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Tony Hawk does a PS3-360 comparison

Posted Nov 12, 2006 at 7:02AM EST by QJ Staff

Listed in: PS3, Xbox 360 Tags: Activision, playstation 3 updates, Tiger Woods, Tony Hawk

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Tony Hawk seems to be following Tiger Woods' footsteps. No, Tony won't drop his skateboard for golf clubs mind you, it's just that after we got hold of a Tiger Woods PS3-360 comparison video, here comes yet another one. But this time, it's Tony Hawk's Project 8 (PS3, Xbox360) that'll be put up for comparison.

Now, this is not to spawn yet another console war, but rather, this is to see whether there really are differences in the way the game was developed for both consoles. It's kinda funny though 'coz personally, I don't see much difference. The video quality is kinda crappy so it comes out pixelated, but seriously, if you don't pay attention to the lower left hand corner where it shows which console the clip is taken from, you probably won't notice the difference too. I mean there were no snappy "Ah! That's on PS3!" comments.

But hey, that's just me. So check out the vid yourself and let us know what you think.

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You notice that the PS3 comparison seems to be recorded from a lower source as the textures seem blurred.

So this test is a failed comparison as some parts the game looks identical and then in others its just too blurry on the side by side comparisons.

Again, the games share the same data and therefore look identical. We need comparisons where the video isnt encoded and compressed.

# .. — skidz 2006-11-12 08:24

Well I do notice a difference, and it looks more in texture contrast than anything. After watching the high res version I can safely say there is no REAL difference.

# Fan the Flames. — skidz 2006-11-12 08:29

Whats with GameTrailers, QJ, etc... invoking fanboy flame wars?

# Flames — Guest 2006-11-12 08:33

Meh, I dunno, but this Tony hawk compare video is like wildfire at Gamespot forums right now. Fanboys running rampant and all.

# LoL — Guest 2006-11-12 08:45

Listen to the last words of the song in that vid.

# water — Guest 2006-11-12 08:46

If you look when the 360 version goes threough the water a wake is created, PS3 goes up to some pillar thing and his head goes through it.

Tbh, i dont care about the water wake. and im sure the 260 would do exactly the same if the player went up to the pillar. oh well.

both the titles are going to be near identical so who cares about some tiny details here and there

# lmao — Ninkul 2006-11-12 08:49

lmao thats true, i got bored of the video before i got to the end

# ugh — Figboy 2006-11-12 09:04

Activision is the *LAST* company that should ever be used for a system comparisson.

their developers, while potentially talented, are hindered by businessmen that care only about profit, and not game quality or pushing the envelope. as such, the budgets and schedules they allow for their games are very low and short, and we get the medicore-fest of crap that 95% of their titles aspire to be. their business model is set up to crank out licensed titles factory style, and reap untold fortunes because of the audience that just *HAS* to have that Spider-Man, X-Men, and Tony Hawk title (to name but a few).

now, if Konami, Square-Enix, Capcom, Epic, Ubisoft, Kojima Productions, etc, were to do multi-platform games, i'd be more inclined to care.

also, am i the only person that noticed the subliminal "marketing" for lack of a better term. the people playing the 360 version of the title were doing really well for about 90% of the video, whereas the clips chosen for the PS3 presentation, the people sucked for about 80% of the video, and they decided to include footage of someone clipping through a wall for the PS3 version. the subliminals come in, as, some people would view this and think the 360 version is better, simply because the people playing the 360 version were doing a better job with their skater than the PS3 version. it's subtle, but that's how people's minds work.

as it stands, since it's Activision we're talking about, *both* versions of the game will be 100% the same, bugs and glitches and all.

# asasad — Guest 2006-11-12 09:06

I noticed that the ps3 tony hawks seemed generally brighter and the xbox 360 one wasnt as bright

but this could be because of different T.V.s or something else im not a pro

and im not a ps3 fanboy either i have a xbox360

# nothing but port — Guest 2006-11-12 09:11

the *****ty game was build from the ground for xbox360 but i really wanna see ps3 game build from the ground than porting to xbox see how that turns out.

