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Soul Calibur 4: 360 vs PS3 technical assessment
Too Much Coffee Man | 4:33 PM on 07.31.2008 33 comments


Preliminary analyses have Soul Calibur 4 as

360
1365 x 960

PS3
1280 x 720

there doesn't appear to be AA on either version, but the 360s higher rendered resolution when down-scaled to 720p acts to smooth out many of the jaggies.

http://d.hatena.ne.jp/yoda-dip-jp/20080731#1217490078

As for load times it varies.

360: 12 seconds when loading new stage for first time. 8 seconds every subsequent load of that stage.

PS3: No HDD install = 16 seconds every load. HDD install = 10 seconds every load

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Aurvant's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2008 17:07
Aurvant
A point to this article. I cannot find it.
The Duke's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2008 17:10
The Duke
The fact that you have to zoom in by 4x to make any kind of difference obvious makes comparing the systems pretty pointless. Everyone should just realise that at the end of the day both systems are great and as long as you enjoy it who cares what the other guy has.
Too Much Coffee Man's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2008 17:17
Too Much Coffee Man
@Aurvantoid
The point is in the title.

@The Duke
exactly these releases are near identical. Which is why i found the nitty gritty interesting. It's something which hasn't been covered in any depth or review that I've seen so far.

If only to solve a mystery. It also helps people who have both consoles & are trying to decide on a version. They do look very similar but each has their own slightly different look. PS3 looks a littler sharper due to the jaggies, 360 looks a little smoother due to the higher res.
king3vbo's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2008 17:34
king3vbo
NO ONE FUCKING CARES
covah's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2008 17:47
covah
It is interesting to see the differences under the microscope, but when just looking at it regularly, it's practically identical.
TheDreadHawk's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2008 17:49
TheDreadHawk
omg lollololololol 360 are superior lololololol i cunt beleev tyeh evun relezced it 4 teh psshit3 cuz it sux so baaaaad lololololololololololol

Agreed with King, YET AGAIN.
SoopaFly TNT's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2008 17:51
SoopaFly TNT
I was hoping I would never see a post like ever again.


FAIL!!!!
Yashoki's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2008 17:59
Yashoki
I FUCKING HATE the PS3 for its lack of games among other reasons, but honestly, they're pretty much the same thing, so who fucking cares? The only difference is 1) Vader/Yoda (LOL DLC) and 2) Load times (LOL DASHBOARD UPDATE).
ninjikiran's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2008 18:02
ninjikiran
Nice post~ It shows that the only real way to discern a difference is to zoom in to such a level. Meaning both versions look just as good~ if anything its interesting to see how both work. In the end in motion you will never tell.
Takeshi's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2008 18:21
Takeshi
I thought the comparison shit died but apparently not.
Too Much Coffee Man's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2008 18:35
Too Much Coffee Man
@king3vbo
If anything your statement have been this blog's most disruptive & needless so far. If the content wasn't of any interest to you why did you click through, let alone comment?

@brainderailment
it's not my responsibility to maintain other peoples levels of decorum. The technical aspects have no perspective. believe it or not, there are people who exist that have both consoles & to who which the availability of easy to digest quantitative data is a desirable thing.

@covah @ninjikiran
ty. Yea, i thought the same thing. So i figured i'd share it. :)
Kryptinite's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2008 19:15
Kryptinite
What King said
Scrixx's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2008 19:30
Scrixx
What King said..

Also, NEED MOAR PIXELZ.
DrNutt's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2008 19:38
DrNutt
I actually find this blog interesting because it points out that when a developer does right, the differences between cross console games in this generation are minimal at best.
Qraze's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2008 20:19
Qraze
hubba-bubba what?
Jonathan Kerr's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2008 20:20
Jonathan Kerr
You fail because 1) King is correct and 2) No breast analysis.
Maurice Tan's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2008 20:48
Maurice Tan
1) King is Korrekt
2) I couldn't see any difference in pics, or vids. THE SAME!
thefil's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2008 20:52
thefil
lol, I just bought the PS3 version, and I own a 360. OWNED.
dephect's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2008 23:57
dephect
Please gtfo.

