Nothing earth-shattering from the Eurogamer face-off:
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digit ... e-face-offObviously the PC gets better graphics and what have you, but the real deciding factors for me would be controller response (60FPS vs 30FPS), accuracy of control method, and consistency of framerate (i.e. consistent controller response).
I'm curious to have a go at the 360 version just out of curiosity but as a pogger silver member the demo doesn't appear to be available to me.
Interesting to note that Eurogamer's £300 super-budget gaming PC can lump the game around far better than either the 360 or PS3 can manage.
It's quite clear that CSGO is a better
game on the PC, it's not just a question of the pretties, it's fundamentally an improved game on the PC, and anyone who's only ever played it on 360/PS3 just isn't going to be able to appreciate the game that Counter Strike really is.
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Of course, Global Offensive reigns supreme on the PC - the format it was conceived on, and specifically designed around. Visually, the graphical upgrades on offer aren't likely to blow you away coming from the console releases, although the extra clarity and sub-pixel detail provided by the use of higher resolution textures and better anti-aliasing still delivers a tangible bump in quality over the 360 and PS3 ports.
Where the PC release gains a big advantage is with regards to how well it plays when being paired up with modest hardware. Higher frame-rates combined with traditional mouse and keyboard inputs allow for controller response times to be much, much quicker than on the consoles - as long as you turn v-sync off it is possible to achieve fast, low latency controls. Although response times are disappointingly lower than found in competing twitch-based shooters. Both double and triple buffering options introduce a sizeable amount of latency, with frame-rates of 60FPS delivering 30FPS standard response times.
Overall, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is well worth buying on both consoles for those looking for a different take on the online first-person shooter: the game still feels remarkably fresh despite the basic formula and gameplay not being altered for the best part of a decade, although for those interested in more serious tournament play the 360 version gets the nod here due to being the more reliable performer. Given the choice though, the PC version is really the best version to get. It's easy to run on a wide range of hardware configurations and allows for blisteringly high frame-rates, delivering a much more satisfying gameplay experience than either of the current-gen consoles.