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   October 22nd, 2008 clock image 12:28 pm

[Update] PSM(3) has come out to clarify this point. Apparently the PS3 version is SLIGHTLY worse than the 360 version and the difference is purely down to a slightly choppier framerate and the objects are jaggier/rougher in the distance, not to mention that they textures are muddier up close. The 360 version looks better but it’s not like the PS3 version is bad so if you only have a PS3 don’t panic you will still love the game.

I would like to also point out that this doesn’t contradict or change anything in the rest of this story.

Fallout 3

And here we go again another AAA cross platform title is being reported as looking better on the 360 and PC compared to the PS3.

What makes this even more believable is that this is being reported by PSM(3), in their very own words

“”Fallout 3′s world looks incredible, tinged by the chill of the desolate, post-apocalyptic emptiness. But sadly, the PS3 version compares poorly to it’s Xbox and Pc counterparts. It’s not a deal breaker, but clearly the PS3 wasn’t the lead platform – disappointing, since Oblivion looked better on the PS3.”

Can I get the usual complaints out of the way now not to waste time?

We can blame the bad / lazy / stupid developers who didn’t understand the platform except that these are the guys who did so well with Oblivion on the PS3…

How about we start up the conspiracy engine and say that Microsoft has paid Bethesda to make sure that the PS3 version looks worse.. well it would have to be a lot of money to make a company gimp their own product.

No I think the reality is a little simpler than that and a lot worse for Sony, the 360 and PC development processes are very similar and as such it makes sense to lead on the PC and port to the 360 and polish it then. However porting to the PS3 is a bit more difficult and seeing that the PC and 360 markets are substantially larger than the PS3 market which version do you think the developers are going to be spend more time on?

Can Sony fix this? I honestly don’t know, it is a worry and I am hoping that with the exclusives they have they can force a market change to ensure that the games keep on coming thick and fast to both platforms.

However if you are thinking of getting Fallout 3 and have a choice it has suddenly become obvious which version you should be getting.

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  • kabraal

    were you by any chance drunk well you typed that?

  • count2negative

    What are you smoking? Think what you saying here, is what you wish the PS3 could do. 2009 will be better, 2009 will be better!!! Sounds like deja-vu. This whole PS3 is more powerful is old now, cause that’s the only argument the PS3 has.Think we all know it aint exactly bout how powerful the console is anymore(Wii?), it’s about the experience and the MS(as F-Up as they are) has done a pretty good job with the 360. Give pros when pros are due. This is good for the market, keep them on their toes, which means better games for us gamers.

    • http://www.lazygamer.co.za ewan

      No Alex I have played ps3 and xbox 360 versions and can certainly say that the xbox 360 version has better anti-aliasing, loads quicker, has better draw distance and it not very glitchy compared to the ps3 version. What you are talking about with disc space does not have any effect on how the game renders and produces graphics. It CAN have an effect on the texture resolution, however, because higher resolution textures means more data and more space needed. But, in the case of nearly every games developer, they made one set of textures and aren’t using blu-ray as a reason to make higher resolution textures. Also I should point out that fallout 3 on xbox 360 is only 5.4 GB big but the disc space is 6.8 GB. There is room for higher resolution textures which they just didn’t put in.

  • Alex

    dude XBOX (Microsoft) owns PSM magazine you fool. Of course it says the XBOX version is better. Really, I mean all the complaints about the PSM version are the complete opposite of what is true. The framerate and picture is clearly superior on the PS3 and no one save someone with a serious personality disorder can defute that. I mean can you really lie to yourself? Maybe if Fallout 3 was on HD DVD it would be better…oh wait I forgot XBOX discontinued the initiative. After lowering the price 40% of course two months earlier. hahah Microsoft treats its costumers like whores. Pay for the internet server service too hahaha. Sony loves me and I love her because she is a lady, not a pimp.

  • Alex

    *customers*

  • Alex

    Dude Halo 3 that’s all I got to say. Oh wait, no, I also have to say Fable 2, Shadowrun, Bioshock, and Two Worlds. Not to mention the C+ RPG’s Square Enix sells off to Xbox that PS3 obviously has no desire to pick up. Granted, PS3 has had its hyped up games as well, but the amount of hype behind Halo and Fable was just astronomical. I remember the dude at EB games trying to sell me the collector edition of Fable. I wish I could have gone into the future, played it, and then told the guy what an incredible retard he was.

