PlayStation 3 owners currently have to deal with some headaches when it comes to third party multiplatform titles. Games like Rainbow 6 and GRAW 2 come months and months after the 360/PC versions and games like The Darkness that arrive on time frequently are missing a couple of the graphical flourishes found on the other versions. It's frustrating though not entirely unexpected considering the complexity of the PS3 and it's shorter time on the market. Fortunately, as developers get more accustomed to developing for the PlayStation 3 they're getting better and better at making the PS3 version of multiplatform games.
Codemaster's DiRT is a good example, while it is arriving a couple months after the PC/360 version it's not a huge delay and it appears that the time isn't being spent simply bringing the PS3 version up to the quality of the 360 version. No, according to a Gamespot interview, the time is being spent making the PS3 one better than the other versions. The developer espouses at length about how much better the PS3 version will be, saying that it "looks fantastic compared to the 360." He further explains that the framerate is better, that there is full support for all the PS2 steering wheels, and that they now have full uncompressed 5.1 surround sound -- something 'the 360 didn't allow us to do.'
Great news all around for PS3 owners frustrated about the delay of the highly anticipated racer. While it's always nice getting a game as soon as possible, getting a better game by waiting a couple months is a pretty solid trade-off. DiRT will be out this fall (around September) and according to the developer we'll also be getting a demo before then, so keep an eye on the PS Store for more gorgeous offroad racing.
lol, oh Mondain. I thought you got into college.
There are a number of technical improvements that the team has implemented during the few extra months of development time, however. The all-important framerate has been improved and from what we've seen, it's much steadier than the 360 release.
Codemasters has strived to make sure that the visual fidelity is identical to the Xbox 360 version, and in large part this is true, though we noticed that it didn't have the same smooth and bloomy look that said release did. The representative at the demo claimed that this was partly due to the display it was being shown on, though we're going to have to hold out judgement on whether that's true or not until we can do a side-by-side comparison on our own terms. Regardless, it does look very good.
wtf I just write what I feel makes sense to write
and I am not on Microsoft's payroll unlike some people here :lol
Dude, I LOVE my 360 cause of GAMES. Not cause of the mystical powers the 360's cores may or may not have.
I have 15 360 games and 20 XBLA games. How many PS3 and PSN games do YOU have?
if we're gonna play this little tit-for-tat "who's a fanboy" game, corny, you post like you're on nintendo's payroll -- and the sad thing is, not only are you not, you're not even a gamer!
wtf has that got to do with Xbox 360 and PS3 games? save for like one or two, I had grades of 90% or more and teacher praise for all the homework and exams I've done so far
and I'm writing here in a language that's not even my maternal tongue in a much better way than the vast majority of people who natively speak english
I constantly show off great insight and subtile thinking in an extremely wide variety of subjects
all things that an idiot wouldn't be able to do with such consistency :lol
You forgot to mention your humility. It's the main reason why we love and respect you so much.
if you want to take a walk in Oblivion's world, and gaze at the grass and sky and forget the world you live in for a while, it really doesn't take away from the immersion ::)
if we're gonna play this little tit-for-tat "who's a fanboy" game, corny, you post like you're on nintendo's payroll -- and the sad thing is, not only are you not, you're not even a gamer!
i made a thread bigging up Carcassonne, I'd buy everyone who doesn't have one a copy of Phantom Dust AND I'm comfortable enough with my hobby that I don't have to get asshurt when Nintendo presents their games for the year. If I'm not a gamer, so be it - "gamers" like Jotaro and yourself when you're on a "Ninthing" tear make me embarrassed to be a nerdlinger.
and the framerate in DiRT 360 WAS extremely awful as soon as many racers joined you on the track, nice to see that it's locked this time
Thats kinda the nature of a car race, do you want them to collect fruit or something? Not everyone likes burnout either.
and the framerate in DiRT 360 WAS extremely awful as soon as many racers joined you on the track, nice to see that it's locked this time
but apparently it's not locked, and slows down WORSE than the 360 version with more than 3 cars onscreen :'(
and mana knight, how does the ps3 version have the edge in detail when it has LESS geometry than the 360 version
ps3 hardware fails to deliver again :'(