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360 vs. PS3: direct video comparison
1UP has posted an article detailing the differences -- the lack thereof, actually -- between the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the same games. In addition to the screenshots, they have posted some very telling movies, too. To be fair, these are all PS3 launch titles, but the differences in graphical fidelity are small at best. The only example we saw that we could clearly give to the PS3 is the Fight Night image above. Of course, EA had a few extra months to polish the PS3 version. The Tiger Woods video probably provides the best comparison of all. The video sets two halves of the same sequence against each other. The 360 version is on the left, and the PS3 is on the right. Honestly, if it wasn't for the slight time and space gap between each half, we might be convinced that they were one and the same. Watch the video and leave your thoughts after the break.
Sony not competing with Microsoft, Nintendo
You'd think that after the buzz the PS3 has been getting lately, Sony would be a little more confident in itself. Analysts are predicting major victory for the PS3 and it even got a (pseudo) political endorsement. Yuichi Ejiri, general manager of sales and marketing at Sony Computer Entertainment Hong Kong, wasn't completely ecstatic about his product. According to Dow Jones, Ejiri "conceded that competition in the game console market is intensifying with rivals Microsoft Corp. and Nintendo Co. offering cheaper devices," an odd concession from a Sony official on the day the PS3 launched in his own territory. The Hong Kong 60GB PS3, priced at HK$3,780 (or $485 US, those lucky bastards), is competition for HD-DVD, or so Ejiri says. Sony is sending the consumer base mixed messages on what the PS3 is supposed to be. Is it competing against the Xbox 360 or against HD-DVD? Sony is going to have a difficult time trying to split loyalties between the two abilities. We suggest they pick one main feature (go for the games!) and treat the other as a value add.
COD3 is best on 360, in more ways than one
If you're a 360 fanboy who's curious about the PS3, there is always one question on your mind: "what's the online like?" If you've been paying attention to Resistance, you'll know that it can be great. However, Call of Duty 3 paints a different picture. Gamespot's review of COD3 for the PS3 cites a couple of noticeable differences between the PS3 version and its 360 cousin. The first difference: the PS3 has a choppy frame rate that makes the game a chore occasionally. We'll chalk that up to Treyarch being unfamiliar with the PS3. The differences in online play, on the other hand, are more fundamental. The PS3 version offers 24 players online, just like the 360 version. Unfortunately, only one person per PS3 can go online versus the 360 version's four. Also, there is no ranked play available, a feature that is standard on 360 thanks to TrueSkill. If Sony continues to put the onus on developers to create online features, we can only assume that online options will always be superior on the 360, at least when it comes to cross-platform titles. What do you think? Does the fact that Sony's service is free outweigh the depth of features available through Xbox Live?
