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1080p Gran Turismo HD screens


Contrary to what some would have you believe, 1080p gaming is (almost) here -- to that one guy running in 1920x1080 on his PC: shut up already -- Sony has released a few screens to show the power of 1080p on the Playstation 3. We must say, the extra resolution is certainly looking clean, although as much as we love resolution, we also love reflections, motion blur and particle effects, of which which Gran Turismo HD doesn't appear to have any. Of course, GTHD appears to actually be HD, unlike some racing games we could name. Hopefully more will be added as the game gets closer to release.

Sony Playstation 3 Conference Details


Lets get down to the facts.
  • $499 w/20GB HDD, $599 w/ 60GB HDD in the United States
  • No new details about Blu-ray movie playback or drive speed
  • Japan launch date: November 11
  • US Launch date: November 17
  • 2 million PS3s to ship in "launch window"
  • Accelerometer in a wireless dual shock controller, much like Nintendo's, no rumble support
  • Showed Gran Turismo HD: a special version using GT4 models rendered at 1080p and 60fps
Well there it is folks, don't forget to check out Joystiq for the moment to moment updates, although they are likely to slow down momentarily as Sony's last announcement was that they had playable PS3 games onsite. Now I suppose the question is why would anyone buy an HD DVD player for $500 when they can get a PS3 for the same price. Did anybody else check out the stream (via Gamespot.com or E3insider.com), what were your impressions?




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