Say it isn't so! Nex put up Virtua Fighter 5 video that made me feel funny in the pantal regions, but with this new news I'm afraid that blue pills might be in order.
The folks over at Gaming-Age have received a copy of the retail boxed version of Virtua Fighter 5 for the PS3 and have uncovered something that hopefully is just a typo. The North American box listed 720p as the only supported HD video format available, while this week's Japanese release supports 480p, 720p, 1080i and 1080p. Jim at GA goes on to explain that some gamers with the Japanese version claimed that the 1080p content "didn't look quite right" and that it may just be upscaled.
Sony, SEGA, please give us something to appreciate our 1080p televisions with other than Ridge Racer 7 and some Blu-ray movies. You can't just take away multiplayer and then think it's OK to remove Full HD too.
[Via Gaming-Age]
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11:03 AM on 02.10.2007
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Niero - hee hee!
Yep, native 1080i is still broken Sony. Thanks for that one.
In any case, it's a matter of too little too late Sony. I won't consider it now. Not when your competition has you beat on every level.
I've got decent motion sensing gaming on one console already, and the other HAS adequate support RIGHT NOW for HD gaming. And a better online service. Oh and games too. Right, can't forget about that...
And rumble. Which is something we do want in our games.
I don't have a set that does 1080p yet, so I haven't bothered to even look at the ps3 or any HD DVD options.
I could tell you though, I would be upset if I had gone out and spent lots of money preparing for this, and instead I get nothing 'extra' that would justify the extra money I spent.
It could be that the true 1080p games are around the corner, but something inside me tells me that for the immediate future, we'll just be getting 'normal' res HD games.
Even then, it's not a main concern with me just because all the games I want are going to come out on my 360. the only game that will make me want to get one would be God of War 3, but then again, that's what our dev kits at wrok are for.
You're missing the point (or trying to avoid it more than likely). Sony has no advantage over the 360 other than MGS4 at this point (if you think that's worth an extra $200).
Here are the supposed advantages by Sony's own mouth over 360:
1080p or TRUE HD (the next gen starts when we SAY it starts)
-no more 1080p titles than 360 has-
Better graphics
-have yet to see it-
60fps in MotorStorm
-didn't happen-
There's probably more but I lose track. Also, no rumble and inferior online options. Yeah, the PS3 sure is looking to be worth that extra money....
You may call me a fanboy, but the fact is I'm equal opportunity when it comes to consoles. Check out my profile and you'll see that I own a PS1 and PS2 in addition to other consoles (and don't have a 360 yet for that matter). I don't subscribe to blind fanboyism. I'm sure I will eventually get a PS3 also but it's going to have to come WAY down in price and get some decent exclusive games because they aren't providing superior-to-360 ports yet.
I'm just tired of Sony's ridiculous bragging that they can't back up and fanboys defending them 'til the bitter end. Wake up Sony fanboys, Sony is playing you hardcore.
not console fanboys
i own a 360
and a wii
have owned ps1 ps2 xbox gamecube n64 etc. etc.
i even bought a ps3 but i returned it to best buy because it looked like crap and played like crap and quite frankly there are a lot of better things i can do with my near $1000
and it isn't even the hd fanboys it's the 1080p ones yes all of you every single one who drank the Kool Aid plopped down a huge wad on a display to small to appreciate the medium and now lambaste anything not 1080p
Also, I never was a fan of Virtua Fighter. I definitely don't own every version all the way back to the Saturn.
the point im trying to get across is that 1080p is way overblown and in many instances just not needed as far as me spewing bullshit my real name is
Jeremy I work for Austin Home Theater
www.austinht.com
and i hate it when any of my clients or unsuspecting consumers in general invest heavily in technologies or products that are not going to bring something useful to the table "other than reducing the size of there wallets" other than that i will let you get back to fisting lulla belle
my real name is Jeremy
i work for Austin Home Theater
www.austinht.com
and as someone who is relied upon to help people make good investments in audio video products. I hate it when my clients or any other unsuspecting consumer invests heavily in technologies that aren't bringing anything useful to the table "other than reducing the size of there pocketbooks"
so now that thats been said when you get done fisting ol Bessie there feel free to look me up or drop me a line im not that hard to find
sorry
Most people want 1080p because it's the new craze and it's what Sony hyped as a selling point for the PS3. I think that's why people are mad. Even if they can't tell the difference, it's just the fact that Sony has lied to the consumer and you aren't getting what you thought would have been a justified purchase. Now you are stuck paying higher prices for new technology that was promised and isn't even being used.
I want to see Sony get this boat floating again. I really do. But they're going to have to employ some PR damage control and stop talking down to their consumer all the time.
but all of you guys that think sony cares they don't
as a dealer who does over $300,000 annually with them i can verify that they don't
most days of the week i can't even get someone on the phone to answer basic technical questions