Comments on: Measuring Responsiveness in Video Games

By: Pimp My Nintendo

Pimp My Nintendo — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 15:38:55 +0000

I agree that including lag in a review should be mandatory for game publications. I hope you shopped this out for publication. What a great topic

By: James

James — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 09:08:55 +0000

I think the software developers are not taking the Playstation 3 to the limit that is why most of games don’t reach 60 frames per a second. Also maybe the games that run on 1080p have a better chance of hitting 60 frames per a second.

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Best Flat Screen TV — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 10:12:12 +0000

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biodiesel forum — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 23:15:27 +0000

Thanks for explanation Mick West.

By: Games Now

Games Now — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:52:20 +0000

Nice experiment ! I’m going to try it with a processional camera tomorrow at work – we have a xbox 360 and a bunch o cameras there.
Thanks for the great read. Stumbled !

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By: Kriss

Kriss — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:36:20 +0000

I think it is absurd that you expect game reviews to do something useful rather than twitter on like the frustrated writers they are.

By: Manix

Manix — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:46:55 +0000

Oh..ok Mick.

Anyway, thanks for this really informative article. I’ve already faved your website. :)

By: Mick West

Mick West — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:55:20 +0000

The PS3 and 360 have similar amounts of power, but it’s arranged differently on each system. So the same game can run differently on each system, sometimes being at 30 on one (usually the PS3) and 60 on the other. Or a game might maintain a more steady 30 on one system, and drop (more) on the other. All things being equal, this would obviously result in a drop in responsiveness.

It’s also possible that different engines might introduce an extra game frame of lag in the processing -> rendering pipeline. This might vary by platform.

However, there is no inherent reason why games on one platform will always be less responsive than on another.

By: Manix

Manix — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:14:44 +0000

“The ‘feel’ of a game is in large part described in terms of how ‘responsive’ it is.”

Yes. Very true. This responsiveness truly determines the quality of the game as we perceive.

Do you think there will be any difference in games between PS3 and 360?