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| shenske:
It depends on the generation of consoles as the answer to your question can greatly differ with each wave on consoles. For the PS3 / XB360 generation: -- Through and through the PS3 is a more powerful system than the 360 but that doesn't necessarily mean the games ran better or smoother on the PS3. Developers know there is a larger install base for the 360 so that is their main priority when making their game. This holds especially true when a game is released primarily for the North American market (360 outpaced the PS3 by a pretty decent margin). -- They can afford to make the 360 a priority and basically port their project to the PS3 as the extra horsepower helps. Its not perfect though and hiccups occur resulting in some degraded PS3 games (lower framerate, resolution, overall buginess). Look to Bethesda games ::) . The majority of their customers are happy (larger install base, 360) and this is not nearly as noticeable with the games that don't push the hardware. -- Personal Preference: I got most multiplatform games on the 360 with the exception of games in a series and fighting games. I kept my Demon Souls and Dark Souls together on PS3. There are far more controller options on PS3 for fighting games (arcade sticks, saturn controller clone, most USB controllers). --- Quote from: Aton7 on July 31, 2015, 05:45:23 AM ---For example Rayman originated on Playstation but feels more like a Nintendo type of game so I would prefer to get the whole series on Nintendo consoles ... --- End quote --- Well, more accurately Rayman was a Jaguar game and had some nicer features added to the PS1 version. ;) |
| TDIRunner:
--- Quote from: shenske on July 31, 2015, 10:43:53 AM ---It depends on the generation of consoles as the answer to your question can greatly differ with each wave on consoles. For the PS3 / XB360 generation: -- Through and through the PS3 is a more powerful system than the 360 but that doesn't necessarily mean the games ran better or smoother on the PS3. Developers know there is a larger install base for the 360 so that is their main priority when making their game. This holds especially true when a game is released primarily for the North American market (360 outpaced the PS3 by a pretty decent margin). -- They can afford to make the 360 a priority and basically port their project to the PS3 as the extra horsepower helps. Its not perfect though and hiccups occur resulting in some degraded PS3 games (lower framerate, resolution, overall buginess). Look to Bethesda games ::) . The majority of their customers are happy (larger install base, 360) and this is not nearly as noticeable with the games that don't push the hardware. -- Personal Preference: I got most multiplatform games on the 360 with the exception of games in a series and fighting games. I kept my Demon Souls and Dark Souls together on PS3. There are far more controller options on PS3 for fighting games (arcade sticks, saturn controller clone, most USB controllers). --- Quote from: Aton7 on July 31, 2015, 05:45:23 AM ---For example Rayman originated on Playstation but feels more like a Nintendo type of game so I would prefer to get the whole series on Nintendo consoles ... --- End quote --- Well, more accurately Rayman was a Jaguar game and had some nicer features added to the PS1 version. ;) --- End quote --- Those are good points, but it's worth mentioning that the PS3 and 360 sold damn near the exact same number of units. So the larger install base is dependent on the country you are talking about. The 360 greatly outsold the PS3 in the states, but it was the exact opposite in Japan. |
| shenske:
Yeah, i know it is much closer worldwide. That is why i was saying " This holds especially true when a game is released primarily for the North American market (360 outpaced the PS3 by a pretty decent margin)." Many companies (even eastern developers) prioritize their development to appeal the the western market. More consumers apt to buy their product. So in many way the US sales dictate development patterns (not in all cases obviously). Everyone knows Japan hates the western developed systems :D |
| TDIRunner:
--- Quote from: shenske on July 31, 2015, 11:12:37 AM ---Yeah, i know it is much closer worldwide. That is why i was saying " This holds especially true when a game is released primarily for the North American market (360 outpaced the PS3 by a pretty decent margin)." Japan hates the western developed systems :D --- End quote --- I figured you knew it, but I was posting it there for others. The 100 million units for the Wii still blows my mind. I've always said that the thing that saved Nintendo during that generation was the fact that they stopped trying to compete with Sony and Microsoft and just did their own thing. Basically, no one tried to decide between Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft. Everyone bought a Wii ALONG WITH trying to decide between Sony and Microsoft. It's the first generation where it ws extremely common to own more than one console at the same time from the same generation while the systems were still in production. It was certainly the first time I ever did that. In fact, I ended up owning all three systems before any of the next gen systems came out. Another first for me. |
| shenske:
Yeah, I completely agree. I know quite a few people who were on the Microsoft or Sony side of last generation all had a Wii to. Last Generation was either the combo "Wii60" or "PSWii" ... or you could be like me and own 2 Wii's personally and have purchased 4 more for family members. |
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