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The PlayStation 3 version of Grand Theft Auto IV almost certainly runs in 630p.
Word spiralled from comparison shots by the same fellow responsible for outing Halo 3 as sub-HD, and the same chap who assists with our Face-Off screenshots before we show them to you.
However, Eurogamer's Face-Off compiler and resident big-brain Rich Leadbetter says that while the PS3 version may be a touch blurrier, it's not necessarily inferior. Far from it, in fact.
"It's worth noting that due to the post-processing effects the game employs (there's a serious amount of stuff being done to the raw frame), the PS3's lower resolution serves to mask a lot of the nasty after effects," said Leadbetter.
"For example, look at the dithering on the signs in the background on those shots. A bit ugly on Xbox 360, but smoothed and blurred away on PS3, presenting a generally nicer look."
Apparently the problem with pinning down the resolution previously was due to Rockstar releasing the bulk of its press shots on Xbox 360.
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kingnothing12
29/04/08 @ 09:23
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another generic comment regarding fanboys...yawnssss zzzz
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Monkey_Puncher
29/04/08 @ 09:26
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Here's big cup of 'I couldn't give a fuck, just play the damn game'
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True HD begins when we say it has. :)
So not yet I guess. /coat THB Halo 3 and CoD4 are lower res as well and look awesome. In the case of Halo it was done to improve the lighting and in the case of CoD4 (and GTA) it was done to get the framerate up. /not coming back to this thread
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monkie_king
29/04/08 @ 09:33
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And if you can see the difference either way when you're actually playing the game, you're an android.
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Oh the Jaggies! Halo is sub-HD therefor Jaggy and shit..., ahahahah!, now what????
Come on do the spin, so I can cut/paste some of the dozens of coments that spawned in EVERY thread about Halo 3 graphics not beeing HD! on a semi-serious tone: if PS3's didn't bash everything 360 they didn't have to face the facts so bluntly.
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monkie_king
29/04/08 @ 09:48
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I presume that if you play in 1080p, then the 360's upscaling from the 720p buffer will have a similar "smoothing" effect? Whereas the PS3 is going to just look more blurry at 1080p, having been scaled all the way up from 630p?
Can anyone confirm/refute that logic? It leads me to believe that the 360 should have the edge for people on a 1080p telly, if not for 720p peeps. edit: I mean from a hypothetical pause-and-stare- obsessively-at-the-pixels standpoint, the real world difference while it's in motion is probably pretty imperceptible.
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neil_likes_bums
29/04/08 @ 09:53
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If you care about this more than shooting people and humping ladies of the night - you have a problem. Another option would be to play GTA.
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monkie_king
29/04/08 @ 10:00
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There's definitely a bit of a depth-of-field being applied on some shots I've seen, so maybe it's intentionally muddy in the middle distance?
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RazorObsession
29/04/08 @ 10:04
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Interesting. Its a shame the 360 version didn't give you the option to install if you had the hard drive and requisite space, though maybe if Rockstar had done that, it might well have performed better than the PS3 so as to be noticeable to the naked eye, possibly putting an end to the fanboy/console war.
All wars are profitable to the people selling the guns, and if the fanboy/console war were to end then the arms manufacturers (MS, Sony, Ninty) would make a lot less guns, and the ammo/software guys would sell less bullets. or something. its been a hard day, GTAing it up. analogies fail me atm. |
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So much for the HD era, then? It seems that neither console can do 1080p to any significant degree, not least when it makes it look worse for those running at 720p.
It looks like apples and oranges to me (not literally), anyways. From what I can tell, there's more than just a resolution difference in output anyways. I have to admit still being torn as to which version is 'better' based on everything I've read so far. |
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It's just not a clean DOF effect though (like UE3 etc), it's got a heat haze as well, it makes everything shimmer but it's not a clean effect at all, it just makes it look a bit of a mess in places.The effect looks like they whipped it straight out of San Andreas, which I had the same problem with (never stopped me 100% it though!)
The GTA games have never really been technical standouts anyway, and this is still really good. Just seems stupid to argue endlessly about which one might look better when it's not even anywhere near the best game graphically on either system. |
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monkie_king
29/04/08 @ 10:20
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Think they should have gone for more of a stylised look really, maybe not gone so far as Crackdown, but cranked up that paint filter a bit more, maybe.
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