Killzone 2 Gameplay Upscaled to Full HD resolution

Killzone2 gameplay up-scaled to 1080p.

[FangBlade]

But how?

[Christopher]

Honestly? I watched it on 1080p and it looks horrible... why? Because it's not true 1080 resolution. Looks like someone just resized a 720 or lower resolution video to 1080 and then uploaded it to YouTube and called it UltraHD for the hits. The 720 version looks okay, not great. It's likely because it's an alpha build, though.

And UltraHD? HD = 720 or 1080. Ultra better be at a higher resolution than that.

/end_vent

[kneon]

Ultra HD is 4320p, I doubt many people have anything with which to properly view that.

[pixelsword]

when kneon said.

[ExplosionSauce]

Because it's a YouTube vid, and most YouTube vids look crappy.
The game is good, regardless.

[Conloles]

Hahaha now you see PS3 fanboys? YOU CANT JUST SCALE A GAME - fail, PC is the only true 'UltraHD' platform.

[evrfighter]

lol seriously? calling upscaling UltraHD?

@Kneon

6048x1080 is what I play pretty much all my fps games in now. For gaming
Eyefinity>3d because of the competitive edge you gain. When it comes to gaming the advantage you gain becomes the standard not the gimmick.

[Philaroni]

I wonder when like 30 years from now if it will just be like EpicHD where its like 300000 Rez or something crazy like that. Then we will look back on the 1080p age as like the 8bit age....

[Ocelot525]

@all the people who think this is really 'ultraHD'

jesus christ people UPSCALING ISN'T THE SAME AS NATIVE RESOLUTION

READ THIS AND MAYBE YOU GONNA LEARN SOMETHING IN YOUR MISERABLE LIFE:
imagine you got a shitty picture of 1280*720 pixels and you load it into paint and upscale it to 1920*1080 pixels

QUESTION: IS THE PICTURE QUALITY IMPROVED?
if you answer yes than i got some bad news for you: you sir are a retard. why? because you belief in magic, how can a picture become magically better, you gotta take the picture again with a better camera(more MP) to get a picture with more detail

now this is done with killzone 2, the PS3 makes 720p picture or frame, send it to the TV and the TV upscales it, but it can't improve the image otherwise it would need to render the image and the tv ain't a PS3

note: in the upscaling process the image can be interpolated which can make the picture look more clear but the level of detail stays the same

[toaster]

This is not UltraHD.. I watched some of the YouTube 4k videos and THAT is HD. Looks amazing on my 24inch 1920x1200 monitor but ate up two cores. It's a shame console games can't run HD properly.. they're lucky to even get 720p.

[Ocelot525]

@above

another retard, 4k movie on 1920*1200 monitor means you see 1920*1080(=downscaling)
4K is a resolution of 4096 x 1714

that's it *packs stuff and leave*
I'm gone, I'm going to guru3D

if you don't know shit about tech you should shut up

[toaster]

@ Ocelot

I know 4k is ridiculously huge. It doesn't change the fact that it still looks amazing on my monitor. I did not say anywhere that it was at it's full 4k resolution, I just stated that even 24" it looks good.

To put it to scale, IMAX projectors uses 2K. There is no way a 24 inch monitor could display 4K.

[OneSneakyMofo]

For those of you who are do not know, YouTube has the new UltraHD resolution, but it's only for compatible computers. This does not matter though as it's just a stretched out 720p resolution which would look HORRIBLE.

But god damn, that video makes me want to play Killzone 2 again.

[moparful99]

I <3 killzone 2

[Chris_TC]

They upscaled it, wow. How awesome. Not. Every 1080p display has to upscale the 720p signal anyway.

[OpenGL]

I don't know why you got a disagree, because it's true. All flat panel displays upscale anything that is not in the native resolution.

[RedDragan]

Depends on what else they do as well lads.

If those monitors just upscale then meh, if they apply motion adaptive technology and smoothing then win.

And I doubt your monitors come with that, you are looking into TV technology for that sort of stuff.

[duplissi]

@red dragon... you dont want any of that stuff active when playing games anyway. Why? because they add extra overhead for the tv to process the images before they are displayed ie: you get extra input lag! which is a big no no online. also it is the very reason why most tvs have a "game" mode, in game mode the tv or display is displaying the raw image so you dont have any input lag due to the tv or display post processing the image.

