White knight chronicles to run in native 1080p with FF XIII image quality

Here is what Dengeki scans of WKC say-

-First RPG on the market to be native 1080p
-Storyline quality on par with that of DQ series story lines
-Image quality approaching that of Final Fantasy
-Aspects reminiscent of Monster Hunter

['_']

{Thank you level-5 for this excellent ps3 exclusive,I will import it from japan come december}

[Pain]

1080p is a myth....

[Bill Gates]

You see BABOONS, this can ONLY be done on the PS3...AHHAHAHAHAHHAHA

[pwnsause]

Well this is truly megaton.

[cahill]

It could exceed 2m according to some analysts at NIKKEI
I think WKS will be bigger than FF13 but not as big as FF13 versus

[jaysquared]

Well it better run at 1080p native after 2 years worth of delays. Wasn't this game suppose to be a launch title for the PS3 and still now out.

[n4gzz]

this game really excites me.

[TOO PAWNED]

@cahill

Lets not overhype it. Dont give a chance to you know who later to say but but but...
WKS is new IP and especially in Japan it is hard for new IP to break into the market. For example amazing Rogue Galaxy sold only 400k in Japan, lifetime! And RG in my book is better than DQ8 that sold over 2 million in Japan, japanese are very strange so go figure....

That said i still expect WKS to be big in Japan and in first week i expect between 300k-500k. Life time it should get over 1 million but it will take some time. Of course it depends if Sony will bundle it as they should.

[thePatriot]

BOOOOM!!!!

[sonarus]

I have been hyping this game alone for almost a yr. Glad to see some of you guys are joining the band wagon:D

I really didn't expect close to FFXIII visuals or 1080p native but with the one yr delay it really looks like level 5 is going all out with this. The game creator already said its the greatest title he has ever worked on and he thinks it will spawn many sequels. Considering level 5 makes ace JRPG's for them to say one is the greatest they ever made means its going to be awesome

This is the JRPG to get. The only JRPG that can stand on the level of WKC is FF at this point. Can't wait to play

[Blasphemy]

This game was just announced last year with a 2008 release date. I love how people just make stuff up.

[season007]

LOL yeah totally agree

Every single title on PS3 is delayed Launch Title ROFL>....

I have seen people saying things like..."Isn't it supposed to be launch title?" for like couple hundred times...

[B-Rein]

WOW, WOW WOW WOW!!!!!!!!!1 I cant wait for this the the 1st true next gen rpg, OWAH!!!! I jus GOTTA LOVE LEVEL 5, CANT WAIT!!!!!!!!

(sori for caps in jus over reactive rite now over this game)

[badz149]

this game makes more promises and I really hope that these are true! here's hoping for the best RPG ever!

[sonarus]

Actually back at TGS last yr the developers hinted they were aiming for an early 2008 release in Japan...guess it wasn't so early afterall:)

And the game WAS NOT announced last yr, it was announced before PS3 launched but it was not supposed to be a launch title

[psycho360]

@cahill / tanod
"I think WKS will be bigger than FF13 but not as big as FF13 versus "

Why bigger than FF13 (cuz its also on 360) and not as big as FF13 versus (ps3 exclusive). Did i miss anything else ?

[TheHater]

Dude, I have been more hype for this game since the Tokyo Game Show in 2006. I been saying a long time now, that I want this game more than Final Fantasy and have been getting a lot of disagree for than.

[juuken]

Lol @ jaysquared.
Someone needs to do a bit of research before they scream 'delay!!!!'.
Oh man...this game...I'm speechless again.

[gaffyh]

That sounds awesome. Lol @ jaysquared's wrongness

[sonarus]

@hater i guess i wasn't alone afterall:)

I too want this game for than FFXIII and versus. I honestly think level 5 is going to do something amazing

[Saigon]

thats all i could say...

[Homicide]

Cahill, you're so freaking delusional. WKS is not going to be as big as FFXIII. Versus won't be as big as FFXIII. No level-5 game, except the Dragon Quest game, has sold over a million in Japan.

