with it as a lead platform increases the margin of profit. If developers optimized their product on the internet ready blu ray player, the cost would inflate on multiplatform releases. As it is now, developers can release a substandard product because people like me will still pay the same $60 whether or not the product has met the potential of the industry.
I, for one, am glad that developers don’t optimize the internet ready blu ray player versions of games. If they did, I might have to stop fellating John Carmack.
crap, there are so many friggin buying1999 accounts now it’s hilarious. what a troll.
Thanks LOT! I think I can love you guys again.
Lol thanks that made me giggle. We have Darksiders II on hand and they’ll be up soon ass well. Lots to do with so little time.
Thanks for the support
-Jaime
“ass well”. That made me giggle
I bit offtopic but I’m very interested in the Darksiders 2 comparison (I still have time to change my preorder)
Would it be possible to include comments about framerate issues on the comparison? It’s my biggest concern.
The PS3 version has superior edge-smoothing as a trade-off for the added blur and loss of some minor intricate details. In my opinion, the differences really aren’t that far off from one another and could easily be overlooked. I’ll wait for the full analysis, after all, the performance is much more vital in these kind of games.
Sorry Blood, but there are major differences there. I’m afraid the blur is not the obsolete QAA but a significantly lower resolution. Specular maps an textures look way lower-rez as well. Such laziness I will not support.
Btw. have you seen the latest The Last of Us trailer as shown at GamesCom? How ND manage to squeeze that much out of ancient hardware is amazing, they’re tech-wizards.
I completely agree with Bloodios. 360 is indeed crisper, but the jaggies are very noticable. PS3 is much smoother, with a slight loss in detail. same story as always. Pick your poison. I prefer the smoother look personally.
the tech isn’t as ancient as Microsofts. Not by a long shot. The Last Of Us is just another example of the PS3 superiority when a game is in the hands of a developer who knows how to exploit the systems strengths. Facts are facts.
I wouldn’t go that far samchez77(superiority), it’s more likely the fact that naughty dog are probably the best coding team on the planet.
They would make any console sing.
@ro-kurorai
I don’t think the PS3 version’s resolution is lower. I mean, take a look at the first screenshot for example: the edges of the two wooden bars (or something) below the sign is entirely smoothed out in the PS3 version as opposed to their jaggedly Xbox 360 counterparts. If the resolution was lower to the point that the textures are blurred out after upscaled, then there would have been a whole a lot more jaggies to be seen in the PS3 version. My guess is that it’s a combination of dialed back textures and FXAA, because I don’t think QAA would have been able to produce such results and the FXAA code for the PS3 is notoriously imprecise and often produce unnecessary amount of blur.
In any case, while it is true that this a bad port, I don’t think it’s really as bad as we’re making it out to be (I’ve seen worse.) Anyway, like I said, the performance analysis will speak volumes about which version is superior.
Android123, that is also a good point.
I’ve gotta agree with others on here and side with the PS3 version. There’s just something superior about the smoothing that they use. Yeah, the trade off is you lose a bit of the finer details, but the visual impact just presents a much more natural looking image that I prefer. When I play a game like this, I don’t want the specular maps to slap me in the face and say “Look at this texture! Do it!” No one’s raincoat looks that bumpy and shiny in real life. Why would I want this hyper accentuated in the games I play?
Just my personal preference, but I don’t think it matters in the long run. If there were huge performance issues, that would be different, but the slight visual differences, without sites like this or Eurogamer pointing them out to you you’d probably never notice, even if you were playing the games side by side. And who would ever do that?
I also agree with you guys here that the “smooth” image and lack of jaggie light poles on the PS3 makes this a clear win the PS3 for me.
I voted for the PS3 because
1. smoothness
2. straight light poles (non-jaggie)
Epic Win for 360
BAM! I see you support Microsoft United too! I got the new home kit tshirt yesterday with ‘Carmack 1′ on the back!
The Xbox 360 is the BEST console EVER made. –John Carmack
Hey LOT will you guys be doing a head2head on dead or alive 5? Please do!
Ouch!The PS3 version has slightly better AA,in cost of everything..It seems we are back to 2007.God this gen must die..and fast..
This game makes me want to build a PC because both consoles suck and have horrible screen tearing. Screen tearing is the devil.
If anyone remembers, this used to be an Activision game that was taken over. I’m sure it sucks working with someone elses coding (or lack of).
If the E3 builds are anything to go by, the 360 version might have more frame rate issues (in my experience at least). Just look at that nice tear splicing right through the bottom of the first pic on page 2.
After watching the closed doors presentation and the YouTube video showing off the amazing advantages the PC version has, I will definitely go for that version this time. Although my GTX260 is pretty outdated, It will still rip consoles a new one. lol
Also, who else thinks Sony had a kick ass Gamescom showing? It kinda made me jealous how much better it was compared to E3. :X
Nice to see you are finally embracing the pc cerna, the pc is usually always the way to go.
I wouldn’t be surprised if the 360 version struggled more in the framerate department compared to the ps3 version either, after all judging by these comparison shots it looks to be a step up visually from the ps3 version.