[NarooN]

Your trolling is very old and stale. Try something new. I've played PC games at "ultra hd" resolutions and it is NOTHING special. Wow, my HUD and text is smaller! Big friggin' deal.

[PirosThe4th]

yeah... I swear i play pc games and ps3 on the same scree... and it doesn't make much difference on games /s... hell the resolution of fullhd is more than twice the pixels...
I guess if they can render double the frames for 3d... they could also make more games in 1080p

[TrevorPhillips]

Niceee!

Graphics are incredibly amazing but we obviously know Killzone 3 is much better :)

[Fishy Fingers]

Umm... the so called UltraHD looks no better than the native 720p feed.

[phinch]

unless your monitor supports ultra HD resolutions :P

[Fishy Fingers]

Well it's 2560x1600 which is probably higher than most.

But it's pointless, the native feed is 720p so any minor improvements the upscale would add is removed by the compression.

[OneSneakyMofo]

2560x1600 does not equal 4320p. Nice try.

[Fishy Fingers]

Oh doesnt it? I didnt realise that :/

So this was submitted for the N4G users that do?

Point remains, the footage is 720p, upscaled which makes little difference, then compressed which has a bigger effect than the upscale would.

[RedDragan]

No no no no.... everybody is missing the point here. Unless you have a 25-foot 4K TV this video means nothing to you.

I bet that video looks awesome on a 4KTV screen. The only problem is, unless you personally know a rich Sheikh you are not going to see this video as it is meant to be seen.

[moparful99]

Imagine this being played on the screen in the new dallas stadium!!! *DROOLS*

[wicko]

I blame youtube for the quality.

[Hacker]

Looks ok seen better looking games though.

[mrv321]

On?

Since your a 360 owner/fanboy I'm going to go with either your PC/friends PS3/youtube of someone PC/PS3.

[HarryM]

Oh, thanks for showing me those comments. I take back my previous comment. :)

[mrv321]

His past comments

'All game Engines are different lol it's just that Rage engine is superior that's all. The xbox360 ati graphics are more superior than the ps3's gpu lol its only plain simple fact.

Crysis 2, Rage, Brink, and many other games get shown first running on xbox360 it's Common sense xbox360 in the end is more powerfull than ps3. #10.'

'What RROD?........only one i know of is YLOD lol. #5'

'True i just wanna try out Kinect for surfing the xbox360 dashboard as for games at the moment non interest me.

it beats holding a dildo in your hands. #2'

'I'd rather mess around with the xbox360 dashboard with Kinect rather than hold a Dildo in my hands lol..........Hardcore ps3 fans lol. #6.1'

'The Reasons Why PS3 Will End Up In last Place This Console Generation
It was just meant to be lol ps3RD. #7'

'lol that has just put me of getting GT5......i'll just wait for Forza 4. #5'

'5 Reasons Why the Xbox Kinect Will Change the Face of Gaming Forever
It already has everyone talks Kinect not Move lol. #2'

'looks ok but not amazing but u know sony retards on this site any ps3 game they'll say best looking game ever and so on. It looks ok and day 1 buy but nothing special to me anyway. #11'

'It truly is a awful place I've heard to be in 3RD place. Luckily for me i have a xbox360. #4'

'The shop i work at we get 2 to 3 YLOD ps3 a week brought in....i know sad but true. #12'

'Sad to see the ps3 struggling lol. #6'

'Amazing graphics just goes to show whats possible on xbox360 also looking forward to Crysis 2 and Halo Reach which in there own are also amazing looking games which are pushing the boundaries like never before seen on console. #6'

SO I'm ruining this community? You know by reading this guys comments and coming up with him being a fanboy which you disagree with for some reason.

So is he still not a fanboy?

[OneSneakyMofo]

mrv321, nice counter-trolling.

[bjornbear]

seriously.

[man0fsteel]

Served! Served! Served!

haha, I had to, especially since that movie was just on TV

[pustulio]

I'm surprised no one bans PS3 fantards.

He's like the only 360 fanboy i've seen here and theres like 100+ PS3 fanboys hating on everything.

[OmarJA-N4G]

Yeah too bad he can't watch YouTube HD on his 360.

[HarryM]

And? Is that such a bad thing? Seeing how he's on his computer/laptop right now to post that comment, he can easily check out YouTube HD..

[Chris_TC]

Oh, you typed this on your PS3, Omar?

