I just realised if 720p is so horrible, how did we survive

[SvennoJ]

It all depends on how much detail you want to see.

320x200, you didn't need 1080p to spot the enemies in this, no snipers though



640x400 further shrunk for performance



640x480 full screen



800x600 sniping possible



1024x768 gotto be able to spot the enemies in the foliage



Since then games have been cranking up the detail but kept 720p as the target resolution (on consoles anyway)
It's about time all that detail is revealed in 1080p (or 4K for the pc crowd)