Unless you do a linear game with only 5 enemies on screen at one time( uncharted 3), it’s difficult for action packed games on these ageing consoles to not suffer framerate issues of some kind
lol Android, I’ve been buying PC games for a while now. I got Batman AA for free when I got my GTX 260 and holy hell was it the biggest surprise of my gaming life…
I also bought Deus Ex HR new but never finished it… lol
Rebought Blur even though I already owned it for the PS3.
Same for GTA4 Episodes and others that I can’t seem to recall at the moment…
Next on my list will be Sleeping Dogs.
PS3: OWNED!!!
That’s for sure. 99% of the time a 360 win is the result.
The Xbox 360 is the BEST console EVER made. –John Carmack
PS. And 110% of the time a 360 impacts no one, but does make me come; HARD and FAST! Lol, just kidding, I always take it slow when making love to my disc drive….
The Xbox 360 is the BEST console EVER made. –John Carmack
LOL… whoever say which system win are really noobs when the main problem is the developers lazy port again…
Picked up this game yesterday. Thank the lord I went with 360 version this time.
When in doubt go with 360.
Choosing just ONE video games console gives me a huge erection too! Glad we can be narrow minded together
The Xbox 360 is the BEST console EVER made. –John Carmack
It’s a crushing victory for the 360 for sure. Game’s pretty good as well.
It doesn’t seem too bad at all. Respectable reviews. I like the detail in the rain coat on the Xbox version. Nice. Too bad I’m chronically hooked on Skyrim at them moment. I think I need therapy.
I totally agree Android123! Though let’s be honest, we’re both pretty dumb for caring! LOL
BUYING1999 is the BEST trollsole EVER made. –John Carmack
buying1999 a personell message just for you, i have frequented this site often and hardly ever replied but it has to be said as far as trolls go you really are from the neandethall family of idiotic posters, do you have that overpriced internet bull$hit pasted on youre desktop or do you type it out every time? i have never read someone so in love with there chosen console, do everyone one here a favour and just have $ex with it, get a room, do something remotley constructive, i come on here to see a modicum of inteligent debate allways ruined by youre addolescent meanderings, its depressing that the fine people that run this site tollerate morons like you, i dont have to so fu&@ off and get a life.
Here we have Sony Defense force play No1 “When the inferiority of the over priced internet ready blu ray player has been exposed and there’s no defense, resort to personal attack.” Good job, good job.
Fact still remains that 99% of head to heads are won on the SUPERIOR Xbox 360. No slurs just facts.
The Xbox 360 is the BEST console EVER made. –John Carmack
Buying, shut it. MS is defending an old technology. The best PS3 Masterpieces could never see the light in the Xjunk. Even if it is only for the lack of a proper optical drive and an HDD. Deal with it.
back off on buying a bit. He’s just trolling for the lulz guys. Truth is he plays his PS3 more than I do!
@BUYING1999
just fyi I’m an xbox fanboy (you can check my previous posts on here as evidence) and I agree with HarryandGem. quit ruining good (intelligent I might add) debate with your space wasting spam! a good two thirds of every post is just copy/pasted from your previous posts! (for reference it’s the “the over priced internet ready blu ray player”, “The Xbox 360 is the BEST console EVER made. –John Carmack”, and recently the “xbox wins 99% of the time” bit which isn’t even close to being accurate.) I wouldn’t be surprised if M.Night Shyamalan came into my room right now and told me that you were actually just a spambot the whole time because I have yet to see you actually post something that isn’t trying to incite pointless flame wars.
Oh and whilst you’re crying over this loss with your overpriced internet ready blu ray player, just know that I’ll be holding down the shoot button to get the vibration going on my Xbox 360 controller whilst its right up my red ring of death (as in, yknow, my ass…)
Suck it losers BAM!
The Xbox 360 is the BEST console EVER made. –John Carmack
okay so either buying figured out how funny trolling is done or someone hijacked his account…either way this is funny as hell! XD
well,not a good port,but still worth for PS3 owner
and the biggest loser of this game should be Activision
LOL! Not even close, I think you’ll find the biggest LOSER here is… Me, actually…
For caring so much about something that matters so little. Gosh I feel so… empty.
The Xbox 360 is the BEST console EVER made. –John Carmack
ps3 has better anti-aliasing,in the same time low texture or probably some streaming issues,the xbox has major advantages here,from lighting to higher textures…we r waiting for performances
Clearly a 360 win.
Can’t say i’m impressed with the PS3 version. but can’t say i’m disgusted either. Seems like it could be easily overlooked. But 360 version fo’ sure.
Yes, the superior Xbox 360 strikes again! BAM! Yet another victory for me and my delicious mistress John Carmack! Who needs neutrality and humility when Microsoft gets me this damn HARD! lol
Once again another victory against the overpriced internet ready blu ray player…
‘Buying1999′ gives me the best head – John Carmack
It’s funny to read some fanboys comments, when the ps3 version is the best between the 3 platforms (PC, Xbox 360 and PS3), they say, ohh PS3 is the best i will go for it, but when the Xbox 360 version is better they say “Oh, i will go for the PC version, Direct X11 and all that stuff”, Shame.
