 | Assassin’s Creed 2 Xbox 360 vs PS3 – No prizes for guessing the winner |
| LazySAGamer - November 20th, 2009 at 12:00 pm - 1728 Views - 35 Comments |
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I have been sitting here for the last hour trying to come up with a nice way of putting this that will deflect any Xbox 360 fanboy accusations that are targeted this way whenever we report on a Xbox 360 vs PS3 comparison.
But alas I have ended up empty handed…
Digital Foundry have used the latest technical magic to compare Assassin’s Creed 2 on the Xbox 360 to the same game on the PS3 and the PS3 has once again come up short.
I have to be honest here and say that I am disappointed in the PS3, it promised the world before it was released and now 3 years later it is still playing catch up on the cross platform games and anyone trying to point the finger at lazy developers is simply deluding themselves.
Thankfully the developers have considerably closed the gap in quality since the first title in the series and now playing the PS3 version is no longer considered a chore and is highly recommended if you don’t have a Xbox 360.
But in the words of Digital Foundry themselves,
“It’s an essential game on both platforms, but if you’ve got both consoles, the 360 version is clearly the more solid performer”
Source: DigitalFoundry
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November 20, 2009
1:17 pm
Ok this is how i stand.
If the PS3 had crappy exclusives which only matched the multiplatform quality then i would agree with you.
but honestly the PS3 exclusives ‘kill’ the X360 exclusives in terms of graphics (gameplay is not limited to the console of course).
What it boils down to is that the x360 has a fairly similar architecture to a PC. and that architecture is easy to develop for. So in my mind it makes sense that the xbox varient will look better.
i wouldn’t really say it’s lazy developers. i think they work there asses off to get the games to look as good as they do. i just think its the fact that both the ps3 and xbox are completely different and thus creating a multiplatform engine is incredibly hard. If the game is made to specifically use the SPU’s and cell processor correctly without having to worry about porting to a different console then i think the ps3 games would look better (and i believe the exclusive games show that).
now this does sound like a horrible fanboy rant and it may well be one. but this is just what i understand the situation to be. i’m interested to hear what others think
November 20, 2009
1:27 pm
I agree. The Xbox360 and PS3 have different strengths and exploiting both strenghts in a multiplat is difficult.
November 20, 2009
1:43 pm
I think you;’re pretty much on the money. Exclusives – ie games tailored to use the PS3’s inherent strengths without the worry of porting to another architecture blows the 360 stuff out of the water.
The problem with multiplat games isn’t really lazy devs, it’s just down to time and financial constraints.
I’m not sure which version of ACII I’ll pick up, but the interaction with the PSP AC:Bloodlines is quite a drawcard.
hmmm…
November 20, 2009
1:31 pm
So the PS3 version drops maybe 3 or 4 frames more, has a little more tearing emphassis on little and has better lighting than the 360 version. To see all this they had to slow the game down and use thousands of dollars worth of technology. Shit sounds to me like the PS3 version is unplayable. Oh noes what will we do
November 20, 2009
1:38 pm
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November 20, 2009
2:08 pm
Must…. resist…. insult…. AAAAA!!
If you don’t like the blog then bugger off and read others. We don’t need your kind here.
November 20, 2009
2:09 pm
@WilliamS *asshole*
November 20, 2009
1:42 pm
Mmm, but the ps3 version is region free… so I can get it at half the price….
November 24, 2009
4:27 am
All ubisoft’s games are region free, so the 360 version of AC2 also is.
November 20, 2009
2:11 pm
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November 20, 2009
2:13 pm
There is not a single xbox game that can stack up against:
Killzone 2, Uncharted 2.
UC2 has the best gfx I have ever seen and the MP gfx = the SP gfx.
I love Gears, but credit given where credit is due.
November 20, 2009
2:24 pm
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November 20, 2009
2:36 pm
wow? KZ2 looks crap……
with the kind of comments i’m seeing on the site i think an autoblock/autohide user feature should be implemented
November 20, 2009
2:43 pm
If somebody gets 4 thumbs down on a comment, that comment gets hidden. Not quite an autoblock, but the best we have right now.
November 20, 2009
3:15 pm
I have seen many journos on Twitter complaining about the frame drops on the PS3 version, which is a shame. The best looking games I have seen on a console to date are definitely PS3 exclusives, people say bad things about Killzone 2 but there is no denying that it’s visuals are some of the best in the business, even if they don’t run at 60fps, they are incredible.
Finally got my Uncharted 2, can’t wait to play it and see the visual upgrade as well.
November 20, 2009
5:35 pm
The PS3 does have better dev tools for exclusives. Maybe thats why Microsoft are busy working on the X-Engine to catch up to the PS3’s power. Read this:
http://www.gamezine.co.uk/news/formats/xbox360/xbox-secrets-the-truth-about-xbox-360-relaunch–$1305320.htm
November 23, 2009
1:42 pm
I’d love to see what Infinity Ward would be able to do on a console exclusive project. Judging from their coding ability with MW2 running at 60fps across multiple platforms imagine what they could do focusing on a single console and maybe dropping their frame-lock to 40fps. Ooooooo!!
November 23, 2009
2:17 pm
hi guys im an xbox 360 owner and i must the ps3 kicks ass its definitely something imgonna get my hands on. oh and MGS 4 is way cooler then GOW1&2.
though the xbox is good i just know not think know the ps3 is awesome.
by the way i only got the xbox because of the price!
