PS3 Version Of Bayonetta To Be Better In North America?
BayonettaAs most of you know, while Bayonetta is currently available in Japan, it won't be on US store shelves until January 5. But perhaps this delay will prove beneficial for PlayStation 3 owners...
The debate concerning this hotly anticipated action title revolves around the fact that developer Platinum Games first designed the game for the Xbox 360, after which Sega handled the PS3 port. Not surprisingly, this has resulted in a lesser frame rate for the PS3 version, as reflected in some Japanese publications like Famitsu, which awarded the 360 version a perfect 40/40 score and gave the PS3 a version a 38/40. But perhaps these extra few months will give Sega America some time to even things out a bit. A reader has sent us an e-mail from a Sega America representative, who hints that we should maybe look for some improvements in the PS3 version when it arrives in North America. Essentially, the rep says that when the game was pushed back, the producers asked them "to spend more time on making sure the frame rate would be as comparable to that of the Xbox 360 as possible given the amount of time, budget, and testing available." Now, he does admit that the 360 version still has the better frame rate but the difference isn't quite so pronounced, and other aspects of the game are basically identical.
Therefore, it's going to be interesting to see if PS3 owners get a better Bayonetta than our gamer friends in Japan. It also helps that GameStop and Amazon have lower-than-normal price tags for the PS3 version; it's down to $54.99, perhaps as a result of it being a port. But if the frame rate ends up being very, very similar, that $5 savings might be worth it...
Related Game(s): Bayonetta
11/9/2009 9:03:07 PM Ben Dutka
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godsman
Monday, November 09, 2009 @ 11:50:52 PM
4 up, 1 down
mastiffchild
Tuesday, November 10, 2009 @ 11:54:44 AM
I found that a disappointment from one of my fave directors-made it feel a lazy, phoned in kind of effort and the lack of a real, Platinum made PS3 version adds to that feeling , imo. I wasn't impressed very much at all by the gameplay in the gemo-that said I also failed to see what the VAST and TERRIBLE faults were with it either.
If you're gonna miss out n this make sure it's for the right reasons, eh? The port is NOWHERE near the abomination some have made it out to be while the game(God bless silly Famitsu)is NOT perfect and isn't even up to DMC2(!) standard for me.
If, when it cm,e to the UK, the price is low enough I MIGHT try it again but even now the differences aren't worth suffering that 360 Dpad and controller(not suited to anything other than shooters for me)for!
I also think it's WELL out f order for a Japanese dev to offer up sub standard fayre to their own countries gamers vyt seeing as I live in the Uk and they get everything AND get it earlier than me usually I won't cry too much.
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jaynet333
Monday, November 09, 2009 @ 10:02:20 PM
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SILVERAMMO
Monday, November 09, 2009 @ 10:10:38 PM
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sonic1899
Monday, November 09, 2009 @ 10:18:55 PM
4 up, 3 down
fluffer nutter
Tuesday, November 10, 2009 @ 12:49:19 AM
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sonic1899
Monday, November 09, 2009 @ 10:22:25 PM
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WorldEndsWithMe
Monday, November 09, 2009 @ 10:24:54 PM
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Then the PS3 version will become an overstocked game and it will drop to $40. People will purchase it, beat it quickly and sell it on ebay for $30, at which time I will wait until someone will just take anything they can get for it and I will secure a copy at $20-$25 and that is all the game will be worth. :)
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BikerSaint
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 @ 1:58:14 PM
That's how I buy all my games, but with one slight difference.
Since I'm also a games collector & usually buy my games in bulk(10-20 at a time), I wait till they drop around the $19.95 or less range. That way I can spread my expenses out in order to buy that many more games.
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Oxvial
Monday, November 09, 2009 @ 10:38:31 PM
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Snaaaake
Monday, November 09, 2009 @ 10:39:43 PM
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Multi console owners will go for the PS3 version no doubt but then again, like World said, people might ignore it because of the lower price tag.
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WorldEndsWithMe
Monday, November 09, 2009 @ 10:55:28 PM
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___________
Monday, November 09, 2009 @ 10:58:11 PM
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and i thought devil may cry 4 was a fast paced game.
only complaint its fu**ing hard!
im on the first boss battle and because hes so far away the only way to hurt him is to shoot him, but doing so,well, 50 bullets takes of half a millimeter of health.
and deploying witch time is a BITCH!
you have to doge a attack right at the last millisecond for it to work, its impossible to be able to react fast enough.
O and why do third person games have to have the camera so fu***ng far away?
its really starting to piss me off, thats whats making it so hard.
because the camera is so far away its hard to judge how far away the enemy is from you.
if the camera was closer it would be allot easier, but i just dont understand why games constantly insist the camera has to be so far away.
like R&C ACIT, i have lost count the amount of times i have died because i cant see how close to the edge i am.
bring in the camera closer to the player and it would make these games so much easier and so much more enjoyable.
just because its in 3rd person does not mean the camera has to be 1 country behind the player.
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___________
Tuesday, November 10, 2009 @ 6:31:24 AM
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JackC8
Monday, November 09, 2009 @ 11:02:11 PM
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SnipeySnake
Monday, November 09, 2009 @ 11:06:27 PM
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WorldEndsWithMe
Monday, November 09, 2009 @ 11:21:49 PM
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just2skillf00l
Monday, November 09, 2009 @ 11:59:07 PM
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BigBoss4ever
Tuesday, November 10, 2009 @ 12:03:39 AM
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therabbitkinge
Tuesday, November 10, 2009 @ 1:29:43 AM
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Oyashiro
Tuesday, November 10, 2009 @ 1:49:49 AM
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Ricochet
Tuesday, November 10, 2009 @ 4:13:55 AM
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tanner1
Tuesday, November 10, 2009 @ 7:00:25 AM
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Deleted User
Tuesday, November 10, 2009 @ 7:27:38 AM
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No thanks Sega. Better games to play than yours.
End of Line.
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Thrill Kill
Tuesday, November 10, 2009 @ 7:58:20 AM
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frylock25
Tuesday, November 10, 2009 @ 8:15:43 AM
We the people of this PlayNation wish for our machine to be challenged. either bring your A-game or stay at home.
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isaya85
Tuesday, November 10, 2009 @ 9:35:56 AM
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orangpelupa
Tuesday, November 10, 2009 @ 11:03:15 PM
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Isn't its the developer's fault for bad ports?
Look at modern warfare 2. The ps3 and xbox version is identical. But the developer decided to make bad PC version.
Its the developer decision to make good port or bad port. And maybe also publisher decision considering the time needed and the funds needed.
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JMO_INDY
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Monday, November 09, 2009 @ 9:51:19 PM