I would like to also point out that this doesn’t contradict or change anything in the rest of this story.
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.â€
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.
Last Updated: October 22, 2008
ewie
October 22, 2008 at 12:34
Sadly I don’t have a choice, so I will have to go
with the Xbox 2360 version anyway. 🙂
trin
October 22, 2008 at 12:54
“these are the guys who did so well with Oblivion on the PS3…”
IMO, Oblivion looked horrible on all platforms – the environments/buildings etc were good, but character models were a joke
Someone
October 22, 2008 at 12:56
I’m getting for PC as it’ll be cheaper.
So I need to save every buck these days. 😥
janrik
October 22, 2008 at 12:56
I was holding out on ordering this for a ps3 vs 360 review,
so have now placed my 360 pre-order.
PaasHaas
October 22, 2008 at 13:48
Hmmmm I wonder how “poorly” it performs. I was iffy about getting the game in the first place but if it performs poorly ill be getting something else.
Looking worse is fine as long as the game runs fine in whatever state it is presented.
Your Mother
October 22, 2008 at 15:55
Fuck this game, never appealed to me….No trophy support, bad graphics…Fuck it
Bioshock, LBP, Resistance 2 and SOCOM FTW
StNick
October 22, 2008 at 16:19
Howcome when *I* said Oblivion looked better on PS3, I got shot down?
Macethy
October 22, 2008 at 18:28
I read over at another site that this was actually a hoax and the bigger sites like IGN,they have been quoted in previews as saying that the PS3 version is identical to the others.
thisOneGuy
October 22, 2008 at 18:33
Macethy, you are correct: other sites already said the PS3 version was excellent, so I think this “review” is incorrect.
kabraal
October 22, 2008 at 18:43
Jumped the gun their lazy.
By know you should know to first wait for the eurogamer 1 billion dollar setup tests… 😉
jak
October 22, 2008 at 18:55
lazy hates the world!
Almost
October 22, 2008 at 19:19
God Damnit, why the hell do they make it like that its stupid. The ps3 is more powerfull that the 360 so it should be better. Im sure microsoft do a sneaky deal to make the ps3 version suck 🙁
durp
October 22, 2008 at 20:04
cause your a fag.
zomg
October 22, 2008 at 20:11
Y’all need to check your dumbness at the door. 360 is better. PS3 more like PSPEE LOL. fggts
IkariX
October 22, 2008 at 20:40
You are aware that you are an Xbox 360 fanboy hey. Stop trying to talk shit about the PS3. Well all know the ps3 is a way more powerful console
lilmetal
October 22, 2008 at 21:05
I don’t care how much worse it looks…
I’m tired of playing “Spot the Differences” with these cross-platform games.
The difference is always so minute.
As long as it’s still a fun game, nothing else matters.
LazySAGamer
October 22, 2008 at 21:19
Got a link to say it was a hoax anywhere?
trapp
October 22, 2008 at 21:35
It should be the same if your spending the same amount of money.
Ausbo
October 22, 2008 at 21:50
ps3 maybe more powerful, but it is harder to develop on and it would cost more to lead with. powerful isn’t always better. David vs. Goliath. Who cares about the specs its about the games. For me Fable, Left 4 Dead and Gears beats LBP, and Resistance. Socom sucks I’ve played it. xbox has got 3 potential games of the year and the ps3 has LBP(great game) and maybe Resistance but i doubt it. Plus xbox’s back catalog is the best. Right now i can’t justify getting a ps3 especially with all this talk of multiplatform games being better on the 360. Plus bioshock has been out for over a year on the xbox so don’t act like it is an exclusive.
assassin284
October 22, 2008 at 22:05
OK im a Xbox 360 fan but you know what screen shots or vids would really help
As for the Ps3 guys man Im sure this game os exaclty the same
snyper
October 22, 2008 at 22:21
ps3 way more powerful???? keep dreaming, it may be more powerful on paper but surely doesnt show where it matters in the games… just face it sony lied to us the ps3 is not as powerful as sony claim to be……….
snyper
October 22, 2008 at 22:23
Thats what I call a smart gamer………
ewie
October 22, 2008 at 22:25
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=199997&site=psm
the psn authors comments.
LazySAGamer
October 22, 2008 at 22:39
To slow this evening Ewie, I had already updated the article up top 😉
However I don’t think it changes the article to be honest, I never said the PS3 version was bad… just not as good
ChuckD
October 22, 2008 at 22:51
I’m still gonna buy it. Honestly, when you’re playing a game, you don’t notice those type of things. It’s not gonna affect gameplay.
ewie
October 22, 2008 at 23:11
I see the author try to put it in perspective but he only quote part of the whole.
