Pre Patch KOF Netcode Comparison
When KOF XIII came out, I bought it for both consoles as I wanted to play whichever had the best netcode. However, it turned out to be more a case of play the one that your friends are on. This turned out to be PSN, and I found a 4 bar connection and was quite impressed. I had briefly tried XBL but didn’t actually compare. Until last night.
I have tried playing KOF with the same friend (ZeroNiiro) on XBL and PSN. The results were obvious. XBL was better, by far – and this is with a 2 bar connection.
Less input delay, less jerking, more ability to hit confirm.
The 2 bar rating should be ignored because my friend lives in the same town. The rating seems to be more indicative of Internet traffic rather than distance, as I’ve seen it go up and down while playing with the same person.
If you didn’t know, I live in the UK. Over in the US, I asked Arturo Sanchez to confirm the theory, and he did so with SFAE. Same result. You get a better connection when you pay for it i.e. XBL.
This is not to say throw away your PS3, I’m certainly keeping mine, and I’ve had lots of fun KOF XIII matches on PSN, but if you take online fighting games seriously and don’t have lots of friends nearby to give you 4 bar connections, Orochinagi recommends Xbox Live.
Ratings
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(5.00 out of 5)
- The King of Fighters ’95 4Gag Battle
About Oyaji
It’s just your connections. I own a PS3 and have done 2 bar matches with NO lag at all :\ And I’m not in denial. I own an Xbox but wouldn’t buy the same game twice.
Point is. Stop bashing on PS3. I’ve actually had more problems with my Xbox than my PS3. Same with my brother who wants a PS3 now instead of an Xbox after about 7 of them. Plus we both don’t have the funds needed to keep paying for it.
That said. I do like Xbox. I am planning on keeping mine only for Halo cause it’s pretty much the only game I’m not horribly bored of on Xbox.
Agreed.
Though Atlus seems to hide under a ninja-rock, afraid to tell us “sorry guys, patch has been cancelled” or something like this.
2 months from the release, no patch, I’m worried. And I’m not alone.
Even though the game is playable online in Europe as long as it’s withing the same country, about as good as SSF4 online, it just gets really ugly when you try and face someone else.
Hell I’d throw away all the story / arcade / customize / modes for just some good online netcode.
No worries dude, anyway this is pre patch so the test that everyone cares about will be done again after, with ethernet cables. No need to go into thorough testing now, and let’s hope that both ps3 and xbox users get payable net code.
Anyway, we all agree that Live is the way to go for (KoF) online, that’s the important here.
Long live Orochinagi, KOF, and … ethernet cables ^^
(sorry for earlier Gun, bad day, bad mood)
I have both PS3 and 360.
No denial here, and we kinda all know that Live performs better overall.
But if you wanna prove something, you don’t use something like wireless ONLY, that fluctuates so much, and can only invalidate your test and make you look like a moron in the end.
Sorry to burst your bubble, a world where all people that have an opinion are “PS3 owners in denial” or “PRO-360” …
ehh will stick to PS3 since i mostly play fighting games there.
though for only probably go to XBLA 😛
It’s been tested here and in the US. Wireless and wired, the results are the same. The conclusion is the same, as it has been proven with tests on other games for years. I’m just another one of those PS3 owners that was in denial. Not any more.
So you did use wireless for these tests ?
And you finish that post on “Orochinagi recommends Xbox Live” ?
You guys are laugh-stocks like I said …
I’d just add “… though we run our tests using wireless as if it was actually good for online or something !” at the end if I were you … or just delete the whole thing until you buy a 5 dollar ethernet cable like … everyone ?
Credibility alert guys !
Its better to try it all rather than to just to jump to conclusions, even though I kinda know what to expect.
Better to be safe than sorry.
Testing is hardly conclusive if either of you used wireless…
I have it on both 360 and PS3 and both are wired so if either of you have both consoles wired up I’m up for doing tests.
“Once I get myself a long enough ethernet cable before the patch I’ll test out both PSN & XBL again”
You mean you tested this out using what ? wifi ?
If so … that test is a laugh-stock dude :/
I know what you mean, but a lot of people were in denial.
Kinda stating the obvious…
Once I get myself a long enough ethernet cable before the patch I’ll test out both PSN & XBL again with you, I’ll let you know when I do.