I never said xbox is being pushed. What I said was: If Bungie/MS can't push it to the limit with 200+ dev team then who can? |
Personally I think the graphics in Halo 3 is a pretty poor effort relative to the resources they've had. There are plenty of teams that have managed to create great looking HDR rendered games running 1280x720 with 4X MSAA; Dirt, The Darkness, Lost Planet, etc...
Perhaps Bungie didnt push it because they could ignore certification requirements.