[Homicide]

Wow, I just lost a bubble for speaking the truth. Alright FFXIII sucks because its on the 360. Versus and White Knight Chronicles are the only AAA JRPGs this gen.

[Overr8ed]

yay 1080p! first RPG to have that res, Level 5 should be proud. And that is the power of the Ps3 when people take their time.

[Marquis_de_Sade]

Homocide showed just how lame you guys are. Im amped for this game, but better/bigger than final fantasy 13? come off it xD

[theusedfake]

I can't wait, it looks completely amazing

[Panthers]

not one disagree. That is surprising with over 30 agrees.

[Montrealien]

How is this a megaton? The PS3 has been out for 2 years now, games should all run in native 1080p, like I was promised by Sony. It is the more powerful of the two real current gen consoles.

I can't wait for this game though, just finished Rogue Galaxy last week, really looking forward to this one, an it's nice to know the game will look great in full 1080p.

[prowiew]

This is good news. Too bad my hdtv is not 1080p. Anyway, I want to see more of this game. It looks interesting on tgs.

[GametimeUK]

The home of the BEST RPG's

[Homicide]

^^^How many does the PS3 have?^^^

[iamtehpwn]

These guys are the makers of Dark Cloud.
They're ef'in g's.

[cahill]

only possible on PS3

also Wipeout HD is being released tomorrow

please dont forget it --It runs at 1080p native at full 60 fps

[Statix]

I'm really trying think of why the 360 doesn't have many 1080p games, while the PS3 has a good number of them now. While I'm pretty certain the PS3 is the stronger system overall, with more performance potential, one common line of thinking out there is that the 360 has stronger GPU component, and that it's generally the easier system to develop for. At least that's one line of thinking.

[yanikins111]

"light our darkest hour...."

If i got your av right....

[StephanieBBB]

If im not entirely mistaken I recall reading somewhere that the 360 can't have fullHD resolution due to that it doesn't have the support for it. it has 1.2 hdmi hence the ps3 has 1.3 and that makes so the ps3 can display 1080p and the 360 only can upscale 720p to fit 1080p monitors but the pixel count is still the same as 720p.

not sure as I said before but I know that the 360 can't scale trueHD 1080p. Microsoft is tricking people in to thinking that it can just so it won't look "inferior".

[NanoGeekTech]

You made a great point...agreed.

edit: Thanks to the person....using my old avatar..

[Gorgon]

Why don't you people just go here and actually learn something about the resolutions on both the 360 and the PS3:

http://forum.beyond3d.com/s...

[tk]

It is because of tiling and the size of the edram. Fast - but not big enough to handle 1080p. XB360 will be generally better is some resolutions when the edRAM can be leveraged - which mostly is if I remember correctly just a little bit under 720p.

[Gorgon]

True, but the PS3 isn't better either. Check the link I gave above.

[Blakzhuk]

I thought you were playing Wipeout HD now Cahill?

"cahill - 3 hours ago
PM
Don't track
Ignore
5.4 - Ariexv aka Inyourmum aka Gam71
Oh well Neogaf finally banned you

Now u troll our website

@patch

I am playing Wipeout HD as we speak . It is better than all games on LIVE. It runs at 1080p at 60 fps "

[Montrealien]

And let's also not forget Cahill, Buzz! Quiz TV is in native 720p, why is that? And you not making any good points, your just proving you have PS3 underwear and can read ;D

oh, and what's your PSN? I would love to do laps around you in Wipeout HD tomorow.

[DJ]

It can only run at that resolution at 30 Frames Per Second. HDMI 1.3 (which is what Sony put in the PS3) can do 1080p at 60 Frames Per Second, which is what we see in titles like GT5: Prologue and WipEout HD.

The 360's ED-RAM chip is more of an offset in order to offload bandwidth from PCI Express. However, it can only handle 480p with 4x Anti-Aliasing, or 620p with 2x Anti-Aliasing due to its small size of 10MB. 720p frame buffers are 13MB, and 1080p frame buffers are 32MB. Thus, tiling comes into play and the benefits of ED-RAM are lost. The degree depends on how many tiles have to enter and leave ED-RAM before post-processing is applied.

