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    Battlefield: Bad Company 2

    Game » consists of 26 releases. Released Mar 02, 2010

    Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is the second installment in this spin-off Battlefield series. It has a more serious campaign and a vastly expanded multiplayer system.

    Will the Xbox 360's graphics be as good as the PS3's?

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    #1  Edited By Mr_Bubbles

    I  want to pre-order for the Xbox 360 (and probably will,) but I'm worried about the graphics. In the PS3 BETA, the graphics were AWESOME! I'm just scared that my 360 won't be able to handle the graphics. What do you think?

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    #2  Edited By Lestater

    When it comes to multi-platform games I'm usually more worried whether or not they took the time to properly make the PS3 version.

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    #3  Edited By GeneralTurkle

    They will probably make a specific graphics version for the 360.  It will handle it.  Or maybe I'm wrong, idk.

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    #4  Edited By Mr_Bubbles
    @Lestater: Me too, but this game has really, really good graphics. Battlefield 1943 had some graphical blips on the 360 also.
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    #5  Edited By MAN_FLANNEL

    It will probably look the same. 

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    #6  Edited By Aetos

    Usually for multi platform games like this the graphics are about the same. One of the few exceptions to this was Bayonetta.

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    #7  Edited By big_jon
    @Mr_Bubbles:
    Are you joking? If anything the game will look better on the 360 like most multiplatform games. The Beta did not look that great at all, it looked unfinished I hope it will look beter than that.
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    #8  Edited By scarace360
    @big_jon: it will look better thats why it was a beta. god
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    #9  Edited By CptChiken

    I gunna go for they will look pretty much the same... developers tend to work on the same graphics for both PS3 and 360 on multi platform must be easier/quicker

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    #10  Edited By ravensword

    Wow, this is a change. Im usually worried about the PS3 version not looking as good. Im sure theyll be the same.
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    #11  Edited By Bioderm

    it will look better on pc

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    #12  Edited By TheJollyRajah

    Your safer buying the 360 version.  
     
    In the end it all comes down to what most of your friends get, if you have any.

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    #13  Edited By Snail

    Exclusive-wise the graphics usually look a lot better on the PS3, but when it comes to multi-platform releases they usually look pretty much the same. Although I can think of some cases, such as Bioshock (that had a whole different developer working just on the import), I think the graphics look slightly better there, and on Dragon Age: Origins for the 360 the graphics look pretty bad whereas in the PS3 version of the game they look very close to the PC graphics. 
     
    So I guess you'll have to wait for those fanboy-made graphics comparison screen shots, if there are none available yet.

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    #14  Edited By JJOR64

    It's all about the gameplay.  Who cares about the graphics.  The should look the same as the PS3 though.

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    #15  Edited By nixatron
    @big_jon said:
     The Beta did not look that great at all, it looked unfinished I hope it will look beter than that. "
     
    of course it looked unfinished, that is why it was called a BETA.
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    #16  Edited By JoelTGM

    I think it'll look the same.  The main problem that holds the visuals of the console version back is it looks really jagged, like there is no anti-aliasing.  I can't wait to see how the PC version looks when the beta starts in like three days from now.

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    #17  Edited By ShaunassNZ

    Usually the same, only when PC comes into it the the PC always comes out on top (But not in cases like Saints Row 2). Multi platform games usually go PC>360>PS3 because Devs. find it hard to port to the PS3 and therefore the only PS3 games that are better than 360 in most cases is the ones that were initially for the PS3 and ported to 360 such as FF XIII. Therefore it will basically look the same as the PS3.

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    #18  Edited By sjschmidt93

    It's not a PC dude, there not going to release a game that won't run on it.

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    #19  Edited By CaptainObvious
    @nixatron said:
    " @big_jon said:
     The Beta did not look that great at all, it looked unfinished I hope it will look beter than that. "
     
    of course it looked unfinished, that is why it was called a BETA. "
    At this point it won't change much. 
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    #20  Edited By szlifier

    Just because something came out exclusively to PS3 doesn't mean it can only be done on PS3. I think Jack Tretton brainwashed all PS3 users.

    Like we all know, multiplatform games NEVER looked better on PS3. Lately they begin to look the same on both consoles.
    So... no need to worry.

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    #21  Edited By Seppli

     @CaptainObvious said:

    " @nixatron said:

    " @big_jon said:

     The Beta did not look that great at all, it looked unfinished I hope it will look beter than that. "
     
    of course it looked unfinished, that is why it was called a BETA. "
    At this point it won't change much.  "
    Actually, the PS3 Beta build was several months old, when the Beta came out. DICE has improved the graphics vastly since that build. All weaponmodels and attachments have gotten a reskin. They've added matching camo for soldiers and vehicles for all the different terrain. Just read the freaking changelog form the PS3 beta and watch the most recent trailers. All of which run on 360, expcept the PS3 beta ones. The 360 version is 'rock solid', as a producer said.
     
