While working at Boston.com, I got to test the Boston Globe’s preview PS3 this weekend. We compared Resistance: Fall of Man on the PS3 to upcoming first-person shooter Gears of War on the Xbox 360.

Without question, the PS3 looked better (Sony also sent us a 40-inch HD TV to get the real effect). The textures were far crisper; the lighting and particle effects had far more detail. Gears of War, with extremely complex controls, had subtly better gameplay and AI, but for the supposed killer-app of the Xbox’s holiday season, little shocked and amazed.

Most interestingly, we tested some PS2 games on the new system. Set up took a bit, trying to figure out the virtual cards on the hard drive. I tested Okami (cause it’s one of the best looking games on the PS2). Once in high-definition, the pixils became gigantic and saturated. Nevertheless, the game went wide-screen without effort, a real treat.