[jkhan]

OMG 1080p. First RPG to go 1080p.
For God Sake show us some footage please:(

[cahill]

U saw some with R2's footage

[jkhan]

YES YES YES, i saw R2 footage and I am still gathering pieces of jaw from the floor, the water, the blood and soldiers guts:D
I can't believe for one second that Insomniac really pulled it off:D

[games4fun]

the water is very impressive(better than gears2 water...way better), the graphics are great imo they are a little bit worse than Gears2, but the fact that they are making you look closely for a game of that size and comparing it to a game gfx wise that has very small corridors and a fog of war to avoid issues is ridiculously good in and of itself.

and to me clearly shows Insomniac's game is better.

[xhi4]

I'm giving you a bubble just because you have Kratos as your avatar pic.......you don't really need it but hey heres one!! =D

[jkhan]

Thanks mate, bubbles for you too.;)
See you all in R2 frag fest:P

[bigman7387]

What? Bubbles for Kratos?

[---------Nona-------]

White Knight Chronicles>>>Every other JRPG

[pwnsause]

Get your popcorn ready

[lnfinite]

hahaha,Square Enix Officially have a Final Fantasy Rival-That just so happens to be Exclusive to the Playstation 3

[steck67]

IMO this looks more interesting than the Final Fantasy games.

[lnfinite]

"Done,I reported his comment as Spam and decided to take 1 of his bubbles with me"

Excellent,GamesBlow should know not to Joke Around with people whom Do Not Tolerate Fakers.

[Flops ''R'' Us]

Rest In Peace Flopbox

[Flops ''R'' Us]

Rest In Peace Square

[Flops ''R'' Us]

Rest In Peace every other Japanese RPG maker

[dericb11]

Damn they got it good in Japan for a while. LBP then White Knight and then FF13 will be out in like march for them. This will help the system out a lot.

[TheOtherGuy]

SUCK ON THAT xbots!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!

[Dennis Dyack]

Sounds like White Knight is going to be huge

[tatsujin]

HELL YEA!! 1080P HELL YEA!! now i have a reason to purchase a 1080p tv! i'm getting a 2nd ps3 for my brother and giving him my 720p 37" lcd, ... wwooooooooooootttttttt!

[tocrazed4you]

LOVE

[games4fun]

when square decides to take a holiday(years) on making good rpgs and then making a multiplatform title.

Someone will see that FF wont be able to blow us away like it used to. And they will take the job themselves to do it. if its multiplat and taking years to make, it creates a void for another development company to steal their thunder and take the money the masses are willing to shell out.

I hope level 5 dethrones them and this is coming from someone who reveres FF7 as one of the best games ever.

Heres to hoping White Knight Cronicles (hint) becomes its own franchise for years to come.

[King_many_layers]

we should still be blown away with FF, it's being built up to the end on PS3 then ported to Xbox whilst being localised on both Xbox and Ps3

[games4fun]

it would require FF to be better than White Knight and not just better but alot better, so i'm betting that FF will look great, but it will look like White Knight 1.5 which would be bad considering white knight is going to beat them to the punch.

[StephanieBBB]

but im confused... Is wkc's gameplay style turnbased or beat'em up or like versus?

By a video I saw of it, it looked like slash em up.

[Figboy]

playing Square games since the 90's (i played the original, NES Final Fantasy in the 80's but i was about 9 or 10, and didn't appreciate RPGs at the time. it wasn't until FF3/6 on the SNES and Chrono Trigger that i got hooked on RPGs), Level 5 has ALREADY dethroned Square-Enix in the quality RPG department, well before FFXIII was announced as a multi-plat.

Dark Cloud 1 and 2
Rogue Galaxy
Jeanne D' Arc
Professor Layton

and chances are White Knight Chronicles, and the new games they just announced will be quality also.

Level 5 is the only RPG house these days that makes me feel like Squaresoft did back in the SNES/PS1 era.