Anyway, Xbox 360 version looks better judging for the screens, let’s see how the perfomance is handled, and also, let’s wait for Darksiders 2, cause i have it on Xbox 360 and damn, that game is full of bugs and graphical issues, at least on 360.
Cheers
As much as I love playing these kind of games on PS3, I too will be getting the 360 version; I’m sorry but, I’ve been waiting for this game for a while now and I’m not getting the “gimped up” version…
@Gaydroid123
By the way Gaydroid, I couldn’t help but notice your comment about Naughty Dog being good “coders”… But what you fail to realize is that, all that talent and coding is done on PS3 hardware. I mean, look at God of War 3 and Ascension (done by a completely different developer), also developed on PS3 hardware; So, unless we’re admitting, Sony has bought and housed some of the greatest developers in gaming or shitbox truly lacks the capabilities to match true PS3 potential…
LOONEYSHA, God of war 3, great opening scene yes, but little else afterwards.
It’s typical of deluded ps3 fangirls(like yourself), overrating certain exclusives.
Actually sony do indeed have some of the best talent working for them(naughty dog, santa monica etc), all using 100% optimised engines to get the best out of ps3 hardware.
Where-as on the other foot we have 360 games(and most of the exclusives)using middleware engines for the 360(shame).
Even gears of war 3 used a middleware engine but was heavily modified to target the 360′s strength(and boy did it show). Great artwork, giant bosses stomping about in 4 player co op and great fun.
It was a damn site better than any cross platform game on 360 and ps3 and is how all exclusives should be on 360(but rarely are).
Despite having said all that, you can still count on one hand the standout exclusives on ps3 despite all your gushing about them(no way would i include killzone 2 lol).
Android123, I think you should go back to school and learn counting again. “you can still count on one hand the standout exclusives on ps3 “? Uncharted alone from Naughty Dogs, a studio that just got your respect, counts for 3. I don’t care if they are sequels, they are 3 different games. Just add Heavy Rain and KZ3 and you make the five fingers. And I stop here because you know already there are plenty more and it gets boring mentioning all of them every time. Then don’t forget that there are also plenty of GREAT multiplatform games that look and perform better on PS3: Both FF XIII, L.A. Noire just to mention a couple of them.
The only thing that I agree with your pov is that when a port goes wrong it can go very wrong more in the PS3 than in the X360. But that has nothing to do with the platforms, as it has been proved above, it is a matter of developers that should be fired and reviewers that should be hanged. The Skyrim case for example has been simply outrageous. That game wasn’t ready on day one not even for PC. On PS3 it was a disaster. Was that because of the HW? No, because most lag disappeared with patch 1.05. The bugs were mostly related to the scripts, so not even an HW issue. Still, the PS3 got the blame. Hell to Bethesda and all developers like them.
Michelasso, this is where we differ, i’d only include uncharted 2 as a ‘stand out’ exclusive in the series.
The original uncharted had flaws(even gamespot only gave it 8.0)and uncharted 3 was disappointing(not visually of course).
Heavy rain was an interesting game and would be included in my ‘counting on one hand’ list of quality ps3 exclusives, but i know lots of people who swear it was complete junk(i liked it though).
The killzone games were very average to play but again had nice visuals.
My standout ps3 exclusives?
Uncharted 2
Heavy rain
Resistance 3(not the previous 2)
Infamous 2(not the original)
God of war 3(it was overrated imo but i still liked it).
This is all down to the individual anyway, i hate metal gear games but it has lots of fans.
I didn’t like little big planet or modnation racers either, but again they have their fans.
I can only think of about 5 ps3 exclusives i’ve really liked and even less on 360 for what it’s worth.
Android, I’m trying real hard to be neutral here, but God of War 3, and any other mighty PS3 exclusives are NOT overated.
I can count on one finger the amount of quality xbox exclusives that even come close the the PS3 exclusives. Guess which finger lulz.
Not trying to wind the ps3 fanboys up samchez I swears it.
Gears of war 3(uncharted this is how you do co op)
Halo reach(killzone, this is how you do an action game)
Forza 4(gran turismo? Pfffttt).
lol Halo Reach
lol Forza 4
Android, for fook sake! You don’t wanna really play this game, do you? Hell to Gamespot, let’s look at Metacritic (which is owned by CBS like Gamespot, anyway):
- Uncharted: 88
- Uncharted 2: 96
- Uncharted 3: 93
- Killzone 2: 91
- Killzone 3: 84
- Heavy rain: 87
- Gran Turismo 5: 84 – with the difference that it has been continuously improved making it a much better game with time.
- GoW 3: 92 – and even
- GoW Collection: 91
Should I go on? These are aggregate numbers, and as such they count much more than your (or mine) single opinion. No matter how corrupted or self interested some reviews are. Anything above 80 is considered excellent. And you well know that the vast majority of the (many) PS3 exclusives get 80 or above.
The only thing one can count in one hand here is the number of X360 exclusives. To compare the 2 consoles exclusives is like to compare the 2 console’s optical drives: MS loses big way. Period.
You have proved my point right there Michelasso, stand out exclusives always score 90%+ on metacritic.