Sephit
October 22, 2008 at 23:11
Ya you would have to expect that kind of comment coming from a guy who says SOCOM FTW! very constructive comment. Now come on guys, this game is being developed since 04! Now we all know that developing a game on 360 is way easier especialy 4 years ago. Anyone who knows what Fallout is couldn’t care less about graphics : It’s all about story and gameplay 😀
dfasdfasdfsdf
October 22, 2008 at 23:50
what lazy pieces of shit….Ps3 has the power to be better…. guess what… Now I am going to torrent it for the PC instead of buying it for ps3… their loss!
thinga
October 22, 2008 at 23:58
“shapert textures and smoother frae rate” Its the same old story… and i wonder why it just wont sink in folks..
The 360 has better GPU.. and thats just the way it is, and the way its allways been… (yes the PS3 has a much more powerful cpu… but thats does not help the fact that it has a “not so sharp” gpu.. with only 256 mb ram (360 has 512.. and some other features”..
But hey… The PS3 is way better on Folding at home… Think about that the next time you chose a console… gameconsole ? or foldingconsole 🙂
edub1026
October 23, 2008 at 01:05
I own a PS3 and a few other consoles. Now other than this game not looking as good as PC & 360. Does it play worse (slow frame rate, missing things etc…) or is all this bichin just about not looking as good.
LazySAGamer
October 23, 2008 at 01:51
According to the update from PSM (check above)
The textures are muddier, framerate is less stable and the objects are more jagged in the distance..
However the problems are not major, the game still looks great on the PS3
towelie
October 23, 2008 at 03:49
well sry to say it but yea ia agree
the xbox 360 has a better line up and its not always about how powerful the system is but the again the ps3 doesnt show it power and also for bioshock the xbox360 version was just better so i am getting it for xbox 360
fafaa
October 23, 2008 at 05:44
PS3 Suxxxx 😀
baba
October 23, 2008 at 08:11
I would not say PS3 sucks, rather blame it on the developers.
Fred
October 23, 2008 at 08:28
Couldn’t care about fallout , can’t wait for Resistance2 , Motorstorm2 and LBP. Enough to keep me busy.
ewie
October 23, 2008 at 08:51
Blame it on the development tools Sony provide, it
is a well known fact that Microsoft’s development tools is way better.
baba
October 23, 2008 at 11:17
I don’t agree, I would rather say that MS’s tools are better known because a lot of the libraries are shared between Windows and 360. If OPENGL and Linux were more widely accepted, nobody would complain about the tools.
COD4, Burnout Paradise, GTA4 are all proof of what is possible with cross platform developing. Maybe the talent is lacking at other developers?
xyber
October 23, 2008 at 12:15
Get it for PC if you got a gaming PC. Why bother with a more expensive and crappy looking console version.
PSM3 article concerning this where they explain the review. http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=199997&site=psm
If you look at some of the other titles with huge worlds comming for PS3 one can see that it is just crappy port and that if the devs had more tallent they could most likely pull off a better looking PS3 version. Anycase, its done and anyone owning both PS3 and 360 will rather get the 360 version, else get the one for your platform or get it for PC if you got a good rig.
ewie
October 23, 2008 at 12:39
The opengl argument could also hold.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/opengl-directx,2019.html
have a look.
KoolAidDrinker
October 23, 2008 at 19:25
But Sony marketing told us the PS3 was more powerful so it must be! I mean look at the Killzone movie they showed 3 years ago…
They probably did lead with the PS3…ask anyone who develops for both platforms, you lead with the weak platform so you are sure everything works at least as well on the more powerful.
I like my PS3 b/c of the japanese support, but seriously…gimped GPU, split memory, and inferior dev tools do not a better platform make.
