GTA 4: Xbox 360 vs. PS3 - 360 Wins

By Tom Orry - 29/04/2008 - 8:53pm GMT

We decide which version of this year's most anticipated game is most worthy of your money. Video included.

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Posted at 21:40 on 29 April 2008
Jackdoe	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post Lol. Anyway, some people appreciate the "warmer" feel of the PS3 version. Reply

Posted at 21:43 on 29 April 2008
Jackson	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post Regardless of opinion, they have covered the bases well and clearly the video shows that. Nice article either way. Reply

Posted at 21:46 on 29 April 2008
qwerty12345	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post 2 major things wrong with this. 720p for the resolution this is only to support the 360 because ps3 can go to 1080p but the 360 cant. also i can bet you all the money videogamer has been paid from microsoft, they dont have super white on the ps3 and it is not at full potensial. please sort these out and you will be able to definetly tell which is better but even with these faults in the comparison the ps3 looks better. Reply

Posted at 21:46 on 29 April 2008
Jackdoe	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post Also liked how you guys pretty much discounted pop-up (the most objective comparison) and instead focused on colors (the most subjective comparison). Reply

Posted at 21:48 on 29 April 2008
sean ska	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post i think you'll find the 360 does go to 1080p , i know because i have one , it was a system upgrade from microsoft some months ago. Reply

Posted at 21:49 on 29 April 2008
Tree	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post regardless had this game stayed exclusive to the playstation this game would be much better the xbox 360 has comparably less power then the PS3 and this game would have been twice as good as it is Reply

Posted at 21:49 on 29 April 2008
hater	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post all you morons are losers. the winners are the big fat fugly executives at sony, microsoft, rockstar, and take two. Reply

Posted at 21:51 on 29 April 2008
Airem	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post Jajaja this site sucks. The only one that says that the 360 version is better in graphics. Personally I dont give a .... about GTA IV but when every other site says the contrary even the 360 only IGN and even Rockstar says that the PS3 version is better and the comes videogamer to start a fanboys war. By the way the video looks kind of fishy is like someone on purpose make it look blurry on PS3. Reply

Posted at 21:51 on 29 April 2008
sean ska	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post clean comments only young man Reply

Posted at 21:52 on 29 April 2008
sean ska	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post bed time Reply

