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First 1080p Xbox 360 Games Announced
rwven writes "In the October firmware update to the Xbox 360, Microsoft added the capability for their new console to reach the coveted 1080 resolution. EA and Sega have both announced new titles that will reach that resolution, the first for the system. They're not the most visually intense games (NBA Street Homecourt, and Virtua Tennis 3), but this is another symptom of the tight race between all three consoles. Does this change the playing field at all between Sony and Microsoft?" Moreover, does the resolution of a title matter all that much to you yet? Do you have an HDTV that can even reach 1080p? If you do, does reaching 1080p make you more likely to buy a game?
Don't see how. My comment applies to all those who crave uber detail in activities they could likely do themselves.
OMG this dish washing game is 1080p @ 60fps!!! awesomes!!!
I'm all for video games (though I don't really play them often) but for me the attraction is the fantasy. When I play Halo 2 [for instance] I don't want to be reminded that running full speed for 13 kilometers would actually be hard. I just want to blow up my friends with the rocket launcher.
A lot of the incidentals like super high detailed textures are lost by the fact that you're playing a fast paced game and not concentrating on it.
And besides, poly count matters more than pixel count.
Tom
Someday, I'll have a real sig.
The problem with the 360 and the edram is an absolute nightmare for people working on 360 games. Writing 360 graphics code wouldn't be that bad if you were allowed to target 480p rez that the system was originally designed for since that is what a 4xAA 480p framebuffer fits exactly into the edram buffer.
The silly edram setup on the 360 has to be the all time biggest bonehead designs in console history. Microsoft really should go back to focusing on pc gaming since they obviously have absolutely no ability to design modern graphics hardware.
I see you managed to make your first post okay, despite the posting interface being different from the PS3Fanboy forums you're used to.
You seemed to have managed the switch OK from the 360 forums.
Do you have anything of substance to actually counter the specific claims made, or is "Fanboi!" your whole counterargument? I don't think you would have done well in debate club. Will your next witty volley be a handfull of poo?
"There is more worth loving than we have strength to love." - Brian Jay Stanley
Awww, the poor little Xbox fanboy got his feelings hurt!
The 360 selling worse than the first Xbox.
The 360 dead in Europe.
The 360 dead in Japan.
The 360 backwards compatibility disaster
360 Red lights of death hardware failures
HD-DVD dead
Shitty 360 graphics
Laggy 50 dollar a year 360 online games like Gears of War
Cry fucker. Cry.