Comment Re:Ever hear of GameCube? Xbox? (Score 1) 443
Today I can hook up my Xbox and GameCube to an HDTV. Today I can get 480p (Shenmue 2x, Metroid Prime), 1080i (Dragon's Lair), and 720p (the hardest to do, but in THPS4 for Xbox).
Today I can do these things. Today I can play all my Xbox games in DTS surround, and almost all of my GameCube games in PL2 surround.
Today the PS2 boasts about 10 titles which have some kind of surround sound support, mainly being DTS or DD cutscenes with the odd game (Socom) which actually uses PL2 surround sound in game (it can't do DD or DTS in game). In terms of support for better than stereo sound and 512x384 NTSC, the PS2 is a joke.
Take a look at this website:
http://www.hdtvarcade.com/
It gives a list of HDTV and DD/DTS ready games for each system. The PS2 has the capability to display upto 480p and some games do support Dolby Digital (I'll have to check my version of Vice City since I have a PS2 hooked up via an optical cord to a Dolby Digital receiver).
The only complaint I have with the GameCube is that there is no optical cable output and the component cables are not available in Canada yet.
Today I can do these things. Today I can play all my Xbox games in DTS surround, and almost all of my GameCube games in PL2 surround.
Today the PS2 boasts about 10 titles which have some kind of surround sound support, mainly being DTS or DD cutscenes with the odd game (Socom) which actually uses PL2 surround sound in game (it can't do DD or DTS in game). In terms of support for better than stereo sound and 512x384 NTSC, the PS2 is a joke.
Take a look at this website:
http://www.hdtvarcade.com/
It gives a list of HDTV and DD/DTS ready games for each system. The PS2 has the capability to display upto 480p and some games do support Dolby Digital (I'll have to check my version of Vice City since I have a PS2 hooked up via an optical cord to a Dolby Digital receiver).
The only complaint I have with the GameCube is that there is no optical cable output and the component cables are not available in Canada yet.
