Until now, PC versions of cross-platform titles matched the graphics quality of their console counterparts. Borderlands, it seems, will be the first game to break this spell.
"The PC version destroys all the console versions in terms of the image fidelity - assuming you have the hardware for it," Gearbox president Randy Pitchford.
Pitchford believes that this makes the decision of buying whic version of the game a tough one. "It's tough. It's very tough, I'll tell ya. On one level I do like sitting on my couch with the surround sound and the wireless controller, on the other level I mean you will not get a better-looking image than in the PC version of the game."
But then, "when you're playing a first-person shooter, the mouse and keyboard interface is still the best way to go," Pitchford concluded.
Borderlands will be released for the PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on October 20, 2009.





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Gearbox President: Borderlands PC Graphics 'Destroys' Console Co
whats that supposed 2 be. Prince of persia meets farcry?
Gearbox President: Borderlands PC Graphics 'Destroys' Console Co
pls help i can't unglue my eye from the last shot...
Gearbox President: Borderlands PC Graphics 'Destroys' Console Co
Wait, since when have "PC versions of cross-platform titles matched the graphics quality of their console counterparts"? The PC version of just about every multi-platform game has always been better than the console versions of the game. About the only time the PC version of a game is worse is when the developer can't seem to figure out how to port the game to the PC (GTA4).
Gearbox President: Borderlands PC Graphics 'Destroys' Console Co
how about I spend $1000 to purchase a graphics card and processor to get just a slight advantage on graphics. Since when are graphics more important than gameplay
Gearbox President: Borderlands PC Graphics 'Destroys' Console Co
urmom seems to be forgetting the simeple fact that was even stated in the article. keyboard and mouse > s**tty little console controler
Gearbox President: Borderlands PC Graphics 'Destroys' Console Co
yeah, only if you have an up to date high end pc, i cant afford an upgrade every 6 months, i have no choice but to play it on my console.
Gearbox President: Borderlands PC Graphics 'Destroys' Console Co
so you are saying everyone should spend thousands just so they can use a keyboard to play their games?
Gearbox President: Borderlands PC Graphics 'Destroys' Console Co
consoles all the wayonly the nerds still play on pcwho cares about graphic when conloes are more FUN
Gearbox President: Borderlands PC Graphics 'Destroys' Console Co
PCs have better looking games than consoles? REALLY?How is this news?PC Games have always and will always look better. Consoles just can't handle the resolutions that the PC offers.
Gearbox President: Borderlands PC Graphics 'Destroys' Console Co
technically for as little as 1k you can run this game maxed out. Take into account that consoles require a HDTV a badass surround sound system etc. PC Gaming is and will still be crown champ especially in FPS, RTS, n MMORPG's.
Gearbox President: Borderlands PC Graphics 'Destroys' Console Co
i dont have a bad ass sound system, i use the speakers that came with my hdtv.
Gearbox President: Borderlands PC Graphics 'Destroys' Console Co
@18:6 I know! I recently purchased Halo 3 for my XBox. I put the cd in and got an error message on screen. My tv didn't meet the minimum HDTV requirement, and my tv's speakers didn't meet the minimum badass surround sound system requirement. I was pissed.
Gearbox President: Borderlands PC Graphics 'Destroys' Console Co
who the hell cares about how it looks... its a game... games arent sposed to be pretty to look at their supposed to be fun to play@18:6 consoles dont require anything more than a tv and the console to play... dont know where you seem to think that you have to have an hdtv and huge sound system just to play a game.
Gearbox President: Borderlands PC Graphics 'Destroys' Console Co
haha, I love it when console gamers get the raw deal on graphics. In the same breath 360 gamers taunt PS3's poorer graphics they defend themselves from the PC claiming graphics dont matter. When the PC looses out, console gamers are all LOLOLOLOLO1olol!1!!Consoles are so very far behind in power that it doesnt cost much at all to outclass them. 2007 Hardware can do it, no sweat. Update every 6 months? 3 years.PC has reigned supreme over console since the very first console, this isnt news.Enjoy your crappy 1280 x 720 resolution guys! Also enjoy not knowing what the f**k upscaling is, thinking all your games are rendered at "1080p" and "720p".
Gearbox President: Borderlands PC Graphics 'Destroys' Console Co
"assuming you have the hardware for it": no words were ever truer.i'd like to see a $400 PC outperform a PS3.
Gearbox President: Borderlands PC Graphics 'Destroys' Console Co
I'd like to see a PS3 do the thousands of functions that a $400 pc can do. that's what people forget. You buy a console, you get a machine to play games. You buy a PC, you get a machine that can do soooo many things. PC FTW
Gearbox President: Borderlands PC Graphics 'Destroys' Console Co
A 400 dollar PC can't touch the PS3 for games, that is a fact. As for utility, everything a PC can do can be done on a PS3 for the sake of one Linux download and a couple hours of your free time.The truth is that a $400 dollar PS3 is both a better games machine and, with a little work, a better PC than an actual PC.
