Madden 08: Runs 30fps on PS3 but runs 60fps on Xbox 360?
We have confirmed the Xbox 360 versions of Madden NFL 08 (August), All-Pro Football 2K8 (July), and NCAA Football 08 (July) will run at 60 frames per second, whereas the PS3 editions are locked at just 30fps. In the simplest of terms, this means that the 360 versions will run smoother and faster, and you’ll have an easier time noticing subtle animations.
While we haven’t had the opportunity to see the difference with EA’s titles (the publisher hasn’t sent us PS3 builds of either), All-Pro Football 2K8 definitely runs better on Xbox 360.
Now, you’d think Sony would be doing everything in its power to make sure these system sellers are par with — or better — than Microsoft’s version. That’s not the case, as Sony seems to have a “hey, we can do it — why can’t you?” attitude. “We have already proven that sports titles can run on the PlayStation 3 at true HD with 1080p output with NBA 07,” says Dave Karraker, Sony CEA’s senior director of corporate communications. “If you have questions about specific third-party games, you should speak to those publishers.”
OK, we will. After seeing Sony’s response, Todd Sitrin, EA’s vice president of marketing sports branding, replied:
“We want to make sure that we give the best experience we can on each platform. In designing a game, there are all sorts of tradeoffs that include frame rate, visuals, features, AI, etc. Football is an extremely challenging sport to replicate because of the number of people on the field, their interaction, and the scope of the environments. As you can see, every company making a football game this year made a decision that the best experience for the Xbox 360 included 60fps whereas the best experience for the PS3 was 30fps. We certainly believe that both the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions are our football products are outstanding experiences and recommend that each gamer look at the entire experience, not just one aspect. We think they’ll be very happy no matter which version of the game they play.”
Unfortunately, the folks at 2K Sports refused to comment.
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What the point in buying a 5 hundred system and you can’t get the best frame rate . I believe ps3 was this a waste of time and everything is just base on graphic and stop gaming value.
Shame sega 2k7 Sports didn’t comment,As they were and are ! the premier NFL football game Devlopers who always raised the bar on sports game inovation and graphics!!! causeing thoose lame greedy EA coporate honcho’s to buyout the NFL license!! I flipp off the EA building everyday I see it in Playa Del Rey .Ca. on my way to work..
its not the hardware it’s the developer!
Trust me EA is monopolizing the NFL game scene and this kils creativity and competition and the results are crappy ..
2k sports will always be the original and the king of 3d sport games! I dont work for them I just remember the NFL 2k games were supirior and they were not lazy and greedy they produced excellenct products!
I just played madden 08 on my ps3 and I am very disappointed,I payed all that money and I am a sports fan of football games .This runs like ps2,as if they are running under water.The graphics are slightly better than ps2 and i game on a 46″ samsung lcd hdtv using hdmi and optical sound.this madden game for the ps3 is a peice of crap.I will have to buy a xbox360 to play my football at the proper framerate for this next generation.