I was under the impression that ALL PS3 games were 1080p...

But today at gamespot I looked at the back of some PS3 boxes and most of them only said 720p with only a few being 1080i. What gives? Why aren't there any games on the ps3 that support 1080p? What's the point of HDMI then? Yes I do understand that even in 720p HDMI looks better than component but usually in order to get 1080p you need to use HDMI. Even the 360 supports 1080p now.

P.S. I'm not flaming. I plan on getting a ps3 soon.

Im not trying to sound like an idiot,but can people explain what the 1080p and 720p is? is 1080p for bigger TVs? (thats what im guessing) Or is it something that makes the frame rate better?HoodCheese

They deal with the amount of pixels. 1080p is 1920 by 1080 while 720p is 1200 by 720. That means 1080p is obviously clearer than 720p

i'm getting a 46in samsung 1080p lcd tv within the next month.....will ps3 games look ok on that kind of system? Or will I be better off using a smaller hdtv, like a 32.

But today at gamespot I looked at the back of some PS3 boxes and most of them only said 720p with only a few being 1080i. What gives? Why aren't there any games on the ps3 that support 1080p? What's the point of HDMI then? Yes I do understand that even in 720p HDMI looks better than component but usually in order to get 1080p you need to use HDMI. Even the 360 supports 1080p now.

P.S. I'm not flaming. I plan on getting a ps3 soon.

Lobster_Ear

Dude it's the games that aren't 1080 yet (One game i know that supports it is NBA 08 and some others)

PS3 fully supports it, don't blame SONY blame EA, Activisvion, MidWay.... ect

i'm getting a 46in samsung 1080p lcd tv within the next month.....will ps3 games look ok on that kind of system? Or will I be better off using a smaller hdtv, like a 32.

GratefulRed

That 46" Samsung is a sweet display. I've watched Spiderman 3 on it and nearly crapped myself. However, despite what some other owners would say, I find that most X360 and PS3 games look better on my Sony 32" XBR4 LCD. It's a 720p display which will accept a 1080p feed via hdmi and has the 120hz feature (as does the Samsung). Blu-ray movies look equally 3-dimensional on the 46" Sammy and 32" Sony, but games (and movies) look just a slight bit sharper and more 3-d on my Sony versus just about every 40"+ display I've seen.

Opinions vary... and I'm sure many will disagree, but I gave you mine.

But today at gamespot I looked at the back of some PS3 boxes and most of them only said 720p with only a few being 1080i. What gives? Why aren't there any games on the ps3 that support 1080p? What's the point of HDMI then? Yes I do understand that even in 720p HDMI looks better than component but usually in order to get 1080p you need to use HDMI. Even the 360 supports 1080p now.

P.S. I'm not flaming. I plan on getting a ps3 soon.

Lobster_Ear

But today at gamespot I looked at the back of some PS3 boxes and most of them only said 720p with only a few being 1080i. What gives? Why aren't there any games on the ps3 that support 1080p? What's the point of HDMI then? Yes I do understand that even in 720p HDMI looks better than component but usually in order to get 1080p you need to use HDMI. Even the 360 supports 1080p now.

P.S. I'm not flaming. I plan on getting a ps3 soon.

Lobster_Ear

360 owners can never get true high def. The reason for that is the disc. PS3 uses blue ray, the 360 uses a dvd9 disc. redskins2156

[QUOTE="redskins2156"]360 owners can never get true high def. The reason for that is the disc. PS3 uses blue ray, the 360 uses a dvd9 disc. CellAnimation

What's the point of having HD dvd's and Blue Ray dvd's than. Why not just put an HDMI output behind every dvd player. Dude trust me it matters. I have a regular dvd player that has an hdmi output, and all the movies that I watch on it are upscaled. IT MATTERS.[QUOTE="CellAnimation"][QUOTE="redskins2156"]360 owners can never get true high def. The reason for that is the disc. PS3 uses blue ray, the 360 uses a dvd9 disc. redskins2156

[QUOTE="redskins2156"]What's the point of having HD dvd's and Blue Ray dvd's than. Why not just put an HDMI output behind every dvd player. Dude trust me it matters. I have a regular dvd player that has an hdmi output, and all the movies that I watch on it are upscaled. IT MATTERS.[QUOTE="CellAnimation"][QUOTE="redskins2156"]360 owners can never get true high def. The reason for that is the disc. PS3 uses blue ray, the 360 uses a dvd9 disc. CellAnimation

