 | Bayonetta – Xbox 360 vs PS3 |
| LazySAGamer - November 27th, 2009 at 8:00 am - 618 Views - 11 Comments |
This isn’t going to come as a surprise to anyone who has followed the Bayonetta demo comparisons between the Xbox 360 and PS3.
During the demo comparisons it was proven that the Xbox 360 version was far superior to the PS3 one in virtually every way but that was only a demo and obviously SEGA had time to go back and polish the PS3 version somewhat.
Well unfortunately they decided to go to the pub instead and while they were away the intern gave it a crack and broke the game some more. That’s right the final version of Bayonetta on the PS3 is considerably worse than the 360 version, even more so than we saw in that demo.
I won’t attempt to recreate the lambasting that the PS3 version just received over 3 pages by Digital Foundry but to put it in a nutshell the 360 version is vastly superior in absolutely every way and they even go so far as to say.
“It’s also difficult to recommend the game in this state when PS3 owners have the likes of Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 and Devil May Cry 4 as potential alternatives”
Which to me says that if you don’t have the option to get the 360 version then rather don’t get the game at all. ouch.
If you are a die hard PS3 fan then I strongly recommend not reading through the link as they really have nothing good to say about the PS3 version. If you are a 360 fan who loves to see the PS3 fail then bookmark the site to ensure you can always return to relive the ecstasy.
Some choice quotes from the comparison
“On Xbox 360, it is a magnificent game, as our import review testifies. On PS3, it looks like an Xbox 360 exclusive that has been dragged unwilling, kicking and screaming across the divide. “
“First impressions are that performance is severely impacted in places on PS3 and that graphics have been pared down to boot”
“Frame-rate is often running at half the speed of the 360 version and the performance impact, combined with the sheer amount of stuff going on, essentially makes the PS3 version more confusing than playable: you’re starved of visual feedback.”
“Throughout the game the gap in performance is colossal, and pretty much unprecedented.”
Okay I can’t go on… in summary this is an embarrassment for the PS3 and in hindsight the developers should probably have simply made this an Xbox 360 exclusive.
If I were Sony I would be knocking down some doors to find out what went wrong here.
Source: DigitalFoundry
*Those numbers in the header image are the framerates, 22 frames per second… ouch
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November 27, 2009
8:50 am
November 27, 2009
9:19 am
Flame on.
November 27, 2009
11:17 am
” If you are a 360 fan who loves to see the PS3 fail”
Like you lazygamer?
I think the only thing sad here, is this sites continued sewer approach to blogging and reporting. It really is disgusting and I really hope there are not sponsors paying you for all the trash you post. I don’t own a PS3 but it’s clear you take great pride in posting blogs where the PS3 is humiliated. Shameful.
November 27, 2009
11:28 am
We always post comparisons between major cross platform titles and this to me is more interesting than usual as the port has been so badly handled.
If this sort of shoddy work went unreported it could become the norm and then in 3 years everyone would turn around and ask why no one ever kicked up a fuss about it.
November 27, 2009
11:35 am
+1
January 27, 2010
10:28 am
I definitely agree Lazy, if it quacks like a duck, yet runs at a lower frame rate, then most likely it’s a shoddily produced port of a duck.
I’m not too perturbed about whether or not Bayonetta is more superior on the box, because I wasn’t planning on getting it anyway. I’m just not into Sarah Palin-librarian games. Oh don’t get me wrong, I like women in games, but in this case it’s just not doing anything for me:P
November 30, 2009
11:53 am
Don’t be such a doos.
Are you that narrow minded that you think every time someone says something that’s Pro-Xbox and Anti-PS3 they then by default become Fanboys?
November 27, 2009
11:46 am
I own the game on the PS3 and sadly the comparisons are spot on. I knew about this prior to buying the title but heck, its still a shockingly good game and Bayonetta is the hottest chick in gaming!
November 27, 2009
6:05 pm
No ways dude, the game is good, but Bayonetta looks like a crackwhore who struts around like Paris Hilton.
November 30, 2009
10:49 am
So true dude, she looks far too much like that Palin chick.
January 27, 2010
7:32 am
Both of you are stupid she is one of the hottest women in gaming…like it really matters though since she is imaginary lol.