If you thought the days of sub-par PS3 ports of multi-platform games were over, bad news Sony fans, Mafia II on the Xbox 360 whacks its inferior PS3 cousin. At least when it comes to large pools of blood and grass, it seems.
This is according to Elizabeth Tobey, 2K’s Senior Manager of Interactive Marketing, who has confirmed on the company’s forum that, in the graphics department at least, the PS3 version does not perform as well as other editions of the game. She says:
“When designing Mafia II, we optimized for each of the three different systems the game would run on to make sure the core experience was the best it could be. Because of this, there are some differences from one platform to the next. In terms of the PS3 version, I wanted to clarify a couple points you have been asking about: There will not be highly detailed grass or large pools of blood, the cloth movement is less noticeable than, for example, the PC version, and the visual fidelity in the demo is generally representative of what you’ll see in the full game.
Our aim is to make a cohesive and immersive experience and optimize the game for each platform so that it could run its best. And while there are some differences between each version, I’m sure you’ll find that the core gameplay and the heart of Mafia II remains no matter whether you play on PS3, 360, or PC.”
Some people have expressed concerns about the recent PS3 demo, noting issues with frame-rate and other graphical aberrations compared to its 360 counterpart. From the above statement it would appear what’s presented in the demo is what we’ll be seeing in the final product, suggesting the 360 has the edge.
PS3 users will be getting the exclusive Betrayal of Jimmy DLC, of course, but will this be enough to assuage what is yet another sign that, even at this stage in this generation’s life-cycle, third-party developers are still struggling to get the most out of Sony’s black behemoth?
Who knows? Maybe a post-launch patch akin to what the publisher provided for BioShock is a possibility.
Source: GamesRadar
Mick939
Can i add an extra 2 cents, you can have it american currency is useless to me (and actually most of the world now) im British.
I don’t really give a fuck what grass looks like in a game, now if you said ‘it looks a complete mess’ i would be a bit pissed off but chances are it will look and play great anyway. Red dead still looked like sex to me.
I also love the whole we don’t like fanboys rand ere’ that gets chanted around alot, but stories such as these are only here really to spark them, there posted all the time on all game sites BUT they generate site traffic and are good for business. ;-)
Besides friendly rivalry is awesome, come on it is, and lets be honest most of the time its a bit of fun, Unless its spouted by those microsoft dirty scumbag fanboys….
I’m kidding i own both consoles
Mick939
Holy shit, i didn’t read that the cloth movement would’t be as good FUCK YOU 2K take your sodding game back we don’t want it now.
It’s all I’ll notice