Tomb Raider Underworld Xbox 360 vs PS3 visual comparison

  • Posted January 2nd, 2009 at 14:28 EDT by
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According to a post over at Beyond3d, the Xbox 360 version of Tomb Raider Underworld only outputs a max resolution of 1024x576p, where as the PS3 version is a full 1024x720p. Below you can find a screenshot comparison of the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the title. Let us know which one you think looks better.

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  1. Smith128 | smith128

    • 2:26pm GMT - December 29th, 2008

    Its weird how in the first pic PS3 is super dark yet brighter in all the others

  2. mail2dah

    • 2:28pm GMT - December 29th, 2008

    FIRST!

    IMO there's not much difference on the other ones but there is on the first one.

    The PS3 is darker.

    Although I still have to go with PS3 because of the extra details.

  3. pmrsmiffy

    • 2:39pm GMT - December 29th, 2008

    The xbox screenshots seem to have richer colour but that seems to give them a sort of plasticy look whereas the PS3's more earthy colours look more realistic.

    The shadows in the PS3 version appear to be more detailed too.

  4. greyfoxNL

    • 2:41pm GMT - December 29th, 2008

    Hmm look at the laptop in the first pic.. its definitely sharper in the ps3 version.. also textures are in some of the ps3 images a bit sharper.. the shadow blends in a bit nicer in the 360 version..  and the 360 version has some brighter colors..

    But I don't really care.. not planning on buying this game..

  5. sblargh

    • 2:45pm GMT - December 29th, 2008

     They should make this comparisons, have the fanboys battle as their ones looks better and then a week later say "oh, we made a mistake, it is the other way around"

  6. hayn8857

    • 3:15pm GMT - December 29th, 2008

    if yall look at the first picture better, its darker because she is IN the boat and under a roof giving her SHADE!!!  if you look closy at the with couch there is light from the sun shining through the window.  duh!  on the 3rd picture in the playstation 3 version, her hair casts a shadow on her forehead where the 360 version doesnt. 

    so its clear to say that playstation 3 has better lighting and sharper textures in this comparison. 

  7. Staticneuron | Staticneuron

    • 3:17pm GMT - December 29th, 2008

    is it me or is that boa reflection not in the 360 version?

  8. keefy | keefy

    • 3:20pm GMT - December 29th, 2008

     Seems to be less jaggies on PS3 screenshots.

  9. SpyroViper

    • 3:26pm GMT - December 29th, 2008

     Also, the PS3 version has Dynamic light effects and Depth of Field, whereas the 360 version does not.

     

    Maybe they should have gotten the dev's who did the PS3 version, to do both versions.

  10. tadpole3159 | faulkner8991

    • 3:31pm GMT - December 29th, 2008

    much sharper on ps3, look at lara's boob (you all did too!) its blured on the first pic

  11. zakruz | zakruz

    • 3:33pm GMT - December 29th, 2008

    #2. You fail at failing.

  12. Alpha2

    • 3:36pm GMT - December 29th, 2008

    The PS3 version seems darker in the first pic because the shadow dosent seem to be showing up inthe 36* version. you can see in the close up on her face that her hair casts a shadow on her forehead on PS3 where it dosent on 36*. there's not too much other notable differances besides the usual overly contrasted 36* visuals which make the PS3 version seem washed out but in actuality just shows more detail.

     

    I will say though that the PS3 version is hands down more sharp so there's probably truth to the PS3 rendering at 720p.

  13. TekkenLord | HitMan00

    • 3:38pm GMT - December 29th, 2008

    off the topic is this game any good.

  14. a_n_t_h_o_n_y | a_n_t_h_o_n_y

    • 3:50pm GMT - December 29th, 2008

    Look how bad the jaggies are on the boat in the 360 version (second pic).

  15. Dragoonlord | KillZone3000

    • 4:00pm GMT - December 29th, 2008

    Finaly we can see other games than exclusives with better GFX than the X360 version.

    is abt time!

