I'm not making this thread to offend any Xbox 360 or PS3 user or for starting a flame war. The graphics of these two consoles are better that each other a very little margin and that to varies with respect to different games.
Gamespot captured all the screeenshots over HDMI with games running at 720p resolution, and they enabled full HDMI range on the PS3.
The first image set is a full screenshot set resized to fit the width of the page, followed by a zoomed-in image set that they created by cropping the original screen grabs to show you how the games look at a 1:1 pixel ratio. The third and fourth image sets follow the same pattern.
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Fallout 3
Xbox 360 vs Playstation 3
Winner: Xbox 360
Xbox 360 seemed to have better shadowed rocks. We also noticed that the PS3 didn't have the bridge pillar water reflection that's visible on the Xbox 360. The Super-Duper building in the background of the first image set also has more jaggies in the PS3 version. Fallout 3 hides draw distance well by showing major landmarks in the distance while leaving out smaller details that pop into view as you get closer. Pop-in was more noticeable on the PS3--you can see a small stand to the left of the bus in the Xbox 360 shot that isn't visible in the PS3 image.
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Call of Duty: World at War
Xbox 360 vs Playstation 3
Winner: PS3
Lighting contrast on the PS3 adds an extra dramatic effect. The Xbox 360 maintains its antialiasing advantage, which you can see in the disappearing antenna in the second set of shots. Don't look too much into the fact that some of the soldiers have camo'd helmets on one platform but not on the other--the gear is randomized for the character models.
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Dead Space
Xbox 360 vs Playstation 3
Winner: Xbox 360
We noticed a curious banding issue with shadows on the PS3, which you can see in the shadow covering half of Isaac's back in the second image set.
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Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe
Xbox 360 vs Playstation 3
Winner: Xbox 360
At a few places in the background graphics where the Xbox had sharper textures and superior lighting. The blue highlights in the Temple level on the Xbox aren't in the PS3 Temple level, and the Oan Senate level has a few missing details as well. The Green Lantern close-up shots also suggest a lower resolution on the PS3.
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Soulcalibur IV
Xbox 360 vs Playstation 3
Winner: It's a tie!
The Xbox 360 has superior flowers as illustrated in the close-up shot. We noticed that the PS3 seems to have better anisotropic filtering or higher-resolution ground textures farther in the distance in the second map. It's not noticeable in the first set of images, but you can see it in the second set.
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Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Xbox 360 vs Playstation 3
Winner: Xbox 360
The graphics resolution looks higher on the Xbox 360. You can see it everywhere in the first image set where the shadows, plants, and even the cliff face off in the background all have higher detail levels on the Xbox 360. The corridor flooring in the hallway shot is sharper on the Xbox 360, and the far set of lights framing the right side of the hall seem to bleed together on the PS3.
Edited by Liskiller, 10 December 2008 - 11:38 AM.
