Gaming site 1UP has put together a side by side comparison of the PS3 and the XBox 360 from a visual perspective. The verdict? Despite being touted as a far superior gaming system on the hardware side, the PS3s visuals look about the same as they do on the 360.
“We put the PS3 lineup to the test. We captured images and video of several games and their Xbox 360 counterparts – using the same exact capture device, with same type of connection cables, running at the same exact resolutions. Now you tell us, are we just missing something or was the next generation here all along?“
I’ll have to admit, the visuals do look basically the same. In fact, I would go so far as to say that Gears of War looks better on the XBox than anything available on the PS3. However, I still think that there are a couple of things missing from 1UPs argument. First off, the XBox 360 has been out for over a year. Developers have familiarized themselves with the console and are now able to push its limits. As time goes by, the secrets of the PS3 will also be unlocked (although the word on the street is that the PS3 is difficult to develop for). Second, there has been a lot of talk about the PS3 launch lineup being rather poor – an assessment that isn’t exactly surprising when you consider the extremely low number of consoles at launch. It’s pretty obvious that Sony was rushing both the PS3 and its games to market in time for the holiday season. It’s only natural that quality would suffer.
To be honest, I’m not to excited about the PS3 right now – but I would give it a good year before a real definitive comparison can be made.
