1080p not possible due to amount of things in place

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Badassbab said:

That's not a fair or a very scientific comparison. First of all your comparing two different games and second of all your only comparing 1280 x 1080 and presumably that's the best your monitor can handle. Try comparing native 1920 x 1080p (which is Full HD) on a TV or PC monitor that can display those resolutions vs 1280 x 720p. It's a big difference in picture quality.

Also the PS3 can do Full HD but only on basic games like Super Stardust. Current gen consoles just don't have the horsepower to display advanced games at Full 1080p.

There is a lot more at play than just 1080p vs 720p resolution which determines visual quality. You can have a game at 1080p natively but if textures are shit, it won't look good. (see Dead Rising 2 console port on PC for example of this).

Things like good frame rate, anti aliasing, good lighting, texture resolution is far more important than getting 1080p seal of approval. 1080p resolution is the last technical aspect a developer should focus on, especially on consoles.