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nah the fight night demo was on a ps3 dev kit, although ea chicago said there should be no noticble difference between the 360 version and the ps3. the punches in that video looked absolutly brutal
 
sonycowboy said:
It was running on the PS3 dev kits, but in GameInformer, they got a chance to see it and EA said that the 360 and PS3 versions would be nearly indistinguishable from each other.
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Heh, that's another thing about VC, they'll make sure the PS3 version looks better.
 
now im kinda glad that games are launch window, because i would have had to drop almost a grand and not had enough time for each game. this game is absolutly stunning and make me v ery happy to be a gamer. yeah debate all you want about consoloe wars, but come november 22nd ill be playing this and youll be playing the ps2 version. mark this as preordered game number 7
 
what i want to know is how can other games look like absolute shit compared to this

i mean the only games that i have seen that have made me say wow for the 360
have been this GR:AW and PGR3 the call of duty smoke makes me giddy as well, but im mainly buying it for the atmosphere.
 
Wow this looks absolutely amazing. For VC's first shot at the system this is amazing. Just think what next year's edition is going to look like.

X05 is going to be amazing indeed.

The only thing that I'm not looking forward to is the fucking moron/fanboy/system envy twats that come in and try and derail every thread with their trolling....Thanks bish for stopping that shit in this thread...
 
Pre-ordered an x360 today aftr seeeing the pg3 stuff.....I was originally going to take my chances on getting one on launch day.....but man, I cant take that chance now. PGR3 and This basketball game are enough by themselves to justify the purchase.

got the costco.com pgr3 bundle. =)
 
I may have to change my order and pick this game at launch... or start looking for loose change in between the couches. The game just looks awesome.... the pics are great but the game in movement...........WOW.
 
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The head and eye tracking look sweet. This stuff has been done in 2K5 afaik, same with the cloth physics, but it stands out and is defo done better here.

DopeyFish said:
i hope they put as much work in nhl 2k6 as they do with this

*crosses fingers*
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Don't get your hopes up.

I'm just basing this off of what Kush said about the 360 version...the stadiums and crowds will look a lot better. There will be reflections of the players off the glass and the ice will look better, but added things to the extent of NBA 2k6? I don't think so.

NHL 2K4 had the best player faces ever though (prior to NBA 2K6) and the quality decreased once they started doing bump mapping since they proly ran out of memory. If they can get back to that quality it'll be good enough for me!

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*LOL* I used to think those eyes looked so lifelike.

Still, 2K4 had the best faces in any videogame of the past gen. Even beat out Silent Hill and stuff.
 
I just realized that this game is gonna look better than watching a basketball game over a normal cable feed. Lower res, and lower framerate of a real broadcast versus this...pretty amazing.

I also realized that this is nearly the same level as the Final Fantasy:TSW CG movie!
 
sonycowboy said:
It was running on the PS3 dev kits, but in GameInformer, they got a chance to see it and EA said that the 360 and PS3 versions would be nearly indistinguishable from each other.
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Of course they will be. When two consoles release within 3 months of each other they are usually comparable in hardware performance. ;)

I'm glad Visual Concepts didn't take the easy way out. This is how you make a name for yourselves by putting some good effort into new next gen releases.
 
Nice, finally we have actual sweat instead of that fuckin' gleam filter. Can't wait to see some gameplay (non-replay). Just one nit-pick: player likeness is off.
 
And EGM said they weren't impressed with Xbox360 visuals no less than 3 times in the latest issue.

I'm paraphrasing, and don't have the exact quotes handy because the magazine is in the bathroom next to the shitter and beside the cat litter and I can't be bothered to get it right now.
 
Fuck you EA, I want to start at my opponents alert intimidating eyes before the ball in snapped in a football game. Sega could have brought this, and likely identical faces under the helmets >:( >:( >:( !!!!!!!!!!!
 
Well, at least I know WorldSeries2K will at least LOOK good. Sure would rather have the MVP team jump ship to 2K though :(
 
This looks great, finally some good looking character faces and eyes! Only wishes would be that they'd add antialiasing and work on shadows + cloth models.

Got to love next gen crowds - both EA and VC have hired the same people!

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God, I can only imagine how insane Craig Sager Halftime Reports will look like. Techinicolor dress suits and pants in next gen Hi-Def quality!!!!!!!!!
 
Seeing this and PGR3, I'm starting to think MS tactics of being first at releasing a next gen system could be the right one. Put demo kiosks with awesome games like this running on a 720p display everywhere, and I can't see how anyone could not be impressed by the system.
But maybe it's just the Xbot in me speaking.
 
Blimey! looks totally amazing. This pops two ideas into my head:

1) A huge jump like this could fuck up EA bad. If their NBA live is blown out of the water by this title, then NFL 2kx could be laughing for the entire rest of the next generation. EA may never catch up. Who is the current leader in volume for NBA games?


2) This + PGR3 is the sort of thing that gives MS a lifeline. I'd dismissed them as being steamrollered by Sony when PS3 comes out. But graphics like we are seeing now make it much much more difficult for Sony to simply win with graphics.

Blim, I agree with your point.

Of course I thought 'x' game on PSone looked like a photo and it didn't, but it is going to take a huge amount of effort to make this stuff look bad.
 
The fuck?! Since when does a 360 game look this good?? God this confirms my bashing of games like DOA4 which are hardly distinguishable from the previous system. If this shit is possible, that has no excuse!

Damn.
 
Impressive work, good job VC!

Some of the only nitpicks I'd have is the cloth in parts, and maybe the prominence of the sweat (although the latter doesn't seem so pronounced in the vid I watched). The argument for better animation is also very convincing with graphics like this. The overall quality is really really nice though, the cloth is simultaneously also one of the good bits that mark it out vs what I've seen before.

I've no interest in basketball at all, but the graphics whore in me is very interested :)
 
This is the hot shit right here ! Always knew that EA really couldn't compete well with VC for the next gen, which is why I believe they bought that NFL license. Damn, and I thought I could avoid buying the 360 this christmas...
 
True Next-Gen™ Xbox 360 Games:

-Project Gotham 3
-NBA 2K6
-Gears of War
-Fight Night 3

Getting Close to Next-Gen™:

-Perfect Dark Zero
-Kameo
-Ghost Recon
-Oblivion
-DOA4

There's Still Hope for a Next-Gen™ Christmas:

-NBA Live '06
-Madden '06
-Ridge Racer 6
-Saint's Row
-Top Spin 2
etc.

I'll update this list as we pass through X05... I'm sure a few more games will make the cut to "true" next-gen :)
 
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