Totaly agree, Media has nothing to do with it? its frame rate issues and what works well

What's the point of having HD dvd's and Blue Ray dvd's than. Why not just put an HDMI output behind every dvd player. Dude trust me it matters. I have a regular dvd player that has an hdmi output, and all the movies that I watch on it are upscaled. IT MATTERS.[QUOTE="CellAnimation"][QUOTE="redskins2156"]360 owners can never get true high def. The reason for that is the disc. PS3 uses blue ray, the 360 uses a dvd9 disc. redskins2156

What's the point of having HD dvd's and Blue Ray dvd's than. Why not just put an HDMI output behind every dvd player. Dude trust me it matters. I have a regular dvd player that has an hdmi output, and all the movies that I watch on it are upscaled. IT MATTERS.[QUOTE="CellAnimation"][QUOTE="redskins2156"]360 owners can never get true high def. The reason for that is the disc. PS3 uses blue ray, the 360 uses a dvd9 disc. redskins2156

What's the point of having HD dvd's and Blue Ray dvd's than. Why not just put an HDMI output behind every dvd player. Dude trust me it matters. I have a regular dvd player that has an hdmi output, and all the movies that I watch on it are upscaled. IT MATTERS.[QUOTE="CellAnimation"][QUOTE="redskins2156"]360 owners can never get true high def. The reason for that is the disc. PS3 uses blue ray, the 360 uses a dvd9 disc. redskins2156

Um, yes it matters on the AMOUNT of HD content but not if they are able to perform HD. Movies on your dvd player are at a resolution of 720 by 480 usually and that's why your player has to upscale. Now, it doesn't mean that DVD can't hold HD; it just means that DVD's are not able to hold full movies in HD because of the lack of storage. That's where HD DVD and Blu Ray comes in.

[QUOTE="redskins2156"]What's the point of having HD dvd's and Blue Ray dvd's than. Why not just put an HDMI output behind every dvd player. Dude trust me it matters. I have a regular dvd player that has an hdmi output, and all the movies that I watch on it are upscaled. IT MATTERS.[QUOTE="CellAnimation"][QUOTE="redskins2156"]360 owners can never get true high def. The reason for that is the disc. PS3 uses blue ray, the 360 uses a dvd9 disc. aaron6581230

Um, yes it matters on the AMOUNT of HD content but not if they are able to perform HD. Movies on your dvd player are at a resolution of 720 by 480 usually and that's why your player has to upscale. Now, it doesn't mean that DVD can't hold HD; it just means that DVD's are not able to hold full movies in HD because of the lack of storage. That's where HD DVD and Blu Ray comes in.

Let me see if I can make his point more clear...

WTF? Blu-ray and DVD have nothing to do with a game being HD or not. Of course the 360 does HD. :roll:CellAnimation

[QUOTE="Lobster_Ear"]

But today at gamespot I looked at the back of some PS3 boxes and most of them only said 720p with only a few being 1080i. What gives? Why aren't there any games on the ps3 that support 1080p? What's the point of HDMI then? Yes I do understand that even in 720p HDMI looks better than component but usually in order to get 1080p you need to use HDMI. Even the 360 supports 1080p now.

P.S. I'm not flaming. I plan on getting a ps3 soon.

gamemaster4ever

Dude it's the games that aren't 1080 yet (One game i know that supports it is NBA 08 and some others)

PS3 fully supports it, don't blame SONY blame EA, Activisvion, MidWay.... ect

Ridge Racer 7 runs in 1080p and it looks awesome!!!

Not all 360 games supports 1080p and few too... gamenux

1080p is what Blu-ray support.....360 can't do that! Just cause it says in the box doesn't mean it right...cause I found errors in game boxes before....(ex. it said 16 player online, when it was 24 players online...or this game runs 1080i, when it only runs in 720p)

[QUOTE="GratefulRed"]

i'm getting a 46in samsung 1080p lcd tv within the next month.....will ps3 games look ok on that kind of system? Or will I be better off using a smaller hdtv, like a 32.

