*SDF Exclusive: GTA4 Review for the PS3/Xbox 360*
Click to read SDF’s unbiased review of GTAIV
As I’m sure many are well aware, the GTA4 review embargo has been lifted and Sony Defense Force has been working overtime the past few weeks to provide you with the most indepth, unbiased impressions you will find on the internet. While lesser sites like IGN, 1up, and Gametrailers have skirted the issue regarding the galactic divide of the vastly inferior Xbox 360 version of GTA4 relative to the masterpiece showcased on the PS3, Sony Defense Force is proud to provide you with two completely separate reviews for each version. No singular scores will be given blanketly for both titles as has been done on other websites. We will be brutally honest in our critique of what could be regarded as the game of the generation (well…on the PS3 atleast). Without further ado, let’s go straight to our impressions of the Playstation 3 version.
Playstation 3 Version:
Simply put: This is one of the best games you will ever play. You take the controls of Eastern European immigrant Nicola Belić throughout the vast and immersive landscape of Liberty City. Literally fresh off the boat, Niko finds himself in the company of his cousin Roman, who serves as a central character throughout the remainder of the narrative.
Gameplay is summed up as a series of mission objectives that involves traditional gun fighting and car chasing throughout the game’s vast city. Fans of the franchise will instantly recognize the gameplay, which features an added layer of immersive nuances that have been improved over the PS2 title in the form of environmental details, pedestrian reactions, and enhanced physics. The main improvements that directly affect gameplay, however, deal with the game’s newly designed cover system. If you were a fan of the Playstation 3 masterpiece Uncharted, you will be instantly familiar with this system and how engaging it can be. Previous GTA titles had clunky mechanics which proved to be the biggest downfall of the series. Luckily, Rockstar has copied the mechanics that Uncharted revolutionized the gaming world with, and as fans of the series we could not be more pleased.
Graphically and aurally, the game is solid, though leaves much to be desired as it does not take full advantage of the Playstation 3 hardware. The game boasts of absolutely zero pop-in, framerate drops, or aliasing; however, it could be argued that the game runs a little too well. The title feels like it isn’t pushing the Playstation 3 hardware enough in many aspects, which is no doubt the result of the inferior Xbox 360 holding back the system. Because Rockstar developed the title with the Xbox 360 in mind, they had to make sure not to be overly ambitious with their project, and this clearly shows as the game isn’t anywhere near the best looking title on the PS3 (though, it certainly is on the Xbox 360). One particular aspect of the game that we enjoyed is the image quality: anti-aliasing is present with the added bonus of advanced Depth of Field effects. Indeed, SDF unanimously agrees that the Playstation 3 version has a subtle, soft warmth to it that is preferred over the vastly inferior Xbox 360 version.
The sound could have also been improved. The soundtrack is great, yet due to the limitless expanse of the Blu-Ray optical medium, it could have been even larger. Worse is the fact that the title doesn’t boast of 7.1 lossless uncompressed audio that Playstation 3 fans are accustom to. Again, this is unheard of on Xbox 360 games, and it is our belief that Rockstar made compromises in order to fit the game on the vastly inferior Xbox 360 DVD release.
Multiplayer is an absolute blast. The Playstation Network offers dedicated gamespy servers at no additional cost to the PS3 consumer. We had no problem setting up a game in Liberty City’s humongous world with up to 16 people with no lag or downtime whatsoever. It’s simply amazing that we can experience such a superior service with no additional cost. The free multiplayer in Grand Theft Auto 4 (PS3) is so good that I wish I could give Sony some money for their amazing efforts.
Overall, the game is a worthy addition to the series and deserves its place inside your Playstation 3 on release day. Though not perfect, and certainly not taking full advantage of the vastly superior Playstation 3 hardware including the Cell microprocessor, RSX, Blu-Ray, or Standard Hard Drive capabilities, the game does impress and provides for an amazing experience. We spent over 60 hours playing the single player component, and well over 500 hours when you add in the multiplayer. It goes without saying that this game is so superior and definitive on the Playstation 3 that downloadable content isn’t needed whatsoever. It would simply be too much, and may have degraded the overall quality of the disc release.
Presentation: 9.0
Graphics: 8.3
Sound: 7.0
Gameplay: 9.8
Lasting Appeal: 10
Overall (not a weighted average): 9.4
Xbox 360 Version:
We knew the writing was on the wall when we saw the Grand Theft Auto 4 press swag for the Xbox 360 consisting of hundreds of dollars in promotional items, most likely as a bribe in order to inflate review scores of the Xbox 360 version. Very similar to what happened with Halo 3 when it received inflated scores by members of the biased Xbox 360-centric media, it looks like GTA4 may be receiving the same level of attention. Preemptive damage control at its finest right here, folks.
It is an absolute understatement to say that this game is nearly unplayable on Microsoft’s system for various reasons, chief among them are the graphics. Simply put, the game looks and plays atrociously. While cruising around Liberty City, you will witness windows, tress, and even buildings themselves appear and disappear as you rotate the camera around your vehicle. In one instance, SDF ran directly into a tree that appeared out of nowhere a mere few feet in front of our car. How this passed the QA stages at Microsoft is beyond me, perhaps Microsoft felt that their viral marketing and “EXXXXCLUSIVE DOWNLOADABLE CONTENT!!!” would be enough to sway the hordes of braindead xbox fans despite the terrible shortcomings of the 360 version.
Not only does the terrible texture/geometry pop-in affect the gameplay dramatically (thanks to the inferior Xbox 360 hardware that doesn’t have a standard hard drive), but the framerate drops are so significant that we cannot even manage to run the game without it turning into a slideshow. Compare this to the vastly superior (definitive) Playstation 3 version, which has nonexistant framerate issues, and it’s easy to see how the title falters for the vastly inferior Xbox 360 version.
Our play session with the Xbox 360 version was very brief, unfortunately, and it wasn’t because the game was so unplayable due to the graphical shortcomings. We tried to play as much as we could inspite of these drawbacks, but something much worse happened — Our Xbox 360 promptly died in a burning rage of RROD fury after only a mere two hours of gameplay. Yep. This is the seventh time SDF will have to send in our Xbox 360 to Microsoft for repairs. Additionally, we had just received our new Xbox 360 right in time for GTA4. It’s amazing that GTA4 — a title that relies heavily on all components of the Xbox 360 due to streaming — managed to kill our Xbox 360 in record time (post in our comments section if you have had a system that has died sooner — we’re interested in hearing). We at SDF expect Grand Theft Auto 4 to cost Microsoft an additional $1 billion dollars in damages due to the increased RROD activity. Perhaps Microsoft should have thought twice before they allowed Rockstar to develop on their shoddy hardware.
Moving onto the multiplayer play. Again, we had limited playtime with it, but we tried out a few matches before we were promptly kicked out of the vastly inferior Xbox Live service. Just as CoD4 killed Xbox Live last December/January, we expect massive outages for the service upon release of GTA4. We already experienced it during our playtest when we witnessed numerous players transporting all over the maps while losing control of their character. Xbox Live gimps the online play significantly from the Playstation 3 service because it relies on p2p matchmaking. It’s unfortunate that Microsoft’s customers have to pay for the gaming equivalent of Napster — a service long forgotten by other superior methods of connectivity. Once again, Playstation 3 sets the trend for the superior online service with its Playstation Network which never has any downtime and provides for a seamless online experience.
To say that the vastly inferior Xbox 360 version is vastly inferior seems to be a bit redundant but is certainly worth emphasizing: this title should not be played in any shape or form on the Xbox 360. Grand Theft Auto 4 is worth the $460 dollars it costs for a Playstation 3 — do the right thing and purchase a Playstation 3 if you want to play the title at all. If you are a current Xbox 360 owner and want to preserve your hardware for as long as possible, avoid the 360 version at all costs. Not only will you be getting the vastly superior version on the Playstation 3 that will at least render the title playable, but you will also not have to worry about your Playstation 3 dying in the middle of your 500+ hours of playtime.
