Why are console ports to PC only as good as the Xbox360

11-06-2009, 12:26

This is something that really gets my back up. Just been playing Prototype and its a good enough game but I can max the GFX and it does not even slightly stretch my 4870 GFX card. The same can be said with Terminator Salvation. I enjoyed both these games but the GFX could be better.

Now I assume the PS3 versions of these games are better GFX wise than the Xbox360? so why is the PC being restricted to GFX quality of the lesser console? it makes me mad I tell thee

**Stuart** · 11-06-2009, 12:30

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Originally Posted by zinglebarb

This is something that really gets my back up. Just been playing Prototype and its a good enough game but I can max the GFX and it does not even slightly stretch my 4870 GFX card. The same can be said with Terminator Salvation. I enjoyed both these games but the GFX could be better.

Now I assume the PS3 versions of these games are better GFX wise than the Xbox360? so why is the PC being restricted to GFX quality of the lesser console? it makes me mad I tell thee

They may be using the XNA development system to port the games. Even though they have radically different architectures, XNA allows the same source code to be used on both the Xbox 360 and PC with very few changes.

11-06-2009, 12:33

That explains it

damn shame

STONEISLAND · 11-06-2009, 12:45

Get a PS3 Zing!

11-06-2009, 12:56

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Originally Posted by STONEISLAND

Get a PS3 Zing!

Well only certain types of games I will play on it. I will never play FPS or 3rdPS on a console. I am saving for a PS3 as I have to play Fight Night 4 when its out and I want UFC also

STONEISLAND · 11-06-2009, 12:59

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Originally Posted by zinglebarb

Well only certain types of games I will play on it. I will never play FPS or 3rdPS on a console. I am saving for a PS3 as I have to play Fight Night 4 when its out and I want UFC also

Played the demo of fight night, bit of a let down.

UFC is very good though.

Dont forget you get a free BR thrown in too! I agree FPS are best left to PC however you do soon get use to the pad.

Let me know when you get one so i can get your tag!

11-06-2009, 13:05

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Originally Posted by STONEISLAND

Played the demo of fight night, bit of a let down.

UFC is very good though.

Dont forget you get a free BR thrown in too! I agree FPS are best left to PC however you do soon get use to the pad.

Let me know when you get one so i can get your tag!

I got a blu ray player in my media centre PC

STONEISLAND · 11-06-2009, 13:07

Fair enough!

Wicked_and_Crazy · 11-06-2009, 13:14

simple, its economics, develop for the lowest spec and port to higher spec therefore covering more platforms with little extra cost

**Stephen** · 11-06-2009, 13:15

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Originally Posted by zinglebarb

This is something that really gets my back up. Just been playing Prototype and its a good enough game but I can max the GFX and it does not even slightly stretch my 4870 GFX card. The same can be said with Terminator Salvation. I enjoyed both these games but the GFX could be better.

Now I assume the PS3 versions of these games are better GFX wise than the Xbox360? so why is the PC being restricted to GFX quality of the lesser console? it makes me mad I tell thee

Multi platform games generally look the same on the 360 and PS3. I wouldn't call it the lesser console at all.

icestar2 · 11-06-2009, 20:54

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Originally Posted by Stephen

Multi platform games generally look the same on the 360 and PS3. I wouldn't call it the lesser console at all.

Thats true with even some of the earlier games looking better on the 360. This was to do with ease of building a game on hardware developers were used to. We are now starting to see the PS3 starting to pick up in this area due to developers getting used to its hardware. This is mostly seen in First party games which are actually build on the PS3's hardware rather than being ported.

I agree with what Stuart and Wicked says to. Its all about the money and its cheaper to just do port's rather than build a game from the ground up for each system. Also this would cause massive time delays to a game's release which in turn equals even more cost.

Thats the problem with multiplatform games these days. Saying that with the Sim 3 launch being so successful even with the piracy issues that hit it developers might start looking at the PC again and hopefully start making game's FOR the PC rather than just giving it port's.

I Want my FPS games on PC like you Zing. Its just not the same on a console tbh.

P.S. This was meant to be a two sentence reply lol. Guess I got carried away.