Far Cry 3 PC or PS3

Hello guys,

I have always been an avid pc gamer. All the games I have played has been in the pc so far. A little over a month ago my wife gifted me a PS3. So in the last one month I have mostly played motion games in ps3, though I have also tried my hand in Resident Evil 6 as well. Far cry 3 release is around the corner and I am deciding whether I should buy for pc or ps3.

PS3
The good : no setup hassle and great to play on my big hdtv.
Bad : crosshair control is not easy (using thumbstick). Not comfortable yet.
PC
Good : familier, controlling is known and easier
Bad : have to sit on my computer table, viewing on monitor is not as great as in big hdtv (though I have a 22" HDTV monitor).

The only reason I am thinking whether to buy pc version of far cry 3 is because using mouse camera/crosshair control is easier than thumbstick. Otherwise ps3 on my hdtv would give better experience.

What should I do ?

(My pc is Win 7, Intel i5-2500, 4 GB RAM, nvidia gtx 275)

Will be glad if anyone can help me decide.

Cheers,
Jack

PC. You can always hook it up to the TV and use a gamepad.

Cheaper, better graphics, better controls.

Thank you.

Actually Far Cry is good to play at PSP and PC but I prefer to play this game on PC for easy controls.

I am not sure if anyone noticed. However, your machine will not deliver very good performance in FC3.
You should go with the Ps3 version.

Hmm, I see your point, but I think that he will still be able to turn the graphics up a little more than PS3 visuals.

PC, should be a no-brainer.

those specs are higher than a PS3s puny little GPU

You're probably right, Unkown9122. I can't say I actually know where the PS3 graphics falls in regards to graphic quality. Honestly I've always assumed it would probably provide you with something similar to low-Medium graphics. Thus, I recommend the PS3 because, I don't see him running it any higher then that with those specs.

Even though I still believe the PC will get him slightly better graphics (1080p, DX10..), even if the graphics were exactly the same I'd still recommend the PC version.

1st you can't compare PC graphics to PS3,some PS3 exclusives look very good considering the outdated gpu on the PS3.
Yes, I know I said exclusives and I know Far Cry 3 isn't one.

I would ask, what do you prefer to play FPS on PS3 or PC?,then get that version.

I personally would play fps games on my PC but racing and sandbox games I play on PS3.

When it comes to some PC guys you need to be careful to what they say because quite a few are so against consoles
it not even funny.

what exclusives? I am kinda curious lol

Metal Gear Solid 4

Uncharted 3,God of war 3, GT5.
I'm sure there are more but I don't have every single game on PS3.

Far Cry 3 has some spectacular graphics. For me, at least, the game's graphics were a huge selling point. Half the time, in fact, I find that I "watch" this game more than I play it. You will not see a fraction of the full potential of the game's graphics on PS3. I'm pretty sure a GTX 275 will do a better job at it. So my vote is solidly behind PC.

Having said that, however, I should mention that getting this particular game's graphics exactly how I wanted them on my machine required hours of googling, tweaking and tuning. I don't mind that stuff at all. I love it, in fact. I enjoy the problem-solving aspect of it and all the little tweaking and tuning that it entails. You learn a lot that way. But I can imagine how that can be a consideration for those who don't particularly like to be bogged down by these things and are more keen on enjoying the gameplay straight up and right away.

I personally think that PC is the way to go since you are familiar with the controls which will result in better gameplay. But the fact is that your GPU isn't strong enough at the moment so I think PS3 will deliver better image quality over your PC.
For me, consoles are more for racing games.

nope... with the 310.7 driver, performance has been increased by 38%. PS3 is equal to PCs Low with AA off at most situations and games. I think PC is the better bet

Well in that case then yes, it's better than PS3.

You're wrong in your first sentence, and here's why:

There is simply no way to make games such as the mentioned Uncharted, GoW, etc look that nice without making sacrifices. The game developers know people are playing on TV's from a distance. Their target market is now probably 720p 32 inch TV's at 3 metres distance or more.

At this point, it's really hard to see detail. Additionally, the devs get rid of the high-demand low-impact features like full-screen AA, shadows, etc. Render distance is minimal. Tessellation non-existent. Bloom and blur effects. No v-sync.

In the end, since the devs know exactly what hardware is being used (PS3), they can optimise the daylights out of the game to make it look best on the target 32 inch screen.

LOL. You're not going to get 38% improvement from every GeForce card included in the support list. Do you honestly think nVIDIA is going to put as much work into a GTX 275 with old technologies, as they do with their new cards with new technologies? If you want the full story, read the change log nVIDIA releases in PDF format.