[PirosThe4th]

lol true that... but i dont see the point when i have my pc and ps3 hooked to the same monitor.... XD

[Mighty Boom]

N4G is a cesspool of fanboyism.

[ReBurn]

Yep. And it's always the "other" side, which makes it even funnier.

[Inside_out]

Best graphics on PS3...PERIOD. MGS 4 is also right up there in quality. KZ 3 is suppose to have the same graphics with bigger environments...I"ll believe it when I see it. I think 3D will have a negative effect on the graphics. Wait for 2011 to find out.

The graphics were never the main problem with KZ 2. The problem was the game play. The level design, dark and murky environments, the infamous controls, loading issues, same enemies over and over, poor AI...I didn't have a big problem with the explosions, but people complained about the low res quality of them. Physics were good but I would of like to see some heads pop, maybe and arm or 2 come off.

I wasn't very impressed with the demo...the on rails part was ok but it was...well...on rails. I would of liked to see a more free roaming experience, choosing where the battle took place instead of scripted scenes. The regular level seem to have many of the problems of the first game. The melee has improved in terms of variety but when in the FPS view, most if not all of the action is lost. Pulling the camera back from the FPS view to a third camera angle would give the player a full view of the mayhem...think Halo Reach or Gears technique, which is the norm. There was also alot of corridor game play again and that gets boring real fast, especially if you played the first game and are expecting something new. Sev wearing a tee shirt in a snow storm is odd, especially when the helghan are wearing fur coats? The entire sequence where Sev is carry on a conversation with Rico, all the while they are flying around and being blasted from the helghast was strange as well. Pre-alpha as they say. wait for the retail version.

Guerrilla says they have addressed all the main gripes and we should expect a whole new experience, co-op with Sev and Rico, variety of missions from jungle to outer space and multi-player that is being kept quiet. The only reason I bought my PS3 fatboy was to play KZ. I hope KZ 3 lives up to it's potential...2011 will be very interesting

[King_many_layers]

moan moan moan moan moan moan moan moan moan moan moan moan moan

Wow all you ever do is moan, I took one quick look at your comment history and I came up first of all of how Uncharted 2's such a bad game, talking about bad script only to follow up talking about the "AWESOME" Gears...

Then I clicked open a comment about how people should skip the PS3. Get a life and get a clue.... KZ2 with bad AI.... that made me giggle

[SephireX]

I hope you were high when you posted that comment. How has KZ2 bad AI? It has the best AI I've ever seen in an FPS game. The enemies are quick, accurate and break your cover often. Maybe you were playing it on easy mode? The game could have been more open but it wasn't repetitive and it certainly wasn't boring. In fact, it was the exact opposite. It was no more linear than MW or Halo and had far superior multiplayer than any of those franchises. I also liked the controls and the cover system because they made the game more realistic. The loading times were not that bad either considering how big the levels were. Therefore, you're pointing out nonexistent faults and talking negatively about positive aspects. You're entitled to your opinion but I think the majority of people who've played the game would disagree.

[RedDragan]

Agreed. KZ2 has the best AI of any FPS.

Gotta hope that they don't mess it up in KZ3, but I am expecting them to improve it even further.

[moparful99]

Ok I'm trying to hold back my fanboyish nature because kz2 is one of my favorite games of the decade and am trying to think rationally. Your comment about how kz2 was dark and bleak bugged me is gears of war not dark and bleak? But people praise that game from the rooftops. For me the AI was brutal. If you wanted to duck behind cover and rest the helghans flanked and used grenades to flush you out of cover.. AS well you can hear them at times communicating as if they are building a strategy.. That gave me goosebumps during my first play through... Then you throw the epic set pieces into the equation. All I have to say is nuclear explosion and everyone who has finished the game knows what I am talking about. That whole sequence was breath taking and remains as one of the most memorable moments in a FPS that I can remember. If you set the controls on utlra sensitive then they are just right.. It has the "weight" to it that is unique. Despite taking some getting used to I actually prefer it now.

[Spenok]

Such as? Ive heard this kind of comment out of people before, and they werent able to give me any valid games.

[TrevorPhillips]

Actually on 2nd though it does look better on native 720p

[kx11]

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sorry

[Colonel-Killzone]

Nice

[Tee7soo]

Looks the same as killzone 3
they really need to improve the graphics in killzone 3
still looks great ..

[ALFAxD_CENTAURO]

Completely Wrong.

