PlayStation 3's upscaling update analyzed

News Reader · Post by **News Reader** » June 4th, 2007, 7:00

PlayStation 3's upscaling update analyzed
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Sony, ya' see this is why you should have tried to push out the PS3 with 1080p upscaling right off the bat. Instead of people actually enjoying your games, you've got everyone booting up Photoshop to compare the minute differences between the quality of PSOne/PS2 games in their unscaled, original state and at 1080p resolution. It turns out that the differences aren't that astounding, and get even harder discern as you move towards more recent titles like God of War 2: and these are only static shots, not full motion comparisons. The skinny on the upscaling update is that it makes everything look slightly more smooth, but in some cases too smooth. IGN even preferred the original 480p setting for certain games, mentioning that it's sharper, more detailed, and well-defined. The argument between upscaling and native rendering is ultimately a matter of taste, so if you prefer cinematic and smooth, go for upscaling; if you prefer detailed but slightly grainy, go native. 'Nuff said.

[Via I4U News]

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Category: Back compatibilityBackCompatibilityEmulationPlaystation 3Playstation3Upscaling
Publish Date: Sun, 03 Jun 2007 18:06:00 EST
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Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » June 4th, 2007, 7:06

This reminds me of the optional anti-aliasing the n64 did on quake.

That is not a good thing.

Post by **FatherJack** » June 4th, 2007, 9:59

Apart from that Burnout shot, the screens look slightly better for upscaling, notably the FFXII one, whose pixels made me sad when playing it.

I guess it would look better on a TV anyway, and is down to a personal preference, but pretty much what we expected from it.

spoodie · Post by **spoodie** » June 4th, 2007, 11:08

I think it looks shit, that's my technical evaluation.

pixie pie · Post by **pixie pie** » June 5th, 2007, 11:08

spoodie wrote:I think it looks shit, that's my technical evaluation.

This

Woo Elephant Yeah · Post by **Woo Elephant Yeah** » June 5th, 2007, 15:45

The only thing I've seen that "upscales" well is DVD players with built in upscaling, other than that, I think it's more down to personal preference on whether you like everything looking smooth, or defined

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » June 5th, 2007, 15:58

Woo Elephant Yeah wrote:I think it's more down to personal preference on whether you like everything looking smooth, or defined

This...

Is the problem, It seems to me that the PS3 can do sharp, or blurry.

Rather than sharp with decent anti-aliasing. which generally looks good.