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5.0 stars
"It's Official, PS3 Version runs better than the 360 Version"
Pros: Excellent Detail, Raises the GTA bar even high than San Andreas, Excellent Story Line and Dialogue, Multiplayer, Most Realistic looking game thus far (Running out of room, too many pros)
Cons: Framerate does occur, all buildings aren't interactive, cover system flaw
Summary: I know alot of you die hard XBOX 360 fans aren't going to be pleased to find out that (yes its true, even IGN agrees)the new Grand Theft Auto IV game which releases to the public 12AM tonight, runs a lot smoother on the PS3, with a way shorter load time (due to the fact the game loads directly to a PS3 hard drive, XBOX could not do this because there arent many XBOX elite owners who have the necessary hard drive), far more less framerate issues (this is a no brainer, PS3 is way more powerful console, also the reason the air force and others use them as super computers) due to blu-ray storage and quality. Besides that the 360's color is a litte brighter (more animated looking), beyond those facts, the game play is neck and neck for both systems. I've been playing it all last night and this morning, unfortunately I had to go to work. I've been talking bout this game all day and decided to see what the reviews and others were saying. IGN gave is a 10 out of 10 (First game with a perfect 10 score from IGN since Soul Calibur in 1999, wow, damn near a decade. Also first game with a 10 in the seventh generation of home consoles). Just so happens my buddy and I (he works at a game store, wont say which one, and he hooked up both up with the game yesterday as he was cleared to do so.) played the game first at his house on the 360 (which I considered buying due to the extra 'exclusive' content for GTA) and I was ecstatic although it took some time to load (longer than the beginning of San Andreas). Throughout the game we experienced a lot of framerate issues during police chases and speeding throughout the city (the framerate does not throw off gameplay though, it was still fun to watch and play). After a hour or 3, I rushed to my house, poped the game in, and notcied that the load time was very short, just a few seconds (like 15). Also I noticed that my PS3 version looked a little more like a movie with detailed edge, so at that point I wanted to see how my police chase looked and there a couple to no framerate issues. So I called my buddy to **** him off and make him buy a PS3 since he almost convinced me to buy XBOX. I told him all that I noticed and he was quickly to say "no its not", so I told him come over and he witnessed it in total shock. Reason I bought that story up was because in IGN's review (as well as others) noticed the same things I did, which puts the icing on the cake to what I was feeling and telling everyone from day one, come on, XBOX uses HD-DVD (a max of 30GB per dual layer) and PS3 uses Blu-Ray (a max of 50GB per dual layer), now ask any developer what can you do more with, and they'll tell you PS3, but with all the simultaneous releases developers aren't allowed to develop games that stand out significantly on the PS3 because Microsoft would need a new system just to compete in the Nex-Gen war that they loss badly last generation. I do hate that PS3 games that come out on XBOX are held back because of that but none the less the games dont look bad but can be more detailed on PS3. Enough of my opinion on that, all in all GTA 4 is a complete masterpiece that will shadow a lot of games this year, there is just so much to do, rather your getting drunk or going to watch Katt Williams perform a set or even meeting friends, there is too much to do this time around so the word "bordom" doesn't exist. You'll love it rather you have PS3 or XBOX or both. Looks like I'm a have to pass on the exclusive content cause I dont want to feel like I wasted money when my system looks better for the game. 2 episodes aint worth 600 dollars (I was going to buy the elite), I'll just go to my buddies house and play it on his. Well I'm going to conclude this opinion with a direct quote from IGN's reviews for the game on both systems (and yes this validates all that I said) and o yea, it was well worth the wait as it exceeds the hype it received, at least in my opinion, anyway here is the quote "For those wanting to know which version looks better, the edge goes to the PS3. The textures and framerate are comparable, but the PS3 has far less pop-in. The 360 has richer colors, but the PS3 has better anti-aliasing making it look a little cleaner. Because GTA IV can preload onto the PS3 hard drive, the in-game loads are faster. Don't worry Xbox owners, the load times are rarely more than 30 seconds and don't occur very often. The slight visual edge goes to PS3, but the 360 is no slouch. Either version will do you proud."
Reminder!!! If you understand business, you understand politics. IGN has to remain politically correct because they dont want to damage another consoles sales and/or reputation or even worse lose a high paying client, which is the reason they said it in a nice way, but the message is clear, PS3 version visual and loading is smoother than that of the XBOX, but they dont want to say, PS3 version runs better, its cleaner, etc. Thats politically incorrect.
If you would like to see the review in its totality here is the link: http://ps3.ign.com/articles/869/869541p1.html
The 360 review is the same as the PS3 review, word for word.
- 10 replies to this review
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360 is in a higher resolution, PS3 version looks up scaled to death..................
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I don't see the benefit in these two factors.
640p Multiplayer online which often freezes, and also in game offline in story modes freezes. Beware if you have both systems is say go for the Xbox360 it runs smoother since it doesn't rely on hard drive installation. -
The PS3s are dropping like flies with the freezing problem. Either it's another bad port to the PS3 or the PS3 doesn't have memory to handle it.
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I have both systems and the graphics are the same... You are just a Fan boy of Sony!!!
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Since this site calls for a game review, this is clearly just an attempt to bash another console. This is clearly just a PS3 owner mad at how so few innovative games have come out for the PS3 console... oh was that bashing. But in all seriousness, this is a bad review. Better luck next time.
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To further your point, the 360 plays games off regular old DVD, not HD DVD which is just an addon player for movies.
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Wow. you either looked that up or you got screwed by sega and are still bitter. most people say zelda, even ign if you listened to their video review.
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Guess you don't want the added content you will ONLY get on 360 later on .. ?
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I can't quite understand all the console bashing that goes on between the PS3 and the 360. I've got a 360 elite and don't hate on the PS3. I actually plan on buying a PS3 this summer now that HD-DVD is dead and keep them both. Both are great systems. Each has their pros and cons, but get off the bashing trip there Chief! You don't have to tear down the other console to make yourself feel superior for having the competitor. i.e. "I drive a Lexus....BMW's are crap" They are both good quality and provide the market with options.
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Actually, not to sound like an Xbox fan boy, but the developers themselves have stated that the game was best on the Xbox 360, for the simple fact that with the Xbox live market place there will be a ton of downloadable content that is already being developed exclusively for the 360.
As far as load times, you might be correct due to the hard drive capacity of the PS3, however if that is a huge problem for 360 owners a 100GB HD is available and not too expensive. So that issue is easily overcome, where PS3 owners will just not have to opportunity to continually update their game.
Where to buy
Grand Theft Auto IV (PlayStation 3):
$27.99 - $29.99
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