  16. svtschmidt

    • 4:02pm GMT - December 29th, 2008

    sorry guys. imho the 360 shots look better. but who cares one way or the other, its still a bad game.

  17. dharlequin | dharlequin

    • 4:22pm GMT - December 29th, 2008

     Looks like PS3 version has more AA on screens and much more details. It seems, they are also no so blurry.

  18. Ocelot1987 | METSTM

    • 4:32pm GMT - December 29th, 2008

    Don't see much of a differance. I would like to see a developer utilize both console's full power so that we can all see which console is clearly better.

  19. bakerboi

    • 4:53pm GMT - December 29th, 2008

    The darkness in the PS3 version in the first shot is due to more realistic rendering. Tell me. Where is the big bright light source coming from in the 360 screen?

    Now look at the couch in the PS3 version. Its near where the light from the outside is coming into the inner cabin of the boat. The roof blocks out all that light from the setting sun so in real life you aint gon get that super bright room like in the 360 screen.

  20. aarono_21 | sniperflash

    • 5:16pm GMT - December 29th, 2008

    on the boat look at the shadow on each you can see the boat reflection on the ps3 and on the xbox you just see dark shadow

  21. Girugamesh | Shidousha

    • 5:37pm GMT - December 29th, 2008

    WAAAAY more jaggies on the 360 version, I mean that's just ridiculous. And there is better lighting on the PS3 version.


     The game isn't worth picking up IMO and doesn't have good graphics on either console, though.

  22. blu-fighter

    • 6:46pm GMT - December 29th, 2008

    The PS3 has more details and the colors are more natural and closer to real life.

  23. Thorzilla | Thorzilla

    • 6:50pm GMT - December 29th, 2008

     PS3 looks crisper and edges are far more defined than its 360 counterpart. 

  24. Limanima | Limanima

    • 6:50pm GMT - December 29th, 2008

    The game sucks in all versions.

  25. Ste | Parablox

    • 7:00pm GMT - December 29th, 2008

     The PS3 has less jaggies and better shadows but it does look washed out in comparison to the 360, but, since your not comparing them when your gaming, I doubt you would notice.

  26. lordAlucard | Sympozium_666

    • 7:06pm GMT - December 29th, 2008

    It's not that bad

  27. Mikey320

    • 7:27pm GMT - December 29th, 2008

    PS3 is the better one

     

  28. RandomBeef

    • 7:59pm GMT - December 29th, 2008

    the way things are going today most comparisions look the same, but this one different because in some xbox is better but in most the ps3 is better.

  29. TheCh0sen01 | TheChosen01

    • 8:22pm GMT - December 29th, 2008

    @2 - I hope you feel stupid because your not even first lol. I don't know why people think its "cool" to put FIRST! whenever they "think" they are the first post of an article. Why do you care?

    Anyway...

    The PS3 screenshots seem to have better detail than the Xbox 360 but I don't see much difference other than that.

  30. TheJoker

    • 8:44pm GMT - December 29th, 2008

    Both look good.

  31. Yuk-Yuk | Yuk-Yuk

    • 8:52pm GMT - December 29th, 2008

    LOL at the epic fail of  "first" post number 2. I honestly think the PS3 verion has less jaggies compared to the 360 version. The only reason is because it is put out at 720P compared to the 360's 576P

  32. LunaTech

    • 9:10pm GMT - December 29th, 2008

    The 2nd picture has a lot better shading from the hair on the face for the PS3

  33. Neo_Aeon666

    • 10:58pm GMT - December 29th, 2008

    lol u know y its darker in the first:  Its called a shadow. The 360 version doesnt even render it. It seriously looks crappier on the 360 version with lame shadowing lol. Look at the other ones. Its the first time i see such huge render quality difference between the two. Hopefully the gap will widen.

  34. Hyourinmaru | DAT1AZNPAN

    • 1:17am GMT - December 30th, 2008

    weird why does the 360 version look better?