As we can see, you take uncharted, killzone 3, heavy rain(shame)and GT5 out of your list and you’re left with stand out exclusives you can count on one hand
I’m not saying 80% rated games aren’t any good, i’m just saying most people see the real top games at 90% or above in metacritic(even certain gaming companies unfortunately).
There’s quite a lot of 360 exclusives over 90% as well for what it’s worth
Look, let’s settle this…
There is no such thing as opinion or friendly debate in my head, all you have to know is that 99.1999% of the time Xbox 360 is superior. Now, I dont work for Microsoft nor does it affect me at all whether someone likes or owns a ps3, I honestly dont even know why I care about this so much, BUT it didnt stop me from getting John Carmacks face tattooed over my own facial features and that HAS to mean something.
The Xbox 360 is the BEST console EVER made. –John Carmack
@Gaydroid123
There’s no such thing as a “fully optimized engine” unless you have the hardware to back it up… Building an engine is “building an engine!”; But to be able to build that engine and coding it on the hardware it was intended for is another thing entirely… You keep mentioning how God of War 3 has a great opening seen and nothing else afterwards only proves you’ve never played the game. I strongly suggest going back and re-reading every review on the web; I’d love to know which game reviewer shared the same scentiments as you on this matter…
As for Gears of Bore 3, I’ve played and beat the game and truly found nothing short of the same “duck-n-cover” BS that was in the last two games; As far as the graphics go, yes, Gears of Bore 3 did have a nice “Unreal 3″ look to it, but nothing people haven’t seen before in the last two games; (A clunky Unreal 3 mess is more like it)… Not to mention, the texter work in that game was “game development school First Grade” stuff…
We can go around and around in circles all day long over this stuff Gaydroid but, last time I checked, both games damn-near came out at the same time, and I as I recall, it was Uncharted 3 that was being hailed as this generations best looking console game by “Every Single Game Reviewer on the Net!!!; …and The Last of US will do the same! So unless shitbox has an exclusive (or any game for that matter) coming out that can best the graphics of that game, I’d just leave the “true potential” argument alone for awhile if I were you; It’s a “no win” situation for you and the rest of your Band of Idiots…
LOONEYSHA, nice to see that you generally agree with me lol.
Uncharted 3 did look nice but then again the downside to all that was about 5 enemies moving on the screen at once(due to framerate issues otherwise).
The ps3 tends to go that way with its games, high quality artwork but less action on screen.
The 360 goes the other way, gears of war 3 four player co op online with mad enemies and giant brumak’s stomping about.
Halo reach’s action and explosion’s aplenty is another good example, action packed all the way.
But forget all this, i really think we need to hear from BUYINGI999 to see what he thinks(as he’s been posting a lot today):)
@Gaydroid123
Man I tell ya, time and time again, you continue to prove that you do not play any of these games; “5 enemies at a time”…??? I strongly suggest to you to go on Youtube and look at some gameplay clips of people “actually playing this game” (unlike you) and do a serious head count. Anyway, don’t get me started on Gears of Bore 3′s stiff back-drop with the 1 to 2 exploding scenary ever-know-and-then; …and with the “one mile per hour” walking; barely exploding background; and the staight line on rails, duck-n-cover shooting mechanics; not having co-op wasn’t really an option for Epic Games…
And as far as Halo: Reach goes, I totally agree, Halo Reach was a really good game; Played it multipule times and got addicted to the MP…
5 enemies at once? Come on, Android… You know your claims can be easily debunked by simply playing the game.
If you want as much action packed onto the screen as you can there are plenty of PS3 games that offer that too. Hell, even Twisted Metal has an impressive display of explosions, destructibility and large scale maps without a single compromise in frame rate.
@ANDROID123 @MONEYSHA
You two are ACTUALLY referring to each other as Gaydroid and Looneysha.
Its like two children insulting each other going “Mehhhh my toys better than yours…” “No mines better than yours…”
Come on, grow up eh?
Android,
although to ask for over 90 in Metacritic is bullshit, since games like Demon’s Souls reached “only” 89, you lose again. You want over 90? Here it is:
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves 96
LittleBigPlanet 95
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots 94
God of War III 92
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception 92
The ICO & Shadow of the Colossus Collection 92
Journey 92
LittleBigPlanet 2 91
God of War Collection 91
Killzone 2 91
It makes 2 full hands, mate. And I don’t care if some are collection. They are still HD and still better than whatever you get in the crapbox. :p
Michelasso, i know you’re struggling when you roll out the ps2 hd games to make the list look more impressive
As i said, plenty of games on 360 that are exclusive(on console anyway)have scored over 90%
Gears of war 1
Gears of war 2
Gears of war 3
Forza 3
Forza 4
Supermeatboy(wasn’t going to include downloadable games but as you threw journey in
Mass effect 1
Halo reach
Halo 3
Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2
Annoyingly there’s a lot of 360 games at 89% as well, Fez, fable 2 etc.
The bottom line is, both consoles have a similar amount of 90% rated metacritic games, but only one set of console owners tend to go on about them as if they were the holy grail
HA!! Hold your horses Android boy!
