It was bound to happen: one of the video game sites was going to provide a video comparison of the two versions of Grand Theft Auto. A word to the wise: these videos are always tricky to capture. But, we think GameVideos did a pretty stellar job with this one. Make sure you download the HD version if you want to see any potential differences between the two. Do you have a strong preference for one over the other? Or are we just squinting to find differences that aren't really prominent?
The inevitable PS3/360 GTA video comparison
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4-29-2008 @ 11:38AM
Brodie-san said...
PS3 is better!!
(Haven't actually checked yet but you know ... it had to be said. It's not like this is 360fanboy.com)
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4-29-2008 @ 11:43AM
Jove said...
yeaaaaaaaaaaah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
4-29-2008 @ 12:22PM
Ysleiro said...
Oh my goodness !!!
They look freaking identical !!!!
the ps3 looks a little darker and the 360 a little lighter.
You LITERALY need a magnifying lens (a strong one at that) to tell the difference. (if you don't believe me look at one of the previous posts)
Stop being so inserure that you need to re-state B.S. over and over again.
4-29-2008 @ 4:26PM
Jove said...
@ Ysleiro
Bullshit Ysleiro! if you dont agree go to x3f and act stupid like they do! haha
4-29-2008 @ 11:43AM
Bishop99999999 said...
Why is it that PS3 Fanboy has, like 2-3 times as many "console wars" posts that Xbox 360 fanboy has? Feeling insecure?
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4-29-2008 @ 12:05PM
adolson said...
I think Andrew is just trying to keep up appearances. Just my guess though!
4-29-2008 @ 1:24PM
RowdyReptile said...
Most likely because PS3 users dont feel the need as often to go to the 360 site and talk smack... seems to me that the 360 visitors are probably the insecure ones
4-29-2008 @ 4:25PM
CL34N3R said...
@ RowdyReptile
Well a lot of us 360 owners also own PS3's, which is why we're here, and why we're familiar with the content of both sites. We're not here to talk smack, we're here to check the news on our PS3's only to find that everyone is talking smack about the 360, which we also love. Bishop is right though, 360fanboy does not constantly try to prove that it's little console wiener is bigger like ps3fanboy does. Just remember, when consoles fight, gamers win, especially the gamers that own both systems. So drop the fanaticism already.
Anyway, there's a great head to head vid on ign, but you have to be an insider to watch it. It basically says that the PS3 version is a little prettier, but it's not noticeable unless you're looking at the two of them side by side. What I want to know is why everyone is so damn obsessed with getting the best graphics possible. It's the gameplay and story that make a game worth playing. All the other GTA games looked like crap but they were genius. When did everyone get so shallow?
4-29-2008 @ 11:45AM
Jove said...
you know when ps3 games look inferior to their 360 counterparts its because its the superior console they say. when the ps3 finaly gets the better looking one of the two, "it dont matter" you hear gamers and bloggers say. but yeah ps3 is the best! havent seen it still.
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4-29-2008 @ 12:01PM
Chris A said...
Its actually because the ps3 versions are usually ported from the 360, which naturally makes for a worse ps3 version and a more developed 360 version. It really boils down to the general unwillingness to learn to dev on ps3 instead of 360.
4-29-2008 @ 12:23PM
Otsego_Undead said...
Chris A. is right. as long as games come out for 360 and the PS3, unfortunately devs have to develop for the lowest common denominator, and like it or not, the 360 is the lowest common denominator, primarily due to the DVD drive. So the PS3 gets the shaft big time on games like GTA that could look absolutely stellar if it was being developed native to the PS3. One could also argue that devs prefer the 360 for development sake anyway-- but im not a developer.
4-29-2008 @ 4:08PM
Dehshizknight said...
The PS3 is more complex to develop for because there is more to the code. What this means is, there are more options of what you can do.
Since the 360 is limited, you don't have many resources to worry about.
4-30-2008 @ 9:57AM
DaRk said...
Dehshizknight lol thats the stupidest thing you could have said
4-29-2008 @ 11:48AM
Jove said...
they always get at us with their posts. ive seen more posts of them against us than us against then.
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4-29-2008 @ 11:51AM
RatBoy said...
They look pretty comparable to me, which is saying a lot in this console generation.
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4-29-2008 @ 11:51AM
Eggy said...
My toy is better than yours. Console wars; where grown up men act like 5 year old children.
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4-29-2008 @ 12:30PM
thinkofmeasmra said...
@ Eggy
Shouldnt you be at work "grown man," instead of posting on a video game blog on the topic of a comparison video at like 12pm ?
@everyone else
Anyone else notice our water looks much more realistic (mainly in how it interacts with the shore?) the water itself looks the same, but as the water goes up the shore on the PS3, it actually goes up the shore and dissipates into the sand where as the 360 version just seems to me last gen style where water was just another giant rectangle object in the world thats just intersecting with the shore and so they dont really interact with eachother (which gives the illusion the block of water is just moving up and down on the y axis) Anyone know what im talking about??
4-29-2008 @ 11:52AM
a.j. said...
i own both versions and i agree the ps3 runs better. my only complaint, and this is something i've seen in my other ps3 games...why the hell can't the ps3 process a curved line and make it look smooth? meaning, when you're in a car, if you look at the contour of the car, the lines always look slightly jagged. the 360 is the same way but it seems to "blur" this jagginess, resulting in a smoother curve. anyone know? again, the ps3 version def. runs better, not nearly as much pop in, load times are shorter etc. good stuff!
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4-29-2008 @ 12:58PM
Rowdehaj said...
That's called anti-aliasing, and I don't know whether the PS3 has more trouble with it than the Xbox.
4-29-2008 @ 12:03PM
Jove said...
you mean you own both versions only to compare them to each other???