Presentation: 4.0
Graphics: 1.5
Sound: 6.0
Gameplay: 2.0
Lasting Appeal: 0 (Your Xbox 360 will die within hours)
Overall (not a weighted average): 3.5 — It’s just not quite GTA4.0….more like GTA3.5
And for those of you hard of reading here’s a quick summary of our points and final scores:
“When we received our review copies from Microsoft in the mail, it was packaged with well over $1000 dollars in supplementary, superfluous gear.”
LOL, gotta love that sentence. For one, Microsoft wouldnt give you shit. This site is a joke and Sony probably dont accept that this ridiculous site exists, let alone Microsoft.
And you state you played well over 500 hours on GTA. I highly doubt that as well. No one has had the game long enough to even slightly get 100 hours, let alone 500.
I really dont understand why you bother to review stuff that you havent got, then make up blatent lies that are instantly see through able. I highly doubt you have even played the game, amazing how you can review it just off watching Youtube videos.
It’s clear as day that you havent played it, if you had then you would have spoken about the game a bit, but you have mentioned nothing except how good the PS3 is, and the 360 is shit.
You really are a bunch of fucking idiots!!!
BEST REVIEW EVER!
[...] unknown wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptWhile lesser (biased) sites like IGN, 1up, and Gametrailers have skirted the issue regarding the galactic divide of the vastly inferior Xbox 360 version of GTA4 relative to the masterpiece showcased on the PS3, Sony Defense Force is … [...]
I can confirm our 360′s RROD.
Our care package from MS was well packed though. So, my thanks to Stacy at MS game devision.
Sladey: Could you grow up? Such apprehensive trash talking won’t get you anywhere.
lol nice review, I giggled a couple times.
Seriously though I have my ps3 in kind of a cramped space and it gets HOT over there, and it’s still running smooth after a year and more. If 360′s are seriously still melting something more lasting should have been done
Brilliant, quite simply the funniest thing I’ve read in a long time.
This review really is a masterpiece. I like the pixelation work on the “360″ screencap, and how there’s no effort whatsoever to hide the fact that that’s still a PS3 button guide in the upper left corner.
It’s the little things that make this site work so well.
yeah it’s really funny that it makes some people so mad
Back into your stride I see, finally. Needed a good laugh, and I got one XD
Paul, they fuzzed out the same image and called it the 360 one, unless you’re in on the joke site thats the perfect sign of the fake review and quit being a playslave if you aren’t in on it.
plus do you know the GIF’s are from torrent downloaded then burnt to 2 DVD’s version (Pirated)
and if they had to cut out stuff it would be close to the limit at about 8 gigs, not the 6 gigs it is, it was made perfectly as rockstar wanted it to be, developed on the easy to make 360 then a shitty port made for PS3 that would be optimized better thanks to the hard drive install.
tbh, all that really matters is what version your friends are playing. Both versions are pretty much identical. The PS3 has the slight edge cause you got to install it onto the HDD first, it makes no difference in loading times, just looks a touch better.
If your friends are playing it on LIVE (which they probably are) then get the 360 version, if they are playing it on PSN then get the PS3 version. Once the story is completed the multiplayer will be the only thing you will play.
Like the use of the gifs btw, your photoshop skills are getting better, still no fooling anybody, but funny all the same.
I’ll pass that message on to MS HQ. Take-two must be displeased at the nature of 360 owners to steal such a high profile game. Same can not be said for PS3 owners who do not partake in such outright acts of theft.
Developers such as Rockstar can rest assured Sony does the best job it can when it comes to protecting copy righted games.
Holy crap SDF, this is the lowest of the low, that 2nd image of the sytem comparison isn’t even real!
“Monster blog IGN is reporting that the PS3 version of GTA IV has, wait for it, “less pop-in” of distant scenery, objects and trees as you race around the city – but that comes courtesy of a seven minute compulsory install before you’re allowed to play the game. And it still gave the Xbox 360 version 10/10.
Given that all GTA games have been a bit technically iffy due to the sheer amount their vast, open, streaming cities demand of the technology they run on, it’s hardly a big deal. A slightly higher amount of pop-up on the Xbox 360 version is a price we’re happy to pay in return for well over a year of ever other game being better on Xbox 360.”
For the PS3 to just have only LESS POP-IN, that doesn’t mean that it’s totally immune to it. See the sightly-higher amount of pop in for the 360?
Wow… I should stop acting so surprised to these articles you pump out and come more accepting of the fact that you just keep getting worse.
@Peter Leess
The reason nobody has downloaded this for the POS3 is because you cant. No other reason. Given half a chance POS3 owners would have downloaded this as well as 360 owners did.
http://www.encyclopediadramatica.com/Sony_Defense_Force
Oh shi—
I guess that sums you guys up, funny how you keep deleting my posts because of it.
As predicted, totally trashed the 360, invented tons of bullshit, and finally claimed RROD within 2 hours. Who knew? Also funny that you claim 560 hours of play so far, that would be 23.33 days. I would ask what fantasy world you live in, but I would rather tell you up your meds.
AGAIN LET ME STRESS THESE TOTAL FAN BOYS CLAIM TO HAVE ALREADY PLAYED 560 HOURS, THATS 23.33 DAYS STRAIGHT.
@Sladey – Well not exactly…
Maybe 360 owners will be playing the multiplayer exclusively for quite some time….
But we PS3 owners have dates with GTP, Haze and Metal Gear Solid 4.
But of course we’ll log-on to play in between game sessions.
I’m being for reals.
This review was probably my favorite of all time.
Hilarious.
A driving demo (GT:P), a crap game (Haze), and the PS3′s 1st actual decent exclusive in 2yrs of existance (MGS4).
Aye, your right, thats you lot for this year, so of course you’ll be playing them to death. Gives Resistance a break i guess.
I dont need to hold out for just 3 half decent games to come out like you, the 360 has got shed loads of quality games already available, so once GTA is finished, i got others to play still. |Come to think of it, might have a go on Dead Rising after i get bored of GTA.
FYI, Haze might be a crap game, but it’s not actually exclusive to the PS3, only a timed exclusive.
My favorite part of the review is definitely the PS3 screen taken from IGN, followed by the same PS3 screen (triangle/square/etc. included) blurred out and captioned with ’360′, along with CDAT1AD pointing out 23.33 days straight of playing, rofl.
Fuckin’ epic.
Far superior to the Halo 3 review.
A++ WOULD READ AGAIN.
@razgriz
Maybe they put the “360″ tag on there afterwards when they realised going to fast in a car makes the PS3 version blur too much? :3
Bring this to the front page!
http://digg.com/playstation/Grand_Theft_Auto_IV_Definitive_Unbiased_Review
@Sladey – Chill dude…
GTP is so good, demos have never looked and played this good!
Metal Gear Solid… enough said.
And Haze, well Free Radical is no slouch. If you want it, it’s fine. You can have it in a few months.
It wasn’t a diss. I was just saying we have other stuff to play after GTA4.
Excuse me, I’m gonna play either Gears of War, Bioshock, or Mass Effect on my PC.
That “$1000 bundle of bribery swag” is the collector’s edition… it’s only $90. Nobody in their right mind would’ve sent you an early review copy, and the leaked version is only playable on the 360. You haven’t played it.
also, @ stickemup:
Enjoy the super-realistic damage to your cars in GT5P… oh wait.
I’m actually quite jealous! How come the xboxers get a bonus memory game included?
