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Which format for FFXIII?
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22-02-2010 11:31am#1
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I'm going to hold off buying it until digital foundry do a comparison. The videos are going to be way better on the PS3 but I have a feeling that it might be the better looking game on the 360. FFXIII pumps out a lot of alpha effects and the PS3 really struggles with these while the 360 excels at displaying them. However lighting and shaders are the strong point of the PS3 and when a developer utilises these to the utmost advantage a PS3 game can look stunning. It might not be pumping out as many polygons or alpha effects as the 360 but it's hidden behind these factors, for example Uncharted 2, and the 360 really can't emulate the effect.
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Retr0gamer wrote: »Since people are waiting on this one I'd say this could be out on release day or a day after release. Trying to do my PhD thesis myself so won't have much time to play it either
Ouch, I can't feel too bad about the masters so
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I could say that I'm getting the PS3 version for the uncompressed sound and video, but I'd probably get the PS3 version anyway because it's the one I prefer - same way when I get Bayonetta it'll be for the PS3 as I prefer the controller.
For the love of god no...
Bayonetta is great btw, well worth picking up. Quickly, get to zavvi. The price won't be beat!
And yup, still on the fence! Richard Leadbetter, where for art thou?0 -
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Burning Eclipse wrote: »For the love of god no...
Bayonetta is great btw, well worth picking up. Quickly, get to zavvi. The price won't be beat!
And yup, still on the fence! Richard Leadbetter, where for art thou?
that's a great price for bayonetta. Might have to bite when some of backlog is cleared.0 -
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Burning Eclipse wrote: »Why? Is your Xbox 360 in a different house, near an airport?
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the airport would probably be quieter than an xbox 360 :pac:0 -
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I find my 360 noisy but not enough to distract me from a game. It's a bit annoying when watching a dvd during quiet moments but never during a game especially with the HD install. The PS3 is grand and quiet until my room heats up. Then the fans kick in and it's actually noisier than my 360 at times. I still don't find it distracting.
If what you say is true Gothpunk then I'd say that Square kept in the Full HDR from the PS3 version in the 360 version which is killing the 360's memory so it's running at a lower resolution. This is a very good indication of a half arsed port if square couldn't even be bothered using the half HDR/half bloom that most games use on the 360.
When you install on the HD for the 360 the whole disc is installed on the HD but you still need the disc in the drive to start the game up.
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Latest news from NeoGAF (via the guy from Digital Foundry who posts there) is that the 360 version runs at 576p upscaled to 720p, whereas the PS3 version runs at native 720p and dithering is more noticable on the 360 version. It's looking like the PS3 version is the 'superior' version if you care about this sort of stuff.
That's not taking into account the 1080p video the PS3 version has versus whatever the 360 version has - the PS3 version has something like 34GB of video so if you have an HD TV you'll probably notice a difference between uncompressed (PS3) and compressed (360).
tl;dr: PS3 version has better resolution, less noticable dithering and superior audio and video.
OT: About the 360 noise, I find that my 360 (a Jasper) is pretty quiet when I have installed a game but the power brick is quite noisy. Is that normal? Installing games is such a great feature.
*Ordered*
Based on the Neogaf thread tbh.
May Bill Gates forgive my infidelity. 0 -
Oops, meant to reply to this earlier. Are the versions of Bayonetta really that different? I've played the demo of it on both my 360 and my PS3, and whilst the 360 version did look a bit better, I'm just so much more used to the Dualshock, particularly for these types of games. I can't afford Bayonetta yet (White Knight Chronicles and Heavy Rain on Friday, then FFXIII, Yakuza 3 and GoWIII) but thanks for the link. :pac: It'll definitely be cheaper in a month or two methinks.Burning Eclipse wrote: »For the love of god no...
Bayonetta is great btw, well worth picking up. Quickly, get to zavvi. The price won't be beat!
Keep an eye on APZonerunner's posts, he now has both versions I think, although he is under embargo. He says "PS3 [version] of course has the edge".Burning Eclipse wrote: »Based on the Neogaf thread tbh.
Some NeoGAFfers seem to think that the 360 port of FFXIII was outsourced (to the team that was supposed to port The Last Remnant to the PS3 they think), in much the same way as the PS3 version of Bayonetta was. There's no evidence for this though (particularly about the porting team, I think everyone is just having fun speculating). I'm not sure if we can call it a half arsed port, I mean there's only so much more they can delay the game before all the sweaty fans brandishing gunblades break into S-E HQ and demand the game be released. The versions are pretty close but perhaps the game really was developed as a PS3 exclusive first and then the decision to port came later.Retr0gamer wrote: »If what you say is true Gothpunk then I'd say that Square kept in the Full HDR from the PS3 version in the 360 version which is killing the 360's memory so it's running at a lower resolution. This is a very good indication of a half arsed port if square couldn't even be bothered using the half HDR/half bloom that most games use on the 360.0 -
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Oops, meant to reply to this earlier. Are the versions of Bayonetta really that different?
Well if you have played both versions it's very hard to go back to the PS3 version. There's tearing and slow down everywhere and it's even worse in the areas that aren't in the demo. The game doesn't flow as well compared to the 360 version since it's pretty much a solid 60 fps. Also the poorer quality textures are far more noticeable.Some NeoGAFfers seem to think that the 360 port of FFXIII was outsourced (to the team that was supposed to port The Last Remnant to the PS3 they think), in much the same way as the PS3 version of Bayonetta was.
I actually wouldn't be surprised if this happened. You'd be surprised by how much this happens lately and that a lot of third parties are never credited for it.
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you can use either the d-pad or the analog stick to move around and use the menus.
That's good news
I like to focus on one game at a time because there's nothing worse than coming back to one only to discover you have no idea where to go or what to do next. I'll especially want to give a new FF my full attention (I'm closing my eyes, sticking my fingers in my ears and going lalala about any criticism until I get to play it for myself).0 -
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