This is somewhat true, though the 360 does have the ability for AA to counter jags. The file compression is due to space limitations rather than the hardware’s inability to output an HD signal. The HDMI output actually DOES ensure a native 1080p display, since the signal isn’t analog like the older 360 models. Think about it, why would they even bother adding HDMI if it did absolutely nothing for the resolution? You just aren’t going to see any *games* push that resolution natively. It’s rare to see that even for ps3 games. One reason being the need for higher res textures (more space) to support the display. Also most devs don’t want to take that big of a performance hit when 720p looks just as good to most people. Any pc enthusiast will tell you how difficult it is to find the right balance for a graphics intensive game. The first sacrifice you usually make is for a lower resolution. It’s not much of an advantage though considering the consequences. The Blu-Ray’s capacity is more of a detriment than a solution. All PS3 games(especially exclusives) have access to that space, so there is a very good reason why Guerilla didn’t use that strategy. Sure you would have the best looking textures, but think of what it would mean if you were to fill an entire Blu-Ray disc with uncompressed files for everything… If you tried to stream all that during gameplay you would be faced with ridiculously long load times, or massive installs to compensate. You forfeit your experience for great quality. Whatever points a game would get for doing so, it would immediately lose after the player had to wait a day for them to load. MGS4 is a prime example. I appreciate that they tried this approach for their audio, since I’m a bit of an audiophile, but remember how long you had to wait in between chapters to play? Even though the ps3 has the ability to store higher res textures on the disc, the technology hasn’t caught up enough to retrieve them at a reasonable rate, so most devs choose not to do so. Notice there aren’t as many mandatory installs for your games nowadays? KZ2 surprised me with no install, although I did run into a freezing problem when my available space dropped below 10 gigs, but you can google that later.

Anyway I’m not trying to debate hardware, because I don’t really care. Besides we’re judging the end result here regardless of tech are we not? The areas in which Halo excels graphically aren’t “in your face” effects or other things games like Gears or Killzone smother you with. It’s easy to notice that awesome smoke effect when it’s consistently in play. It’s not the absolute best, but it’s still leagues above most in certain areas. Who stops to inspect individual scratches on a surface or to watch what’s going on in the distance? Not everybody has that kind of attention span, so the game’s best qualities aren’t seen by all. The more you scrutinize it and realize what’s really going on, the more you gain perspective and appreciate what it does.

What’s a “weather exclusive”?… Excuse me, I’m just not very familiar with the games development process or the technical lingo. :silly:

Aloha! liquid viagra

I recently played Killzone 2, and here I was expecting some super powered Halo killer of an FPS… i was very dissapointed to find a rather OK looking game with graphics that aren’t really revolutionary or ground breaking really poeple can exharagerate. I fell asleep after like 30 minutes of starting up the game!1

First off yes, what I did like about the game was the intro i though it did great to introduce the game, having played the first on I recognised Rico I suppose the guy you played in the first one has bn promoted nt sure if he ws da dude in da cap never rely cared much so the story. The voice acting is very solid, but the genric story lets it down. first thing i noticed ws the crappy textures on the female scientist u meet b4 the mission starts something Halo 3 was notorius for, the enviroments look very ‘samy’. The Helgast are the worst coz like in the first game they all look the same with those cheesy red goggles. The effects are brilliant though the actual graphics not so nice, I’ve seen better textures in the first Gears….