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The Dawn of High Definition

By Daniel Lim - 9 Dec 2006

Show me HD Games!

Show me HD Games!

There are currently two gaming consoles that are capable of rendering / projecting HD resolutions. Microsoft's Xbox 360 launched a year ago was the first console to push gaming resolution to 720p with titles like Ridge Racer 6, Dead or Alive 4 and the recent Gears of War. Today's focus is naturally centered on the newer Sony console that was just launched in USA, Japan, Hong Kong and Taiwan. The PlayStation 3 (PS3) is capable of rendering games and Blu-ray movies at 1080p natively.

 The newest and coolest gadget craze - the PlayStation 3!

For the purpose of this test, we used a HDMI cable from the PS3 to the HDTV.

To show you the capabilities of the PS3 in gaming, we have some screenshots below of the new games like Ridge Racer 7 and Resistance: The Fall of Men. Unfortunately, since we do not have an older display panel dating back to before the HD days and neither can we force this brand new 1080p display to adapt to a lower resolution game mode (as it automatically syncs with the game's best supported option), we can't perform any HD versus SD cross referencing in this section. However we believe that the screenshots below have enough details to relay that this experience can only be had in a proper HD setup:-

Ridge Racer 7

One of the first game titles that supports a 1080p resolution is Namco's Ridge Racer 7.

Watching the game play at 1080p was breathtaking! The game was smooth with framerates well above 30fps.

The details on the cars and the environment are sharp and clear. This wasn't possible before on the PlayStation 2.

Resistance: The Fall of Men

One of the more engaging games for the PS3 now would be Resistance: The Fall of Men. Sadly, this game only supports 720p.

Don't mistake this game for Half Life 2 or Call of Duty as all these games have a similar in-game feel. So you'll surely feel homely in this game in no time and enjoy the swell graphics as well.

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