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    Mafia II

    Game » consists of 20 releases. Released Aug 24, 2010

    Play as Vito Scaletta and rise up through the ranks of the criminal underworld of Empire Bay in Mafia II, the sequel to the 2002 sandbox-style hit.

    PS3 Gets the Shaft Again.

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    #1  Edited By CL60

    This time it's quite the noticeable difference... no need for any frame counting shenanigans. This is unacceptable imo. We can only hope these are fake.
     

     Xbox 360
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     PS3
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     360
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     PS3
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    Now you can say you don't care about graphics, and all that. But seriously? What the hell is this?
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    wtf?! are u serious? how legit/trustworthy is this?

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    #3  Edited By LiquidPrince

    That's a disgusting difference. I have both consoles, but I won't pick it up on either. That's just eww.

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    #4  Edited By lilbigsupermario

    PS3 has a mowed lawn? lol! 
     
    But seriously, that is unacceptable.  The PS3 version completely has no grass at all... that's weird.  Unbelievable.

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    #5  Edited By Bigrhyno

    I've only tried the 360 demo, but was planning on buying the PS3 version for the extra DLC. But if those pictures are legit... holy shit.

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    #6  Edited By bobber205

    Holeeeeeee fuck.

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    #7  Edited By CL60

    I hope they are fake.

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    #8  Edited By The_Laughing_Man

    So why is 2k pulling this shit? 

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    #9  Edited By canucks23

    Ugh... it's 2010 why aren't we passed this kind of crap. Lazy devs i guess. This is especially weird seeing as there's ps3 exclusive dlc.

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    #10  Edited By The_Laughing_Man
    @CL60 said:
    " I hope they are fake. "
    Have you checked the demo? 
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    #11  Edited By luce

    eek...thanks for the warning

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    #12  Edited By Gabriel

    That tree looks god damn awful.

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    #13  Edited By The_Laughing_Man

    Can someone get the PS3 demo and check this out? 

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    #14  Edited By RobotHamster

    Wow, I'm downloading the ps3 demo right now but I'm too lazy now to download the 360 demo, oh well at least I'm not as lazy as the devs, ZING!

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    #15  Edited By CL60
    @The_Laughing_Man said:
    " Can someone get the PS3 demo and check this out?  "
    Yes, please do. Somebody inform us if there is grass. I would do it myself but my TV is occupied.
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    #16  Edited By The_Laughing_Man
    @CL60 said:
    " @The_Laughing_Man said:
    " Can someone get the PS3 demo and check this out?  "
    Yes, please do. Somebody inform us if there is grass. I would do it myself but my TV is occupied. "
    Im gonna do it now but I gotta DL 3.41 then the demo. 
     
    If this is true. Then 2k is gonna get a lot of hate mail and have a lot of explaining to do. 
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    #17  Edited By crona

    I was personally never very interested in this particular game... But it seems to me that 2k looked at a pie chart and decided where to put their man-hours... Too bad for anyone who was excited about this, but as has been said on this very website many times... Vote with your wallets.

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    #18  Edited By endless_void

    Wow I remember back when the devs were talking about the ''raw power'' of the PS3, fast forward a year or two and this happens. If true then, that's very upsetting. I'm getting the pc version, but I'll dl the ps3 version's demo just to see if this is true or not.

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    #19  Edited By EpicSteve

    There's no difference. The civilians in the PS3 versions just mow the grass more often.