RAY
October 24, 2008 at 01:59
The PS3 will always play blurays better than the 360 though (smile). Seriously, I bought the the ps3 50% for playing blurays on my 1080 tv, and 50% for gaming, and it’s does a great job at both. And it’s also doing great at showing the thousands of photos and home movies I have. I’m disappointed that the developer didnt make the effort to make the ports equal, but Uncharted was great, WipeoutHD is georgous at 60fps, 1080 rock solid, and i’ve spent 250 hours on Oblivion so far (haven’t even closed any gates yet) and that does look better on the PS3. So i’m happy, and I wasn’t sure i’d be buying Fallout3 anyway, too many other games coming out and not enough time/money to play all of them.
ewie
October 24, 2008 at 10:12
you made VGCHARTZ.
http://www.vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=46263
LazySAGamer
October 24, 2008 at 12:05
hmm page won’t load :(…
Are they being rude 😉
grit
October 30, 2008 at 15:52
Um… hate to tell ya but resistance 2 and gow are going to pretty much even each other out. I never liked fable or got what the big deal was. Run around in fairy land like and elf didn’t appeal to me. 2nd, yeah we got l4d on the 360 but you forgot Metal GEAR SOLID 4 – Best game ever imho. And Killzone 2! Oh yeah and lik you said LBP which I have but haven’t played yet. And finally, I got this game on the ps3 just like all others because of 2 reasons… 1. PS3 is more reliable and I want to keep all my games on the same platform (5 years from now I’ll be playing ps1, 2, and 3 games on the same box) and 2. I can use my fragfx on it and have a mouse! Microsoft won’t let splitfish build a fragfx or any other mouselike controller so control is the main issue for me.
slowdive
October 30, 2008 at 16:15
http://www.hardcoreware.net/playstation-3-vs-xbox-360-one-year-later/
This is one of many great links that adress the theory of the ps3 being more powerful. Its relatively even handed to boot 😉
Also in the graphics section there is a pretty decent explination of why games released on multi-platform are currently looking better “generally” on the 360.
Honestly only reason right now to pick a console would have to be what exclusives you wish to play. The rest is just rabbid fanboi’ism for shame 😛
ps3fanboy
November 5, 2008 at 07:52
THIS BLOWS …. Damned 20 hours into the PS3 version of this game and it locks up… several times in the same spot each time. I can’t get past it.
Gotta love it…
“HURRY UP and get it to market” approach screwed a genius development team, again.
BETA TESTERS MY ASS! BETHESDA: Fire your management!!!!!!!
ewie
November 5, 2008 at 10:54
Pity you don’t have a Xbox, these kind of articles is meant to show people with both consoles which version they should get.
mark
November 7, 2008 at 21:42
I own a 360, and have no need of a ps3 to play blu-rays. Didn’t cost very much to have bluray drives installed in my p.c. (smile). Furthermore, my console still has better games than the ps3. meh!
txwhite
November 8, 2008 at 08:57
For those who dont know the PS3 is more powerful, being it has 7 processors and the 360 has 3. Also, computers didnt even have that many when the PS3 came out so I would say that it is more powerful when the 360 came out before it. To wrap it up, rumor is that GTA5 may be and exclusive for the PS3 because they want to add all the GTA maps and add new things to the gameplay that would ONLY!!!! be possible on the PS3, which then proves more powerful. Oh I forgot to say that PS3 has dual nividia ultra graphic cards and 360 has ati graphics. In 2009 the PS3 will lead with more exclusives coming out. PS3 owners get ready to shine. Trophy system mandatory for every game starting 2009. The xbox will come out with another console and PS3 will still be sucking up everything around because it was announced that the PS4 would pertain everything the PS3 has just with a new price and a few extra possible things. To me that sound like sony thought pretty far ahead, thats why their not worried.
kabraal
November 9, 2008 at 13:50
were you by any chance drunk well you typed that?
count2negative
November 9, 2008 at 21:19
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.
ewan
May 8, 2010 at 08:52
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
December 11, 2008 at 17:53
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
December 11, 2008 at 17:55
*customers*
Alex
December 11, 2008 at 18:02
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
December 11, 2008 at 18:03
Halo 3 was everything Xbox360 had on a $70 platter. Its failure was the deathnell of Xbox.
Lonehunter5859
December 30, 2008 at 01:52
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
May 10, 2009 at 01:33
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. 😉
Mr. Scescadoodles.
M@GE
July 1, 2009 at 03:29
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! 😉
M@GE
July 1, 2009 at 03:31
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
July 6, 2009 at 06:56
Yep the choice is obvious PC
Rob
July 6, 2009 at 19:50
ps3 DOES NOT have dual nvidia ultra cards dumbass. I own one, I would know.
Same
August 21, 2009 at 11:13
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.
ewan
May 8, 2010 at 08:55
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.
Dennis van Hout
May 14, 2010 at 23:22
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. ^^
Adolph Current
May 14, 2010 at 23:41
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
June 19, 2010 at 03:40
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 🙁 to bad since I love playstation. :angry: