A few weeks delay for a little more polish, (hopefully) then that is an easy choice, I would love a little more polish, on gameplay, performance, or graphics.
Look at how different Cities XL performs compared to Tropico 4, when having a city relatively the same size in both. Tropico 4's performance is way better than Cities XL. Decent quad core support can do wonders.
@Aria1368 @Hodge996 @deadmonkey76 Also when speaking about the ps3 doesn't even need the gpu to run, yes, this applies to small games. Any game that has any amount of decent graphics is running it off the gpu. That cell processor isn't powerful enough to do it all by itself. If it did expect a slideshow.
@Aria1368 @Hodge996 @deadmonkey76 If this is true about the system RAM, then I stand corrected. But still the games codes will need to be changed to run the games, as I have stated before, because they are exclusive games, designed around specific hardware.
Doesn't mean that they couldn't run on other hardware, just that things would have to be changed to run it. And they couldn't be run as they are, as stable as their "home" platform.
I think this applies more towards ps3 exclusives, than it does to 360 exclusives, as Gears is the only one I could point out on the 360 that WOULD NEED coding changes to work on the ps3. However games like Uncharted and MGS would need severe changes to run properly on the 360.
Its not that one system is blatantly more powerful than the other. They just cater to slightly different proprieties. But are so close in the bigger picture it isn't even funny. Though with multi-platform titles, they usually are run better on the 360, because that was the flagship system most games are designed for this gen. Then ported to other platforms.
360 can also handle Anti-aliasing better than the ps3, however the ps3's gpu actually has hardware dedicated to physics. (albeit not as utilized as one would like)
But their GPU's as far as power goes, are so close it isn't even funny.
Yet the people that were arguing one system was so much more powerful than the other half a decade ago, are the same people who are saying the Wiiu is the same as the 360 now. The Irony.
@Sgthombre @shadow580 @Rovelius Lets hope so, performance wise, COD:BO was, AND STILL IS, broken performance wise, compared to ANY of the Modern Warfare games.
@Hodge996 @deadmonkey76 @Aria1368 Its not graphics (per sey) that is holding it back, its the use of the 512mb of unified RAM, There are times when Gears needs more 256mb of VRAM, and less than 256 of Sys RAM. Which the PS3 could not accommodate for that. Not without changes to code or graphics. To where it wouldnt need more than 256 of Vram at any given point.
Similar Uncharted, because both games are designed around specific architecture of their respected exclusive systems. (Uncharted is designed heavily with the Cell cpu in mind) Even more specific is Metal Gear Solid 4.
If you are curious to find out more google "Gears of War 512mb Ram xbox 360 design." Or something of the sort.
@Hodge996 @deadmonkey76 @Aria1368 It goes both ways, the ps3 couldn't run Gears of War due to its RAM limitations. However, like you said the 360 couldn't run Uncharted for example because of its limitations.
It breaks down like this.
360 has a slightly better "utilized" gpu. (the gpu in both consoles are so close in actual performance it isn't even funny)
The CPU in the ps3 is stronger, but hardly utilized fully. (some exceptions, Uncharted, Metal Gear etc)
The PS3 has a much better sound processor. (period)
The 360 has 512 of unified RAM which allow. Which Gears of War would have to be significantly changed to run stable and smooth, on the 256 (sys) and 256 (VRAM) of RAM the PS3 has.
@ExtremePhobia @deadpeasant @nurnberg Much like the freedoms that are limited for airport security?!? Much like the freedoms limited with the removal of Due process?!? Or any of the other liberties removed from everyday citizens in the name of National security, or the Patriot Act.... Just saying.
But a game like this isn't the issue. The issue is many people will kill to justify not letting go of obsolete ideas, whether they be a religious,or political.
Some of them were good like Generals, and Renegade.
Some of them are kinda meh, like C&C RA3 and it's expansion,
and one is rather disappointing C&C4.
Lots of great music for video game soundtrack lovers.
Not a bad deal, and will inevitably fall further in price, in time. (which would make it more reasonable, as a few of these games are freeware now)
Though for people that own most, or all of them, there is no reason to get it (as I own them all)
Also there are some mods out there for the original C&C to up the games resolution to 720p looks much better on current hardware with that mod.
Also C&C 3 (and Kane's Wrath) both some of the better recent C&C games, have mods that I hear are pretty awesome, even some modern warfare mods for it, and some that make it more like the original game. I think I will install and play it again just to check it out one day, as I never got around to the mods for those 2 games yet.
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