Posted at 21:53 on 29 April 2008
Shocked	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post Are you guys on crack or just on a back-hander from MS or just more rabid Xbots that pollute the internet?! One - 99% of all independent reviews AND ROCKSTAR THEMSELVES have admitted the PS3 has the edge with the visuals and it looks more natural. A lot of it is personal preference but there's more scientific tests that give the edge to the PS3 (have you seen the pixelated blurry mess that is the 360 version at 400% zoom?). As for the full view TV this is a great little bonus, and I'm willing to bet it would have rocked your world if it had been a 360 exclusive feature. Maybe you should try calibrating your screen properly, I bet you dumbass's had it on Dynamic or some other over contrasty store setting! Also try opening your eyes and look for the texture loads on the 360 version, and tell me pop in doesn't matter when you're in a high speed police chase and a car appears at lights out of NOWHERE causing you to crash and get busted (as happened to me when trying the 360 version). Personally I found the PS3 to have the nicer graphical feel, to me it felt more natural and warmer, but unlike this site I would use personal opinion in a serious comparison of formats. Two - and this one is pure comedy - to say there is nothing in the sound track proves this article is worth sh*t! WTF were you guys testing it with? The built in speakers on the TV I bet! If you cocks had any idea about sound you would have tested it on a HDMI equipped AV Receiver and realised the PS3 has a far superior UNCOMPRESSED 7.1 PCM SOUND TRACK! Yes - that's uncompressed and 7.1 - it stands head and shoulders over the 360's compressed 5.1 track! Either you guys are deaf or don't have a PCM over HDMI sound system, which amazes me since you blew a wad full of money on a 55" LCD! This is like trying to review the graphics on a 14" standard def portable and trying make informed judgments! Graphics can be argued, but so say the PS3 doesn't win for sound proves this article is worthless fanboy crap... Three - Gameplay, ok it's a close one, though again I have this feeling SIXAXIS control wouldn't have been dismissed so easily had it been a 360 feature. Also have you guys not heard of eBay? Most European PS3 owners that wanted rumble bought a DS3 months ago from importers for cheaper than what it will end up costing when it's eventually released. As for 360 soundtracks, that is a mute point, it is not an integrated system and plays over the game (including dialogue), if I wanted to do that I would just mute the sound and listen to a CD! In terms of controller most GTA fans of old played this game with a DualShock on the PS2, so the PS3 naturally has the edge from most GTA fans. You are already showing yourself to be a 360 fanboy, so you preference to a 360 controller is not surprising, but completely irrelevant in the context of this article - an old PS2 exclusive is bound to give the PS3 controller the edge, same with DMC4. Four - multiplayer - some disconnects are to be expected on launch day due to huge demand, but this is not a serious problem. I like how you blinkered summary completely neglects to mention that for the EXACT same multiplayer experience you have to PAY to use the 360 - only a truly biased reviewer would not even give passing mention to this. So in summary - this is a completely biased and frankly pointless summary that digs deep to find 360 advantages, glosses over serious 360 flaws, plays down the PS3's good points, and nit-picks for any slight negative PS3 points. I've played both version, I chose the PS3 version - the DLC was tempting but looking at my upcoming Autumn preorders I honestly don't think I'll still be playing it when they eventually come out (had the game been released on time and the DLC was coming out now, my decision may have been different). My guess? This site needed the hits, so in a sea of positive PS3-GTAIV news they try to set the cat amongst the pigeons, after all nothing draws the crowds more than irrational fanboism... This game is going to make no one who has already got either a PS3 or 360 jump the fence (aside from any 360 owners that got a RROD today!), and I personally would recommend the PS3 over the 360 for people upgrading at this stage (for a number of sound well balanced reasons that I won't go into now). Plus people in the EU get a nice GTAIV PS3 bundle, which is probably the only copies of the game left after todays sales!!! Reply

Posted at 21:54 on 29 April 2008
MadP	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post I've been doing comparisons for the last few hours and I disagree with your conclusions and I'll explain. I'm using a Pioneer 60" Elite Kuro both systems via HDMI for my comparison, and it is better than what you are using. Although you are right, 360 has a slightly better frame rate, and the PS3 version has noticable AA issues with wires/bridge wires, etc. But to say that you probably won't notice pop-in on the 360 version is COMPLETELY rediculous. When you run into an invisible barrier and then a tree appears, that is VERY noticeable. Buildings, trees, flicker and pop-in all the time! Pop-in of this nature DOES NOT happen on the PS3 version, I suspect because of the better draw distance. You fail to mention the horrific pixelation that occurs on the 360 version as well. Look at the pedestrians as you pass them, and you'll see a glob of pixels. There is also a lot of dithering that occurs at medium/close range. This doesn't occur on the PS3 version. It's everywhere on the 360 version. Nighttime scenes look much better on the PS3 version as well. You can barely see your character on the 360 version, and if you turn up the brightness it looks washed out. So far I believe you are the only review site to give the 360 an edge. I have both systems and have done extreme amounts of comparisons and I don't see how anyone reasonable could derive at the conclusion that you did. Reply

Posted at 22:04 on 29 April 2008
Quinton	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post Most websites give the edge to ps3 cause of slightly quicker load times, less pop in. Reply

Posted at 22:05 on 29 April 2008
@qwerty	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post 360 can also go upto 1080p, but the next gen games are more heavy than MS and Sony expected. The video shown shows quite a differnce between the 360 and PS3 version but neither of them look bad. Firstly the PS3 version has warmth as said Rockstar is shown by richer sunlight or warmer. Although warmth is always considered better but looking at the video it seems that the 360 version is clinical i.e exactly as devs put it no changes, intact. That is why it is still looking good in its own way. I can sure say the 360 version is not as bad as it was made up to look like. Instead its quite good. Reply

Posted at 22:07 on 29 April 2008
Anonymous	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post Euuuhh no i think IGN has been PAID and RAPED by SONY! I need no further PROOF as I have witnessed the DIFFERENCE first hand. Reply

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