Mass Effect 1 and Super meat Boy are NOT X360 exclusives!! They are for PC as well. I can even play them for free thanks to TPB. Take them out!
Then I don’t care if they are remasters. I just copied and pasted the top list. That is what it came out. Still Metacritic, still 90 or above. Your opinion doesn’t count. If it is good for Metacritic, it makes my point!
It is 10 to 8 for the PS3. Two full hands. You lose!
Now, let’s check the exclusives scoring 80 or above.. After you squeezed your exclusive GOW and Halo (oh yeah. And Forza. Whatever it is) crap list are you left with what? A fist of mosquitos?
Still, who cares. Do you realize that I had to buy a 750GB 7200rpm HDD (yes, with the PS3 WE CAN!! Can you?
) because I was out of space due to the free PS+ games?
You must have missed this bit ‘As i said, plenty of games on 360 that are exclusive(on console anyway)’
Pc is not a console
There’s no ps2 hd remasters in my list lol, i didn’t even mention trials evolution which is up at 90% as well.
I have proven to you that there’s as many 360 exclusives that are scoring high on metacritic and there’s even more higher rated downloadable games than psn offers(mind you that’s a little unfair as there’s so many more downloadable game releases on 360).
From Braid to Limbo, from Bastion to supermeatboy, from spelunky to fez and all the other countless great xbl games, all created on 360 first
And sometimes up to a year earlier ouch!
Android boy, first you use the not so exclusive games, then the time exclusive. Pfff… Are these the only bullets in your pocket?
The point is that you claimed only an handful of PS3 exclusives are excellent. I’ve shown you that they are at least 10. Superior games like Demon’s Souls, Heavy Rain, Uncharted 1, Infamous 1&2, Valkyria Chronicles didn’t make 90 on Metacritic, but guess what? They are in the IGN list of top 25 PS3 games to play. Well, Demon’s Souls apart, but that particular one won Gamespot’s Game of the Year. PC gamers, whom are never happy, now that they are getting Dark Souls are crying for getting Demon’s Souls as well. Overrated 92/100 Skyrim didn’t even make it.
But I give you a point: XBLA has more exclusive games than PSN. On the other side, the PS3 has more exclusive AAA tittles. And they are all good to excellent. Not to mention that they differ. We’ve got variety. Aren’t you Xbots bleeding tired of playing shooters? I can’t stand them anymore. And that’s all you buy. Bleah.
Well, that’s actually surprising to me. Games by (and backed by) Square Enix usually fares well on ps3. It surprises me mostly due to the fact that most of the reviews i have seen / read, were done with the ps3-version. And honestly, in motion i couldn’t tell any difference between the versions.. but the screenshots do tell a very different tale. It’s odd really, as the ps3 usually does textures really well (sometimes ruined by aa). I must admit though, that even though the textures are lower res, it’s pretty clear that the aa on the ps3 -version is loads better.. much smoother, but i think the price (textures / sharpness) was a bit too high to achieve that.
Well, the game isn’t all that goodlooking though, so i’m guessing i’m skipping the console-versions and playing this on pc (with controler though). I Prefer the sixaxis for open world games, but i guess it the xbox-controller this time around.
Now all we need to know is how it runs, any screen-tearing and such.
Looking forward to the full H2H with perfomance included.
Both look very good, the 360 counterpart looks better though. As a PS3 only owner I’ll have to settle with the graphically inferior version, but I think that I won’t be dissapointed =)
buying1999: as i cant reply directly to youre message i will do so here, i will be buying 2 games this month, sleeping dogs and darksiders 2, the latter on ps3 and dogs on 360, youre so blinded by youre hatred of the ps3 that it doesent occur to you that people who disagree with you may actually enjoy a 360, i certainly do, its my most used console, but that fact doesent change what a pathetic child minded imbecille you really are, who are the sony defence force? are you reffering to anyone who enjoys using one? ir hasent been overprised to anyone old enough to have a job for 4 years so i guess that rules you out, and the blueray is still the main reason i enjoy games like uncharted on ps3 (360 is quite capable of similar games but is slighty bound by the small dvd space) i will enjoy sleeping dogs on 360 and when hitman comes out i again will come here and digital foundry and see which console to purchase it for, hopefully by then youre parents would have made a better effort in keeping you of the net (concentrate on youre homework, theres a good boy)
Lol, just because I senselessly treat Microsoft as if I owe it something and that it cares, just because I act like its a football team and support one games console doesn’t mean other people are allowed to do the same!
Lol, you do realise that JOHN CARMACK, as in JOHN ‘JUST ONE PERSONS OPINION WHICH I’LL CLING ON TO’ CARMACK said that Xbox 360 is the BEST console EVER made! Have you not heard that before??