Quad-Core

That 46" Samsung is a sweet display. I've watched Spiderman 3 on it and nearly crapped myself. However, despite what some other owners would say, I find that most X360 and PS3 games look better on my Sony 32" XBR4 LCD. It's a 720p display which will accept a 1080p feed via hdmi and has the 120hz feature (as does the Samsung). Blu-ray movies look equally 3-dimensional on the 46" Sammy and 32" Sony, but games (and movies) look just a slight bit sharper and more 3-d on my Sony versus just about every 40"+ display I've seen.

Opinions vary... and I'm sure many will disagree, but I gave you mine.

I have the same exact TV, and games look Stunning on this bad boy :)

HDMI gives you picture and sound over one cable. The 360 upscales the games to 1080p thats not the same as true 1080p.There are more ps3 games that run at true 1080p than 360. Alot of games have a lower resolution than what the box says they are not going to put 640p they willput 720p.

[QUOTE="HoodCheese"]Im not trying to sound like an idiot,but can people explain what the 1080p and 720p is? is 1080p for bigger TVs? (thats what im guessing) Or is it something that makes the frame rate better?aaron6581230

They deal with the amount of pixels. 1080p is 1920 by 1080 while 720p is 1200 by 720. That means 1080p is obviously clearer than 720p

Just to let you know, all 360 games have to be upscaled to 720p,1080i, or even 1080p. 360 owners can never get true high def. The reason for that is the disc. PS3 uses blue ray, the 360 uses a dvd9 disc. And its up to the developer to make a game 720 or 1080. Games like jericho, cod4, lair, ninja gaiden are 1080p. Once developers get used to making ps3 games I'm sure we will start seeing more 1080p games.

redskins2156

You can put HD on a DVD, idiot. The format just determines how much space and the read rate. You could make a console that read off of ps2 memory cards and have 1080p. (Although the games would only be 8mb...) Also, CoD4, is 720p, and I think Jericho is too. (Lair and NGS are 1080p though)

1080p is what Blu-ray support.....360 can't do that! Just cause it says in the box doesn't mean it right...cause I found errors in game boxes before....(ex. it said 16 player online, when it was 24 players online...or this game runs 1080i, when it only runs in 720p)

LittleYoshi

ARGHHHHHHHH, READ MY OTHER COMMENT:

You can put HD on a DVD. The format just determines how much space and the read rate. You could make a console that read off of ps2 memory cards and have 1080p. (Although the games would only be 8mb...)

This is what I hate about fanboys..

[QUOTE="redskins2156"]What's the point of having HD dvd's and Blue Ray dvd's than. Why not just put an HDMI output behind every dvd player. Dude trust me it matters. I have a regular dvd player that has an hdmi output, and all the movies that I watch on it are upscaled. IT MATTERS.[QUOTE="CellAnimation"][QUOTE="redskins2156"]360 owners can never get true high def. The reason for that is the disc. PS3 uses blue ray, the 360 uses a dvd9 disc. DaddyLongCaddy

The storage medium has absolutely nothing to do something being HD or not. However, a movie in HD would not be able to fit on a normal DVD, there's too much data. This is where Blu-ray and HD-DVD come in; there's more space to hold this data.

yes the disc is the reason, note HALO3 even COD4 run at 640p, 600p bc of limited dvd space, DVD cant fit HD resolutions on the disc! why cant u get it through your head, and dont give me pc gaming does...blah blah crap pc resultions and HDtv resolutions are different!

no... most games are 720P. it takes huge amounts of power to make complicated game run in true 1080P. Most 1080P games are forced upscaled even.

true 1080p is just for simple games this gen... and GT5 appearently

yes the disc is the reason, note HALO3 even COD4 run at 640p, 600p bc of limited dvd space, DVD cant fit HD resolutions on the disc! why cant u get it through your head, and dont give me pc gaming does...blah blah crap pc resultions and HDtv resolutions are different!

winner-ps3

The disc is not the reason...... hmmm PAIN runs at 1080p... oops... where's the disc???

Last time I checked, 360 doesn't really have any game that runs in 1080p at all beside some arcarde titles.. If you mean that all xbox games gets upconverted to 1080p? well, PS3 does that as well :/solaris1979

[QUOTE="winner-ps3"]

yes the disc is the reason, note HALO3 even COD4 run at 640p, 600p bc of limited dvd space, DVD cant fit HD resolutions on the disc! why cant u get it through your head, and dont give me pc gaming does...blah blah crap pc resultions and HDtv resolutions are different!

