PS3 Oblivion Beats Xbox 360 In Speed and Graphics

Paul Sinclair • Mar 15, 2007 • Comments ()

Bethesda's The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is set to hit PS3 at the end of March, and if the latest hands-on report is correct, it looks like the PlayStation 3 version is superior to the Xbox 360's.

PSU recently got some much-envied hands-on time with the title and by the end of the experience, wound up "sure this is going to be one of the system’s must-have titles."

The website was quite impressed with the graphics on PlayStation 3's Oblivion, noting that "even when compared to the HD display put out by Xbox 360, PS3’s rendition of Oblivion’s jaw-dropping countryside is considerably crisper and richer than its soft focussed rival."

And thankfully, the load time issues with the 360 don't appear to be a problem this time around.

"A regular complaint levelled at the 360 version was the long loading times compared to PC, and I must admit being worried that PS3 would suffer a similar fate. But curse me for ever doubting Sony’s mighty machine because the combination of the speedy Cell and RSX processors and the sheer amount of data that Blu-ray can spit out in one go, means that Oblivion on PS3 loads very quickly," detailed the unnnamed writer.

"I’d estimate it loads as fast, if not faster than the PC version (on a mid-spec machine); moving from outside to in or vice versa, loads in a second or two, with fast-travelling across the entire map taking just a few seconds more. Also, bear in mind I’m looking at preview code, not the finished game, and load times can be optimised further prior to launch."

It certainly looks like it's going to be worth the wait.