The Xbox 360 is the BEST console for luring BUYING into my bedroom. – John Carmack
@HARRYANDGEM: got to agree mate… i’m a bit suprised by al this slandering retoric. It seems very childish, especially for a site, that i initially just considered a great spot to figure out which version of a game to get. My Xbox has been collecting dust for a while since i got a new pc.. an xbox is hardly necessary when you have a decent pc. But i mean, if you can’t afford two consoles, especially since thay’re very cheap at this point, don’t just come here to slander… it kind of ruins it for everyone. I like to discuss the differences of games, and i find this kind of stuff interesting due to my interest in programming. If you want to live in gaming bliss, get a pc, a ps3 a 3ds and vita
Lol, well in case you havnt noticed, I love being childish! Thats why I keep calling it an overpriced internet ready blu ray player and that’s why I’ll never be a true gamer! LOL
It’s my childish side that stops me from making my own opinions and realizing that EVERY console has great games on it that are well worth playing. But again, I’m NOT a true gamer and nor do I want to be so I just pick one console only and miss out on 75% of what gaming has to offer!
The Xbox 360 is a video games console, I LIKE it a lot. –John Carmack
Looks like QAA on PS3 so better AA but 360 definitely looks nicer.
I really don’t like PS3, this doesn’t matter but thought I’d tell you guys anyways…
Buying1999 is NOT the best console EVER made. –John Carmack
There’s nothing wrong with the PS3 that an OVERHAUL won’t fix. And I can’t wait for the Fall update that will give us the Browser. Rendering the PS3 obsolete. The Xbox 360 is finishing strong.
Uh huh. All the Halos, Call of Dutys, Gears of Wars and Forzas were all the last nails in the PS3′s coffin right? *Internet Explorer* is the PS3′s final nail in the coffin, eh?
LOL Okay.
The amount of fanboy tools on this site is too damn high!
Death to fanboyism…
I agree. Also I think fanboys simply cannot be considered proper gamers.
If you pick one console fair enough. But to endlessly argue why your console is superior is totally fucking arbitrary…
Some people like vanilla, some people like strawberry.
Some people like Barca, some people like Madrid.
Some people like PS3, some people like Xbox 360.
Some people happen to like ALL of those things and kudos to them for not being a narrow minded idiot.
For the love of this site, JUST STOP with the incessant arguing fanboys. Learn to appreciate that people like different things, use this site to decide what’s best for YOU and talk to each other like your not a bunch of 12 year olds.
I agree. Also I think fanboys simply cannot be considered proper gamers.
If you pick one console fair enough. But to endlessly argue why your console is superior is totally arbitrary…
Some people like vanilla, some people like strawberry.
Some people like Barca, some people like Madrid.
Some people like PS3, some people like Xbox 360.
Some people happen to like ALL of those things and kudos to them for not being a narrow minded idiot.
For the love of this site, JUST STOP with the incessant arguing fanboys. Learn to appreciate that people like different things, use this site to decide what’s best for YOU and talk to each other like your not a bunch of 12 year olds.
BUYING1999
“good job… But pretty pathetic really.”
^_______ This here, this right here, “pretty pathetic really” is what its like to read ALL of your narrow minded comments when you act like Microsoft is a football team or you owe it something.
“SUPERIOR Xbox 360…”
Microsoft doesn’t know or care you exist, you are just a statistic to them. Besides, you’re a gamer… Fucking GAME! You are missing out if you stick to one console, unless its a money issue (which is totally understandable) why pigeon hole yourself?
For the record, the person typing this is NOT anti-Microsoft (or anti ANY gaming manufacturer for that matter) I am not part of the ‘Sony Defense Force’ either, there is an Xbox 360 to my immediate left as I type.
EVERY major console has it highs/lows, pros/cons. Xbox 360 AND PS3 are both GREAT FUCKING CONSOLES. Some people prefer one over the other, vice versa, its totally understandable but its completely subjective. As gamers, we all know they’re are a whole lot of dicks amongst our ranks who pick arbitrary fights when really, the fact that we are all gamers should be a reason to get along regardless of console preference.
It does not make sense when the fans pick sides like you work for them, the competition is for the companies, its what keeps the industry on its toes.
BUYING1999, Xbox fanboys, PS3 fanboys; If you dislike the Xbox 360/PS3 fair enough, but be humble in your opinions to others, respect their decisions from afar even if it doesn’t make sense to you…
BUYING1999
“good job… But pretty pathetic really.”
^_______ This here, this right here, “pretty pathetic really” is what its like to read ALL of your narrow minded comments when you act like Microsoft is a football team or you owe it something.
“SUPERIOR Xbox 360…”
Microsoft doesn’t know or care you exist, you are just a statistic to them. Besides, you’re a gamer… Then GAME! You are missing out if you stick to one console, unless its a money issue (which is totally understandable) why pigeon hole yourself?
For the record, the person typing this is NOT anti-Microsoft (or anti ANY gaming manufacturer for that matter) I am not part of the ‘Sony Defense Force’ either, there is an Xbox 360 to my immediate left as I type.
EVERY major console has it highs/lows, pros/cons. Xbox 360 AND PS3 are both DAMN GREAT CONSOLES. Some people prefer one over the other, vice versa, its totally understandable but its completely subjective. As gamers, we all know there are a whole lot of idiots amongst our ranks who pick arbitrary fights when really, the fact that we are all gamers should be a reason to get along regardless of console preference.
It does not make sense when the fans pick sides like you work for them, the competition is for the companies, its what keeps the industry on its toes.
@BUYING1999, @Xbox fanboys, @PS3 fanboys; If you dislike the Xbox 360/PS3 fair enough, but be humble in your opinions to others, respect their decisions from afar even if it doesn’t make sense to you…
People, you have to remember, this game started off being developed at Activison; SquareEnix really didn’t have any input on the “already build” of this game besides the finishing touches so it could be released… In fact, given Activision’s shitty game development history with PS3, this game probably would’ve been a lot worse off had it been released by them; I’m sure of it
Sleeping Dogs looks a little bit better on the 360, but its just minor details on the raincoat that I can spot out. I think but versions look to be honest and it doesn’t look terrible on the PS3, as a matter of fact it looks really good. If you guys are so picky about graphics, get a high end gaming PC and max the game out.
Wow I wasn’t expecting such a big difference. 360 takes it. EASILY! Lol it’s so funny to read some of the damage controlling comments by these die hard sony fans.
Thats right Traxxx, yet another pointless victory to us! LOL Lets keep on supporting a games console manufacturer like it actually means something! Lets pretend that as Xbox owners, we have actually won something here!
Don’t worry, it doesn’t make us pathetic to bizarrely devote ourselves to a company name; which is essentially just an abstract noun! Though I suppose it could even be considered a proper noun considering its a company! LOLLOLOLOL ROFLLLLLL
Hopefully those SDF losers will keep supporting Sony in what is an equally arbitrary devotion to a company so that our console war doesn’t feel COMPLETELY useless…
I mean, PS3/Xbox 360 fanboys would be INSANE to consider just, y’know, letting it go and accepting peoples alternating opinions wouldn’t we Traxxx?….. Traxxx? I’m so lonely…
The Xbox 360 is… Ugh I cant be bothered…. -John Carmack
Good ole LOT. Same fanboys raging about which system is the best lol.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-sleeping-dogs-face-off
The eurogamer face off is up and it’s bad news for ps3 only owners
DF face off up. SDF should avoid.
Yep i posted the link to the face off 15 mins ago but it seems to be awaiting moderation(maybe because i included the link).
But it’s a bad read for the deluded ones.
Man the ps3 got shanked on this one.. but after reading the df verdict i’m defo going for pc release. Looks really good, and my new rig should handle it just fine. But this kind of crap really should be in the past by now. Cosole-parity is purely down to lazy devs at this point (and it has been for years) .. i mean, just look at stuff like nfs hot pursuit. That really proves the concept that complete parity is absolutely possible (and with awesome graphics too). But i digress, i guess you can’t blame the devs here to much, as this game had quite a backstory, and it sort of became a salvage-operation at some point. I guess they had to chuck it out to turn a buck. But it’s a bummer if your only option is a ps3 i guess, but nice for the xbox and pc crowd. The xbox release looks pretty darn good to my eyes.. i mean, it’s not crysis 2 awesome, but really decent for openworld. And the pc release looks really great. Nice to see a developer putting in the effort on the pc side of things.
The ps3 just sucks man. The 360 has just owned it time and time again with these face offs. It’s actually getting old now to the point where journalists are sounding apologetic and looking for anything to say something good about the ps-cripple version so the SDF doesn’t go in complete meltdown and depression.
Who are these “journalists” exactly? As far as I know, LOT and DF are the only ones who actually do in depth comparisons of multiplat games like this. Everyone else talks about actual gaming news like all the new games that were announced during Sony’s kick ass Gamescom conference compared to Microsof- oh wait… LOL
So true traxxx, and i see all the comments on eurogamer are following the usual ‘bad port’ excuses from the SDF.
It doesn’t matter what the reasons are for the ps3 generally suffering regarding the cross platform games, the fact is it’s always happened and will continue to happen.
That’s the legacy the ps3 will leave behind, always trying to catch up and match the mostly superior 360 versions.
I disagree, the excuse that it’s a bad port is a solid excuse but not for the reasons most people have been saying recently, saying it’s a bad port and it’s the developers fault, is complete bull. the PS3 hardware is superior to the xbox but it’s too different from the normal hardware setup that it’s difficult for programmers that aren’t exclusive to the console to work with it. some developers actually do a good job (a few head2heads in the last 6 months have actually had a tie so it’s not impossible) but most just can’t utilize the hardware because it isn’t what they’re used to.
guys just go and check this game at EUROGAMER.NET and u will have the answeres
PS3 version has much lower resolution, worse framerate, more aggressive AA which leads to blurry textures, lower normal map details ( if any remains ), smoothed out highlights, worse anisotropic filter, more aggressive depth of field to cover the worse anisotrpic filter… and the list continues.
The XBox 360 version is far superior and wins hands down.
Here is the DF F2F:
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-sleeping-dogs-face-off
@BIGBURITO: Well, it’s seems a perfectly fine excuse, that a game is badly ported, and the reasons are always one (or two, or all) of the following: the devs are bad at their job / lazy, the devs are underfunded or the devs are running short on time…. it takes time to retool an engine to run exactly matched on to consoles, and most just don’t bother (it seems). But, it certainly is possible.. all multiplat games given a decent development time could look and perform almost identically.
