Grand Theft Auto 4

One of the most important games to come out in recent history, and certainly the one with the most clout in this batch of games, Grand Theft Auto 4 is a game that will make people buy a console if they don't have one. If there are any benefits present in either version, it might be enough to tip the scales when a late adopter is wondering which console to get.

Visually, the two games differ slightly. A large part of the difference emanates from their color palettes, which is evident regardless of weather or time of day. From the second set of images, on a technical level, the 360 renders the Ether billboard with better clarity, but then its falls behind the PS3 when it comes to cleaning up the checkered stripping of the Burger Shot. The PlayStation 3 also keeps up with its blurrier look, but it's not as apparent, considering that the game looks only slightly less blurry on the 360.

Neither of the machines run the game smoothly enough to confer an advantage, given that moving the camera quickly or speeding through the city makes both versions hiccup from time to time. The PlayStation 3 has a nearly 10-minute-long installation sequence, which helps slightly in terms of in-game loads. However, saved games take equivalent periods of time to load on both machines. If we had to definitively pick a version, we'd go with the 360's rendition of the game for its crisper visuals, but we wouldn't be dejected if we had to play the game on the PlayStation 3.

Xbox 360       Playstation 3      

Xbox 360       Playstation 3      

Xbox 360       Playstation 3      

Xbox 360       Playstation 3      

Xbox 360       Playstation 3      

Xbox 360       Playstation 3      


6051 Comments

  • izmickey

    Posted Nov 27, 2009 4:00 pm PT

    @melty3219
    Yet all PS3 exclusives are superior. Get used to it.

  • Compuse

    Posted Nov 27, 2009 7:34 am PT

    To my idea the PS3 isn't loading all the textures correctly(seems to have certain shader problems), the picture is more blurry and mostly over-lightened(to much gamma) Weird, ..

  • AaEd123

    Posted Nov 27, 2009 5:23 am PT

    yeah i told you they are making xbox 360 better so ppl can buy it but am gonna buy the both but the ps3 is always better than Xbox 360

  • HonorOfGod

    Posted Nov 26, 2009 6:39 pm PT

    @Zallomallo

    DUDE!! whenever you get to use a PS3 go to the menu and finde HD options and turn on Full Whites and RGB to full and you will see this comparison is a lie.

  • melty3219

    Posted Nov 26, 2009 1:58 pm PT

    PS3 versions are always inferior get used to it

  • Zallomallo

    Posted Nov 26, 2009 6:07 am PT

    The Xbox 360 looks more Aliased, but the PS3 has really shallow colors.

  • AaEd123

    Posted Nov 25, 2009 11:30 pm PT

    they are definitely with xbox 360 they are making it better X( X( X[

  • AaEd123

    Posted Nov 25, 2009 11:26 pm PT

    man that really become stupid why in call f duty modern warfare 2 the xbox 360 look brighter and the ps3 is not but here the ps3 become brighter and the xbox 360 is not this is wierd only if the ps3 was xbox360 pics here and the xbox 360 are ps3 pics am i right or wrong ?? see by yourself in modernwarfare 2 the ps3 is not brighter its really wierd !!!!!!

  • The_Sackman posted Nov 24, 2009 6:59 am PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    The_Sackman

    Posted Nov 24, 2009 6:59 am PT (hide)

    x360 looks better, no doubt...

  • drill60 posted Nov 24, 2009 5:42 am PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    drill60

    Posted Nov 24, 2009 5:42 am PT (hide)

    i think the ps3 just had the brightness up higher im looking at my it now on my ps3 and it looks way better

  • melty3219 posted Nov 8, 2009 7:14 am PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    melty3219

    Posted Nov 8, 2009 7:14 am PT (hide)

    my god its like a bloody ghost down in here is there any comment here that is not marked as spam lol

  • jedd15 posted Nov 5, 2009 10:52 pm PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    jedd15

    Posted Nov 5, 2009 10:52 pm PT (hide)

    wtf

  • noamshapira posted Oct 25, 2009 4:18 am PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    noamshapira

    Posted Oct 25, 2009 4:18 am PT (hide)

    xbox is much better in this game

  • penguins227 posted Oct 24, 2009 3:43 pm PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    penguins227

    Posted Oct 24, 2009 3:43 pm PT (hide)

    Yep. Hacker.

    I have had all of mine be marked -10. Exactly.

    Where would I report this?

  • penguins227 posted Oct 16, 2009 4:01 pm PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    penguins227

    Posted Oct 16, 2009 4:01 pm PT (hide)

    It's funny: I have looked through the "marked as spam" comments, and it seems to me there are quite a bit of very high quality comments hidden in there! Maybe it's all of the Ps3/360 Fanboy unions coming in as a group and marking them all as bad... who knows?

    Notice how almost ALL of the marked comments are exactly +0 and -10. Seems to me like a Union Raid, or a Hacker... having zero + points on very good, non-biased points, and EXACTLY -10 on dozens in a row.