Square has needed some GOOD RPG competition for a while now, and Level 5 aren't afraid to step out from under Square-Enix's shadow, while other RPG houses just try and emulate what Square-Enix has done in the past.

on another note, just because FFXIII is coming to the 360 also doesn't mean it's quality is somehow diminished. the game has been designed, for 4 years now, to run on the Playstation 3. the 360 version DOES NOT EXIST in any way, shape or form at the moment, and won't exist until the PS3 version is DONE, FINITO, COMPLETE. FFXIII is still going to be epically awesome on the PS3. the difference, is that FF fans will only get the full FFXIII experience on Playstation consoles/handhelds (ie, FFXIII, Versus XIII, and XIII Agito are appearing on the PS3 and PSP respectively. no other console is going to have that "trilogy").

we'll see if 360 fans actually want FFXIII, or if it's just another "dur hur, the PS3 has lost another exclusive!" talking point the fanboys love to hurl about, while disregarding quite a few 360 "exclusives" that are now on their way to the PS3 (ie, Bioshock and Eternal Sonata), with what looks like many more on the horizon (Tales of Vesperia, Star Ocean, Mass Effect, and it's more than possible Gears of War).

i really hope that there are 360 fans genuinely looking forward to playing the epic game that will be FFXIII, but judging from the crowing many Xbox Fanboys did when MGS2 was announced for the Xbox, and the DISMAL sales of the game when it finally released, i'm not so convinced they really WANT FFXIII to play.

anyway, to PS3 fanboys, chill. FFXIII is being SOLELY developed on the Playstation 3, so resources are NOT being split between multi-platform development (which is the biggest complaint most of us have when it comes to multi-platform development). the 360 will get it's own separate development time, ensuring the best possible quality for that version.

there's no need to suddenly think that FFXIII sucks now that it's multi-platform.

[tatsujin]

i'm quitting work, gaming, anime, my website, and you guys. gonna study japanese, save up 2k dollars or something, go to japan and camp outside the stores till this game hits. can't believe its 1080p and its cg quality of that ff xiii? wow .. Level 5 is devoting so much to Sony, ... Square Enix is going multi-platform .. life moves on!

[Time_Is_On_My_Side]

I need a little bit more than a forum post maybe screen shots, scans, or even quotes from one of the developers on the team. I do believe it's possible to run a PlayStation 3 retail game at 1080p I just don't know if I should believe a forum post.

[ShinGundam]

http://img.photobucket.com/...
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[Statix]

I must be going blind, because I don't see the numbers "1080" anyway in those two scans above. Could someone please point them out, or explain what the text says? I see "HD" but that's about it.

[Gorgon]

Best way to check and understand native rendering resolutions on the PS3 and 360 is here:

http://forum.beyond3d.com/s...

It contains the real rendering resolution for most 360 and PS3 games and explains it. There are also forums that you can check.

[Statix]

Yes, I understand the difference between upscaled and native resolutions, but nowhere in those article scans do I see any mention of the numbers "1080." Could someone point it out to me where it states that WKC will run at 1080p?

[games4fun]

PLEASE have english subtitles in the jpn release on dec. i'll import it at twice the cost if not more please, i want to make an international gaming treaty stating that japanese jrpg's should have english subtitles so i can import it instead of waiting who knows how long to recieve it here in the states.

[yanikins111]

that would be super awesome.

[juuken]

That would make me extremely happy as well. *___*
That means we can import it.
If it does have subtitles then...HOLY CRAP.

[plain rice]

I feel sorry for my 360 and every other unfortunate 360 only owners.

The PS3 is getting all the love.

[VF34EJ25]

I wouldn't feel sorry for the 360. There's Gears 2 and Fable 2 which are gauranteed hits! 9.5/10 for each.

Then there's Banjo Kazooie, Viva Pinata 2, Lips, You're in the movies, Wii Avatars...

Okay yeah, I feel sorry for the 360 a bit too...

But at least there's multiplatform games.

[rawd]

I don't feel bad. They had a choice, and unfortunately they choose unwisely

[TOO PAWNED]

This is why i love Sony. American journalist kept bombing them with negative press but they kept it cool and we slowly see what PS3 can do. Just this year is amazing, 2009 will be even more, i can feel it. Whipeout HD, WKS, and R2 yesterday, its just so awesome.