November 23, 2009
3:25 pm
Get Assasin Creed 2 for Ps3 and psp, you get more bang for your buck, plus its runs alot quieter and your disc wont be scratched so you can easily sell it when you get bored. Most Xbox games you try trading in won get you more than R25-50 i can get up to R350 rand for second hand ps3 games, i think the only place to trade xbox games at a fair price is bt games these days
November 25, 2009
4:05 am
R25 – R50 for second hand Xbox games? Where in the heck do you trade your games in?
November 25, 2009
9:12 am
I never got less that R100 for an xbox game at Cash Converters. Also, they are selling their second hand PS3 games at R250 so obviously they are not giving R350 for them.
November 25, 2009
9:43 am
effin pirates, the lot of you. don’t you know that is against the licence you bought.
November 25, 2009
11:40 am
Is second hand car sales piracy as well?
November 25, 2009
12:51 pm
Eish, I guess sarcasm is lost on some people.
November 25, 2009
4:56 pm
Dammit!!! I had a late night.
November 25, 2009
8:23 pm
I sold my old xbox games at Games-Xetra for at least R120 even if it’s a shyt title…
O yeah Cats Digital will be launching their Cats Gaming Shop at the Fourways branch this Saturday it’s gonna be awesome lots of competitions it seems to be a decent gaming shop with consoles set up in each section to test and play games.
November 25, 2009
3:47 am
Wow…. I own both systems and the blind ignorant comments I’ve just read are incredibly immature. I love how you think the ps3 exclusives BLOW THE 360 OUT OF THE WATER…. is anyone here over 12? Loyalty to a multi-million dollar corporation that you absolutely have NOTHING to do with is amazing.
November 25, 2009
10:33 am
um… is there a problem with the Xbox or the game AC2… on the Ace up my sleeve stage, we get the movie thingy starting and then it freezes… please can someone do a good deed and help a doffie. Batman and Prototype ran without hassle last month.
November 25, 2009
11:45 am
Sounds like there’s a fault with the game disc. Ask your retailer for a replacement
November 25, 2009
12:17 pm
Very amusing comments mostly based on fanboy attitudes on both sides. Sure the PS3 version of AC2 has its drawbacks from the X360 version but the gameplay is still identical. Sadly I wont be buying any more X360 games until all the pirates have been rooted out, until then the PS3 has my preference.
Exclusive wise both platforms have their stronger games which balance each other out. U2 is a beauty but it aint perfect, hopefully with time Sony’s SDK will mature like the PS2 did after 5 years. Till then enjoy the plethora of titles available during a so called world recession.
December 9, 2009
6:13 am
PS3 is soo soo sad. Wow.
December 22, 2009
11:45 pm
I owned both systems and I never use the PS3 for gaming when titles exist for both consoles.
And to be honest, I found the gfx in Uncharted 2 to be lackluster.
I don’t mean they looked bad, but they’re not as great as everyone makes them out to be.
What’s disappointing is that Sony, AGAIN, decided they were too high and mighty to develop a console that’s easy to program for.
By the time 3rd party developers figure out how to unleash it’s full power, the Xbox 720 or PS4 will be out and the cycle will continue.
I recently had to sell the 360 because of money issue.
I hardly play anymore but I love Bluray so I chose the PS3 over the 360. But if the 360 had bluray capabilities, it would have been an easy choice.
The 360 trumps the PS3 in every category. From online, to multimedia to games. It’s no contest.
Even the controller is superior.
December 23, 2009
2:23 pm
while there is some truth to your comments, there is a lot to be desired…
a lot of people bash sony for releasing a mighty machine, sure it didn’t work out to plan for sony. but the fact remains its a marvelous machine (so is the 360, but the ps3 is the apparent loser here).
sony’s approach by using the cell cpu was probably wrong in that they used it too early… as is evident in developers not being able to get their heads around utilising it properly.
the worst part of this generation is the die-hard fans of each console, which is only fueled by comments like:
“I have to be honest here and say that I am disappointed in the PS3, it promised the world before it was released and now 3 years later it is still playing catch up on the cross platform games and anyone trying to point the finger at lazy developers is simply deluding themselves.”
sorry lazy, but thats such a short sighted view of the situation, sony did not develop the game, therefore they are not totally to blame. but i’m not the professional here… i only buy the games :P
and to everyone that thinks their choice in system is best one, your are an effing idiot… no platform is better than the other, they all provide fun gaming and that is the ONLY thing that counts!
here’s to 2010 being about games and not about what console makes e-penis’ grow or shrivel.
December 23, 2009
2:46 pm
nicely said easy….. these so called “Console Wars” are really a waste of time, everyone should enjoy the console they own for what it is. Both machines are just about equal in power. There will always be games that look better on one system than on the other, but that is due to the differences in their individual architectures and how to program for them.
January 4, 2010
11:07 am
Wait till the PC version comes out. It will BLOW THE CONSOLE VERSIONS OUT OF THE WATER! ;)
Honestly, if you want games with mind-blowing graphics, PC is your only choice.
Oh, and I own the PS3 version of ACII and enjoy playing it very much in spite of occasional frame drops.