LA Noire PS3 vs Xbox360 Consoles vs PC Review

Every time a big game comes out for both the PlayStation3 and the Xbox360 you can guarantee that an online argument will ensue about which version of the game is the best, there was no difference with the recent Rockstar LA Noire release date on 17^th of May.

Of course, there are always valid points to each side of the argument which are worth taking note of. If you are trying to make up your mind which of the LA Noire Xbox or PS3 versions is for you then here are a few of the main points in this debate that may be of enlightenment and interest to you.

The LA Noire graphics rendering is what we’ll address 1^st, the PS3 corner is pushing this one hard. The PS3’s ability to utilize Screen Space Ambiance Occlusion really helps to sharpen up the little details in the game; shadowing and lighting effects take on much more realism due to the PS3’s SSOA ability. While the LA Noire Xbox 360 version does look good at first, if you put the two versions side by side the difference is plain to see.

Then we have the other (albeit minor) problem with the Xbox version, when you buy LA Noire you receive 3 disks compared to the PS3’s 1 disk. Nope! You don’t get anything extra on the Xbox disks either; in fact the opposite is true. The LA Noire PS3 is the version that has the extra content on it. The only extra you get with the 3 disks on the Xbox are the extra work changing CD’s throughout the entire game and the extra risk of a disk getting damaged and ruining your LA Noire game completely.

All that said, there is nothing to stop Xbox from releasing an LA Noire special edition in the near future which has a few extras, until then their scope for competition is limited in this particular area.

Up until this point this LA Noire PS3 vs xbox360 Review firmly say’s that you should buy LA Noire on the PS3 but there is one final consideration to take into account, the issue with the PlayStation Network (PSN) with regards to its console. If your bag is playing LA Noire online then the Xbox 360 is likely your best buy, unless of course PS can get its act together and beat the Xbox hands down on all points.

There is as of yet no news on an LA noire PC release date or even if there are plans to make LA Noire for PC available at all so all you desktop and laptop gamers will have to hang on to hear news on this side of the story, for now however the LA Noire PS3 vs Xbox360 vs PC battle is won pretty convincingly from the Xbox by the PS3 and with the LA Noire for PC version being nonexistent we can safely say that PlayStation can hold the prize.