Macri

The disc is not the reason...... hmmm PAIN runs at 1080p... oops... where's the disc???

1080p = 1920x1080 pixels
720p = 1280x720 pixels

This is a huge resolution difference. Even on high-end PCs, modern games lag on 1080p.

But today at gamespot I looked at the back of some PS3 boxes and most of them only said 720p with only a few being 1080i. What gives? Why aren't there any games on the ps3 that support 1080p? What's the point of HDMI then? Yes I do understand that even in 720p HDMI looks better than component but usually in order to get 1080p you need to use HDMI. Even the 360 supports 1080p now.

P.S. I'm not flaming. I plan on getting a ps3 soon.

Lobster_Ear

The thing about it is that PS3 can do 1080p with just hardware (that's all the hype), however devs need to make games that run in 1080p.

[QUOTE="winner-ps3"]

yes the disc is the reason, note HALO3 even COD4 run at 640p, 600p bc of limited dvd space, DVD cant fit HD resolutions on the disc! why cant u get it through your head, and dont give me pc gaming does...blah blah crap pc resultions and HDtv resolutions are different!

Macri

The disc is not the reason...... hmmm PAIN runs at 1080p... oops... where's the disc???

A better example would be Super Stardust HD. That game would probably fit on a normal CD, and it's in 1080p.

[QUOTE="DaddyLongCaddy"]

[QUOTE="redskins2156"]What's the point of having HD dvd's and Blue Ray dvd's than. Why not just put an HDMI output behind every dvd player. Dude trust me it matters. I have a regular dvd player that has an hdmi output, and all the movies that I watch on it are upscaled. IT MATTERS.[QUOTE="CellAnimation"][QUOTE="redskins2156"]360 owners can never get true high def. The reason for that is the disc. PS3 uses blue ray, the 360 uses a dvd9 disc. winner-ps3

The storage medium has absolutely nothing to do something being HD or not. However, a movie in HD would not be able to fit on a normal DVD, there's too much data. This is where Blu-ray and HD-DVD come in; there's more space to hold this data.

yes the disc is the reason, note HALO3 even COD4 run at 640p, 600p bc of limited dvd space, DVD cant fit HD resolutions on the disc! why cant u get it through your head, and dont give me pc gaming does...blah blah crap pc resultions and HDtv resolutions are different!

[QUOTE="gamenux"]Not all 360 games supports 1080p and few too... LittleYoshi

1080p is what Blu-ray support.....360 can't do that! Just cause it says in the box doesn't mean it right...cause I found errors in game boxes before....(ex. it said 16 player online, when it was 24 players online...or this game runs 1080i, when it only runs in 720p)

Ummm, you're compltely wrong. 1080p has zero to do with the storage medium, it's just a resolution. BTW, Virtua Tennis 3 and NBA Homecourt are native 1080p on 360...

[QUOTE="solaris1979"]Last time I checked, 360 doesn't really have any game that runs in 1080p at all beside some arcarde titles.. If you mean that all xbox games gets upconverted to 1080p? well, PS3 does that as well :/moshakirby

... where were you the last few months.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=25949250&sid=6180100&action=convert

[QUOTE="LittleYoshi"]

1080p is what Blu-ray support.....360 can't do that! Just cause it says in the box doesn't mean it right...cause I found errors in game boxes before....(ex. it said 16 player online, when it was 24 players online...or this game runs 1080i, when it only runs in 720p)

forgot_my_name

ARGHHHHHHHH, READ MY OTHER COMMENT:

You can put HD on a DVD. The format just determines how much space and the read rate. You could make a console that read off of ps2 memory cards and have 1080p. (Although the games would only be 8mb...)

This is what I hate about fanboys..

WHAT ARE U TALKING ABOUT!!! What ur saying is like saying u can play a gameboy in a pool

It's cause many devs haven't gotten used to 1080p and can't get a good frame rate with it. If you have a 1080p tv, it would automatically upscale anywaysaaron6581230

Umm thats not really true...The truth is if your tv supports 1080p but your game isnt running on 1080p then its going to show all the flaws in the games...Games look really unappealing without an HDMI cable...But no as you figured out they are not all 1080p but they are getting there...COD4 is so if you want a good example there is one. And it looks faboulous..