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I believe upscaling converts the game's resolution to something much higher such as 720p or 1080i. Backward compatibility is region-locked so don't plan on playing any imported games.ST Dragon wrote:How would that be excactly?If they where to do things the emulation's community way then they would have better results.
That said, PS1/2 games are supposed to look better running off of the PS3 thanks to "upscaling".
But what's upscaling?
It's not like one of those emus with a DirectX plugin that renders the game at a higher resolution.snkcube wrote:I believe upscaling converts the game's resolution to something much higher such as 720p or 1080i. Backward compatibility is region-locked so don't plan on playing any imported games.ST Dragon wrote:How would that be excactly?If they where to do things the emulation's community way then they would have better results.
That said, PS1/2 games are supposed to look better running off of the PS3 thanks to "upscaling".
But what's upscaling?
I know now they have some graphic filter option, which smooths out the graphics when the games are upsampled. It might not look too great but it's something, right?Gil_Hamilton wrote:It's not like one of those emus with a DirectX plugin that renders the game at a higher resolution.snkcube wrote:I believe upscaling converts the game's resolution to something much higher such as 720p or 1080i. Backward compatibility is region-locked so don't plan on playing any imported games.ST Dragon wrote:How would that be excactly?If they where to do things the emulation's community way then they would have better results.
That said, PS1/2 games are supposed to look better running off of the PS3 thanks to "upscaling".
But what's upscaling?
The games are still rendered at their native resolution, THEN upsampled to the Ps3's configured output resolution.
So it's only an advantage relative to the original PS3 firmware, which used crappy resize functions that made everything look like ass.
Upscaling:Gil_Hamilton wrote:It's not like one of those emus with a DirectX plugin that renders the game at a higher resolution.snkcube wrote:I believe upscaling converts the game's resolution to something much higher such as 720p or 1080i. Backward compatibility is region-locked so don't plan on playing any imported games.ST Dragon wrote:How would that be excactly?If they where to do things the emulation's community way then they would have better results.
That said, PS1/2 games are supposed to look better running off of the PS3 thanks to "upscaling".
But what's upscaling?
The games are still rendered at their native resolution, THEN upsampled to the Ps3's configured output resolution.
So it's only an advantage relative to the original PS3 firmware, which used crappy resize functions that made everything look like ass.
I'm not in the US. The 60GB version was $800 until it dropped to the MSRP of $741 ('$650' but after reality kicks in it's $741) and now that they're phasing it out it's $627. The 80GB version will cost the old price of $800 as opposed ot the 60GB's current price of $627. Even in the US it still will cost the old price as you just said, which is still a chunk more. Why would you make such a stupid point if you knew I was referring to the current price...sweener2001 wrote:cyrus is talking out of his butt again.
the 80 gb will cost 600$, just like the 60 did. and the 60 is only cheaper so they can phase it out. once it's gone, that's it.
that other stuff could be true, i don't really keep track of what they're doing.
EDIT: and i forgot that the 80 gb comes with a game to boot
I was pointing out the three things which resulted in price cuts, I never said that they're all bad. Anyone who knows anything about CPUs knows a die shrink is a good thing due to lower power consumption and heat output.sweener2001 wrote:it's all in your lack of semantics
i stated how it is, you "stated how it is" in an exaggerated fashion. the fact that the price is going back to normal is very different from "a lot more." then there's the fact that you're getting a bigger HDD and a game. yes, they're probably still making more of a profit due to the lack of hardware emulation and smaller die size, but honestly it won't be that different from the consumer's point of view. it's not like major blockbuster games won't work anymore, just obscure asian titles no one cares about. and are you honestly complaining about the fact that it will run cooler thanks to smaller chip process?
Maybe not in the software backwards compatibility area, but otherwise, you're correct.sweener2001 wrote:it would appear that i gave sony a little too much credit in the software emulation department, then.
at least they update more often than MS.
Xbox Live isn't a monthly based service, but a yearly service. And there's also two options of an Xbox Live account: either silver (free) or gold (pay).Cyrus wrote:Now what console am I supposed to buy considering I'll be DAMNED if I pay monthly fees for Micro$oft's online xbox 'service'? And no, the Nintendo Urine is not an option. I wanted a PS3 to replace my dead PS2 and for the upcoming FF and SC games. Now that plan has failed and gone to shit, thanks Sony.