To begin with though, let's take a look at the two console versions.ĭead Space 2 compared on PS3 and 360. There are actually two galleries to peruse this time around - a dual-format PS3 and 360 selection along with a triple-format offering that also includes the PC game. Dead Space 2, though, is the latest and perhaps greatest example of cross-platform conformity we've seen with Xbox 360, PS3 and indeed PC all providing the same, utterly brilliant experience.Ĭomparison assets demonstrate just how close these games look. So was Visceral Games' enjoyable, if limited, Dante's Inferno. However, it's rare that a game comes along where Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions are so close that it is almost impossible to tell the two apart visually.īurnout Paradise was such a game, as was its unofficial successor, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit. In that time we've seen many releases with massive technical differences that impact the gameplay experience, and we've waded through hundreds of titles where one platform may have marginal technical advantages over the other.

Oh, the humanity.We've been producing Face-Off features for almost four years now. There is one more casualty from the server shutdowns - on 30th October, mobile game Restaurant Dash: Gordon Ramsey will have its servers shut down too. If you're still enjoying multiplayer in Crysis 3, Dante's Inferno, or Dead Space 2 you're running on limited time before EA shuts it down. Online co-op for Dante's Inferno on PS3, PSP, and Xbox 360, and Dead Space 2's Outbreak mode on PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 will both be affected by the shutdowns. However, multiplayer in the original game on PS3, Xbox 360, Xbox One (through backwards compatibility), Steam, and EA's launcher will be unplayable.Ĩth December will see the death of servers Dante's Inferno and Dead Space 2, alongside the three Battlefield titles mentioned previously. Crysis 3 Remastered doesn't include any of the multiplayer modes, so all of its content will remain intact.

The first to be shut down will be Crysis 3 on 7th September. Spotted by Pure Xbox, a lengthy history of when EA shut down online services for its products can be found on its website (though annoyingly in alphabetical rather than chronological order). Manage cookie settings Newscast: Our most anticipated games for the rest of 2023. To see this content please enable targeting cookies.

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