DigitalFoundry- Modern Warfare 2 PC/Xbox 360 Comparison

Published 16 November, 2009 Duration 4:20

The PC version of Modern Warfare 2, set to 720p and with all settings at max, is up for comparison against the Xbox 360 version.

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  • BiscuitBase #1 3 years ago

    Not bad considering my xbox only cost a third as much as my PC

  • Matthew_Hornet #2 3 years ago

    Well yes, when a developer makes absolutely no effort to utilize modern PC graphics hardware, it stands to reason an XBox 360 will do as good a job as an expensive computer would. On the other hand, PCs capable of running this game on 720p/max cost as much as an XBox these days.

    And that sucks. Not that the 360 version shouldn't look good - it does - but an A-class developer making an AAA game should expend a bit of effort on the PC. Not necessarily something big like hi-res textures, but maybe an improved lighting model or better particles. That's the way it usually works for console games - standard game on 360/PS3, a little something extra for the PC's high horsepower. Which is sort of lazy already, but apparently even that is becoming too much to ask.

  • Baruni-kun #3 3 years ago

    They changed the oil rig guard's trousers? The Xbox just can't handle that slightly darker camo.

  • kwesleyb #4 3 years ago

    What Matthew said...

  • felicitous_blue #5 3 years ago

    Why compare at 720p though? Of course there isn't going to be that much difference.

    The biggest difference on PC is that you can play at higher res. Show comparisons of the 720p 360 version against 1080p PC with max settings (which I would imagine most enthusiast PCs could manage, with a framerate around 60FPS vsynced - I know mine can, and I have nowhere near a 'top spec' PC)

    Then you see why it's worth spending all that money on a killer rig :)
    Edited by felicitous_blue at 29/11/09 @ 03:47

  • paketep #6 3 years ago

    @Matthew: IW is hardly an A-class developer anymore.

    They might make more money than any other game ever, but MW2 was shit, especially on PC.

  • SaberEdge #7 2 years ago

    Recently got Modern Warfare 2 and I'm loving it. Great game.

    Not much difference at all between the 360 and PC version.

  • Stratix #8 2 years ago

    Looks good on Xbox, looks better on PC. Personally, I think it might look even better on my PC than it does on that one...