    Ontop of that, we've only seen multiplayer thus far. DICE will definitly burn off more graphical fireworks in the singleplayer campaign, because there's gonna be more resources free for such stuff. Just look at the new in-game footage of the singleplayer campaign, which were featured on GTtv.  Now that's just superbeautiful. Frostbite is a true next gen engine and it shows. That's one good looking and extremely interactive gigantic gameworld with an endless horizon, viewing and drawing distance. That's true for singleplayer and multiplayer - PS3, 360 and PC.
     
    It only gets better and prettier. Can't wait to see Medal of Honor and what the Frostbite engine can do fidelity-wise when it's technically liberated by more restrictive gamedesign as seen in Modern Warfare 2. Sandbox games do sacrifice fidelity for scale. How much remains to be seen - even though it already looks and feels amazing given the scale of a game like BF:BC 2.
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    #22  Edited By HitmanAgent47

    Here is a video of the game, it looks superior on the xbox360 which is not suprising for multiplatform games.  

      

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    #23  Edited By Three0neFive

    Yeah, console versions will look like blurry, choppy, upscaled poop compared to the game running on any half-decent rig.

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    #24  Edited By Mr_Bubbles
    @HitmanAgent47 said:
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    Here is a video of the game, it looks superior on the xbox360 which is not suprising for multiplatform games. However the pc version will be way better than these console versions. I'm thinking you are talking about this game because you put this thread in the battlefield bad company 2 forum. The video is the xbox360 version.  

     

      

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    Do you see what I see? Yep, two primary weapons!
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    #25  Edited By Binman88

    I'd say they'd both look very similar. There'll be a more notable difference between the console and PC versions though.

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    #26  Edited By xyzygy

    Looking back at previous multiplatform games, I'd say the better question in will the PS3 version look as good as the 360 version. I don't think I know of one example of a game where the PS3 version looked outright better than the 360 version. Some would say Dragon Age, but with DA you traded 360's smooth framerate for PS3's detailed textures or vice versa.

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    #27  Edited By ryanwho
    @Bioderm said:
    " it will look better on pc "
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    #28  Edited By Jayross

    I didn't know people still cared about graphics of the same game on different consoles.

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    #29  Edited By MrKlorox

    Just wait for the demos for both to come out in a couple weeks.


    The PS3 textures will look better due to less compression (blu ray) but probably everything else will be indistinguishable.
     
    One thing the PS3 should excel in is the sound since those are likely also much less compressed. But that's not really graphics.
     
    I will say that I think DICE prefers PS3 due to the way they've handled things in the past. You know, wording, actions, some web graphics. No major fanboyisms, but definitely a slight bias.
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    #30  Edited By evanbrau
    @MrKlorox said:
    "

    Just wait for the demos for both to come out later in the week. "

    Oh god, is this true? If so my work rate is going to crash.
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    #31  Edited By MrKlorox
    @evanbrau said:

    " @MrKlorox said:

    "

    Just wait for the demos for both to come out later in the week. "

    Oh god, is this true? If so my work rate is going to crash. "
    Actually I just read that the Demo will be out in February. The rumor was that the console demos were slated for Jan 28th to coincide with the PC beta. Sorry for the confusion. So I'd guess 2 weeks at max.
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    #32  Edited By Seppli
    @MrKlorox said:
    " @evanbrau said:

    " @MrKlorox said:

    "

    Just wait for the demos for both to come out later in the week. "

    Oh god, is this true? If so my work rate is going to crash. "
    Actually I just read that the Demo will be out in February. The rumor was that the console demos were slated for Jan 28th to coincide with the PC beta. Sorry for the confusion. So I'd guess 2 weeks at max. "
     
    360 and PS3 demo will go live the 4th of February, respectively the 5th for PS3 (depending on the weekly updates to XBLA and PSN). It will be a multiplayer only demo. Most likely, we will be playing 'Port Valdez' on Rush mode. Karl-Magnus Troedsson (Senior Producer) said that they'll reveal details this week.
     
    Looking forward to it!
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    #33  Edited By crystalskull2
    @Diamond said:
    " Why do PC gamers always invade threads like this?  The OP didn't even mention the PC... "

    No offence but i find you in every PC dying thread.

    So,i thought you play games on your PC too.

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    #34  Edited By Bioderm
    @Diamond said:
    " Why do PC gamers always invade threads like this?  The OP didn't even mention the PC... "
    We are a minority gotta get our voice heard :P
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    #35  Edited By cstrang

    It'll probably look almost identical on each console.  If it does come down to a few differences, the textures will be better on the PS3, but the framerate will suffer.

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    #36  Edited By Bioderm
    @Mr_Bubbles said:
    " @Bioderm said:
    " @Diamond said:
    " Why do PC gamers always invade threads like this?  The OP didn't even mention the PC... "
    We are a minority gotta get our voice heard :P "
    Nobody is asking for your voice though. Do you think I don't know that the PC will have the best graphics? I don't have a gaming PC! "
    It doesnt matter if no one ask for it I have to tell everybody. 
     
    It's not just the graphics that are better its the framerate too
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    #37  Edited By FrankCanada97
    @Seppli said:
    " @MrKlorox said:
    " @evanbrau said:

    " @MrKlorox said:

    "

    Just wait for the demos for both to come out later in the week. "

    Oh god, is this true? If so my work rate is going to crash. "
    Actually I just read that the Demo will be out in February. The rumor was that the console demos were slated for Jan 28th to coincide with the PC beta. Sorry for the confusion. So I'd guess 2 weeks at max. "
     
    360 and PS3 demo will go live the 4th of February, respectively the 5th for PS3 (depending on the weekly updates to XBLA and PSN). It will be a multiplayer only demo. Most likely, we will be playing 'Port Valdez' on Rush mode. Karl-Magnus Troedsson (Senior Producer) said that they'll reveal details this week.  Looking forward to it! "
    Sounds good, I really want to try out how that map is compared to Arica Harbour.
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    #38  Edited By wefwefasdf
    @cstrang said:
    " It'll probably look almost identical on each console.  If it does come down to a few differences, the textures will be better on the PS3, but the framerate will suffer. "
    Why would the textures be better? A lot of other multiplatform games seemed to have lower resolution textures on the PS3 version. You can correct me if I am wrong.
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    #39  Edited By cstrang
    @SpikeSpiegel said:
    " @cstrang said:
    " It'll probably look almost identical on each console.  If it does come down to a few differences, the textures will be better on the PS3, but the framerate will suffer. "
    Why would the textures be better? A lot of other multiplatform games seemed to have lower resolution textures on the PS3 version. You can correct me if I am wrong. "
    Compressions wouldn't be as extreme ==> better/more representative textures
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    #40  Edited By fallen_elite
    @ryanwho said:
    " @Bioderm said:
    " it will look better on pc "
    "
    truth
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    #41  Edited By MrKlorox
    @SpikeSpiegel said:

    " @cstrang said:

    " It'll probably look almost identical on each console.  If it does come down to a few differences, the textures will be better on the PS3, but the framerate will suffer. "

    Why would the textures be better? A lot of other multiplatform games seemed to have lower resolution textures on the PS3 version. You can correct me if I am wrong. "
    The blu-ray medium with it's massive capacity would allow for near-lossless compressed textures whereas the low capacity of dvd would require the same textures to be more lossy compressed. Resolution is only one factor to how good a texture looks.
     
    This is also presumably why the download PC version is a whole 5gb larger than the disc PC version (50%).
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    #42  Edited By wefwefasdf
    @MrKlorox said:
    " @SpikeSpiegel said:

    " @cstrang said:

    " It'll probably look almost identical on each console.  If it does come down to a few differences, the textures will be better on the PS3, but the framerate will suffer. "
    Why would the textures be better? A lot of other multiplatform games seemed to have lower resolution textures on the PS3 version. You can correct me if I am wrong. "
    The blu-ray medium with it's massive capacity would allow for near-lossless compressed textures whereas the low capacity of dvd would require the same textures to be more lossy compressed. Resolution is only one factor to how good a texture looks.  This is also presumably why the download PC version is a whole 5gb larger (50%) than the disc PC version. "
    Ah. That makes sense. Thanks for the info!
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    #43  Edited By torus
    @ryanwho said:
    " @Bioderm said:
    " it will look better on pc "
    "
    You guys realize this is a console-only title, right? Or so says Wikipedia.
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    #44  Edited By mosdl
    @torus: nope, its coming to the PC as well (PC beta will be out in a few days)
     
    I think they said that the ps3/x360 versions won't have any AA, and honestly the ps3 beta was pretty nice looking so there should be nothing to worry about.  PC gamers probably have to worry the most, since this is the first Frostbite PC release.
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    #45  Edited By torus
    @mosdl said:
    " @torus: nope, its coming to the PC as well (PC beta will be out in a few days)  I think they said that the ps3/x360 versions won't have any AA, and honestly the ps3 beta was pretty nice looking so there should be nothing to worry about.  PC gamers probably have to worry the most, since this is the first Frostbite PC release. "
    Hmm, you're right. Time to edit the Wikipedia page then :]
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    #46  Edited By FrankCanada97
    @torus said:
    " @ryanwho said:
    " @Bioderm said:
    " it will look better on pc "
    "
    You guys realize this is a console-only title, right? Or so says Wikipedia. "
    You're thinking of the first game.
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    #47  Edited By Jeffsekai

    Normally games look worse on PS3 if they are multiplatform so get it on 360

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    #48  Edited By torus
    @FrankCanada97 said:
    " @torus said:
    " @ryanwho said:
    " @Bioderm said:
    " it will look better on pc "
    "
    You guys realize this is a console-only title, right? Or so says Wikipedia. "
    You're thinking of the first game. "
    Yep, I was. I'm glad though, I love the BF series.
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    #49  Edited By get2sammyb

    They'll look the same. Don't worry.

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    #50  Edited By Burns098356GX

    In the past, most multiplatform games looked better on the 360, oddly enough.

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