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    #20  Edited By Jaserno
    @RobotHamster said:
    " Wow, I'm downloading the ps3 demo right now but I'm too lazy now to download the 360 demo, oh well at least I'm not as lazy as the devs, ZING! "
    Zing to that bro.
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    #21  Edited By Vinny_Says
    @CL60: I don't have a PS3 and was wondering something. When I played MW2 at my friend's house the graphics were less sharp and the colors seemed faded. We both have about the same TVs and he also has HDMI cables. Is this a thing, graphical differences in multiplatform games?
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    #22  Edited By CL60
    @blacklabeldomm said:
    " @CL60: I don't have a PS3 and was wondering something. When I played MW2 at my friend's house the graphics were less sharp and the colors seemed faded. We both have about the same TVs and he also has HDMI cables. Is this a thing, graphical differences in multiplatform games? "
    Yes. Most of the time the 360 has a very, very slight graphical edge in comparison to the PS3. But nothing this awful, if it's true.
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    #23  Edited By The_Laughing_Man
    @CL60 said:
    " @blacklabeldomm said:
    " @CL60: I don't have a PS3 and was wondering something. When I played MW2 at my friend's house the graphics were less sharp and the colors seemed faded. We both have about the same TVs and he also has HDMI cables. Is this a thing, graphical differences in multiplatform games? "
    Yes. Most of the time the 360 has a very, very slight graphical edge in comparison to the PS3. But nothing this awful, if it's true. "
    Strangely to DL the demo is gonna take over 100 mins....wtf 
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    #24  Edited By Sooperspy

    Played the 360 one. Im at 94% on PS3. Must check the grass out.

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    #25  Edited By bacongames
    @CL60:  I'm surprised no one has asked you where you got these images.  I'm curious to know myself.
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    #26  Edited By CL60
    @Tuffgong said:

    " @CL60:  I'm surprised no one has asked you where you got these images.  I'm curious to know myself. "

    I found them on a site comparing the graphics. Which is why I myself am curious to know if they are fake. Which is why we need somebody here to play the PS3 demo and look for grass.
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    #27  Edited By endless_void
    @blacklabeldomm: No they look identical. The COD games never looked too different from eachother, hell even the PC version isn't that different other than the obvious stuff (AA/High-Res).
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    #28  Edited By CowMuffins

    Maybe the textures weren't included in the PS3 version...

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    #29  Edited By The_Laughing_Man
    @CL60 said:

    " @Tuffgong said:

    " @CL60:  I'm surprised no one has asked you where you got these images.  I'm curious to know myself. "
    I found them on a site comparing the graphics. Which is why I myself am curious to know if they are not fake. Which is why we need somebody here to play the PS3 demo and look for grass. "
    I googled 360 vs PS3 and got this 
     
    http://www.cynamite.de/Mafia-2-PS3-206282/Bilder/Mafia-2-Grafikvergleich-PS3-vs-PC-764637/galerie/1401984/#tp  
     
    Which makes me think yours are faked or just some fluke.  
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    #30  Edited By Sooperspy
    @CL60 said:

    " @Tuffgong said:

    " @CL60:  I'm surprised no one has asked you where you got these images.  I'm curious to know myself. "
    I found them on a site comparing the graphics. Which is why I myself am curious to know if they are not fake. Which is why we need somebody here to play the PS3 demo and look for grass. "
    Installing it right now. HOLY SHIT!!!! ITS REAL. These grass textures suck. Hope this is just the demo.
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    #31  Edited By Th3_James

    Good thing I have ps3, 360, and pc... I already bought this on steam 

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    #32  Edited By bacongames
    @CL60 said:
    " @Tuffgong said:

    " @CL60:  I'm surprised no one has asked you where you got these images.  I'm curious to know myself. "

    I found them on a site comparing the graphics. Which is why I myself am curious to know if they are fake. Which is why we need somebody here to play the PS3 demo and look for grass. "
    The closest I can get is GameSpot's feature using the 360 version has grass and the E3 PS3 demo videos DO NOT.
     
    However the real test would be the demo because that has shippable code and the GS demo version is probably review code where the E3 stuff wasn't.  I also couldn't find 360 E3 demo footage from 2010.  Maybe whoever produced those shots had E3 demos and nothing more.
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    #33  Edited By CL60
    @The_Laughing_Man said:

    " @CL60 said:

    " @Tuffgong said:

    " @CL60:  I'm surprised no one has asked you where you got these images.  I'm curious to know myself. "
    I found them on a site comparing the graphics. Which is why I myself am curious to know if they are not fake. Which is why we need somebody here to play the PS3 demo and look for grass. "
    I googled 360 vs PS3 and got this 
     
    http://www.cynamite.de/Mafia-2-PS3-206282/Bilder/Mafia-2-Grafikvergleich-PS3-vs-PC-764637/galerie/1401984/#tp   Which makes me think yours are faked or just some fluke.   "
    There is a picture in there where PC verison has grass and PS3 version does not. 
     