# ffs — Dragnet 2006-11-12 09:16

Thats crap. Why? Because they so blatantly dislike the PS3. Not only are they clearly using a different source, they don't even play the same level in certain bits. Where the guys head goes into a pillar for example, they decide not to show the 360 version. Crap comparison, when will GT and QJlearn posting this crap is pointless.

PS3 ftw btw.

# Dear friends!!!!! — Guest 2006-11-12 09:16

Have you forgot that Activision have less time for the PS3 version. And They didn't even put the online stuffs. AND DON'T TELL ME THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE KIT others cop. have it.

So to compare them it's unfair. I admit that i can't see a difference...TV settings are not the same for both games.

# I agree — Guest 2006-11-12 09:18

Its a port it's so obvious

# meh — Guest 2006-11-12 09:24

i cant see a differnce, but i dont expct to, as this is a vid from the net and not a true comparison by seeing it "live".

And the bit on the Ps3, where the guys head disappears into the pillar, isnt a ps3 problem, thats a development problem from Activision

# PLAY STAION R BALSS — Guest 2006-11-12 09:37

PS3 SUCKS,,, 360 IS FREEEKIN SWEEEET..

# aahhhhhhhhhh! — Guest 2006-11-12 09:45

What are you doing here then! Go play Gears of Crap.........Go! Go! Go!

# yeah — Dragnet 2006-11-12 09:49

lets go and cover>shoot>cover>shoot>cover>CHAINSAW OMG VARIED WEAPONS!>cover>shoot>cover>OMG MORE SHINY BLOOD>shoot>YAWNYAWNYAWN.

GOW = Kill.switch ripoff.

# to be fair — Guest 2006-11-12 09:49

I can't tell the difference at all. As a matter of fact, at some points i got mixed up and thought certain parts were on the 360 but were actually on the PS3. The only thing I noticed was the physics for the 360 were a little slower and the colors on the 360 were better, much richer then on the PS3. But still, I'm not about to shell out $600 clams on system that has nearly the same graphics as the system I already own.

# Total Idiots — =Metallic-Force= 2006-11-12 10:03

Why are you fighting about something that's not going to matter in 5 days?

Seriously, when I get my ps3, Iam not gana care what anyone says, i'll be too busy watching Ricky Bobby, playing games and doing a whole lotta stuff.

Fanboys and girls. Go screw yourself and for the love of god. do something else with your life.

# my veiw — Guest 2006-11-12 10:13

I dont see a difference in the vids, and apartb from the slight motion sensor features of the ps3 i dont think there will be a difference :)

# Heh — Guest 2006-11-12 10:28

Doesnt really matter. PS3 games will lobviously ook better than X360 games. Commonly built multiplatform games probably wont show a big difference in the beginning.

# don't forget — Guest 2006-11-12 10:34

only the 360 version has Online mode. And I thought the riding through water effects looks much better on 360...

# lol — Guest 2006-11-12 10:52

i only have one quote for fanboys like you.

"there is nothing worst than a blind person that doesn't want to see."

# actually this does drop the ball in the ps3's favor. — Guest 2006-11-12 10:55

think about it. FIRST GENERATION ps3 games are looking as good as x360 games A YEAR after its release. that's quite a praise. especially if you compared first generation x360 games to first generation ps3 games now. lol. and uh i'm not a fanboy. just pointing the obvious. i actually wants a wii for zelda :).

# THe 1st gen logic doesn't hold up. — Guest 2006-11-12 11:15

The PS3 has been delayed by 6 to 9 months. Activision would have worked on that game for the about same amount of time for BOTH 360 and PS3 (and let's face it, it isn't exactly pushing the consoles to the limits).

Stop looking for excuses or reasons. Those videos shows that there's little difference between the two versions, and colour difference is more down to how the videos were captured, not the consoles themselves.

In terms of power, there isn't much difference between the 360 and PS3, so we will continue to see examples like this throughtout this gen.

