So I haven’t played much Xbox 360 in a long time. As evidenced in my previous post, I wasn’t a huge fan of Halo 3. I decided to try Call of Duty 4 - which was a tough choice. I hated COD 3, but I liked COD 2.
Call of Duty 4 has amazing graphics and visuals. It’s probably the most photorealistic game I’ve ever played. It definitely makes impressive use of HD. I’ve actually had a lot of fun playing it - I think they fixed a lot of the COD3 issues, took some good concepts from the Battlefield series, and made a fun, visually compelling game.
If you like military games or FPSs, it’s definitely worth checking out. It’s the only console game I’ve played for more than an hour or two in a long, long time.
This is a pretty cool article from Bungie’s website:Â Et Tu Brute?!
It’s got a video about the brutes (a minor race in Halo 2) that will apparently play a major role in Halo 3. It’s really cool, not just because it features some nice clips from Halo 3 but also because it talks about how they developed the brutes. Interesting insight into how they developed this new race and gave it its own unique feel / character.Â
Definitely worth watching.
This is a good article comparing the two on C|Net. The article market research firm NPD as providing the following numbers for November sales:
- Xbox 360:Â 511,000
- Wii:Â 476,000
- PS3:Â 195,500
Obviously it’s a lot easier to get an XBox 360, but outselling the PS3 by a lot and a one year headstart are a significant advantage. What did they think about the quality:
The problem is that I didn’t agree. I looked at Gears of War and it looked great. But so did Resistance: Fall of Man on the PS3. To my eyes, which are admittedly not trained to see the minute differences that can show up on an HDTV, the two war games seemed about equal in quality.
And his conculsion:
I just hope these guys realize that for all the differences, the similarities in the performance of these two boxes are remarkable.
Given that the Xbox 360 has been out for a year longer, is substantially cheaper ($200 less comparing retail prices of premium versions), readily available, and has sold at least 5-6 million more consoles…. this seems to me a pretty strong endorsement. If I’m Sony with my new technological marvel, the PS3, that I’m trying to sell on the basis of its serious performance enhancements over anything else - this is not a good thing to hear.