    Look in the upper right corner of the 4th comparison.
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    #34  Edited By CL60
    @Redbullet685 said:
    " @CL60 said:

    " @Tuffgong said:

    " @CL60:  I'm surprised no one has asked you where you got these images.  I'm curious to know myself. "
    I found them on a site comparing the graphics. Which is why I myself am curious to know if they are not fake. Which is why we need somebody here to play the PS3 demo and look for grass. "
    Installing it right now. HOLY SHIT!!!! ITS REAL. These grass textures suck. Hope this is just the demo. "
    So these pictures are indeed real?
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    #35  Edited By The_Laughing_Man

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    From IGN for PS3 version. I see grass. And very nice looking grass at that. 
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    #36  Edited By Sooperspy

    I will still get this on PS3 but man, are these grass and trees bad looking.

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    #37  Edited By MiniPato

     
     
    @canucks23 said:
    " Ugh... it's 2010 why aren't we passed this kind of crap. Lazy devs i guess. This is especially weird seeing as there's ps3 exclusive dlc. "

    Probably to keep PS3 players from getting pissed off, non-preorder PS3 buyers will be fucked. But seriously, what is this BS? I hope its faked.
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    #38  Edited By CL60
    @The_Laughing_Man: Redbullet just confirmed that there is no grass in the PS3 demo.
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    #39  Edited By The_Laughing_Man
    @CL60 said:
    " @The_Laughing_Man said:

    " @CL60 said:

    " @Tuffgong said:

    " @CL60:  I'm surprised no one has asked you where you got these images.  I'm curious to know myself. "
    I found them on a site comparing the graphics. Which is why I myself am curious to know if they are not fake. Which is why we need somebody here to play the PS3 demo and look for grass. "
    I googled 360 vs PS3 and got this 
     
    http://www.cynamite.de/Mafia-2-PS3-206282/Bilder/Mafia-2-Grafikvergleich-PS3-vs-PC-764637/galerie/1401984/#tp   Which makes me think yours are faked or just some fluke.   "
    There is a picture in there where PC verison has grass and PS3 version does not.   Look in the upper right corner of the 4th comparison. "
    4th? The 4th one is a picture taken wile there is snow on the ground. 
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    #40  Edited By zanzibarbreeze

    Grass comparison, for realzies.

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    #41  Edited By Sooperspy
    @CL60 said:

    " @The_Laughing_Man: Redbullet just confirmed that there is no grass in the PS3 demo. "

    Hopefully this is just for the demo. You might be able to look up a demo video on youtube or something to see for yourself.
    Also: Controls are R2 to shoot and L2 to aim which isn't common for PS3 shooters these days.
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    #42  Edited By CL60
    @The_Laughing_Man said:
    " @CL60 said:
    " @The_Laughing_Man said:

    " @CL60 said:

    " @Tuffgong said:

    " @CL60:  I'm surprised no one has asked you where you got these images.  I'm curious to know myself. "
    I found them on a site comparing the graphics. Which is why I myself am curious to know if they are not fake. Which is why we need somebody here to play the PS3 demo and look for grass. "
    I googled 360 vs PS3 and got this 
     
    http://www.cynamite.de/Mafia-2-PS3-206282/Bilder/Mafia-2-Grafikvergleich-PS3-vs-PC-764637/galerie/1401984/#tp   Which makes me think yours are faked or just some fluke.   "
    There is a picture in there where PC verison has grass and PS3 version does not.   Look in the upper right corner of the 4th comparison. "
    4th? The 4th one is a picture taken wile there is snow on the ground.  "
    I see no comparisons with snow, at all. The fourth for me, they are beside some water.
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    #43  Edited By The_Laughing_Man
    @CL60 said:

    " @The_Laughing_Man said:

    " @CL60 said:
    " @The_Laughing_Man said:

    " @CL60 said:

    " @Tuffgong said:

    " @CL60:  I'm surprised no one has asked you where you got these images.  I'm curious to know myself. "
    I found them on a site comparing the graphics. Which is why I myself am curious to know if they are not fake. Which is why we need somebody here to play the PS3 demo and look for grass. "
    I googled 360 vs PS3 and got this 
     
    http://www.cynamite.de/Mafia-2-PS3-206282/Bilder/Mafia-2-Grafikvergleich-PS3-vs-PC-764637/galerie/1401984/#tp   Which makes me think yours are faked or just some fluke.   "
    There is a picture in there where PC verison has grass and PS3 version does not.   Look in the upper right corner of the 4th comparison. "
    4th? The 4th one is a picture taken wile there is snow on the ground.  "
    I see no comparisons with snow, at all. The fourth for me, they are beside some water. "
    if you are looking at the one I think you are. That ones seems to be taken during a different season or somthin. 
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    #44  Edited By teh_pwnzorer
    @blacklabeldomm said:
    " @CL60: I don't have a PS3 and was wondering something. When I played MW2 at my friend's house the graphics were less sharp and the colors seemed faded. We both have about the same TVs and he also has HDMI cables. Is this a thing, graphical differences in multiplatform games? "
    The faded colors are due to the fact that the default HDMI color setting on the PS3 is "limited".  Tell him to change it. 
     
    The main difference between the two consoles is that in more than one game on the PS3 games suffer from noticeably more frame tearing and/or frame drops.
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    #45  Edited By CL60
    @The_Laughing_Man said:
    " @CL60 said:

    " @The_Laughing_Man said:

    " @CL60 said:
    " @The_Laughing_Man said:

    " @CL60 said:

    " @Tuffgong said:

    " @CL60:  I'm surprised no one has asked you where you got these images.  I'm curious to know myself. "
    I found them on a site comparing the graphics. Which is why I myself am curious to know if they are not fake. Which is why we need somebody here to play the PS3 demo and look for grass. "
    I googled 360 vs PS3 and got this 
     
    http://www.cynamite.de/Mafia-2-PS3-206282/Bilder/Mafia-2-Grafikvergleich-PS3-vs-PC-764637/galerie/1401984/#tp   Which makes me think yours are faked or just some fluke.   "
    There is a picture in there where PC verison has grass and PS3 version does not.   Look in the upper right corner of the 4th comparison. "
    4th? The 4th one is a picture taken wile there is snow on the ground.  "
    I see no comparisons with snow, at all. The fourth for me, they are beside some water. "
    if you are looking at the one I think you are. That ones seems to be taken during a different season or somthin.  "
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    #46  Edited By Bigrhyno

    I'm looking forward to hearing what 2k has to say about this.

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    #47  Edited By MAN_FLANNEL

    Yeah, well that's just a result of some cross benefit analysis.  And that isn't horrible either.  Would you rather have some unfertilized lawns or a bad frame rate?

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    #48  Edited By spankingaddict

    WTF! Fuck me!

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    #49  Edited By Quacktastic

    I just looked and PS3 doesn't have the short grass.
     
    Other than his PS3 Brightness looking all washed out those are legit.
     
    @MAN_FLANNEL said:

    " Yeah, well that's just a result of some cross benefit analysis.  And that isn't horrible either.  Would you rather have some unfertilized lawns or a bad frame rate? "

    And yeah it looks fine looking at the game.  It's just when you look at the other version that you even notice.
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    #50  Edited By teh_pwnzorer
    @MAN_FLANNEL said:
    " Yeah, well that's just a result of some cross benefit analysis.  And that isn't horrible either.  Would you rather have some unfertilized lawns or a bad frame rate? "
    I choose lawns, >1080p, 60fps, v-sync on the PC...and a different game.

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