Just played Extreme HD 2600 by 1600, makes consoles 720P seem pathetic

So just played some extreme HD gaming with a rez of 2600 by 1600 with a gtx295 I think it was, the games I played in that rez were borderlands, fallout3, dirt2, lost planet, and so on and just WOW, Im a big console fan but it made 720p seem so damn weak, the consoles are extremely outdated and it's time for the next lot of consoles to come out because they missed the mark with having crappy 720p it looks like the old standard tvs, I cant believe sony and microsoft brought out such weak consoles that cant even hold a native 1080p rez as standard.

in before... "but but can it play mario,zelda,MGS,halo,uncharted..thought soo:lol:":|

Resolution isn't everything...there was a thread yesterday were somebody "proved" that a game from 10 years ago had better graphics than UC2 because it ran in a higher resolution. No. And whilst I agree that having that extra resolution can make things crisper, all that would do is show flaws more clearly, like jaggies.bobbetybob

But you right a high rez doesnt = graphics king or anything, thats down to shaders and all that, But the High rez also brought out more detail in things, it would atleast be nice to have a 1080p standard for consoles because 720P isnt real good.

Graphics are a combination of various things, Polygons, textures, AA, Framerate, Resolution, not to mention other things devs have to juggle like physics, particles, etc.

Resolution is what this thread is about? That's nice, but remember, there is more to it that that. As far as mocking the PS3, 360, and Wii for being consoles, remember, consoles have FIXED hardware PC's don't. You can upgrade PC's every year.

I have had this conversation every generation it seems like.

PC can play games with higher than 720p resolution?! We never knew! /sarcasm. Thanks Mr Obvioussalxis

are you sure you are actually playing 2600x1600, what is you moniter's native resolution. Moniter's are just like TVs, they have a native resolution and anything above it doesn't add any actual pixels.

So just played some extreme HD gaming with a rez of 2600 by 1600 with a gtx295 I think it was, the games I played in that rez were borderlands, fallout3, dirt2, lost planet, and so on and just WOW, Im a big console fan but it made 720p seem so damn weak, the consoles are extremely outdated and it's time for the next lot of consoles to come out because they missed the mark with having crappy 720p it looks like the old standard tvs, I cant believe sony and microsoft brought out such weak consoles that cant even hold a native 1080p rez as standard.

Totalgym9000

Graphics are a combination of various things, Polygons, textures, AA, Framerate, Resolution, not to mention other things devs have to juggle like physics, particles, etc.

Resolution is what this thread is about? That's nice, but remember, there is more to it that that. As far as mocking the PS3, 360, and Wii for being consoles, remember, consoles have FIXED hardware PC's don't. You can upgrade PC's every year.

I have had this conversation every generation it seems like.

SolidTy

But it is much much easier to optimize games for specific hardware, which allows console devs to push out good graphics with **** hardware.

*goes and creates a stick figure with windows 7 paint at 2600x1600 resolution*

in before... "but but can it play mario,zelda,MGS,halo,uncharted..thought soo:lol:":|

devious742

[QUOTE="bobbetybob"]Resolution isn't everything...there was a thread yesterday were somebody "proved" that a game from 10 years ago had better graphics than UC2 because it ran in a higher resolution. No. And whilst I agree that having that extra resolution can make things crisper, all that would do is show flaws more clearly, like jaggies.Totalgym9000

But you right a high rez doesnt = graphics king or anything, thats down to shaders and all that, But the High rez also brought out more detail in things, it would atleast be nice to have a 1080p standard for consoles because 720P isnt real good.

People always say resolution doesn't matter, but most of them wouldn't want to go back to playing on SDTVsManicAce

So..higher res means a better looking game all of a sudden?racing1750

Mulitplats say yes. If you people want to take it literally like they are doing in this thread then more power to you all. Consoles dropped the ball when it came to HD gaming, I don't think MS and sony realised how much hardware they needed for 1080p.

[QUOTE="racing1750"]So..higher res means a better looking game all of a sudden?Espada12

Mulitplats say yes. If you people want to take it literally like they are doing in this thread then more power to you all. Consoles dropped the ball when it came to HD gaming, I don't think MS and sony realised how much hardware they needed for 1080p.

[QUOTE="Espada12"]

[QUOTE="racing1750"]So..higher res means a better looking game all of a sudden?EmpCom

Mulitplats say yes. If you people want to take it literally like they are doing in this thread then more power to you all. Consoles dropped the ball when it came to HD gaming, I don't think MS and sony realised how much hardware they needed for 1080p.

[QUOTE="Espada12"]

[QUOTE="racing1750"]So..higher res means a better looking game all of a sudden?EmpCom

Mulitplats say yes. If you people want to take it literally like they are doing in this thread then more power to you all. Consoles dropped the ball when it came to HD gaming, I don't think MS and sony realised how much hardware they needed for 1080p.

Didn't sony state the PS3 could do 1080p at 60 FPS, 4D etc etc? Either way these consoles were supposed to be the HD step into gaming and they fell short.

Resolution isn't everything...there was a thread yesterday were somebody "proved" that a game from 10 years ago had better graphics than UC2 because it ran in a higher resolution. No. And whilst I agree that having that extra resolution can make things crisper, all that would do is show flaws more clearly, like jaggies.bobbetybob

So..higher res means a better looking game all of a sudden?racing1750

Yes, that's always how it's been. If resolution wasn't such a big deal sony wouldn't be bragging about 1080p, if resolution wasn't such a big deal then why are a LOT of the most popular console games running less than 720p? :lol: