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Thought it might be an idea for all of us who own both a PS3 and a 360 to have a thread for comparing dual console games, to help us decide which console to get it on.

Feel free to chime in if you can get the same games on Wii or PC.

I'll kick it off by comparing the NBA 2k series on PS3 with 360.

When I initially got my PS3 I bought 2k7 and loved it - but I bought 2k8 on 360 and really noticed quite a large difference in the graphic tearing and fps. Visually the 360 version is definitely more crisp. mind you, I imported my 2k7 from the states, and I'd heard it was a bit buggy, so that could explain it somehwat. Either way, you can really tell the game was designed on 360 as the lead console so I'd recommend the 360 version for 2k8. the same probably goes for all of the 2k sports games.

I'll add in Devil May Cry 4 as well, I'd probably recommend this on the PS3 on acconut of it having better load times (due to a ridiculous unavoidable install though) and less graphics tearing than the 360 version. What I don't get is that Capcom made the install compulsory for PS3, and then didn't even offer it on the 360 version? why not just have it as an option on both instead of mandatory on one, and non-existant on the other? I can understand that you couldn't make it mandatory on the 360, due to having to design it aronud consoles with no HD, but the vast majority of 360 owners do have a HD - so why not let those customers take advantage of it? And vice versa, sure, all PS3's have a HD - but some only have 40 gig of space (rounded down it's probably closer to 35gig) - and a 5 gig mandatory install is one seventh of their total disc space? I just don't get it. Quality wise - the PS3 version is the way to go though, but only marginally.
 
Won't be buying a ps3 until later in the year, but having extensively played a mates ps3 while I house sat for him for a month, my take...

Honestly, for games i've played on both consoles, in general i found very little difference graphically between the 2. Games i have played on both are Rainbow 6 vegas, Graw2, and COD4, and although obviously i didn't have TV's set up side by side comparing them in real time, nothing really stood out as being superior in either.

Its not that surprising really, as most dual release games are generally made pretty much identically, then made to simply work on both consoles, rather than 2 separate versions of the same game being made for both. Although i'm sure there's examples of ports that have been done pretty shabbily....i just haven't played them so can't comment

The capabilities of both are really highlighted in games that are exclusive to each console, as these are games designed from the ground up with their target console in mind. I found Uncharted pretty amazing to look at on the PS3, stunning actually, whereas Bioshock, especially the water effects, looked fantastic on the 360.

One game that will be interesting to compare head to head will be GTA4, being such a high profile game. That said, the exclusive episodic content will certainly most likely make me get it on 360, even if i buy my ps3 by then.

Once i get my ps3, If a game has online capabilities i think in general i'll play it on my 360, unless the ps3 has some features not available on 360. From the time i spent online with the ps3, i just find the xbl system is far superior in terms of matchmaking and server quality.
 
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Mancey said:
Honestly, for games i've played on both consoles, in general i found very little difference graphically between the 2. Games i have played on both are Rainbow 6 vegas, Graw2, and COD4, and although obviously i didn't have TV's set up side by side comparing them in real time, nothing really stood out as being superior in either.
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Can't argue with that. I suppose once you own them both, you probably compare them a little more - because of the money invested you just tend to really want the 'best' version, even if the difference is negligible.
 

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Lunchlady Doris said:
There is no way I would go ahead with a 20 minute, 5gb install to cut my loading times by 1 or 2 seconds, which is what I've read is the difference.

I'll just play gmes on my PC if I want to do that.

Don't tell me you buy games on both consoles KP?
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My brother has a 360 as well, so he occasionally buys a game on 360 that I bought on PS3.

I'm happy to go through the install, if that is indeed what causes the graphics to tear less than the 360 version - and it's nice to have such short loading times on a game that has so many load screens but it's about 3 seconds difference per load screen - load time on 360 is like 5 or 6 seconds, PS3 is half that - no big deal.