I bet you don't even know what is MLAA to say such a thing like:
''they really need to improve the graphics in killzone 3''

[T9X69]

lol need to? I think not. Could they? Yea, but even if they didn't it would still be the best looking console game. I don't care what anyone says Killzone2>Uncharted 2 in terms of graphics.

[raztad]

"Looks the same as killzone 3 "

No, it does not. First of all, KZ3 levels are 10x bigger, with all the technical stuff related, like a substantially larger Field of View while keeping a good Level of Detail.

Second, KZ2 was poor to ok in terms of TEXTURES. KZ2 strengths were its mindblowing lightning + particle effects. KZ3 PRE-ALPHA already blows KZ2 in terms of textures, and as there is not Quicux blurriness everything is a lot sharper.

Game will look much better than PRE-ALPHA, of course, so you can expect improvements.

[Noobasaurus_REX]

On the upside all the xbox fanboys get to see a MANS game!

[Fireseed]

But what about us PC owners when do we get to see a "MANS" game?

[theEx1Le]

pc already has plenty of those :)

[hennessey86]

says someone with a console with little big planet very manly ha ha ha ha

[moparful99]

HAHAHAHA you think you're funny dont you? Go play banjo kazooie nuts and bolts.. Cause thats manly right? Lol get bent.

[hennessey86]

im actually playing heavy rain at the mo but thanks for the tip

[wissam]

I watch trailers and game play in Gametrailers. they offer a better quality videos. nice video though.

[dragonelite]

Wow the game was at 720p already a blurry game now upscaled to that res it even more blurry. Every game has that effect btw. so inbe4 fanboy.

[wissam]

And the funny thing this blurry 720p game pawns must of the games in the consoles market now.

[hi2]

show how much killzone 3 has improved especially in the graphics and level design

[c64days]

1. How do they expect us to see Ultra HD movie on our HD monitors?
2. What the benefit of watching 720P game on UltraHD?

[OneSneakyMofo]

/endofthread

[Beefstew4u]

/thread

[peowpeow]

Asif /thread an /endofthread'ed thread.

[ScottJ10]

Great game, just wish it had a longer single player campaign. I beat it and was like, "seriously?" But aren't all great FPS campaign's painfully short? :[

[ScottJ10]

Minus Resistance of course... but I never really got into it all that much. Did beat them both though.

[kevnb]

half-life 2 was long, and those other games arent even in the same league as it.

[ScottJ10]

agreed

[Monk3y]

but Half-Lifes story sucked ass

[kevnb]

its still more a display of art design than anything else. Low framerate with lots of blur, thats why the controls felt kinda wonky.

[Re-versed]

nothing special here...

[kevnb]

I should know better than to say anything bad about a playstation game here I suppose...

[LeBart]

And may I ask what is rendering that game at ultraHD resolution ? It's not the most fluid game in the world as it is, how is this possible ?

[Paintard-Jr]

Ps3 always been the best, it's sad people still haven't realized it

[HaVoK308]

Its an opinion. Its personal preference...nothing more nothing less. I own both consoles. I like them both. I spend more time on the 360 because Live is better, multiplatform games look better and play better. PS3 exclusives are amazing but they are few and far between. At least the ones that interest me. I have not been interested in one since GOWIII. I thought Heavy Rain was crap, played Modnation Racers for a day and sent it back, same with 3D Dot Heroes. PS3 exclusives have very little replay value for me.

I like both of my consoles a good deal, but I would not be foolish or ignorant enough to deem one superior. I just prefer the 360.

[Monk3y]

PS3 has more exclusive games coming for it than xbox three shixty

[meetajhu]

Fail video is always fail. Upscailing is different from running at native. Killzone 2 runs native at 720p and upscaling higher than that is going to fill the screen and not improve gfx or resolution. THis video is full of fail!

[pixelsword]

So... how can we tell from a youtube vid, esp. if they don't give you the Ultra-HD option to select?

[theonlylolking]

Still does not look like the Killzone I see on my Tv.

[HaVoK308]

Looks better on my LCD.

[demonddel]

wow looks better than real life

[finbars75]

I think they put this up just to make all the xbox fanboys more jealous of what they cant have.Rage or Crysis2 are you kidding.Both have this cartoon look about it.Nothing looks realistic.Rage is just an upgraded version of Borderlands and Crysis 2 reminds me of resistance franchise.Go put on you invisible suit and hide in a wasteland where the garbage goes.Idiots.I will say one thing though I wont disagree with the PC versions but thats not fair since theres a diffrence between the consoles to a PC and theres a difference between the ps3 and shitbox which holds no candle to any ps3 or pc game.I do own all three consoles but only one gets used and thats the surperior one.PS3 cough cough.