[Critical_Hit]

Aspects reminiscent of Monster Hunter? They just need to put this caption in their advertisements for the game and it will sell like hot cakes in Japan.

BTW, Tokyo Game Show can't come fast enough! I'm really eager to hear what type of online options this game will have, assuming there will be an online component of course.

[Sena Kobayashi]

All we have to do now is Wait for some people to Record the WKS TGS gameplay and videos and release them to the puclic so we can enjoy them!

Im of to another thread with my MAX SPEED!!!

[VF34EJ25]

Tokyo Game Show my friend, we shall see

[Tacki]

-First RPG on the market to be native 1080p
-Storyline quality on par with that of DQ series story lines
-Image quality approaching that of Final Fantasy
-Aspects reminiscent of AWESOME

[Asurastrike]

I love Level-5. Jeanne D'Arc is my favorite SRPG, and WKC looks like it could be my favorite JRPG.

[theEnemy]

I just came.

[rosebowl23]

OH FUNKKKKKKKKKKK

i came

[ThatCanadianGuy]

Oh man..i hope the co op rumor is true!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[rob6021]

The co op thing really got me psyched, combine it with 'aspects similar to monster hunter' and this could really be something special.

[dj_funky]

this article got me so excited i feel like doin the truffle shuffle.

[Bebedora]

I think I will have to HYPErventilate. The wait....

1080p
online features
Level-5 developing it
Action RPG
Monster with a living city on it's back.

WOWOWOWOW!!

Con: Wait till fiscal year ends

[yanikins111]

Yay........

www.myspace.com/anamewillcome

[Avto]

No sh!t? 1080p?

[upilbau]

i prefer single player.. if coop it will be like a tales game.. each user controlling a character in battle

[robotnik]

I love Level5, I would suggest everyone to buy their games, they are awesome!

[KiddyBrownTurd]

is that why the graphics suck? seriously, go look at the screenshots. it's crap,

[Freezingduck]

/

[juuken]

Something is wrong with your f*cking eyes then.
You must have been staring at the red light for too long.

[steck67]

Looks better than any other Xbox 360 RPG's. Sure the PS3 currently lacks of RPG's but it's just a matter of time until the PS3 will again become the next RPG home. WKC cronicles is just the beginning of high quality RPG's only exclusive to the Playstation 3.

[cr33ping_death]

those screen shots are your baby pictures.

[power of Black]

Wow, and you xbots were laughing when the 360 version of GTAIV had a higher resolution than the PS3's.

You're all hypocrites. Watch as this game owns every single upcoming rpg title on 360.

[Freezingduck]

OMG MELT

[Shane Kim]

Ladies and Gentlemen, this is the biggest RPG coming out this gen. And xc0cks won't be playing it. They'll just gather around Shane Dim for one massive facial.

[AngryBot]

PWN TIME CONTINUES FOLKS!

HAHAHA DID I NOT SAY PEOPLE?
PWN TIME CONTINUES!
Flopbox 3rd60 LOSES another one of its (MASSIVELY OVERHYPED but in reality nothing but a 7.5 out of 10 AT BEST) “exclusive” games!

Hahaha

And so it continues folks!
Wipe Out HD IGN review – 9 (Without any doubt Triple A)
Resistance 2 MILES ahead of GeOw 1.5
WKC best JRPG since slicebread
3 more Level 5 games confirmed for PS brand.
Level 5 confirmed to be new Squaresoft.
3rd60 loses another one of its exclusives – Left4Dead!

IT SUCKS TO BE AN XBOT, PEOPLE!

[Jamegohanssj5]

I've been waiting for this game since last year and now it's finally here. I can't wait to play it. Hell I may import it if it has US subtitles as someone up above said.

TGSI

[psycho360]

According to some new Dengeki scans NeoGAF??? Some forum post with no official word or link. WTH? Atleast put it as rumor.

[Rick Astley]

The scans were translated by somebody who can read Japanese text. It's just like I've been saying all along. If you want the real JRPG's, wait for 2009. They're coming to PS3.

[jams_shop]

i need this game now!

