The Sony PS3 thread (apparently *still* obnoxious!)

Alarm · Post by **Alarm** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 10:38 pm 0

zomg teh haxx0rs!!!11

disciple · Post by **disciple** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 11:13 pm 0

Sony's PS3 tv add, WTF!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_893pvEFzE

No idea what it's about but really like this one.

disciple · Post by **disciple** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 11:16 pm 0

Heh and and an amusing follow up.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PB57ZMUQ4uQ&NR

which by coincidence...

Firefox · Post by **Firefox** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 11:21 pm 0

disciple wrote:Sony's PS3 tv add, WTF!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_893pvEFzE

No idea what it's about but really like this one.

It's all 2001, innit?

Yak · Post by **Yak** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 12:49 am 0

Except 2001 was good

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Jamesac · Post by **Jamesac** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 5:21 am 0

Hajile wrote:Always a big mistake. You're looking at Mega CD boy here.

The Sega CD did great in the US. Robo Alest, Keio Flying Squadron (I imported the PAL sequel for Saturn), Panic!, Lunar 1 & 2, Vay, Popful Mail, superior versions of Earthworm Jim and both Ecco the Dolphins, etc. A bit slow overall, but quality stuff in the end.

James

Post by **Snakey** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 5:39 am 0

Jamesac wrote:
Hajile wrote:Always a big mistake. You're looking at Mega CD boy here.
The Sega CD did great in the US. Robo Alest, Keio Flying Squadron (I imported the PAL sequel for Saturn), Panic!, Lunar 1 & 2, Vay, Popful Mail, superior versions of Earthworm Jim and both Ecco the Dolphins, etc. A bit slow overall, but quality stuff in the end.

James

Aye. The only reason it didn't do so well elsewhere is because no bugger bought it. So, Hajile, I salute you, Sir.

Tuur · Post by **Tuur** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 8:31 am 0

Another hidden feature of the PS3: http://ps3.ign.com/articles/746/746282p1.html

As it turns out, gamers who own older HD sets that feature only 480i, 480p, and 1080i resolution input capabilities will have to settle for the display quality being downsized as the game boots in its 480p mode rather than upscaling the image from its more desirable 720p mode to the TV's 1080i. We tested this development on older HDTV sets with games designed for 720p but not 1080i -- Resistance: Fall of Man, NHL 2K7, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07, and Need for Speed Carbon. Sure enough, the system downshifted all four titles to 480p rather than moving up to 1080i.

It turns out the thing doesn't scale. Even if you set it at 1080p games like resistance will overrule it and boot at 720p.

HGFB · Post by **HGFB** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 9:17 am 0

Graphical problems in RR7?

http://www.gamebrink.com/forums/showthr ... #post28670

Marius · Post by **Marius** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 9:43 am 0

It's a PS3 launch title. What did you expect, that it would run smoothly? Hah, laughable

Bubba · Post by **Bubba** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 12:29 pm 0

Tuur wrote:Another hidden feature of the PS3: http://ps3.ign.com/articles/746/746282p1.html

As it turns out, gamers who own older HD sets that feature only 480i, 480p, and 1080i resolution input capabilities will have to settle for the display quality being downsized as the game boots in its 480p mode rather than upscaling the image from its more desirable 720p mode to the TV's 1080i. We tested this development on older HDTV sets with games designed for 720p but not 1080i -- Resistance: Fall of Man, NHL 2K7, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07, and Need for Speed Carbon. Sure enough, the system downshifted all four titles to 480p rather than moving up to 1080i.
It turns out the thing doesn't scale. Even if you set it at 1080p games like resistance will overrule it and boot at 720p.

Holy shit! So it's 1080p or NO HD FOR YOU! Jesus, what a fuckup!

Cheers

Bubba

Sir_LANs-a-lot · Post by **Sir_LANs-a-lot** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 12:32 pm 0

Bubba wrote:
Tuur wrote:Another hidden feature of the PS3: http://ps3.ign.com/articles/746/746282p1.html

As it turns out, gamers who own older HD sets that feature only 480i, 480p, and 1080i resolution input capabilities will have to settle for the display quality being downsized as the game boots in its 480p mode rather than upscaling the image from its more desirable 720p mode to the TV's 1080i. We tested this development on older HDTV sets with games designed for 720p but not 1080i -- Resistance: Fall of Man, NHL 2K7, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07, and Need for Speed Carbon. Sure enough, the system downshifted all four titles to 480p rather than moving up to 1080i.
It turns out the thing doesn't scale. Even if you set it at 1080p games like resistance will overrule it and boot at 720p.
Holy shit! So it's 1080p or NO HD FOR YOU! Jesus, what a fuckup!

Cheers

Bubba

Sounds a bit rubbish. Can it be rectified with a firmware upgrade?

mightyzim · Post by **mightyzim** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 12:36 pm 0

Probably. Depends how the games respond to the firmware, as it seems to be over riding the user settings at the moment.

So when's the american release?

Sir_LANs-a-lot · Post by **Sir_LANs-a-lot** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 12:37 pm 0

mightyzim wrote:Probably. Depends how the games respond to the firmware, as it seems to be over riding the user settings at the moment.

So when's the american release?

Tomorrow innit.

Bubba · Post by **Bubba** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 12:37 pm 0

Ahh read it through again and understand it a little better this time

. It basically means you can have 480i, 480p, 720p or 1080p. If you have a set which can only handle 480i, 480p, 1080i (and apparently quite a few older US sets only do this!) then you're buggered as the PS3 will only output 480p.

Which is a bit of a shitter...

Cheers

Bubba

YakYak

The Sony PS3 thread (apparently still obnoxious!)