I just wish it was an option instead of an enforced download. They should have had the option for 360 too, so that it might fix the tearing issue.
 
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Lunchlady Doris said:
You would need to play through and complete the game 5 times to make up the 20+ minutes you spent installing the thing.
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That would be ignoring the benefit of no graphic tearing though. Either way, it should have been an option and not mandatory.
 
Karl Pilkington said:
I just wish it was an option instead of an enforced download. They should have had the option for 360 too, so that it might fix the tearing issue.
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This tearing issue in the 360 version of DMC4. All i can find is a mention of it in a preview by 1 up, and the review of the finished game by 1 up makes no mention of it at all.

This article mentions that it could be the most identical port of a dual console game ever. So i guess these problems were fixed in development.

Pretty uninspiring reviews at any rate.
 
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Mancey said:
This tearing issue in the 360 version of DMC4. All i can find is a mention of it in a preview by 1 up, and the review of the finished game by 1 up makes no mention of it at all.

This article mentions that it could be the most identical port of a dual console game ever. So i guess these problems were fixed in development.

Pretty uninspiring reviews at any rate.
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Not as bad as the reviews for Turok, which you had no problem endorsing :)

Opinions of game site's don't usually factor too heavily on my purchase, some games are more enjoyable than others, regardless of the reviews.

Actually Turok would be a good one for comparison.

Anyway, penny-arcade mentioned the tearing issue as well. And they're about the only gaming website I trust.
 
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That would be ignoring the benefit of no graphic tearing though. Either way, it should have been an option and not mandatory.
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When did you turn into the biggest geek ever known to man? I know you've always had it in you but I thought that stuff diminished as you got older.

Seriously Bro, WTF? It used to sooo be about the music and Brock McLean
 
Binxy said:
When did you turn into the biggest geek ever known to man? I know you've always had it in you but I thought that stuff diminished as you got older.

Seriously Bro, WTF? It used to sooo be about the music and Brock McLean
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I've reverted a bit I suppose. Wait til the season starts, it will be non-stop-brock-around-the-clock again.
 
Karl Pilkington said:
Not as bad as the reviews for Turok, which you had no problem endorsing :)
Actually Turok would be a good one for comparison.
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Bout the same really, low 80's is pretty much the norm by the reputable reviewers for both games.

Pretty fair score for turok. I wouldn't say i endorsed it, i mentioned before even looking at it, that it was available for a cheap price at EB, and it looked ok, i wasn['t expecting anything spectacular.

After playing it, i found it a very enjoyable game for sure without being revolutionary. The single player story ended up being better than i thought it would, albeit quite murderous in difficulty in parts. The co-op was great fun too. It didn't have any annoying flaws or glitches, all in all a solid game

I finished both the single player and co op sections in a week tho, and couldn't see myself playing too much of it online, with COD4 and Halo 3 hogging all my online time, so i 7 day returned it to EB and got burnout paradise.

What puts me off DMC4 is its alleged repetitiveness, i certainly don't want to buy another Assassins Creed. I'll probably check it out as a rental.
 

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Having now played DMC4 on both 360 and PS3, I'll definitely give the nod ever so slightly to the PS3 version
 
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I have an Xbox 360 and a Wii
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i have a ps3, 360 and a wii. Hah. But seriously, i tend to buy games that are awesome multiplayer for 360 (because of xbl) and then the bigger and more visual games for Ps3. Althought the PS3 may not neccessarily have better graphics, i do this because my tv is 1080p and has HDMI, so i use that on the PS3. Soon PS3 will dominate the debate of which console to get a game for (if you have both) because of the far increased storage space on blu-ray. This was already evident in Fifa 08 where whe PS3 version had a few extra game modes than the 360 version. I really hope that PS update and improve the playstation network up to or above the standards of XBL, even if it resulted in having to pay for it. Although i gather that on the most recent PS3 games, the online play has been improved, and example of this is unreal tournament, where the multiplayer infastructure is almost identical to PC.
 

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