[whatsinaname]

Just a quick question but has there been a comparison done by anyone or has anyone seen any of the games that are out now for both the xbox360 and the PC and if so which currently are looking better?

From the limited amount I've seen I'd have to give the nod to the xbox360 and that makes me really sad since I'm a pc gamer lol. What do you guys think?

[pjbliverpool]

Originally Posted by whatsinaname

Just a quick question but has there been a comparison done by anyone or has anyone seen any of the games that are out now for both the xbox360 and the PC and if so which currently are looking better?

From the limited amount I've seen I'd have to give the nod to the xbox360 and that makes me really sad since I'm a pc gamer lol. What do you guys think?

There has been no objective comparison that I have seen. Some sites claim X360 superiority, some claim PC. None show comparison screenshots, framerates, confirmed graphical settings etc....

I suppose the candidates would be:

Call of Duty 2
Need for Speed: Most Wanted
King Kong (gamers edition)
Quake 4

Any more?

[Diplo]

The only one I've seen (in screenshots) is Call of Duty 2 which looks pretty much the same on both formats. However CoD2, whilst being pretty in action, isn't using too much cuttin' edge tech. I think a high-end PC still has the edge and this will only increase over time.

[Diplo]

Noticed this in the GameSpot review for Quake 4 on Xbo360:

The only real difference is in visual quality and performance. When running on a modern PC, Quake 4 looks fantastic, using the Doom 3 engine to display the alien world of Stroggos in a sharp, defined level of detail. A quick look up at the sky or at most of the game's wall and ground textures shows that the Xbox 360 version has significantly muddier textures. In addition, the frame rate is sort of a mess. Any time the action gets heated in a large or complex-looking area, the game starts to spin down to a surprisingly low frame rate, regardless of whether you're playing in HD resolution or on a regular TV. At some points, it gets so bad that the whole game starts to slow down, as well. You'll know when that's happening because the rate of fire on your weapons slows way, way down. Even when there's no action onscreen, just viewing the environments is enough to make the game run at a noticeably choppy rate. While there are still some cool-looking areas, the frame rate troubles drag down the entire experience.

Of course, that may be down to a bad port, but you wouldn't think it would be too difficult to do...

[ANova]

I've played NFSMW on both the pc and the x360 and neither look any better then the other imo.

[Reverend]

The only "fair" comparison between a console and the PC is if a screenshot was taken with the same number of pixels for both, provided all other 3D features are equal (number of pixels isn't exactly a "3D feature", now is it?). I don't think this will likely happen.

[Sxotty]

There is nothing "sad" about it if the 360 is better, in fact the 360 SHOULD be better for ow, I mean it has a triple core and a newer GPU than is available on the PC. The only "sad" thing is if it is not clearly better looking than a PC which it SHOULD be at the moment. Yes, yes I know PCs cost an exoritant amount in comparison, still a console should look amazing right when it is released. I personally think they missed out on the amazing titles at release, and for that reason it will never have the pazaz that it might otherwise have. In other words PC hardware will catch up by the time any good looking games come out for it.