WTF! GTAIV 360: 720p, PS3: 620p ?!?

[davygee]

Right firstly, resolution does matter.  The higher the resolution the better.

Now thats out the way onto the discussion.

It is being reported by a good source that the PS3 version of GTA4 runs at only 630p compared to the 720p native resolution of the 360 version.  Right, but the PS3 version runs at 720p, but this is after the PP of the 630p image.  By all intents and purposes, it looks like the PS3 runs the game initially at 630p and uses some nice trickery PP (post processing) to upscale the 630p image to 720p as well as smooth out the image and other effects.  It seems that they may have done this so that the game is alot smooth than normal PS3 games that normally contain loads of jaggies and look very crisp.

Yes this is similar to the Halo 3 issue and in theory GTA4 on the PS3 isn't an HD game.  It seems that by doing this on the PS3, they have not only managed to smooth out the image and add other PP effects, but have managed to control a better framerate and less pop-in.

Also, this could very well start a flame war etc, but as more information is revealed day after day, it seems that even though the PS3 version is a lower resolution original compared to the 360 version, well, all the effects and benefits on having a slightly lower resolution is paying off in other departments and this list seems to be extending further and further by the hour.

• Smoother imagery
• Smoother framerate
• Less pop in
• More realistic colour scheme
• Better lighting
• Faster loading

In the end, it will be up to yourselves to pick the version that you want, but I am happy that the PS3 version seems to be as good as if not better than the 360 version (and that isn't any slouch either).