# ya, but — Guest 2006-11-12 11:37

youre right, ps3 first wave of games looks just as good as 360s second. however, this is not an advantage at all, because, like you said, they look THE SAME. it doesnt matter if its 360s 50th wave to PS3s first, they are identical, so there is no significant advantage now. maybe if PS3 were putting out games like this a year ago, but now its just the same

# This isnt about PS3 vs 360 — Guest 2006-11-12 11:43

I am probably wasting my breath here, but here it goes.

This is the same game on both systems. same models, textures, everything. What is different is the hardware, specifically, the video card.

What you are really seeing here is a comparison between ATI video (360) vs nVidia video (PS3). These videos are REALLY poor examples, and the differences are hard to see.

The truth in this comparison, is that nVidia graphics have a more gritty look, while ATI graphics tend to produce a smoother more polished image. I remember seeing a great side-by-side screenshot several months ago that really showed off this difference.

Overall, I have to award "graphics victory" to the 360, for the same reason I use an ATI videocard in my computer. It simply produces a better picture.

Like I said before, it is really hard to see in those videos, but I did see it. The anisotropic filtering and anti-aliasing is just a lot nicer looking on the 360 then PS3. The differences you see in lighting is also a quirk between the vastly different video hardware.

# An example — Guest 2006-11-12 12:04

Ok, if anyone is curious, I found a good example in the video.

Go get the high res video if you havent already. Here is the link.

http://www.gametrailers.com/downloadnew.php?id=14934&type=wmv&f=

You want to skip ahead to 1:49 - 1:50 in the video. Both skaters are in a wooden half pipe. First, the PS3 skater will land, Pause the video here. Notice how the nails in the wood are only drawn a short distance ahead of the skater.

continue the video, and one second later, the 360 player will be in the same spot. Notice that the nails in the wood are drawn much farther into the distance then you saw on the PS3.

This is ATI's Anisotropic filtering vs nVidia's crappy anisotropic filtering.

# .. — Vietone 2006-11-12 12:54

You fail once again to prove your point.

Both games come from unknown sources. Component? VGA? HDMI? We dont know.

Your comparisons on how ATI and Nvidia do AF is funny, since you know absolutely nothing about it. Because if you did, you would know they are both the same.

# ATI vs Nvidia — Guest 2006-11-12 12:55

Basically the rsx isnt as fast or as good as the xenos. It just isnt, the rsx is based on a lastgen card the xenos is a nextgen card. Xenos has unified shaders, edram and geomtry shader support. Rsx doesnt it has power but it doesnt have the technological advancements of the xenos. This is why the 360 produces the better image. But the cell is faster than powerpc cores in the 360. Not by that much to be fair but properly used id say 10%. Problem is as youve seen in tony hawks is that its not easy to use and it will cause heavy frame drops if its not used correctly. basically meaning when games are on two platforms the 360 version will be better. Why? Because they are coded on pc and so the 360 version will be fully compatible using xna where the ps3 version will have to be recoded to work on the spes. So really 360 is the better console. Because its exlusives will be amazing and the multi platform games will be the better versions. Simple.

# PS3 FTW — Guest 2006-11-12 13:31

PS3 verision is better as far as graphics go. Better textures and an overall more realistic look to it.

# nope — Guest 2006-11-12 13:47

obviously look better? i dont think everyone would agree to that.

# ahhah — Guest 2006-11-12 13:54

All of you are idiots. There is no difference between the two just as there was no difference between the Tiger Woods versions. PS3 is just an overpriced XBOX 360 hands down. The only people who argue against that are just in denial and angry that they spent too much money and are trying to justify the fact that they are broke for a good reason now.

# We Win — Guest 2006-11-12 14:38

The xbox360 version is better. PS3 is no good we win it all. long live the 360

# BUAHAHA!!! — Guest 2006-11-12 14:56

Dude, im not good at english because is not my native language. But when I heard those last words, I laughed so hard that it provoked me an hippus that I cant seem to stop right now, LOL!!!

Yeah, because its true. I cant tell the difference!