  • Alex

    Halo 3 was everything Xbox360 had on a $70 platter. Its failure was the deathnell of Xbox.

  • Lonehunter5859

    As a Playstation3 and Xbox360 owner ( also own a med range PC) and having a variaty of games both on xbox360 and ps3 i can say that most of games on xbox360 LOOK better and have a more SOLID framerate.

    Srry PS3 fanboys, who woreship the cell-processor, but except for exclusive games (like MGS4), the 360 wins, hands down.

    Another thing that i notice that i play twice as much on my xbox360 than on my ps3 just because of the great service you get with xbox live, and the NXE is just an amazing menu to use. Alright, you have to pay 50 bucks for one year of awesome online gameplay, but it is nothing compared to online gaming on ps3.(I also play 50 bucks a year for my rapidshare accaunt, to dll all my pc-games, movies, appz, and so on)), so 50 dollars IS NOT A LOT OF MONEY.

  • Mr. Scescadoodles

    First: this is a topic about in wich console Fallout 3 would look better in no if Xbox 360 is better than the PS3 or vis-versa (or how ever you spell it). Second: Just so you all know there are add-ons (or expansions (whatever)) for the fallout on the Xbox 360 and for the PC so I say you should go for the xbox version or PC becuase how would not like expansions for this good game, also I read about a download for fallout on the PC called “G.E.C.K” (you all know what that is) wich is like a Fallout editor and I think thats pretty cool.

    just an update to the topic. :wink:

    Mr. Scescadoodles.

  • M@GE

    You know… these PS3 fanboys are getting on my nerves…
    Stop with this CPU crap that makes the PS3 superior! WTF? Do these fanboys think that the CPU is the only thing that makes a console powerful? NEWS FLASH: GPU!!!! And it also comes down to WHICH CPU HAS BETTER (((QUALITY)))

    And before you PS fanboys say that the games are better on their greener side. I DISAGREE 110%

    And you could hate me for it. I dont give a damn. Atleast I am not manipulating MYSELF

    Hi five! :wink:

  • M@GE

    Also

    Would you rather have a stronger CPU made out of rusty metal and dirt? Or have a slightly weaker CPU made out of gold, diamonds and titanium?

    …think about it.

  • person

    Yep the choice is obvious PC

  • Rob

    ps3 DOES NOT have dual nvidia ultra cards dumbass. I own one, I would know.

  • Same

    I just want a reliable console that won’t die on me after a year (insert 54% failure rate of xbox 360s).

    I don’t care too much about which has the fastest GPU or the prettiest graphics (xbox 360 or PS3, who cares?). I’m an old school gamer, I used to play text based RPGs and some of the more atrocious looking things on the Spectrum. So no, graphics do not mean that much.

    What does mean a lot, is as I said, reliability, quality of games and whether or not the system will keep me entertained.

    Anyway, Playstation magazine (PSM) is owned by Microsoft. If you believe anything those sods say, you’re probably retarded, much in the same way if an Xbox magazine was owned by Sony, I’d take whatever it said with a heavy dose of consumer scepticism.

    • http://www.lazygamer.co.za ewan

      if you didn’t have the fan covered up the failure rate would be much less. RROD is also very easy to fix yourself, but no one seems to believe me.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1381526454 Dennis van Hout

    I have to admit that Fallout 3 on PS3 has a obvious lesser framerate,.. Fallout 3 does look better on 360.

    The only thumbs up I can give is that my PS3 hasn’t died on me yet and I never had any probs with it. Something I can’t say about my X-Boxes. I’m on my 3th Xbox at the moment.. If this one dies, I’ll never buy a 360 again and gladly accept lesser framerates of Xbox (microsoft) games that are ported to my rocksolid PS3. ^^

    • http://www.facebook.com/adolph.visagie Adolph Current

      I couldn’t have said it better, even if MS releases the xbox 720 (I really hope they’ll settle for a better name) next year or 2012, I won’t be touching it even if all the games are 720 exclusive.

  • Bowwowfan20

    Just traded my Playstation 3 copy of Fallout 3 GOTY for the xbox 360 version since I can’t even play an hour without the ps3 version freezing up :sad: to bad since I love playstation. :angry:

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