Gearbox President: Borderlands PC Graphics 'Destroys' Console Co
will all you console noobs never learn ... quite a few games that can be bought on pc for 17 quid cost 35 quid on 360 ps3 times the difference by the amount of games that you actually buy a year and thats all the ectra cash that you console owners are REALLY paying for the privelage of so called cheaper hard ware .. its like loaning the hardware of sony or microsoftquick math lesson if i by say 20 games a year this works out at aprox 320 a year extra you have to pay for your games add that to upgrade your pc for free every year and boom not just a good pc but a great one
Gearbox President: Borderlands PC Graphics 'Destroys' Console Co
@ murton:"PS3 a better PC than an actual PC."ok... i really can't se an office filled with ps3:s and people drawing in autocad on them.. the ps3 is a good machine, no doubt but cmon...
Gearbox President: Borderlands PC Graphics 'Destroys' Console Co
when pc gets wiped out by consoles... no doubt game prices will start to increase much higher.Should be thankful there are people who still prefer pc's over consoles.
Gearbox President: Borderlands PC Graphics 'Destroys' Console Co
Who cares bout graphics? Mods and extra content ftw! Just played a awesome campaign for L4D on PC :D SOOO much better than the official campaigns you get on your xbox. XDBy the way i got a PS3 and a Xbox 360, i still prefer my PC for extra content.
Gearbox President: Borderlands PC Graphics 'Destroys' Console Co
you guys miss the point....consoles are more FUN and more SOCIALget some friends and you"ll see why consoles are better
Gearbox President: Borderlands PC Graphics 'Destroys' Console Co
Social? no difference between PC gaming, i have my friend over every weekend (i only bring one at a time, lack of food and room) and we game for a few days, if we get tired of a game, we download new custom maps and/or mods. look at Counter-Strike: Source, over 20k custom maps, 70% are good. Half-Life 2, 04 game but a crapload of content, i used to be a console gamer (mostly nintendo fan XD). But i got a decent pc and started gaming on PC, i do go on the xbox or ps3, but its not as fun. i had sharing screens D:
Gearbox President: Borderlands PC Graphics 'Destroys' Console Co
As long as the game delivers what's been promised I'm sold, as far as I know console gfx is badass if pc gfx is better then good for pc people.. myself is getting this for my 360 so hah!
Gearbox President: Borderlands PC Graphics 'Destroys' Console Co
who cares about graphics, get a mid range PC and use MOUSE AND KEYBOARD, console lamers are happy with semi auto aim it seems, but I prefer to play the games myself, not have them play themselves for me.
Gearbox President: Borderlands PC Graphics 'Destroys' Console Co
lol look at all the morons in here, a PC will ALWAYS beat a console hands down and it will never changePC load times are faster, look better, usually has tons of mods, tons more video/sound option within the game it selfsimple fact is console are for wanna be gamers whos IQ is to low to use a PCthe only advantage i'd give to a console is that you dont need to patch your game right out of the box, this is slowly changing but it still not nearly as bad as a PCFYI a $400 PC WILL usually be equal or better then a console as long as it has a dedicated gfx card
Gearbox President: Borderlands PC Graphics 'Destroys' Console Co
I stopped playing my xbox 360 and ps3 a long time ago, ever since I built my new PC it was like NIGHT AND DAY, the games were so much more focused toward...GAMING, where as consoles were more focused on pleasing morons. I actually plan on selling both consoles away. Sure it may be expensive, but think of all the benefits you gain that a console cannot achieve. On top of that the PC is more flexible in upgrading, consoles you just have to shell out cash to keep up, and your prey for shysters pushing new required addons and sequals.
Gearbox President: Borderlands PC Graphics 'Destroys' Console Co
auto aim and quick 180 is for fags
Gearbox President: Borderlands PC Graphics 'Destroys' Console Co
Negative. Mouse and keyboard is a rudimentary system of aiming. You can only have your fingers on so many keys at once. The console controller is by far the superior method of aiming. Although people with poor hand-eye coordination or erratic hand movements might have to use the mouse, as they aren't attuned to a controller as much.
Gearbox President: Borderlands PC Graphics 'Destroys' Console Co
jojo your name says it all who the f**ks gonna listen to a piece of s**t like you? and the keyboard does the least of what you need to do. its all in the mouse, which is 10-20x more accurate than a thumbstick, and much more versatile and mobile. that, and its not hard to move your fingers about quickly on a keyboard. people who are good at typing can easily type 60 words a minuet. its much the same with games, you learn were your fingers need to be and they go there
Gearbox President: Borderlands PC Graphics 'Destroys' Console Co
"Borderlands PC Graphics 'Destroys' Console Counterparts"Well, no sh!t sherlock?
Gearbox President: Borderlands PC Graphics 'Destroys' Console Co
jojo you dont know SH*T about pc and about gaming i think people like you must have a mesrable console like Wii, games on the pc have much better graphics and higher resolution and frame rate.
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