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    • 2:09am GMT - December 30th, 2008

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  36. Versus

    • 2:34am GMT - December 30th, 2008

    in some pics the PS3 version is darker, in others the 360 one is darker o.O

  37. jphuff | jhuff

    • 2:36am GMT - December 30th, 2008

     Well, it does seem that the PS3 version looks smoother...less jagged edges.  All in all though, it doesn't make that big of a difference.  Still looks pretty good on both consoles.  Unfortunately, stuff like this flames goofball wars between console owners.  It's pretty obvious by now that some titles just plain come out different between the two.  Sometimes better technically, sometimes worse.  Fewer pixels doesn't always mean better and neither does more pixels.  It just depends.

     

    Now, I'm interested to see if more titles start coming out that are 1080p and 60fps or even 30.  That's where there supposedly is an edge for the PS3 and it will be interesting to see what next year brings.  Still, it's not a matter of "PS3 rules and 360 blows!" It's just technical differences.  I'm happy with my PS3 and I don't care if people go ahead and enjoy their 360's.  Good for them!

     

  38. enfamous

    • 5:59am GMT - December 30th, 2008

    ps3 looks better.  the 360 version looks more jagged (the boat in #2, lara's jacket in #1, and her hand in the last shot).  There's also more detail in the ps3 version (her buckle in shot 3 for example).  I also found the lighting to be better in the ps3, as seen in the statue and the ligher shot.

    but that's just upon stills, i dont know how it moves or how the game plays.

  39. zarajoe

    • 7:23am GMT - December 30th, 2008

    I have to go with the ps3 pics.  Because in the first pic there is no shadow in the 360 version. also the 360 version looks too colourful where the colour in the ps3 images look more normal.

  40. masta_js | masta_js

    • 8:39am GMT - December 30th, 2008

    the first pic isn't dark, is just a huge shadow over lara croft execpt a part of the couch as you can clearly see guys.

  41. shurucki

    • 9:23am GMT - December 30th, 2008

    the 3rd to last pic shows the best comparison. the xbox is basic but the ps3 version has hair shadows and water marks on her chest

  42. Ballonboy33

    • 10:40am GMT - December 30th, 2008

    yh the ps3 version looks so much better espeacally in the 1st 1 - u cant even c the laptop screen rite on the 360 version, and anyway the ps3s gfx card was made by nvidia and the 360s by ATI so its kinda obvious which consoles gfx will perform better on any game.

  43. PS3-The Ultimate Machine

    • 2:00pm GMT - December 30th, 2008

    Wow,and i thought Sony was just talkin' trash when it said that ps3 titles are starting to create some difference.The biggest difference imo is in the antialiasing,where the ps3 looks a LOT more crisp and clean.

  44. Falogar | Graemeshaw

    • 3:39pm GMT - December 30th, 2008

    meh, the game sucks anyway ;p

  45. Netweb

    • 4:59pm GMT - December 30th, 2008

    TAKE THAT!!!! :D

     

    LARA i love you for 11 years!! :D

  46. shamurai7

    • 6:07pm GMT - December 30th, 2008

    retarded....  both pictures are the same and photoshopped...   identical angles, clouds....   not a real comparison.

  47. Ahaaa | A-HAAA

    • 7:35pm GMT - December 30th, 2008

    @1

    lol. its true but the ps3 version looks so much better

  48. Dogswithguns | Dogswithguns

    • 9:48pm GMT - December 30th, 2008

    PS3 are better but not very much. 360 looking good as well.

  49. RogurtNChzz | RogurtNChzz

    • 12:25am GMT - December 31st, 2008

    I'd say they are both pretty close but giv it 2 ps3 because the lighting and shadows look better for playstation 3 agree w/ #3

  50. Katmassive | Katmassive

    • 1:09am GMT - December 31st, 2008

    well from what i read the xbox gameplay owns so it doesnt matter what it looks like lmao but isn't it developer flaws were looking at and not system performance?

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