[Lucreto]

I wonder if this is the feature Level 5 were talking about last week about how it can only run of PS3.

[dj_funky]

now this is what i call.... eye candy.

[bbelly9320_]

will rock Japan.

[juuken]

....O_O
Holy crap.
*faints*

[nieto]

again? did you got pregnant again!? ;-D

[juuken]

>-<;;;;;

No!

Sony's exclusives keep making me faint! They look absolutely incredible!

[NanoGeekTech]

Wait.....many people fail to realize that Sony help the JRPG market become what it is now..

Sony PS3 will help usher in true next generation JRPG..................

[Bengoshi-San]

Excellent news!

[kevnb]

I hope so!

[xtreampro_REVENGE!]

wasn't WKC always a PS3 exclusive? anyways this game will destroy the pathetic SH!T-BOX-3SH1TY!!.....i can see the jelousy build up, the Nerd Brigaid has been destroyed and the 360's are all burning, how dose it feel bots?

[kitzuki]

I knew White Knight was going to be something big
I've been keeping my eye on it since i heard of development

[Zulwarn]

flop knight chronicles

[pwnsause]

did you forget about Too Flop, RROD Dragon FLop Odessey, 2 flop worlds and ninja flop 2? go troll into your mothers vagina.

[BLuKhaos]

I wouldn't get too close to him If I were you.You could get caught in the blast when his RROD flop bomb goes off.

[steck67]

Dude, dont even start with that. Remember, the flops are all exclusive to the XBOX 360, Microsoft probably has a patent on it.

[Narutone66]

for your console, that's why you're jealous and trolling the PS3 news. I feel sad for you.

[nieto]

story on par With Dragon Quest? The stories of DQ are always very simple. That means WNC it's going to have a crappy story?

[Baka-akaB]

Simple yet epic in scope . Sometimes its great to not constantly have "omg the pope that befriended me was DA evilZ all along" kind of twists and go simple .
Hell its even silly sometimes ... how could anyone not see some of LO's twists coming , and Gongora with his twirly mustache was the villain ?
Dont worry some other ps , ds and wii rpg deserve the same kind of slamming too ...

And DQ7 for that matter had a quite great story .

[firelogic]

The story is on par with DQ titles? Since when did a DQ title have an amazing involving story?

[Raoh]

i'm really excited about this title..

before i first bought my ps3 a friend showed me the clips and screens. i was mainly excited that something new was being created...

[NoahFex]

So is this game only coming out in Japan or will it hit the U.S. as well? I effin' want!

[Relientk77]

it looks like it could be a sick game

in Japan they're gonna eat this sh*t up lol

sell a ton over there

[fatleon5]

I can't wait for this game. The more I hear about it, the better it sounds.
Sounds like Level-5 really want this to be a huge hit and I hope it is. Day 1 buy for me.

[Homicide]

What a let down. The DQ stories suck. So much for the AAA JRPG.

[Bebedora]

You mean it's mario all over again? - Save the princess. <jK>

Actually, DQ VIII was ok in that regard, that it was pretty obvious what to do most of the time. Still, they implemented these classic storytelling elements in a good way.

[edit] And just that, Jessica's armour gets better the sexier her underwear is...lol. A g-sting on her is like a full-plate+5 in AD&D.

[bunbun777]

Yea i miss Jessica's armor

[DevastationEve]

Jonathan Davis from Fony Records: "Rock is DEAD"

Xzibit: "It thought it was decent"

JD: "I wanna see some botties shakin"

Snoop Dogg: "Maaaayyn, this ain't about no booty! It's about 'transistors'. Ya dig?"

twisted transistor...proving that it DOESN"T NEED TO BE ABOUT BOOTY. just transistors.

1080p sounds great. nothing better than an rpg that looks sharper than the rest.

[Overr8ed]

Must buy... gawd am i the only one that doesnt know what Monster Hunter is!?!

[bunbun777]

is a must buy for psp owners imo. Most excellent game, had a bit of a cult following on the PS2 but always has been more appreciated over in Japan.