[theonlylolking]

Crysis 2 looks great on xbox 360. Although not Killzone 2 graphics it still looks the best for xbox 360. Rage looks worse than gears 3.

[JetP0619]

It's true no doubt Killzone 2 has graphics that is worthy of a praise, but i dont agree with you when you said Killzone 2 has better graphics that Uncharted 2, yes killzone 2 is capable of displaying 1080p and uncharted 2 is only capable of displaying 720p, but the truth is Uncharted 2 still outdo killzone 2 in some ways. I have all these games and I know. Even the scale of God Of war 3, how big the levels are the truth is uncharted 2 is still the best looking game on playstation 3. even guerilla is getting help from Naughty Dog ( people who made uncharted) in terms with their engine, the video that you saw at E32010 that snowy effects was only possible because naughty dog helped them out, naughty dog has been going around on different studios own by sony like santa monica to help people around because they understand the technicalities and how they work they way around the playstation 3.I'm not flaming on you or anything like I said i have the playstation 3 too. And a note for anyone that says xbox360 is better than the playstation 3 think again before you open your mouth. name a game that is out right now in xbox 360 that is better than any of the playstation 3 exclusives? gears 2? alan wake? btw that was a flop game. psn is free, xboxlive isnt. psn stuff u buy off ps store can be shared with 4 other playstation 3 systems.things like mw2 mappacks can be used by 5 playstation 3 systems at once. while on xbox360 5 different people needs to purchase their own. btw dont flame on me because i got xbox 360, and no matter how stupid kinnect looks i would purchase it just not playit as much as psmove when it comes out, sorcery FTW!

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[Karl Marx]

Is it just me or do my communist eyes not see it.

[Dellis]

How is it upscaled??????????????

[ATi_Elite]

It's native output is 720p and that's what the game was rendered in and that's what the PS3 is capable of displaying to the display.

The display is just turning the 720 signal into a 1080 signal so it can be properly displayed without error. There are very little if none at all improvements in what the PS3 was capable of rendering.

Killzone 2 still looks GREAT. Better than a lot of PC games.

[Pandamobile]

The guy who made this video is an idiot.

brb making a video in Crysis or TF2 that's actually "UltraHD"

[RyuCloudStrife]

True ultra HD is so named because it provides a video resolution containing 16 times as many pixels as current HD. Whereas HDTV uses 1,080 lines of resolution, ultra HD contains 4,320. Ultra HD uses 7,680 x 4,320 pixels in a widescreen aspect ratio of 16x9, making for a total of approximately 33 million pixels (33 megapixels). Ultra HD also offers improved sound quality: a 22.2 channel sound system reproduces 24 different channels of audio in three vertical layers of speakers, compared to currently available surround sound systems that use 5 or 6 channels.

Ultra HD poses numerous practical problems for manufacturers seeking to bring the new format to consumers. The uncompressed video and audio recorded in ultra HD takes up high volumes of storage space - 3.5 terabytes for one 18-minute clip, requiring a hard disc weighing almost 600 pounds (272 kg). The prototype ultra HD screen can use more electricity than an entire house might in one month. An early ultra HD camera weighs more than 100 pounds (45 kg).

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[NarooN]

This is pointless. The original game is 720p/1080i native resolution. It being upscaled isn't anything special at all. Add YouTube's shitty compression and BAM, you got a very unimpressive video. KZ2 looked great on my SDTV when I played it, I don't give a rat's ass about playing Crysis at 9001p resolution or anything. I started gaming in the 90s where graphics didn't make the games.

[xg-ei8ht]

Kinda like the tards that rush out and buy a camera with 12mp from a nobody make, instead of buying that 8mp camera from cannon,etc.

Not always about the mp for a good pic, it's about the quality.

But as most view games on tv these days, 720/1080 is enough.

And watching blu-ray on a hd screen is more then enough.

[MyWordIsGospel]

WHat a pointless video!

[roddigamer]

One thing is for sure. KILLZONE2 is the shit

[ReBurn]

I wonder when we're going to get to the point where increased resolution is no longer discernible to the human eye? I'm sure when it gets there that some people are still going to swear that they can see the individual pixels, but how close are we?