# bad port — Guest 2006-11-12 15:23

definitely looks a little better on 360 in the high res video from gametrailers.com. textures look scaled down on ps3 and no anistropic filtering either it looks like.

it doesn't really say anything about the ps3 hardware, just that neversoft didn't spend the time needed.

is it running at 1080p or 720p on ps3? if they are forcing 1080, that would explain a lot.

# 360 better — Guest 2006-11-12 15:51

Ps3 had some glitches if you didnt notice like when his head dissapeared ^_^ pwned the PS3 once again

# whats the point — Guest 2006-11-12 16:05

I agree that there is a light and texture difference and you dont have to look at the hi res version to see it, the 360 had richer texture and the ps3 had brighter lighting but none of this matters, what matters is if the gameplay is some how different, are the controls more responsive on (your console here), is it faster, are the physics better for nail the trick, obivuouly they are made to be exactly the same so that know one would feel as though they were ripped off by purchasing a specfic console, so all this compasion crap is pointless and just so that the web site posting them can get alot of hits thus continuing there abilty to get paid eat and buy both consoles and not give a damn

# ok — Guest 2006-11-12 16:22

Thanks for the flame. But just do some research on videocards, its all out there. A lot of people favor nVidia cards, because they only look at framerates, and nVidia tends to be a little higher in that reguard. But they always focus on raw horse power, and picture quality suffers for it.

But as I said in the begining, I am wasting my breath here, I know most people who visit QJ would fail special ed class.

# and now — Guest 2006-11-12 16:45

and now I can't tell the difference. HA HA HA HAAAAA, LOL

You guys make the choice Xbox 360 $299, Playstation 3 $499.

# NO — CSFFlame 2006-11-12 18:10

No it doesn't. Say you have the a PPC mac, and a PC of the same generation.

Which one is faster on paper? The PC

Which one is actually faster for computations? The Mac

Which one has all the good games? The PC

Don't make blanket statements. It's up to the devs.

# wtf — Guest 2006-11-12 19:08

is it me, but i cant stand hdr in ne of my games. i mean comon when the hell r u gona c a glare from the sun off a dry concrete road. when r u gonna c light reflect of a persons clothes. you dont c that crap in reality. you really c sharpness in your images. in my opinion hdr is just another excuse for a developer to not show more textures. ........o lets try to add more texture.... no lets just add hdr and call it a day. i mean comon show the true sharpness of the games or at least lower the dynamic range some, dam. like look at the game heavenly sword, they are using LDR low dynamic range, they are using it cause they say its alot more realistic that hdr.

plzzzzzzzzzzzzz z how often in ur life do u c something like hdr

# Yes it does — Guest 2006-11-13 05:49

The PS3 IS powerful enough to do water you dumbasses its overall more pwoerful than the 360. Don't you dare have a go at me cause i'm not a fanboy - I own a 360.

About the trailer, there was a lighting difference in the ps3 version. Had more of a bloom effect.

And to thge guy on about the PS3 version gltiched, so does the 360 I went flying into the sky by simply jumping off a halfpipe and scored like some insane backflip.

At the end of the day, yes the PS3 graphics may be better but the gameplay is the same.

# Well Gamespot Begs to differ — Bigperm 2006-11-13 06:35

Heres a review of both versions.

http://au.gamespot.com/xbox360/sports/tonyhawksproject8/review.html?mode+gsreview

And notice how the reviewer says "Those frame-rate problems hit the PlayStation 3 version of the game significantly harder than the Xbox 360." on the technically more powerful system.

# There IS a difference — Guest 2006-11-29 20:01

Only difference I could see in this game is that the xbox 360 has anisotropic filtering enabled, and the PS3 doesn't (fyi, anisotropic filtering makes distant, angled texture sharper). Whether or not that's the PS3's fault or just a developer oversight, we'll never know.

# Right now HDR is a novelty, it'll be good in the future — Guest 2006-11-29 20:06

I see HDR in real life all the time, it's just most games with HDR overdo it so they can say, "look, we have HDR too!!!"

HDR is a good thing, but we won't really see the benefit until the novelty wears off and developers start doing realistic HDR.

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