First PS3 .. not really impressed

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First PS3 .. not really impressed

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Finally decided to get a PS3. I bought the first Ratchet and Clank (tools) as i have wanted to play it forever. It looks kinda bad on my 1080p TV. Almost like a PS2 game (its running in 720p). Is this Just because its an older game or does the PS3 just suck on 1080p TVs? :(
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fuctfuct wrote:Finally decided to get a PS3. I bought the first Ratchet and Clank (tools) as i have wanted to play it forever. It looks kinda bad on my 1080p TV. Almost like a PS2 game (its running in 720p). Is this Just because its an older game or does the PS3 just suck on 1080p TVs? :(
Have you compared it to the PS2 games directly? It's substantially better looking.

Do you have a 360? The two systems look very similar, overall.

I assume you are using an HDMI cable, and not the stock one that was included?
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Breetai wrote:
fuctfuct wrote:Finally decided to get a PS3. I bought the first Ratchet and Clank (tools) as i have wanted to play it forever. It looks kinda bad on my 1080p TV. Almost like a PS2 game (its running in 720p). Is this Just because its an older game or does the PS3 just suck on 1080p TVs? :(
Have you compared it to the PS2 games directly? It's substantially better looking.

Do you have a 360? The two systems look very similar, overall.

I assume you are using an HDMI cable, and not the stock one that was included?
Yes i have played 480p PS2 games on this TV VIA component. Yes i have a 360 .. looks great .. like a "next gen system" should. Yes i am using an HDMI cable and not composite :)
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The difference between Ratchet PS2 and Ratchet PS3 is like night and day. Personally I think it still looks great in places, for an early PS3 title.

That being said, there are tons of better looking games available - go download an Uncharted 2 or Killzone 2 demo or something.
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Agreed, that was an early title I thought.

Uncharted, Killzone, Heavy Rain, God of War 3, etc. Try those out.
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Trust me I'm new to hd tv and 720p is probably best to have setup. Look behind ps3 box for 480p 720 p 1080. I tried Super street fighter 4 at 1080 its looks bad, best at 720p to be safe.
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Some games are only made to support up to 720p, anything else is upscaling.

It'll say on the back of the box what resolution it supports natively.
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Yea.. thats what i love about the 360 scaler. Looks good no mater what you do. For the ps3 i have everything checked and let it decide. I cant dl any demos as it wants me to update to join the network. Haven't decided if i want to "jailbreak" it yet.
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halo 3 was outputting up to 720p and not 1080
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god of war 3 will change your mind real fast!
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