Wow… Worst port ive seen in years. I know that they were pushed for time and $ but really, i wonder why we stand for this crap from devs… Oh well, PC it is i guess
And to think this game was done by the team that done the ps3 exclusive modnation racers.
They certainly know the machine inside and out, but the poor old ps3 is struggling a bit on a game with such detailed graphics like sleeping dogs
Well, that pretty well underlines the point that they were probably strapped for time and cash… or somebody from SE was breathing down their necks and telling them to release it in a not entirely optimized state. I mean, modnation racers in the prettiest in the world, but it’s pretty damn good actually, and it runs silky smooth. So….. i’m guessing they had to do they best they could with what they were given. But honestly, i’ve seen them in motion. And apart from the odd texture and the mapping differences, you won’t notice much difference on the go. Still going for the pc-release though. Guess i will dust of my xbox controller for the pc, as these kind of open world games are defo better with controller.
And it’s a lot cheaper of course
.. he he..
And oh yeah… this game isn’t really all that goodlooking to be honest :/ i’ve just played the 360 release at my buddys house… and yeah, it’s allright, but thats about it. I mean, once you mainly play pc, and some ps3 exclusives, you realize that most multiplat-titles really don’t have that great graphics. I mean, there’s allways loads of tradeoffs between to different consoles, so they stick to a middle-area.
ECTO-1: got to agree man.. this is pretty bad. It’s probably not horrible, i mean, when you see it in motion (and i’m sure it will be worth getting it, if your only console is a ps3), but with this release the ps3-version is very clearly inferior.. and Sony should tighten their quality-control, so utrocities like this is banished.. i mean, at this point in the console-lifecycle, it’s not allright.
Well, now i’ve really studied comparison-videos a lot on this one… (even though i’m going for the pc-release) ’cause i wanted to see how much of a difference you would really see when it’s running. And honestly, even though this an xbox win for sure, you don’t notice the texture and mapping detail that much on the go (especially when stuff is hectic), though you defo do in cutscenes, but you actually notice the ps3 aa as a bit of a plus….. the xbox version do look a little jagged in comparison.. must say.. but it’s a trade-off i guess :/ it’s an xbox win, but i must say i’m not seeing that huge of a difference after seeing this on a 19” and a 40 ” running in HD… And i’m actually surprised by that.
forgot to say though: the mapping is definetly noticeable when the ground is wet. Much better looking on the 360.
Ive not been here for a while and still its silly bickering! Games are there to play… Do you really sit with your version of choice for this game and whilst playing think “oh, wish my version had sharper graphics”.. or “Damn wonder if the framerate is better on PS3″?.. im sure you dont… gamers are meant to be as one… not at war!
I will now though add my thoughts as this is a debate. Ive seen a couple of hours of Sleeping dogs on my mates 360 and i own the PS3 version. As normal for a 360 lead platform game the textures a tad sharper on 360, this can depend on TV and settings for PS3 but in general they are sharper but more jaggies, thats the trade off. PS3 has the softer warmer look which looks brilliant at night, rain etc but can look a tad fuzzy in daytime sun… so its a matter of personal choice..
Performance was much better on PS3 for what i have played and seen. Screen tear was far worse on 360 and so was hits to framerate… this area which is important was better on PS3 in what i could compare… either way, enjoy the game, its decent… and no matter what system, just be happy you can play the game! Cheers
I just played the demo on my PS3 and it didn’t look blurry at all. If the 360 version looks better, then it must look fantastic. Either way, if you’re a one console guy like me, then you can’t go wrong with the PS3 version.
It’s funny because the posters on this site and even digital foundry are blowing the difference way out of proportion. if you’ve seen it running on PS3 and 360 the difference is minimal to say the least. who pauses and looks at still shots every second anyway? gaming is playing the game not taking pictures of it. DF claims the PS3 and 360 are both sub-HD with PS3 being a lower resolution but with better edge smoothing. if you have a display (HDTV/monitor) with great built in upscaling capability and excellent contrast levels and sharpness like I do sites like LoT and DF are null and void and so are these pointless fanboy battles. Because even slightly different versions both look great on a great display. Unless you just have a crap generic display at home, you won’t find anything wrong with either version.
The community on this site is just awful. I like to check the lens of truth to see which console I should buy a game for, if I even end up buying it on console. The fanboy’s are just terrible. Its 2012, you can probably pick up both consoles for less that £200. “Da Xbox freesixtehy is dah bezt console evah”
Sonyst´s Cry one more time…..hehe…
PLAYING ON MY SUPERIORITY XBOX 360 WOW JAGGIES EVERYWHERE
It’s the same old story again. It’s obvious. The 360 version is crisper and sharper while the PS3 version is blurred out.
And SAMCHEZ77 prefers the blurred out version everytime and keeps talking about those PS3 exclusives aren’t so crappy like the PS3 multi-plats.
Hey SAMCHEZ77, if every game for the PS3 were wonderful like the PS3 exclusive, everyone would win. That would be great. But there not. That’s why Xbots exist and PS3 fanboys are so comical in a funny sort of way. Lighten up and make fun of the PS3. It’s much more fun being an Xbot.