  • penguins227 posted Oct 16, 2009 3:59 pm PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    penguins227

    Posted Oct 16, 2009 3:59 pm PT (hide)

    LinuxOS137 had a VERY good point:
    "you know, most of these ps3 graphics problems can be fixed if you enable "super contrast", and "RGB HDMI FULL" in display settings. once enabled you will immediately notice deeper blacks, more colors and better shadows."

  • penguins227 posted Oct 16, 2009 3:57 pm PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    penguins227

    Posted Oct 16, 2009 3:57 pm PT (hide)

    I love gamespot, but I must say, whenever they said (mainly for the game COD4) the difference is negligible, that is ALWAYS when the Ps3 emerges!

    Now, they need an article stating on the 46% failure rate of Xbox 360's, compared to the 13% failure rate of Ps3. Maybe they could write an article about how the Ps3 has FREE online, bluetooth, blu-ray, and FREE connection to wireless internet. Not to mention a much cleaner, more business-looking template for their menu system.

    Did I mention FREE ONLINE??

  • LordAragis posted Oct 13, 2009 8:56 am PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    LordAragis

    Posted Oct 13, 2009 8:56 am PT (hide)

    ps3 should look better in multiplatform games too but oddly thats never the case. only exclusive developers really try to suck the power out of the console.

  • thesovvolf posted Oct 13, 2009 8:09 am PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    thesovvolf

    Posted Oct 13, 2009 8:09 am PT (hide)

    There doesn't look to be much of a significant different between the two, not much to be causing all hate full comments below. I don't get some people.

  • WTFitsPauL posted Oct 10, 2009 5:05 am PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    WTFitsPauL

    Posted Oct 10, 2009 5:05 am PT (hide)

    PS3 Wins

  • 1r3ap3r posted Sep 29, 2009 9:45 pm PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    1r3ap3r

    Posted Sep 29, 2009 9:45 pm PT (hide)

    I LIKE XBOX 360 MORE........................................

  • Darkno posted Sep 26, 2009 9:41 pm PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    Darkno

    Posted Sep 26, 2009 9:41 pm PT (hide)

    I own both systems and Assassins Creed on both, it was free with both lol. It is very easy for a real gamer to see the diffrence, and here is what I see here and what I see when I play both versions: Detail = 360 - Shading = 360 = Draw Distance = 360 - Fps = PS3 - Character Detail = 360 - Controls = 360 - Anti Aliasing = 360. But remeber this is just for Assassins Creed game, and the game is not made for the two consoles, it just depends on what the developers try harder for and the hardware for the game itself.

  • MTMind2 posted Sep 22, 2009 3:56 am PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    MTMind2

    Posted Sep 22, 2009 3:56 am PT (hide)

    That's right LinuxOS137. People should ignore the brightness/contrast 'issues' because they are not issues, but instead focus on what is said about textures, detail, framerate etc.

  • LinuxOS137 posted Sep 20, 2009 2:49 pm PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    LinuxOS137

    Posted Sep 20, 2009 2:49 pm PT (hide)

    you know, most of these ps3 graphics problems can be fixed if you enable "super contrast", and "RGB HDMI FULL" in display settings. once enabled you will immediately notice deeper blacks, more colors and better shadows.

  • aidsleen posted Sep 18, 2009 5:49 pm PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    aidsleen

    Posted Sep 18, 2009 5:49 pm PT (hide)

    i have a ps3 and could be considered a fanboy
    but in most cases the graphics are almost completely the same if not the xbox wins out

  • heas14 posted Sep 13, 2009 2:59 pm PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    heas14

    Posted Sep 13, 2009 2:59 pm PT (hide)

    gamespot is biased

  • DarthTechGeek posted Sep 4, 2009 5:09 pm PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    DarthTechGeek

    Posted Sep 4, 2009 5:09 pm PT (hide)

    cyclonebw, a game isn't just copied to a blue-ray disc to run on the ps3. Each console has their own system architecture, which requires some adjustment to a game's programing in order to run properly on another system. Therefore, a game will almost never appear exactly the same when it is run on different consoles.

  • cyclonebw posted Sep 1, 2009 6:39 pm PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    cyclonebw

    Posted Sep 1, 2009 6:39 pm PT (hide)

    You know whats funny? A game is copied to a dual-layer and a blueray so its the same game right? Then why are we comparing graphics? Were comparing the same thing. The game isnt totally remade on another system, just copied.....

  • NOxLIMITxGAMES posted Aug 30, 2009 10:08 pm PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    NOxLIMITxGAMES

    Posted Aug 30, 2009 10:08 pm PT (hide)

    the 360 has a cooler looking hooded guy.

  • alireza74 posted Aug 28, 2009 2:22 pm PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    alireza74

    Posted Aug 28, 2009 2:22 pm PT (hide)

    graphic is not all of the game and you can not see the differents in picture.

  • murrayb88 posted Aug 27, 2009 9:36 pm PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    murrayb88

    Posted Aug 27, 2009 9:36 pm PT (hide)

    The xbox looks better the ps3 seems a little white washed. That brightness everyone talking about isn't a good thing. The contrast is too low duh?

  • murrayb88 posted Aug 27, 2009 9:35 pm PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    murrayb88

    Posted Aug 27, 2009 9:35 pm PT (hide)

    The xbox looks better the ps3 seems a little white washed. That brightness everyone talking about isn't a good thing. The contrast is too low duh?

