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HD Era Doesn't Start Till Sony Says So
GamesIndustry.biz is reporting on comments from Phil Harrison, who says that consumers looking for an HD experience should wait for the PS3. From the article: "The true definition of HD is the three elements of the HD value chain - the display, the content and the hardware to play back that content ... and PlayStation and Sony is the only organisation that has all three bits of the value chain together."
Wait a sec, can we just get this clear?
Is Sony DELIBERATELY MIS-SELLING consumers TVs which claim to be HD Ready but can't display a 1080p picture?
Or is Sony DELIBERATELY LYING to consumers when they claim that an output at 720p or 1080i is not HD?
Because I'd quite like to know whether they are breaking consumer law, or merely slandering Microsoft.
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PC developers have provided multiple resolutions for years. i dont see why this gen of consoles would be any different.
most likely it will be a developer choice: design a decent framerate game at 1080p and allow users to downgrade to 720p and watch the framerate skyrocket. or they can design for 720p and rely on the console to upconvert to 1080p where it twitches and dies. also, there are very many developers that believe in providing the very best experience for gamers; team ninja would opt for 1080p if they had the choice. i can see the gran turismo team doing the same and the MGS4 team too. there are developers that want to push the envelope, not everyone is an EA that just wants to pump out quantity.
i can see blu-ray taking off simply because it seems to be in the lead in the next gen HD movie format war. people have these HDTVs and they are looking for more content to use when showing it off. they are going to want movies they can use when showcasing their new home theater.