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http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/0...-with-helmets/
August 15, 2007, 8:27 pm
Sony v. Microsoft (With Helmets)
By Matt Richtel
Tags: Electronic Arts, PlayStation 3, video games, Xbox 360
A video game review published this week in USA Today has set off the latest -for-tat among the loyalists of the Xbox 360 and its rival, the PlayStation 3.
Madden from WiiMadden NFL ‘08 for the Nintendo Wii
The review of Madden NFL ‘08 noted that the football game’s action is faster when it is played on the 360 then on the PS3. The reviewer is not imagining things: Electronic Arts said the game runs at 60 frames per second on the 360 but only 30 frames per second on the PS3.
Also, Electronic Arts said that its NCAA Football ‘08, which came out this summer, also runs at twice the frame rate on the 360.
On its face, the relative sluggishness of the PS3 would appear to be counterintuitive, given its powerful processor. On the other hand, the 360 has been on the market a year longer than the PS3 — meaning game developers have had more time to configure and optimize their software for Microsoft’s machine. At least that’s what video game industry analysts are intuiting.
Electronic Arts hasn’t been quite so explicit.
In a written statement, Todd Sitrin, EA’s vice president of marketing sports branding, said that its games are tweaked in different ways to fit the different consoles.
“In designing a game, there are all sorts of tradeoffs that include frame rate, visuals, features, AI, etc. Football is an extremely challenging sport to replicate because of the number of people on the field, their interaction, and the scope of the environments. As you can see, every company making a football game this year made a decision that the best experience for the Xbox 360 included 60fps whereas the best experience for the PS3 was 30fps.”
The statement did not indicate specifically why EA had made the tradeoff for slower speeds on the PlayStation, and did not address whether EA is having more trouble developing for PS3 than for the 360. The company did not respond to follow-up questions this afternoon.
In general, the challenge of developing for the PS3, given the short time it has been available to the software makers, appears to be taking its toll elsewhere, industry analysts said. In at least three instances, video games that were once scheduled to be released on the same day for both the 360 and the PS3 will now have different release dates for the two versions, according to Evan Wilson, an industry analyst with Pacific Crest Securities.
For instance, he noted, Medal of Honor from Electronic Arts is slated to come out Aug. 28th for the 360 but in November for the PS3; the company’s game Skate is scheduled for release on Sept. 12 for the 360 and two weeks later for the PS3; Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter II from Ubisoft came out in March for the 360 and is scheduled for an Aug. 21 release for PS3.
What should PS3 owners do while they wait for those games? Find a friend with an Xbox.
Update: An earlier version of this post incorrectly stated that Electronic Arts owns Ubisoft. EA has a stake in Ubisoft but does not own the company. Thanks to all who pointed out the error.
on a different note...I have been pleasantly surprised with the Bioshock demo.
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So have I. It's scary as the first time I played.
This past Tuesday Toys R Us stores all over the US were selling the game early. On a few game sites people have posted pictures of the game in hand. I actually went to the Toys r us by my house and the worker told me they sold about 6 copies that Tuesday morning.
im playin madden so much Bioshock can wait until Tuesday for me. butt im definately playin that game
butt....hehee......BUTT
My wife sent me this just now.
I LOLed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8cJHRSBXSY
They also sent that to one of my friends who sent in his 360 for repair.
anyone gettin on madden for the 360 anytime soon. lets get a game on ill be here 4 a several hours. my ass is tired
I playin under the gamertag. deathbyburrit0 however im not signed on right now but post here and ill sign on
Damnit, I was in the mood to get a suspenseful-type game. I got FEAR, but should have waited for Bioshock. I d/l the demo off Xbox live. Very original, creepy
Fear is a good game also. but i got stuck @ this 1 part and never got back to it. wish i wouldve finished it bcuz it had its own creepy parts.
Best thing about FEAR was the AI, I hated how every damn level was in a building seemed a little redundant to me
wtf wasnt there like 47 pages to this???
Madden 08 is the same ing game as Madden 07 for the PC. I am sick of this bull . I paid $40 for an updated roster. EA.
PC gaming is just not worth the price tag anymore.
Yeah the AI was great, but it did seem way too repe ive. I mean, it was like a next gen Doom 3 (especially the rocket-launching fest that is online).
Hopefully FEAR 2 (not named FEAR 2) lol will be better, I've heard that the people making it....can't remember if its Vivendi that's doing it or that owns the name to FEAR right now, but I hear they're taking the criticism in stride and fixing the storyline
Fear was fun but toward the end I just wanted it to hurry and finish. I found myself playing it just to beat it not because I was into it like the first half of the game.
I beat RE4 for my gamecube and that game is fun, I now have the typewriter gun and it makes the game 2nd run threw damn fun. I want to get it for the Wii to play it again but I don't want to have to unlock the Typewriter (infinet ammo machine gun) and the infinite rocket launcher again.
Madden 08 is an awesome in game. little tweaks here and there. well worth it. i like that the kickin animations were cut as well as the b4 snap animations. Plus we have the updated roster. boo hoo im poor and im not in about the price tag
RE4 was in awesome. I can play through that game over and over
oh yeah and i played the first part of fear and that was pretty awesome, but didnt finish it so i couldnt comment on the repe iveness. on fear i like the guns. they all had a good feel 2 them as well as good sound. Same as i feel on the Darkness
RE4 one of the greatest of ALL TIME
Also did Any1 buy the pacman championship edition on Xbox Live? I myself thought it was an awesome Remake. i waited so long to buy it cuz i thought they would Pacman up but its really good and im glad i downloaded it
I got Madden for the 360 if anyone wants to add me feel free just let me know in the invite that your from ST, so I don't delete it. I pretty much suck at Madden .
I had it last year for my Wii because I wanted to try the Wii mote style of play and before that the last Madden I had was for the PSone. Once NFL2k was out I never played Madden again and when they stop making NFL2k, My brother and I stop playing football games. So I am pretty much a easy win most the time.
Xbox gamer tag => x WiCkEd Co x
PlayStation online ID => WiCkEd_Co
My Wii code is pointless as there online sucks so I will not list that. I play just about every night because I work during the day and my daughter is asleep, so I am a night gamer.
I downloaded the trial and was like WOW this is fun, but did not have any points and now I have point but every time I want to buy it I just play the demo and put it on hold. I have a few game I got that I thought were fun from the trial and paid for them only to let them sit there after I got them.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYvZnTFpip0
If you have Xbox live you will get it, if not you may be lost.
Back on Madden, My brother and I wanted to play online together on the same TV vs some random gamers and Madden does not allow this. WTF that some bull , NFL2k1 back on the Dreamcast allowed this over 56k modem and every 2k game allowed this. 2k would let you have you and 3 friends play online. We would love doing this online some one run while the other 3 block. We were shock that Madden was not able to do this.
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