  • mariogamer564 posted Aug 27, 2009 3:32 pm PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    mariogamer564

    Posted Aug 27, 2009 3:32 pm PT (hide)

    I like both of them, they both equally give about the same, except the ps3 is little brighter

  • probabilityzer0 posted Aug 26, 2009 9:55 pm PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    probabilityzer0

    Posted Aug 26, 2009 9:55 pm PT (hide)

    yeah i think they are a little biased against the ps3, when i was reading the top summery i though wow the ps3 is falling behind but when i looked at the pictures it wasnt as bad as they made it seem and somtimes it seemed the ps3 was the one that won.

    p.s. i have dont have either system i have a wii so im not biased

  • mikey1611 posted Aug 25, 2009 8:31 am PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    mikey1611

    Posted Aug 25, 2009 8:31 am PT (hide)

    Seriously though, look at my comment on the first round comparison, not saying that they are biased but do any of you think that gamespot may be biased towards the PS3? no disrespect to gamespot and xbox fanboys.

  • mikey1611 posted Aug 25, 2009 8:27 am PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    mikey1611

    Posted Aug 25, 2009 8:27 am PT (hide)

    Xbox360 makes you happy now but the PS3 is the console of the future, makes you happier now till then.

  • cbfanboy posted Aug 24, 2009 1:30 pm PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    cbfanboy

    Posted Aug 24, 2009 1:30 pm PT (hide)

    if you look carefully you can easily tell that the ps3 has less jagged lining on the characters and buildings and it looks brighter, so i think on the screenshots i think the ps3 has the upperhand ps3 ftw

  • funkdocpto posted Aug 23, 2009 9:10 am PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    funkdocpto

    Posted Aug 23, 2009 9:10 am PT (hide)

    xbox360=now.............PS3= the future, you cant deny that.

  • funkdocpto posted Aug 23, 2009 9:10 am PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    funkdocpto

    Posted Aug 23, 2009 9:10 am PT (hide)

    xbox360=now.............PS3= the future, you cant deny that.

  • techzilla77 posted Aug 22, 2009 3:43 pm PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    techzilla77

    Posted Aug 22, 2009 3:43 pm PT (hide)

    I must say I like the graphics on the PS3 a little better. I appreciate the effort but isn't it 2009? Is there any games from 09 that can be used, like SF4 or Fight Night R4 or Prototype? I like some of the comparisons, but most of these games were made before developers could catch up to PS3's hardware capabilities. I'd like to see a company admit that they pushed their game to the limit on the PS3 because thay had more resources to available to do so. When that happens I think I will care about graphical comparisons a lot more. Madden 08?? Orange Box??. Burnout???. Assasins Creed??? How many titles are better comarisons that have dropped in the last year a so than these? Not pissed I just would like to see things evened out a little better. These developers are underdeveloping titles on the PS3 just to save money and to save face. (Opinion) They don't want a system war on account of them making a game look better on one system that would be bad for business. (Opinion also)

  • Redspyda24 posted Aug 22, 2009 8:12 am PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    Redspyda24

    Posted Aug 22, 2009 8:12 am PT (hide)

    I gotta say I like PS3 system what u can PS3 u know download staff from the internet in your PS3 system but don't like PSN But I do like xbox live but my 360 is broke right now but I own PS3 now but still and all they all look the same but PS3 got a little lightening but Need for Speed Pro, Rainbow Six Vegas 2 and GTA 4 is better on the 360

  • thegamerguy7 posted Aug 22, 2009 7:46 am PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    thegamerguy7

    Posted Aug 22, 2009 7:46 am PT (hide)

    hmm dont know about gta 4 they both look pretty good.....

  • thegamerguy7 posted Aug 22, 2009 7:44 am PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    thegamerguy7

    Posted Aug 22, 2009 7:44 am PT (hide)

    the orange box on ps3???????? xbox 360???????????

  • thegamerguy7 posted Aug 22, 2009 7:41 am PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    thegamerguy7

    Posted Aug 22, 2009 7:41 am PT (hide)

    i think both consles are great i think the war between them should stop

  • 93soccer posted Aug 16, 2009 6:18 pm PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    93soccer

    Posted Aug 16, 2009 6:18 pm PT (hide)

    The xbox 360 looks the best no matter what the fanboys say

  • CaptainCrazy posted Aug 12, 2009 10:06 pm PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    CaptainCrazy

    Posted Aug 12, 2009 10:06 pm PT (hide)

    All the PS3 images look brighter and more washed out. I think there may be a problem with the capturing done on the PS3 because there is no way the PS3 can be really that far behind the 360 in texture quality. I can see this might happen on some games but virtually every PS3 screenshot was the same way.

  • Gamew posted Aug 12, 2009 5:47 pm PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    Gamew

    Posted Aug 12, 2009 5:47 pm PT (hide)

    something is wrong...

  • Flint247 posted Aug 12, 2009 2:39 pm PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    Flint247

    Posted Aug 12, 2009 2:39 pm PT (hide)

    Graphics really don't matter to me, it's all about the games.

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