You failed destructoid #1 dont suck.
Red TheHaze Veron's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/01/2008 00:52
Red TheHaze Veron
OMG THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING!!! I LOOK AT EVERY GAME AT 4X MAGNIFICATION!!!!

Its times like these I love destructoid. Instead of fanboy wars erupting the moment this kind of blog hits, everyone on destructoid doesnt care about minute insignificant details.
Too Much Coffee Man's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/01/2008 12:59
Too Much Coffee Man
@Everyone who flamed this blog.

Your hipocracy amazes me. If this had been a blog about Jack Thompson ranting about how some new game was going to turn kids into killers you'd all be rolling your eyes and commenting about how game designers arent responsible for other people's behaviours.

Yet, you somehow found it fitting to inundate this blog post w/ accusations that it's flame bait & fanboy fodder. Well, I've yet to see one fanboyish comment thus far. The only thing I've seen is flames from individuals apparently offended by the fact that there are people who exist who are actually interested in the technical aspects & comparison between the 2 versions.

If it doesn't interest you, then don't comment. Simple as that. But there was nothing either radical or offensive about this blog post. It was about as controversial as an algebra equation imho.

What I find most surprising is, the blog post that gave me the idea for this one, [url=http://www.destructoid.com/blogs/ReclusiveSpirit/ps3-vs-xbox-360-soul-caliber-iv-dare-to-compare-97566.phtml]ReclusiveSpirit's
PS3 vs Xbox 360 Soul Caliber IV: Dare to compare] only 4 posts below this one; had no such reaction. Perhaps because he states at the beginning of his blog "I know there's a whole lot of you in here who really hate these things. And if you are one of those people, then please don't watch it.". Maybe I should have made a similar comment. But I guess I made a bad judgment when I assumed the community was mature enough to handle it.
BahamutZero's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/02/2008 15:50
BahamutZero
seems like ps3 has slightly better color depth, and I like the lighting/spec/bump better on ps3 as well. fps is probably better at the slightly lower res too.

and actually I agree with tmcm. didn't seem like this was trollbait, just an assessment.

chillax people
Too Much Coffee Man's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/06/2008 03:34
Too Much Coffee Man
@thefil


;)

@BahamutZero
both versions run 60fps. I think what you're seeing re: the color is the capture device. The 360 SS were captured w/ a VGA cap card while PS3s were via HDMI->DVI cap card. the only real difference is the res.

& which one looks better is entirely subjective. some people like the harder lines of the PS3 version; some like the scaled res of the 360 version which is a little softer.

i went w/ the PS3 version because I'm building an arcade stick w/ Sanwa parts for tekken anyway. I suppose i could be playing it on my Hori VF5 stick if i bought the 360 version instead. But then I wouldn't have a reason to build a PS3 stick for months. ;D
Ivantheshithead's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/10/2008 18:09
Ivantheshithead
I think that Darth Vader is way cooler lol, but seriously the sharp lines bring out a higher level of detail that I as an artist appreciate, and I happen to have the ps3 version so I guess it works out just fine don't it, ......Well don't it? Ya and 'king' you seem like kind of a goof for going through all the trouble to make your comment that you don't care, obviously you do care you piece of shit, just break down and get the ps3, you know you wanna.
Too Much Coffee Man's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/15/2008 06:28
Too Much Coffee Man
@Ivantheshithead
yea i like Darth; i heard he was pretty crappy compared to yoda but he's decent. I still am hoping the rumor of Yoda DLC is true. I'll jump on that with the quickness (even though i hate DLC w/ a passion).

re: the level of detail. It's sort of a toss up to me. I mean the PS3's sharp lines do give a more penciled distinct look. & the downscaling of the 360's higher res does tend to created a softness effect that's halfway between a light blur & AA.

for ex. if you look at this picture of Tira

the PS3's native res seems to have more pop in the depth. Like her arms, clothes, the buckle


the 360 version seems to have more detail in some areas like the gold heart on her waist & her face.


I'm happy w/ how the PS3 version turned out w/ this game though. So many dual platform games end up disappointing on the PS3 version & this one can be said to be better in at least half the areas despite a lower resolution. So my hats of to NAMCO.

Now for TEKKEN 6
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