-let me just say- one of the coolest things in MH is the epic battles you get involved in, huge ass dragons that will f- you up and various types of attacks that are just awesome coupled with the huge crafted over-sized weapons that your character wields. If this is in WKC- then awesome, but everyone knows in MH it's about getting a gang of 4 together to take down the really big dragons..... can WKC possibly have that in it? Or are they talking about the scale of the enemies, the way you battle, or the way in which you craft your weapons? Exciting!

[cmrbe]

Good things come to those who wait. If this game was released early it would be another sub-par RPG which would have been a waste.

[Bebedora]

Ok....

We are talking Level-5 quality here. NOT Square Enix ones.

[rawd]

Only on Playstation

[zonetrooper5]

1080p RPG/JRGP has already been done on the PC lol.

[pwnsause]

no one plays on the PC anymore, get out.

[Sergeant Osiris]

this an xbot mod, go back to unfairly taking bubbles away from Ps3 owners.

and folks this is why xbots get NO RESPECT from gamers, no one likes SORE losers.

[cr33ping_death]

lol nice pwnsause....straight to the point :)

[Blakzhuk]

Not a single person here can tell the difference between 1080p upconverted and 1080p native when it comes to 360 and PS3 games. So what's all the hubbub?

[devilhunterx]

maybe if you took off your sunglasses?

[cheapndirty]

You can put all native 1080p games out there that can acutally RUN at 60fps on one hand. Its too costly to make native 1080p games and make them run smoothy.

[i_like_ff7]

F*CKING WIN!

[bunbun777]

-First RPG on the market to be native 1080p
-Storyline quality on par with that of DQ series story lines
-Image quality approaching that of Final Fantasy
-Aspects reminiscent of Monster Hunter

They just hit 3 of my all time favorites- my goodness talk about setting the bar super high. Exciting!

[adlt]

I loved MH and I love RPG's, looks like I'm getting this game.

[Baka-akaB]

Just for info Rogue galaxy wasnt a flop in any shape ... more than 400k in japan for a new IP in its very first month ??? And that one without the insane rep of Square , tri ace , or even former square stars ?

I'm pretty sure its more than enough for level 5 to consider a sequel , with their main dark cloud ip , critically successful , but no juggernaut in sales .

[na2ru1]

but not the 1st PS3 game.

(Will need to transfer my PS3 downstairs to my FULL HD TV)

[steck67]

2009 is truly when we actually start to see some more 1080p native games on the PS3 and it's all a matter of time until all PS3 exclusives become 1080p.

[cheapndirty]

Its costs alot of money to make 1080p native games at 60fps (most shooters and action games framerates). Many developers do not want to spend the money.

The law of diminishing returns comes into effect.

Google your favorite developers and you will find they say the same thing.
1080p upscaled is more than likely how it is going to be for many games for a long time. Bit rates for 1080p native have to be very high. Dont take my word for it. Research it on the internet.

[PimplePopperMD]

"Image quality approaching that of Final Fantasy"

wtf is that?

ive played dozens of games with far better 'graphics' than ff.

gameplay>graphics

[mr.selfdestruct]

my 46" hdtv is very happy to know that it will be able to do what it does best. This game is now officially on my radar.

[BISHOP-BRASIL]

Did they just described the game using DQ, FF and MH? In Japan?

OK, anyone want to bet on this game failing in Japan? Because I want some easy money!

[kingnick]

And not 960x1080, 1280x1080, 1440x1080 or 1600x1080 upscaled to 1920x1080 like many supposed 1080p PS3 games.

People associate 1080p with a 1920x1080 progressive signal and claiming these lower resolutions as 1080p just misleads consumers.

[macalatus]

...only for the PS3! So what are you waiting for, go to your nearest Target, Best Buy, Circuit City or Gamestop (actually, scratch that store out!) and grab yourself one hot piece of gaming console with great games available, as well as great upcoming games.

[crazy25000]

i honestly did not expect such high quality...glad its quality over quantity even if there are so many delays =)

[NonApplicable]

Of course WKC will be epic. Its like saying God of War 3 wont be good. Most games level 5 produce are 85 and above. So this being their biggest project yet, no doubt a 90+