Rainbow Six Vegas 2: Xbox 360 Vs PlayStation 3

By Tom Orry - 18/03/2008 - 5:58pm GMT

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Rainbow Six Vegas 2 is released for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on March 20 (Head over to our review - text and video - for our full verdict on the game), but if you own both consoles, which version should you buy? Read on for our verdict on which version looks the best, has the best online functionality and more. If you only care about the graphics, head straight to our comparison screenshots.

Graphics

Rainbow Six Vegas 2 looks great, with some brilliant lighting, plenty of next-gen effects and for the most part a solid frame rate. The two console versions do have a few differences though. The Xbox 360 version runs at a slightly faster frame rate at points, while the PS3 game offers greater bloom effects, making for a more exciting looking game. Texture work on the two is nearly identical, but when running side by side the 360 version has the slight edge on texture quality.

Verdict:

The original Rainbow Six Vegas looked considerably worse on the PlayStation 3, but the sequel is a far more optimised release. Faced with the choice of the version with a generally smoother frame rate or the game with some brighter lighting, we'd have to go with the smoother frame rate. Xbox 360 takes the win in the graphics section, but only by a whisker.

You can see a direct comparison of the two games running side by side in our RB6 Vegas 2 Xbox 360 Vs PlayStation 3 image comparisons. PS3 screens were taken from the final retail game over HDMI with RGB Full. The Xbox 360 footage was taken from the final retail game over Component with the Reference level set to Expanded.

Onto page 2 for a sound comparison.

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Posted at 19:54 on 18 March 2008
Scabby_Sid	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post i would go for the 360 version, because for me, texture quality makes all the difference, and if bigger multiplayer is avaliable, then i like to have the biggest number possible :D Report Reply

Posted at 20:24 on 18 March 2008
dpa	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post stop talking bull***t! Xbox is failure! and its the same game Reply

Posted at 20:26 on 18 March 2008
asdfdsa	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post the ps3 is cleaner. if u like your textures go back to nintendo graphics. i don't understand how you 360 idiots can say that looks better in anyway cuz it doesn't. duma hounde kids. Reply

Posted at 21:18 on 18 March 2008
Munk	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post One thing you didn't go into was load times. Which is faster as that sometimes can kill the fun of a game too. Reply

Posted at 21:25 on 18 March 2008
Scabby_Sid	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post ok, the graphics are so similar, that the only noticeable (if very slight) difference is the textures. also the load times, fine, the load times may be faster as PS3 has faster CPU speed, but how long will it take you to join into a game online? my bet is a lot longer that it will on xbox live. and Xbox isn't failure, it is, in fact, a very good system. i could argue that the PS3 "is failure" because of it's pricetag, it's sub-standard online service, lack of decent unique games, hell, i could go on all day! or, i could take the attitude of a PC gamer and say that they both suck in the extreme due to not being able to 3-SLI nvidia 8800 GTs, and run quad-core processors and OC the whole lot. Report Reply

Posted at 21:34 on 18 March 2008
Mexgamer	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post I think so the xbox 360 is better in textures and lights, but is minimal it Reply

Posted at 21:50 on 18 March 2008
axe	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post tbh. I can't really comment on the frame rate cus it's only screens, but how would people say it looks the same. The colours on the 360 version is too dark to be honest and gives a much more unrealistic feel to me. Like the black dude on the picture in that room with the tiles are like "shadowy-black" and the room with those servers (on page 6) some of that shit is so dark it looks horrible. PS3 is FAR better!!! Reply

Posted at 21:53 on 18 March 2008
axe	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post @Mexgamer 360 better in lights ??? WTF are you blind. The 360 version is WAY too dark on all pics. and something i forgot in the last post: on the heatvision cam u clearly see that the 360 generates too much color (at least for my taste). look at the edges, too much red there! Reply

Posted at 22:19 on 18 March 2008
Anonymous	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post The only thing I can say is the people seem to look more real in the PS3 version atleast with the first picture.... Cant really see the difference anywere else. Reply

Posted at 22:26 on 18 March 2008
Strong-arm	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post The anti-aliasing looks better on PS3. Reply

Posted at 22:52 on 18 March 2008
Nimesees	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post The 360 version, as usual is about 1 billionth of a percent more crisp and clear, for all you idiot Sony slaves who are claiming that the PS3 images are "way" better, you need to just stop, neither of these are "way" anything beyond the other, they are virtually identicle. You Sony vermin are the scum of gaming seriously. Reply

Posted at 22:57 on 18 March 2008
AlfeG	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post Sound is similiar???? What a heck? No money for good audio system? Go away get some from mommy and then post this shit... PS3 have MUCH better sound system then XBOX360 Reply

Posted at 22:59 on 18 March 2008
Netmind	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post On the screenshot where you see the sun, the PS3 graphics looks better.. I must also say on most of the screenshots it looks better.. You guys got HD ready / full HD TV and a HDMI cable for your PS3? I just got that cable and I see BIG difference. I'll do some screenies on the PC version and add it to the comparison pics. Lets see which is better. :) Report Reply

Posted at 23:00 on 18 March 2008
Wongz33	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post I look at the graphics on the PS3 & the Xbox360 and the graphics look the same, but i agree the anti-aliasing on the PS3 looks better. The texture on the PS3 also looks better to me. Reply

Posted at 23:28 on 18 March 2008
Joker	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post I'd say the Xbox version looks a little blurry in some areas. To me the PS3 version looks better. Reply

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