PS3 and Xbox 360

**Divinus Arma** · 07-31-2005, 14:43

Has everyone seen the releases of XBox 360 and Playstation 3?

I'll post a couple of links. The most amazing thing is the graphics card of the PS3. It is twice as powerful as the most powerful GPU in the world today! $1,000 in graphics power in one chip, in one system, for less than half the price.

http://www.gamespot.com/features/6125429/

You have got to see the game previews! Killzone looks amazing!

Who do you think will win the next console war?

**Taurus** · 07-31-2005, 14:49

The PS3 and Xbox 360 look amazing but I'd have to say that I would like the PS3 to win the console war. Although the graphics on the 360 and PS3 will probably be very similar I always tend to find that the Sony Systems always seem to have a wider array of games.
Sure Xbox has Halo and such like but I prefer the Playstation. That's just my opinion.

**Divinus Arma** · 07-31-2005, 14:52

Apparently the PS3 is supposed to be better. If you look at the footage from both, the 360 looks weak in comparison. Of course, PS3 has a couple of less than satisfying shots as well. But overall, PS3 had more clips that you could go "ooooooooh" "ahhhhhhhhhh".

**Taurus** · 07-31-2005, 15:38

Yeah, I went into the local video game store and they were showing clips of the new Fight Night boxing game on an instore plasma tv. I must admit it looked amazing.

But yeah I think the PS3 will be better however I think that the look of the 360 is very nice.

**Azi Tohak** · 07-31-2005, 17:40

Ahem...Divinus Arma, there is no guarantee that Killzone is anything more than a tech demo. Sorry mate. Believe me, I would love to see a game look like that though.

Both the Xbox 360 and PS 3 have the capability to make great looking games. But then...FF X and X-2 look great...and I think those are the crappiest FF I've played. Great graphics don't make a great game (read: RTW along with FF X and FF X-2). I am more interested in how they can develop new types of games and use the prettyness to their own advantage.

Azi

**Geoffrey S** · 07-31-2005, 18:05

The next-generation consoles look promising; yet I find it hard to get excited about them nowadays. The rate at which PCs are improving, the talented mod scene, and the numerous smaller developers make PC gaming in the next couple of years seem like a far more exciting prospect than similar consoles vying for supremacy over their market. Don't get me wrong, the upcoming consoles could certainly produce good game, but to me the fact that the PC is more open to smaller developers and many smaller developers (not to mention mod teams) are far more adventurous in making games means I can't see myself shelling out money for a console just yet.

**Divinus Arma** · 07-31-2005, 19:14

Originally Posted by Azi Tohak

Ahem...Divinus Arma, there is no guarantee that Killzone is anything more than a tech demo. Sorry mate. Believe me, I would love to see a game look like that though.

I hear ya. I have read the same thing before. On the hopeful side, once a machine is able to support this, there should be no reason that this wouldn't be a reality. It probably is a real-time rendered movie, rather than an in-game sequence. But we can hope!

Both the Xbox 360 and PS 3 have the capability to make great looking games. But then...FF X and X-2 look great...and I think those are the crappiest FF I've played. Great graphics don't make a great game (read: RTW along with FF X and FF X-2). I am more interested in how they can develop new types of games and use the prettyness to their own advantage.

Azi

Good points, to be sure. It is the totality of experience that the game offers.