You have to memorise the locations of sign-posts,trees,buildings etc. so as not to drive into them,NEATO!
http://kotaku.com/384422/which-version-of-gta-iv-should-you-buy-we-compare-the-ps3-and-360-versions
LOL @ Paul
For once that was quite funny
It’s part of the $50m that MS paid for GTA4. Sorry, but the memory game is 360 Exclusive, lol.
Funny how the sites that matter disagree SDF.
Oh, don’t feel so sad SDF! You either Paul.
You guys have your uses, you make the rest of the internet feel alot smarter.
Stickemup,
Now how come an unproven game like Haze sounds SO good, yet another unproven game, Conduit, is being met with such FUD by Sonyboys?
I think that if the cure for cancer was on the 360, but not on the PS3, the SDF would still find a way to bash it.
Amazing how the comparison shots are the exact same spot in the city at the exact time of day with the exact cars in the exact same spot.
And BOTH feature the same IGN watermark…
Almost like it’s…BULLSHIT.
SDF has one again proven themselves to be definitively full of shit. Hey, are you going to put up a REAL 360 screenshot soon, or are you too big of pansy asses to tell the truth?
But of course you can’t tell the truth because Rockstar didn’t send you a 360 version, nor did they send you a PS3 version. You see they send those to REPUTABLE companies and websites to review. Your binary method of reviewing (if its PS3 then 10(or more) out of 10, If not PS3 then 0/10) is so laughable that Rockstar would not waste the money for postage to send you shit.
@sm0ke – Jealous are we? GTP doesn’t need it. It never has. You can say all you want, BUT nobody does racing like Gran Turismo. End of story.
@six1s – I’m not saying Haze is going to be anything special. I have doubts myself – although Free Radical has made really good games in the past. I’m just saying, we’re going to be playing it, either as a rental or purchase. Depends on how it comes out. I really doubt it will be anything under an 8.
I see there is no argument for the greatness of Metal Gear.
And as for the cure for cancer. Sorry, the PS3 is already working on that.
Folding@Home
Where’s ColdYellow at? He’s a 360 fan I like.
Actually, PD is working on car damage right now, and will be releasing the patch in this fall for GT5P
@stickemup
I’m curious of your opinion of the blatantly fake screenshot comparison in this farce of a review.
@ six1s
free radical design was the same team who made the time splitters series as well as the original perfect dark (not the crappy 360 prequel, FUCK YOU RARE!) and goldeneye 64. two of arguebly the best FPS on console games ever made. i have faith it will be a very good game. will it be a COD4 killer? i doubt it, but free radical have proven themselves as developers, so saying haze is gonna suck clearing when they have a decent developer and the fact that it is not out yet, makes you look like a retard. do you question rockstar? did you know how awesome gta 4 was going to be just by a 30 second trailer about a immigrant jumping off a boat? by your logic then maybe Too Human is gonna suck, after all its a unproven game……seriously, think before you type.
@SDF
that was quite possibly the funniest review i have heard in a long time!
man i saw the sdf wikipedia thing at school funnnnny shit
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@spooky
were u on xbl on like saturday on halo if u have it casue i think i ran into u
Just watched another vid on youtube. Nico’s attempt at walking whilst drunk is the funniest thing I’ve ever seen in a game.
I’m pretty sure that’s something that can be appreciated on both consoles,though on 360,you might have to wait for a tree to pop up before you can take a piss.
@Paul
I take it you’ve played the 360 version to know whether or not it has popup problems then? I mean you wouldn’t be going by this review which has been proven to be a farce would you?
I’m glad I don’t have a 360 anymore! I can’t wait to play this amazing game on the PS3!!!!
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah (stops for a breather)…………………………………………..hahahahahahahahahahahha………..(wipes a tear of laughter from face)
Bravo SDF take a bow on another craptacular review.
@Hans
How about you let someone like me write for the site so you can have a REAL UNBIASED and not bought review of a game thats on both consoles.
@stickemup
thanks for the kind words dude i apperciate it. I agree with you on Gran Turismo series there the shit and I still play them to this day. I don’t really care for Free Radical games (too me they always been just “meh”) but I can see how others like them.
@stickemup
The GT series is the shit and its always have and will be a fine series. I like Forza as well but more love to GT though. As for Haze well I don’t really care for Free Radical games and even if it came to the 360 I wouldn’t even play it.
The PGR series completely pwns the Gran Turismo series by far. Gran Turismo got shit after Gran Turismo 3.
@erik – I think it’s hilarious dude! Don’t you get it? WE ALL KNOW it’s BS, but that’s what makes it so funny!
@ColdYellow – There you are! See, your opinion I respect. You’re not just out to bash, I know your reasons for owning a 360, and I agree with them. I’m sorry you don’t care much for Free Radical though, did you ever play the TimeSplitters games? I loved the multiplayer on them, the characters are so bogus! Seeing a duck take a shotgun to the face, courtesy of a circus bear is priceless.
@Spooky – Exactly. It’s not fair to say Haze is going to be crap. I’m not a betting man, but if anything, the chances of it being above average are pretty good.
Hope everyone enjoys GTA4. Wish there was a way for PS3 owners to battle 360 owners on multiplatform games.
Then we could do the talking where it really counts.
I came into some unexpected money. So if I can find a copy I’ll be getting GTA4 for my 360. And what do I think my chances of it RROD my system are? Oh, maybe .5%.
@Stickemup
Probably BS. But I generally like my BS to be a little more subdued. Its like they aren’t even trying anymore.
I love how All Sonyboys downplay DLC.
So by their logic, the fact you can have mods for UT3 is just stupid! Cause you know…mods are content, that you download! Free or not, it’s still DLC.
DLC is “teh suck!”, therefore PS3′s version of UT is also “teh suck!”
That first screen comparison made me laugh; I guess that would be accurate if you were somehow connected to a cellphone screen. Both versions of this game are excellent and there are hardly any noteworthy differences between the two, like COD4. There is the DLC issue, but I seriously doubt that it will stay 360 exclusive forever.
Stickemup,
Really? How much Cancer has Sony cured yet?
Like most everything else on the PS3, F@H is a gimmick…a very sick one at that.
Praetorian_Man,
Yeah…Microsoft gave them $50 Million dollars to let it go on Sony’s system too.
PS3 GTA IS NOT RUNNING IN HD… RUNNING AT 653p
PS3 GTA IS NOT RUNNING IN HD… RUNNING AT 653p
PS3 GTA IS NOT RUNNING IN HD… RUNNING AT 653p
PS3 GTA IS NOT RUNNING IN HD… RUNNING AT 653p
PS3 GTA IS NOT RUNNING IN HD… RUNNING AT 653p
PS3 GTA IS NOT RUNNING IN HD… RUNNING AT 653p
PS3 GTA IS NOT RUNNING IN HD… RUNNING AT 653p
:O :O :O :O :O :O
360 VERSION RUNNING AT 720p WITH 2x AA (Of course these people wont understand what that means or does)
360 VERSION RUNNING AT 720p WITH 2x AA (Of course these people wont understand what that means or does)
360 VERSION RUNNING AT 720p WITH 2x AA (Of course these people wont understand what that means or does)
360 VERSION RUNNING AT 720p WITH 2x AA (Of course these people wont understand what that means or does)
360 VERSION RUNNING AT 720p WITH 2x AA (Of course these people wont understand what that means or does)
360 VERSION RUNNING AT 720p WITH 2x AA (Of course these people wont understand what that means or does)
360 VERSION RUNNING AT 720p WITH 2x AA (Of course these people wont understand what that means or does)
“Again, this is unheard of on Xbox 360 games, and it is our belief that Rockstar made compromises in order to fit the game on the vastly inferior Xbox 360 DVD release.”
oh that bit makes me laugh. So what about the fact that the PS3 version isn’t even HD!?!
So what excuse does this warrant?
sorry… 620p even!!!!
@ the_chosen_one
how do u know that the ps3 version is not running HD? granted i am still getting the 360 version, but what is the point of having the 360 version have HD when the majority of the consoles dont even have HDMI? (i do have the HDMI port on mine
uh spooky ansewer?
@six1s – I don’t think it’s downplaying the content itself. It would be stupid to do so, I for one am pretty sure it’s gonna be something good, maybe even great.
I think a lot of people downplay it because nobody knows the release date. Hell, it could not even come this year, if the main game got delayed, what makes you think the DLC can’t? It would have made such a big impact if it would have been ready off the back.
Do I think $50 million was a waste of money? Yes.
Do I think the DLC is gonna win the war for the 360? Nope.
I think it’s inevitable, Sony will come out on top when all is said and done. If M$ is lucky, it might end up being close for a while.
Come on, the 360 was out a whole year before the PS3. And even with this “shortage of games” that the PS3 supposedly has, it’s sales have increased and not only caught up, but have surpassed the 360. Last month was probably the last month the 360 will outsell the PS3 for the rest of the year. And all of this has happened with a bigger price tag. People just love and trust Sony. Can you 360 owners say the same about M$?
I know when it comes down to it, it’s all about the games, and “real gamers” go with whatever console has more games. But “real gamers” also love and support systems based on the franchises. And I for one would never buy a console that I couldn’t play Gran Turismo, Final Fantasy and Metal Gear on.
I hope you 360 owners enjoy your DLC. Really.
I’m just glad our lineup for this year is as solid as it is. Everyone makes mistakes, and Sony made many during the first year of the PS3′s life, but if 360 owners can forgive M$ for making the most unreliable console in history, then we can forgive Sony.
the_chosen_one:
source please, have not seen this on joystiq, 4chan, not even 360fanboy.com
the entire bemani franchise still owns this game
@stickemup
I Timesplitters just i guess was just not very appealing to me and I played all 3 of them it seemed “done there and done that” but maybe I should go back and play 3′s MP and see how that is and maybe my opinion well change
Otherwise got GTA4 and 12:01 dude and just simply “WOW”. This site and Hans doesn’t even know what they’re talking about one bit. Loads times very quick, pop-up not noticeable, framerate is consistant, soundtrack is very good (not vice city good but good). Hell just wait and get ready to have a good time.
@stickemup
got GTA4 and 12:01 dude and just simply “WOWâ€. This site and Hans doesn’t even know what they’re talking about one bit. Loads times very quick, pop-up not noticeable, framerate is consistant, soundtrack is very good (not vice city good but good). Hell just wait and get ready to have a good time.
@stickemup
got GTA4 and 12:01 dude and just simply “WOWâ€. . Loads times very quick, pop-up not noticeable, framerate is consistant, soundtrack is very good (not vice city good but good). Hell just wait and get ready to have a good time.
Hans you’re wrong as always.
@six1s – I don’t think it’s downplaying the content itself. It would be stupid to do so, I for one am pretty sure it’s gonna be something good, maybe even great.
I think a lot of people downplay it because nobody knows the release date. Hell, it could not even come this year, if the main game got delayed, what makes you think the DLC can’t? It would have made such a big impact if it would have been ready off the back.
Do I think $50 million was a waste of money? Yes.
Do I think the DLC is gonna win the war for the 360? Nope.
I think it’s inevitable, Sony will come out on top when all is said and done. If M$ is lucky, it might end up being close for a while.
Come on, the 360 was out a whole year before the PS3. And even with this “shortage of games” that the PS3 supposedly has, it’s sales have increased and not only caught up, but have surpassed the 360. Last month was probably the last month the 360 will outsell the PS3 for the rest of the year. And all of this has happened with a bigger price tag. People just love and trust Sony. Can you 360 owners say the same about M$?
I know when it comes down to it, it’s all about the games, and “real gamers” go with whatever console has more games. But “real gamers” also love and support systems based on the franchises. And I for one would never buy a console that I couldn’t play Gran Turismo, Final Fantasy and Metal Gear on.
I hope you 360 owners enjoy your DLC. Really.
I’m just glad our lineup for this year is as solid as it is. Everyone makes mistakes, and Sony made many during the first year of the PS3′s life, but if 360 owners can forgive M$ for making the most unreliable console in history, then we can forgive Sony.
@ColdYellow – Man do I envy you! I just can’t get my hands on it yet…
I have a bunch of bills, and it’s either go out and get GTA4, or use the money and buy gas to get to my classes.
I just can’t get myself to rent it, I want to own it. I’m gonna have to wait a few more weeks to get my hands on it.
Hope you’re enjoying it man! Keep me posted.
I’m saying this now, but I know I’ll get my hands on it this week… So sad… No self control.
ColdYellow, kick some sense into me, tell me ‘it can wait’.
It cant wait, borrow, beg, or steal to get it.
@stickemup
Well food and your classes are way more important than a game so I would go with that, but no it can’t wait its fucking amazing and exactly what Sladey said, “It cant wait, borrow, beg, or steal to get it.” I’m sure you gots some games you don’t play anymore trade them in and get GTA4 since all those don’t match what this game is.
I had a go at my mate’s house.
it’s bloody well destroyed the driving, it’s not fun anymore, it’s TOO realistic…
I also noticed that the lower resolution on the ps3 version allowed for more anti-aliasing, which looks very nice, especially in a game that focuses on driving.
Stickemup,
So just how is Sony going to come out on top?
Do you have REAL proof?
Or just wishful thinking?
Nintendo was the KING for years.
And they fell flat on their faces.
Sony’s doing that right now.
Nintendo is king again.(Don’t give me that, “The Wii doesn’t count!” Bullshit, it does! Get the fuck over it!)
Someday it will be Microsoft’s turn to be the top of the heap.
It’s how things work.
@randomfrag
nah i don’t have halo 3. i did rent it though just to see what was the big deal.
@six1s
yes nintendo is top dog (for now at least) and it would be very stupid for people to assume automatically that sony will always win. the thing about gamers is that we don’t care about consoles we will buy the console that has the most games you want to play. maybe its sony turn to lose, either way it still has the best lineup for this year so either way no one really loses in the end.
History of Nintendo – NES (awesome), SNES (the ultimate in it’s day), the N64 (complete shit witht he exception of a few games), Gamecube (alright), Wii (excellent).
History of Sony – PSone (awesome), PS2 (the ultimate in it’s day), PS3 (complete shit with the exception of a few promised games).
Notice the trend? Just cause Sony released 2 awesome consoles, dont automatically make the PS3 the same. the PS3 has been out for almost 2 yrs, and still nothing notable that makes a real gamer want one over a 360 or Wii. People are still only really buying it for the Bluray player as it’s the cheapest option, not for a quilit gaming experiance.
GTA IV causing some PS3 units to freeze.
http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News-140414.aspx
Oh dear.
“SDF ran directly into a tree that appeared out of nowhere a mere few feet in front of our car.
If you call SWERVING into a tree you saw appear 15ft in front of you, well then you’d be correct, but it did not magically appear when you were 2 inches from it. You saw it, and I saw the swerve.
Anywho, i’ve come prepared for he arguments, Popcorn for all*
*Popcorn not available for POS3tards.
Also didn’t the SDF’s 360 already RROD?
Do they have a magical one that fixes itself?
I don’t see them wanting to deal through Microsoft again, so surely this must be the final 360 review they ever do.
@OMGWTFBBQ: Look at the clarity of those animations compared to the comparison shot in the first image. There’s no way those screenshots could have come from the dismal, pixelated 360 version of the game! Clearly the texture pop-in is occurring on the PS3 version.
http://psnathome.com/news.php?item.942
Hey SDF, LOOK! The PS3 version goes a cool exclusive Freezing Error!
oh dear, the fanboys sure are flaming today. i for one can only express my dissapointment that i cant’ play this game right now due to the fact that i am at work. apparently the ps3 version has freezing problems? well there is only one person reporting such a problem right now, (and probably some forum trolls) but with no credible sites reporting such a thing, i suppose i could dismiss this as FUD. it saddens me to see you 360 fanboys prefer to bash the ps3 version instead of PLAYING THE GODDAMN GAME LIKE SATAN INTENDED!
@six1s
freezing actually happens on both consoles according to rockstar themselves.
http://kotaku.com/385183/rockstar-support-no-gta-freeze-fix-in-sight
but nice flamebait. you make bill gates proud!
@Sladey & six1s – Sorry gotta go to class, but I’ll respond later with my thoughts. It has a little something to do with… well it can wait for later, cya guys.
@ColdYellow & Sladey – Yeah man, I’m gonna do a little bit of all that. The problem with me selling games, is that I don’t have any that I don’t want in my library, I make it a point to only keep games I really like
…but I’ll find a way, I got some credit cards that need some using so we’ll see. I’ll get my dirty hands on it this week.
XBOX 360 version:
Exclusive Downloadable Content
Better Framerate
Better Colors
A little pop-in
Running at 720p !!!!!!!!!
PS3 Version:
NO Downloadable Content
Worse Framerate
Washed Colors
Less pop-in
A LOOOOOONG mandatory install
RUNNING AT 630P !!!!!!! (jajajajaja)
EXCLUSIVE FREEZE BUG !!!!!!!! (jajajajajajaja)
in other news i found this to be hilarious
The Online Petition That Lets Anyone Who Gets the RRoD Personally Slap Bill Gates
Chances are you’ve had the lovely opportunity to have a chat with “Max,†the Xbox Customer Support Robot at some point in your Xbox 360 experience. Since seemingly every Xbox manufactured anytime before last month has a lovely habit of breaking, we’ve all gone through the same song and dance trying to get the real-life person (who we can barely understand and only got to talk to after spending an hour and thirty-nine minutes on hold for) to send us the coffin so we can ship our lovely new doorstop off to Texas where they perform some sort of voodoo and send the same boxes right back out to break again.
Well, here’s a way guaranteed to get a little more attention for the problem. Every time your coffin comes, included is a round-trip plane ticket to Washington and a visitor badge for the Microsoft World Headquarters. Once you arrive, you may proceed directly to the top floor, where Mr. Gates will be waiting, on his knees, begging your forgiveness. You are then allowed one smack (fronthand or backhand, your choice) to show him how you do not appreciate being without the console you paid top dollar for.
If this doesn’t solve the quality issues, the punishment will be escalated, and you will be allowed to wallop Bill with your choice of either your Wii or PS3, and you will then promptly hookup said system to a provided television and show him that, even after extolling a beating, the other systems still work.
The Photoshops are better than before. However, using built-in blur tools doesn’t work as well as a blur layer- leave holes for the HUD.
Oh, the review? Laughable. I wouldn’t be surprised if you prayed to Sony’s executives.
Hey Sony Fanboy Force. I just got home with my 360 version of GTA4. So when exactly is my 360 supposed to RROD?
Oh lawd SDF. This is fantastic. Thank you so much for making my day with this ‘review.’ Can you pleassssssse do a review of Super Smash. Bros. Brawl? I would be thrilled to hear your reaction to the idea of Snake losing a fight to pussies like Mary-O and Links. SNAKE HAS GUNS THERE IS NO WAY HE WOULD LOSE. There. I just wrote it for you.
FIVE STAR REVIEW OF REVIEW
WILL RECOMMEND
Also, next time, remove watermarks, change PS3-specific symbols to 360-specific symbols, and maybe use magic wand + clone brush to move the car a bit, then repair the road. Seeing X, O and triangle buttons in a “360″ screen is a dead giveaway.
@kermi
Well obviously, Seeing as the “360″ screenshot was a manipulated POS3 Screencap, so i can assume that SDF doesn’t have a 360 so they have to pass their crappy excuse for a console and they use it to make fake 360 claims.
*Gives popcorn to kermi*
@ sladey:
So if your comparison of Nintendo to Sony holds up, the PS5 will kick ass, but with the 10-year lifespan Sony’s talking about for the PS3, we won’t see that until 2030 or so.
Video games are amazing today… I can’t wait to see what they’re like in 15 years.
@spooky
thnks for the ansewer me and my buddies were playing and i thought i saw your name casue he kept sayin spooky o GTA on saturday or 6flags on sunday for post prom need help
o pretty funny stuf on gears of war trial
http://www.theonion.com/content/news_briefs/gears_of_war_crimes_court
http://www.theonion.com/content/news_briefs/gears_of_war_crimes_court
@stickemup
Yeah I played timesplitters but just couldn’t get into them at all. They just seemed kinda “did there did that” gameplay. I also gave Second Sight a shot but just it was not all that I expected it to be. Then again if I have a chance to play Haze then I will play it and go in with a open mind and maybe I will change my mind about Free Radical games.
@ Random frag
OH GOD I LOL’D
So I’ve played about, hm, 5 hours of GTA4 on my 360 with its “Teh streaming dataz!” and not any sight or sign of RROD.
There is a little popup here and there. But there isn’t anything to the level of the SDF .gif files. Though I do like the .gif of where the jackass purposely drives his car into the tree AFTER it appears. Like he has some sort of arboreal malice on his mind.
you see xboxers! you know you have a shit version of gta AND YOU KNOW IT!how could all you fucking nimrods dispute this marvelous,briliant,review that is backed
up by PROOF!its funny to see all you jackasses in sheer strees!
@smoke
yea i thought it was a joke but who in there right fucking mind would post something like that its a fuckin video game i dont need polotics dragged into this and thnx for the lol
@ elmenso1
http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/4622/ia3yp.jpg
@elmenso1
1. The last time I checked it was the same game. So if “xboxers” have a shit game that means you have a shit game.
2 Too get stressed over a videogame is retarded. Try getting 5 hours of sleep and then goto work for 12 hours and then make yourself dinner and get the kid to bed. After that try to pay any bills with little money that you do have and hope to make ends meet. Then even after you’ve done that pickup the place and get some laundry done and repeat every day (except weekends). On top of all that is gas prices are constantly going up. So theres more to be stressed about than a fucking game that is near identical on two different platforms.
3. learn to fucking spell.
SHIT U GOT TOLD and yea 3.79 NOT COOL shit needs to be done or im gonna have to get a job
@Coldyellow – elmenso = “the dumb one” in Spanish. No kidding. The sad thing is that he’s not even “elmenso” he’s “elmenso1″.
Hope you guys are enjoying the game.
PS3 GTAIV multiplayer down.
http://www.kotaku.com.au/games/2008/04/gta_iv_multiplayer_down_for_ps3_players.html
Well, you do get what you pay for I suppose.
But who needs multiplayer anyway? With the excellent graphics that make up the [i]definitive[/i] version of GTA, playing with your friends would only be time wasted you could otherwise be driving around completing the superior story mode that doesn’t need downloadable missions or episodic content.
funny as hell ^_^
even funnier the people who take you seriously XD
Why are Americans always complaining about Gas prices?
It’s $8 a gallon here in the UK
ColdYellow – You pretty much summed up my entire life… Kids, work, sleep… Repeat until weekend when I get ~2hrs of game time…
Seriously racking my brains trying to think how I can scrum up some cash to get GTAIV tho!!
Btw… EXCELLENT review… genuine laughs… back to the old school SDF (I REFUSE to spell school with a k)
: )
The only REAL HD DEAL IST PS3… at least that is what Sony said…
to bad the PS3 Version of GTA4 not even reaches HD-ready
It runs with 630p instead of the 720p Xbox Version.
Seems like Rockstar had to use this trick so that it doesn´t have performance problems… PS3 is still hard to games on for most studios.
Maybe that is the problem why some people playing the PS3 Version have problems reading the cell phone on HD-TVs.
So have fun playing NOT HD on PS3.
Here is the Kotaku article on that:
GTA IV Runs At 630P on PlayStation 3, So What’s That Mean?
Early test reports are finding that Grand Theft Auto IV is only running at 630P on the PlayStation 3—falling short of hi def—while the game runs at 720P on the Xbox 360…..
Read full article here:
http://kotaku.com/385237/gta-iv-runs-at-630p-on-playstation-3-so-whats-that-mean
http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2008/04/29/gta-iv-online-is-down/
As predicted, GTA 4 crushed the Sony servers. I said it would the other day, just like the MGS Beta did, but you fanboy’s mocked that PSN is superior and free.
Just goes to show, you get what u pay for. BTW, GTA4 online is kick ass, one day, maybe next year when all your promised games and Home comes out, you’ll get to experience it perhaps.
lol like anyone would need to play this online yet.
I got this for ps3 yesterday morning and it froze on me twice on the first girlfriend mission while I was bowling.
i been playing the ps3 version of the game and i can only say, wow this game is AWESOME! im gonna try the 360 version today and give my final verdict on both, so you fanboys can get actually playing the game instead of fighting over who has the better version.
There are numerous reports popping up on video game forums that claim that the PlayStation 3 version of Grand Theft Auto IV is experiencing some freeze errors. There’s already a thread in the official PlayStation forums covering the “cutscene video lockup”.
Additionally, MattG from PlayStation Network @ Home writes:
Alright, so I got home from the midnight release with my copy of GTA IV Collectors Edition unpacked it live on the feed installed and guess what, it froze! I tried a couple more times and it even have reinstalled 3 times, it still keeps freezing. I am not alone, from the looks of it, it is the 60 GB Launch PS3 that is having the problems and might be just the Collectors Edition of GTA IV. Jeffrey Tavares has the regular edition and a launch PS3 and is now running the Live Feed. I will keep everyone up to date as much as possible!
UPDATE: It looks like there are multiple assumptions. First off it is not only the Collectors Edition, so far though I have only heard of 60 GB version freezing. Although thing which is the latest I have heard from Tech Support is that it may be a Shotty Batch of games that have been sent to GameStop. If you are having this problem and did not get at Gamestop Please let Tech Support know at the following Number(s) America: 1-866-405-5464 or Canada: 1-800-269-5721
UPDATE2: It is not just 60 GB Launch PS3s, I know 60 GB PS3s that are not launch and launch 20GB PS3s having the problem. I have just attempted a quick format (full one takes 3 1/2 hours so not trying) and installing GTA IV Again will update once I know something!”
UPDATE3: So the Quick Format did not work, and it is not only the PS3 having these problems it appears. I am also finding reports of Xbox 360′s having Lock up issues. I do not know if it is wide spread or even related to the Playstation Issues. I am currently re-installing GTA IV for the 5th time this time after a Quick System Restore in which it erased the Hard Drive and reset all the default system settings. As soon as I know more I will update.
UPDATE4: Well the quick system restore didn’t do anything. I had all the extras disabled and didn’t help one bit. All I can suggest currently is to call where you got your game first thing when they open and tell them to give you another copy to try. Good Luck to all!
UPDATE5: I have now gotten a couple hours of sleep tonight and just got off the phone with GameStop. He said that I could just bring in the game case (since I bought the collectors edition) and he will swap it out with the regular one since the game is the same, you just got the extras. I cannot head there till around noon so I will update everyone once I get the new one and I know if it works.
UPDATE6: I have now tried the Second Disc, with no luck. The game froze during the Intro. Sadly I still have not gotten to see the whole thing yet. I decided to try 1 last thing which is a FULL Format which is supposed to take 3 hours and 35 min.
So in all, the DEFINITIVE PS3 version might look a little prettier (matter of opionion by the looks of the comparison vids).
But suffers from crashing then having for wait 3hrs to format the HDD, no online play cause PSN is crap, not proper HD (and you mocked Halo 3, LOL), and having to wait for an initial install.
Looks like when it comes to games, once again the PS3 Bluray Player fails AGAIN!
SDF got thier scores wrong. 10/10 for the 360 version, 2/10 for the PS3 version (if you can actually get around to playing it that is)
http://www.gamepro.com/news.cfm?article_id=181308
how about you fanboys actually u know play the game instead of proving how much of a dumbass over the internet you are. Damn it! u know how much i would like to be home to play right now? instead i have to hear fanboys bicker about who has the better version. well let me tell you. you don’t have the better version. if you had the better version you would be playing it instead of making douchebag remarks about other peoples consoles.
Too late for that, i have played it for more than over a week and completed it too.
Im sitting nicely on 96.4%. Just find 74 more pigeons and theres a good chance i’ll be claiming one of the 100% completion prizes Rockstar are offering to the first 10 people to get 100%.
It’s only banter, just makes me laugh when the shoe is on the other foot and people cry about it. I personally couldnt care less if someone bought it for the 360 or PS3, i got it on the 360, it runs perfect, so im happy.
http://n4g.com/News-140865.aspx
640p?? But the Cell?
640p and it STILL looks better than 360 (opinion in most reviews).
The truth is, it would look better than 360 even if it was in black and white,120p and running at 10 frames per second. Such is the awesomnicity of the Ps3!
@sladey
::pins medal on shirt::
You sound like a writer yourself, all these stories you’re telling. I’m sure you don’t have ONE complaint about your 360 version to tell the class do you? The better man admits when he’s wrong.
@six1s
thats very nice six1s but that is only UK figures. Care to post spain, japan, australia, germany, US, and every other country?
@ paul
i was wondering what took you soo long to get here paul. while you were gone all the 360 fanboys were claiming superiority even though videos and revieweres clearly state that the ps3 version is better. in fact the ps3 is reviewed as 100 percent while the 360 version is at 99 percent. i guess the 360 is sssssoooooooo goood that it doesnt even need that extra point…………..
@Kanerilis
As it happens yea i do. The 360 version is a pain in the ass for pop up. Mainly when u go inside building it takes a few secs to load up the inside. On the earlier levels it’s not hardly noticable, but on the later levels, like the 3rd weapon shop, and chinese resturant, it’s highly annoying.
Other than the pop up, theres not much else to complain about with the 360 version.
@Paul
“awesomnicity” how the hell do come up with some of these words (seriously they are brilliant)?
Why should I post other figures like you ask?
I’m playing by the SDF’s rules.
@ Paul
I’m pretty sure the 360 version would look better in that case. 50 more frames per second, 600 more lines of resolution, and color would make a pretty big difference…
this fanboy BS is going crazy !
Ive got an Xbox 360, I like it a lot, it works well ( no trouble so far… ), I ve got a lot or great games, even olderones that cost next to nothing…
and I dont even care about getting a PS3, If I had too much money Id get a WII !
If you have a PS3 and feel the same way (about PS3) then have fun…
There is no point in arguing, almost nobody has both an xbox360 and a ps3, and these two consoles cant play against each other.
Its like the other people (who have to other console) dont even exist …
Have a good life !
@everyone – shut up and go play GTA4
@ColdYellow – How many hours you put in?
@stickemup
I think around 3 1/2 hours on the story including fucking around and about a hour in multiplayer just to see what thats like.
I just read something interesting, for those of you saying the PS3 doesn’t have good games, take a look.
I understand the 360 has a larger library, making it have more crappy games, but it’s still interesting.
http://www.psu.com/PS3-has-the-best-rated-library-of-games-to-date-News–a0003530-p0.php
SCEA also had the best rated games of last year.
@stickemup
yeah SCEA does some top notch games, its really Sonys saving grace right now. SCEA usually goes for quality over quantity. Basically what the link boils down to is quality vs. crap ratio. why am i not surprised to see the wii in last place?
@Sony Fanboy Force
I’m on about my third day of play, when does the red ring happen?
Also I’ve yet to see the game degrade into a slide-show, when does that happen?
@Stickemup
And yet I can’t find any(well many) games I would buy for the PS3. I mean I’m getting my “economic stimulus check” soon and just might have bought a PS3. But looking at the library, I just can’t justify it.
One game for $10 that can’t be beat: Ikaruga.
@erik – I’m sorry you can’t find any games on the PS3 that you like. I really don’t know what games you are into then. All fanboyism aside, the PS3 has really good variety, but I’ve tried speaking rationally to you and you kinda just blow it off and let the Wii-loving side of you do the talking, so I guess I shouldn’t even try.
I will say the PS3 has variety. It does indeed possess games of many different genres. But variety doesn’t instantly equate quality. There are a variety of STDs out there as well.
I’m just stating that after looking over the entire library for the PS3 I can’t fathom it having a good library.
As far as the Wii. It might not have the best library of past gaming systems or in comparison to the 360, but the cheap price tag makes it easier to justify regardless of having a library secondary to say, the 360.
Now the PS3, $400? It would take much much more to justify that.
Everybody here is a dick.
And I miss the forum.
@coldyellow
i heard that game sucked according to the guy on the leaderboards caused they changed the path of the lasers so he wasted all that time memorizing the first 1 so unfair. lol but it does look good but u have to get UNO thats where its at
@ColdYellow – Guess who’s got his hands on GTA4? A-huh, you guessed it!
Can’t wait to get home from my last class to play!
@erik – You’re a weird one. I would waste my time and compare the PS3 game-for-game against the Wii, and try to make you see why all of the PS3′s features aside from the gaming aspect are good for the price, but nah.
If you can’t appreciate Uncharted, Ratchet & Clank, GTP, Metal Gear Solid 4 and Heavenly Sword, you’re just weird.
Go play Zak & Wiki.
@Random frag
Yeah they did change the path of “some” of the lasers but I learned to cope with it. I personally welcome the change (adds a new challenge to it) having that I used to own a modded dreamcast so that I could play it and it’s just as good as I remembered it. By all means download it, its such a beautiful game from the gameplay to graphics and everything in between. Hell how many shumps have you played that actually have a story (and a very interesting one at that)? I could keep rambling on about Ikaruga and its greatness but you just have to play it to understand.
BTW I do got Uno and it’s NOT wheres it at that goes to Ikaruga (but uno is still fun though).
@stickemup
I knew you would have the game by the end of the week. Planning on gaming that game pretty much into the wii hours of the night.
@Stickemup
“I would waste my time and compare the PS3 game-for-game against the Wii, and try to make you see why all of the PS3’s features aside from the gaming aspect are good for the price, but nah.”
For $250 I can hold the Wii to a lower standard and be happy.
For $400 I have to hold the PS3 to a much much much hither standard. One frankly it hasn’t lived up to.
Again its a simple matter of cost. The Wii doesn’t have to be the greatest system of all time. Its fun, has a few great gems and only costs $250.
“Go play Zak & Wiki.”
Ugh, no way in hell. I’d rather go to New Mexico and dig(literally) a copy of E.T. for the Atari.
@erik – Hehe… Oh come on, comparing Zak & Wiki to E.T.? That’s messed up, it really is a decent game.
@ColdYellow – I just had to get it.
“wii hours of the night”
Well it was either E.T. , Big Rigs: Over the Road racing, or Daikatana.
Obviously, PS3 wins. Xboxers get a suxy game this time, i’m sorry.
Win + wont read.
@erik
“For $250 I can hold the Wii to a lower standard and be happy”
So your expectations for the Wii is lower the the PS3s?
Personally I hold all three consoles to a high standard because the manufactures touted them that way from there launches to present day. So when they fuck up or do something great we all should be critical of what these companies are doing for example:
Fuck ups-
Nintendo- not enough consoles and not enough good games to play (anything above a 8 average).
Sony- Expensive ass console, way to many sku’s, and not enough to play untill the fall of 07
MS- RROD and lack of bigger storage medium (multible sku’s but not as many as the PS3)
Good times:
Nintendo- Selling out of consoles and some good games coming out.
Sony- Price cuts, Blu-ray “won”, a decent library thats now worth getting one and GTA 4.
MS- Warranty for RROD, tons of good games, and GTA4
I love this site. I don’t know if it’s a joke site with an idiotic fanbase, or if the creators are serious and as stupid as their readers, but this website is pure comedic gold.
@mattigus
It’s both a joke site with a idiotic fanbase. The creators of the site just make shit up around 99% of the time. Yeah its comedic gold and you will find that you can’t wait for the next story.
Well as nextgenuser has lowered his standards as the most annoying person of the year, i think ill step in.
PS3rd wins!
Win,
Pure win.
BTW im so busy jerking off to my PS3 that i wont read any replies;
if you reply, i’ll ignore as im too retarded to allow an even arguement.
BTW Paul… about last night, err you may want to go to the clinic to get yourself checked out >:)
Win
Pure Win
@Coldyellow
“So your expectations for the Wii is lower the the PS3s?”
Yes.
@erik
Since you hold the Wii to a lower degree than the PS3 then what about the 360?
who seriously can take erik seriously anymore? lol. first he complains on style over substance by explaining how his mini-games on the wii provide more substance than a more mature ps3 game, but he sure wont ever touch zak and wiki ( a wii game i admit is really substance over style). Then he says the ps3 has a weaker library than the wii, yet this is only because he set the standards very low for the wii anyways. make up your mind erik…………
@spooky205
Summed that up pretty much up.
@Spooky
I won’t play Zak and Wiki, but I said I will play Daikatana in its place if its any consolation.
And yes, I will still say that the PS3 has a weak library, as I could only find 4 games on it (some which aren’t even out yet), that I would even bother with if I had the system. I’m quite sure I could come up with a good amount more than that for the Wii.
Also, when did Resident Evil 4 become a mini-game?
@erik
when did resident evil 4 become a wii exclusive?
@Spooky
When did I become limited to only playing exclusives?
@erik
the same can be said about ps3………..
@Spooky
I don’t get your point.
@ everyone
Just go play the fucking game.
Definitive unbiased review! Funny.
Anyways, check the gametrailers video comparison of the game. They look identical, infact, the 360 looks better in parts!
Also, the 360 version of GTA IV out sold the PS3 version. 360 accounted for 55% of sales!
Stick that in your pipe you queers!
@ sm0ke: I can’t! My 360 RRODed and my PS3 is locked up!
@ kermi
So read a book
What’s a book? Oh, you mean that thing that comes with games that tells you how to play?
@erik – Keep diggin’ yourself that hole, you’ll soon be sleeping with all those E.T. copies.
hurst21uk – Of course the 360 version is going to outsell the PS3 version, you’d have to be an idiot to think otherwise. What matters is the attachment rate.
OK, come on people, we all know that SDF isn’t unbiased but that is not the really the point here is it? You know that any review they do will be way one-sided toward the PS3 but the 360 does have a few more flaws than the PS3, I mean the failure rate alone is something to shake a stick at. They are just fanboys that will blow up all the flaws of the 360 to make the PS3 look better, but a lot of the time they are not just pulling shit out of their asses, but just making it completely one sided. You have to take everything SDF says with a grain of salt and do your OWN research. You look at it as BS, but really you have to look at the core information, which is usually true. Like the above pics where it shows the PS3, then the 360 version(which is just the PS3 pic blurred), but, it’s there to show a point, not be total fact, you should know this is you use logic.
Not trying to be a fanboy, though I only own a PS3, but even you 360 owners know the PS3 is “technically” better than the 360 but can produce games that look the same and play the same as well. The 360 does have some strong points over the PS3, especially one being the library and developer base.
To bad I don’t have the green for GTAIV at the moment but will have it soon. I just can’t wait to see if the 360 gets a BD drive, because then that will be the tell sign whether it can produce 1080p content at 60fps, only time will tell.
So next time you want to flame someone, think of it this way, he is a gamer and I am a gamer, we are both gamers, why try to justify that my console is better than his, we are both playing the same game just different hardware. This also applies to PC games and gamers, people latch to either ATI or NVIDIA, NVIDIA man myself, but in reality some games play better on ATI cards than NVIDIA and Vise Versa. Just like the PS3 has a NVIDIA card and the 360 has a ATI card.
Can’t we all just get along and play games instead of wasting time flaming each other? When you flame someone or something, you are just showing how ignorant you are.
@Stickmeup
“@erik – Keep diggin’ yourself that hole, you’ll soon be sleeping with all those E.T. copies.”
Cool. At least its not with a bunch of damn copies of Zak and Wiki.
@telzon
There will always be fanboys (the scourge of the gaming industry). Noone does any research any more and therefore they don’t know what there talking about half the time.
I got GTA4 on the 360 and theres pop up (not game affecting) but not as bad as this site points out. Get it asap.
@ Telzon
You’re a wise man.
@telzon
I agree with you. If all the fanboys would concentrate more on playing games and not feel the need to explain why there plastic box is better than the others plastic box.
The way I always figured it was I (or anybody) don’t have to justify my reason why I bought “Console A” over Console B” to anybody. As long as I’m happy with my purchase then thats what matters in the end.
@ColdYellow – Plastic box? No sir, my new PS3 will be GUN Metal…
Just kidding. I’m not getting one, and I know it’s not metal.
Say No 2 War.
Let’s just gang up on the Wii
@ColdYellow – Dude I just got done messing around with the cheats in GTA4.
Landing a chopper in the path of a moving train is ridiculously fun. The different weather effects were looking a lil’ weird on my HD-TV, especially at sundown and sunrise, but with the weather cheat, I can just have it sunny the whole time.
Simply awesome.
I can’t wait to get a decent go on GTA4 and jump off a fucking building!
euphoria has the BEST physics EVER!
@ Stickemup
Dont know where your getting your stats, but reputable news sources have reported the following in relation to console sales:
xbox360 – 18.46 million units sold
playshit3 – 12.03 million units sold
So fuck your shit. You have no idea what your talking about.
@ stickemup
xbox360 – 18.46 million units sold
playshit3 – 12.03 million units sold
OFFICIAL NUMBERS.
You fucking fail.
The ps3 will never sell more than the xbox360, and will probably get pulled by sony because of the massive amount of fail it has already caused.
@ stickemup
xbox360 – 18.46 million units sold
playshit3 – 12.03 million units sold
OFFICIAL NUMBERS.
You fucking fail.
The ps3 will never sell more than the xbox360, and will probably get pulled by sony because of the massive amount of fail it has already caused!
@lolwut
you posted like 4 times. look it takes SDF a while to get your comment in as they are a little slow. as for the PS3 never outselling the 360 thats is and will always be speculation. unless you have a delorean with time travel capabilities you don’t know a damn thing about what is gonna happen. Did you expect the wii to outsell your beloved 360?
@erik
my point is very simple. you stated that do i classify RE4 as a mini game, the answer is no, of course not. but remember that game is now 3 years old and has appeared on 2 systems prior. No one buys a secondary console to play multiplatform games! so when you state that resident evil 4 (which is a excellent game) is something the wii has that is a killer app, i can only laugh at you, much like all the other people on this site have been doing. seriously erik, think before you type. you are a mountain of hypocrisy.
so has anyone had to do the 12 step ps3 program? and i did play the ps3 not big inprovment on graphics but it was rockband so it was the samw as the 360
@LOLWUT – You have any idea what an attachment rate is right? I didn’t say the PS3 has sold more consoles. Don’t you think we all know the 360 has more units out?
Why do you think I said the 360 version is going to sell more GTA4 copies? If the PS3 had more consoles out, it would have sold more than the 360 as well.
What I was talking about was the amount of people that are going to buy a PS3 to play GTA4 compared to the 360.
I don’t know if you noticed, but the 360 was out a WHOLE year before the PS3, and unlike the PS3, it has already released it’s big guns.
And all this has happened with the PS3 being more expensive. Now imagine how those numbers are going to look when the PS3′s big guns come out.
The PS3 is already outselling the 360 all over Europe, and let’s not even talk about Japan. You couldn’t give away 360s there.
I wonder what the typical income is in Japan and those European countries? It would have to be pretty good if the PS3 is actually selling.
@erik
its better than it is here in the states right now for sure. unemployment in my area is at a all time high. at least i still got some work.
@LULWUT
12.03 million ain’t nothing to sneeze at. If you honestly think sony will bow out of the console race you’re sorely mistaken. The console is gaining momentum as we speak so it wouldn’t be a big surprise if it actually either catches up or surpasses the 360 in the years to come.
Also according to the numbers you posted and the remark then technically both MS and Sony should pull themselves out of the market when compared to Nintendo.
Got GTA4 and its Amazing love it BUY it who cares for what system
We have plastic boxes full of computer parts plugged into our TVs, and we can play games on them. That’s all that matters.
@Stickemup
“The PS3 is already outselling the 360 all over Europe, and let’s not even talk about Japan. You couldn’t give away 360s there.”
nuh-uh. Sales of the 360 were far greater in the month of april than that of the PS3 in europe. Something about a price-drop.
Also, the 360 is still the best selling console here in the UK… Which if I remember, is part of europe (unfortunately)
All these people mention the “big guns” for the PS3… there’s the same number coming out for 360 as well…
Hah, review embargo, like Rockstar was withholding reviews of GTA4 or something…
Hey look! SDF has photoshop! They pixelized the PS3 version to show how it really looks!
Here’s a math lesson, SDF.
You state that neither of your averages are weighted, but in fact, they are. I’ll explain.
Assuming that your average was not weighted, you would have simply added all your scores together.
9 + 8.3 + 7 + 9.8 + 10 = 44.1
Seeing as there are 5 values, 44.1 / 5 is 8.82.
Hm… guess your average isn’t so unweighted after all. Maybe they just averaged the top three numbers for a score of 9.6, or maybe SDF doesn’t know what an average is.
You’d think that this was just a means of inflating the score, but look; they did the same thing with the X360′s review. Again, simple math.
4 + 1.5 + 6 + 2 + 0 = 13.5
Even though long-term implications is given a 0, it still counts as a value, so 13.5 / 5 = 2.7.
Wow, SDF wasn’t trying to inflate the score, they’re just stupid. Here’s how I know.
If 0 hadn’t been counted as a value, then 13.5 would have been divided by 4, giving us 3.375, much closer to the final 3.5, which was merely used as a pun.
It’s also funny how gameplay and sound were taken down so drastically when sound is never a problem for a next-gen console and the game is the SAME on both systems. I’d love to argue with SDF about how their alleged “popping” on the 360 actually effects gameplay that drastically.
This is not an “Unbiased” review. There are SOOOO many inaccuracies in this review that it is laughable. You guys should be shot for this up hauling review. I hope you at least feel better about yourselves since you obviously have to compensate for your shortcomings.
@fuckthislanguage
“up hauling review” ???
WOW…the irony in this article is enormouse!!!
the ps3 version is so much better they shouldnt even be compared
Now this is G O O D!
this is how news should be made.