| DrDread said: Having a Hi-Def game come out at only 720p IS DISAPPOINTING and it IS a good argument for not wanting to buy it. You wouldn't buy a $20 BluRay movie that was at 720p. You wouldn't pay full price $12 for a movie that was only in Stereo sound. We pay big bucks for 1080p 5.1 Dolby surround entertainement systems so we excpect our $600 gaming systems to be able to play our $60 game titles at full capability. |
Here is the kicker, The game is playing at it's full capability. There would be no reason somoen would develope a game and then change the resolution at the last minute to 720p just for kicks. It was reduced because they had packed so much into the game and increased the graphics by so much that it could not longer run stable at 1080p.
They wanted to deliver on thier promise of a great looking game with outstanding graphics, and to do so, they did what they had to do. Would you rather have it not look as nice but still run at 1080p, or even worse play at 15-30fps at 1080p making all heavy actions scenes craw. I would much rather take the small sacrifice in playing the game at 720p so that it runs smooth from start to finish and look much more amazing then was possible with 1080p.
You are right, though, I would not buy a Blu-Ray movie that was only 720p, mainly because the standard forces all to be 1080p. I have no problem with buying a movie in stereo if that is how the movie was orignally produced. Just as I don't mind watching old films in 4:3 format if they were originally shot in 4:3.
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