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What Difference Does RGB Full Make?

It's been mentioned before in discussions but never has a comparison been actually made to show the difference it has. Here is an image showing the differences on simply the XMB.

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Meus Renaissance5945d ago

The colours become richer and more vibrant, and because of that, you can enjoy the true visuals behind the games. So it makes a great difference.

JsonHenry5945d ago

It does give the picture more "oommphh", doesn't it? Too bad the same thing does not work for textures. : (

Kleptic5945d ago (Edited 5945d ago )

@above?...what?...its the textures that become more crisp..

look at the textures on ryu's mask/helmet...with full RGB you can easily see how much more depth there is to the texture mapping...as well as contrast in color...same with the hilt of the sword...thats the "textures" looking "better"...

without RGB full activated, the depth is lost...and everything looks noticably smudgy and less colorfull...

whatever you are getting at made absolutely zero sense...all you see in a video game is color organized in a way that it looks like "something"...having the RGB full setting activated directly addresses what makes textures on the PS3 appear "muddy"...

if the 360 had the same setting...the textures in both games would appear almost identical...assuming they used the same textures between each game...and in almost any multiplatform game, that is pretty much exactly what they do...

this had already been shown though...some reviewers commented with AC that if the PS3 has RGB full on, it actually has more contrast to the lighting than the 360 version (which went directly against GTs video comparison...it was just GT never commented on it until today)...that video is on this site by the way...

SSCOOLCHEA5945d ago

honestly speaking , i didnt know what that was but i do see it in my setting but i cant tell the difference if its on or off . connecting HDMI to sony bravia

InMyOpinion5945d ago (Edited 5945d ago )

The textures do look a lot sharper. It reminds me of the picture settings in Gears of War(and a few other games), if you witch it to 'vibrant' the game looks twice as good as on 'default.

I think GT should use the best settings available on both consoles when they do their comparisons. One thing still confuses me. Why on earth did Sony not make 'Full RGB' the default setting?!

*edit* I read some comments below that say that not all TV sets support the 'Full RGB' setting. They need to have HDMI, and not all HDMI ports are good enough either. In that case I don't think GT should use it. They should only use settings that don't depend on what TV you own.

@below - Oh, ok. This subject is making me dizzy =) I'm out lol!

hazeblaze5945d ago

All t.v.'s with hdmi do support full rgb. But there are some older/smaller hdtv's that do not support hdmi. However, most of us with hdtv's do have access to hdmi on our t.v.'s.

solidt125945d ago

THE COLORS DO LOOK WAY BETTER. I just turned it on and I see a big difference. This must be why some says that PS3 versions of some multi-platorm games looked washed, but to me it doesn't.

Kleptic5945d ago

@ hazeblaze...

no...not all HDMI equipped tv's support Full RGB color range...its pretty common on any new HDTV, but there are some 4-5 year old HDMI equipped televisions that do not support it at all...

on a tv that doesn't support it, you will get over amplified shades of red...some claim it to make a strange pink contrast over everything...depending on the tv, some may be overly bright, or overly dark...the picture is still watchable...it just looks like someone set the color correction and contrast all wrong...and adjusting the tv settings will usually just make it worse...

that is why limited is the default setting on the PS3...the 360 must automatically adjust that setting if it figures out that the attatched television doesn't support it...or you just have to manually turn it to limited...

TruthBTold5944d ago

I did the change on my PS3 when I started playing AC and then found the article about changing your settings and mannn was it different, the details look sharper, colors look stronger and the lighting looks more clear. It is very noticeable kind of like when you switch from component cables to HDMI.

AdamBombastic5944d ago (Edited 5944d ago )

I attached a test pattern just to help us PS3 guys out. I have a 42" Ph9uk Panasonic plasma which I run HDMI to my PS3. If I set my PS3 to RGB full and adjust my brightness to barely show 4% above video black, it completely crushes all the whites. If I set it to limited under the same scenario, the whites are progressively whiter to the whitest white. Damn, thats alot of whites in one sentence. For my display, clearly limited is the best. Hope this test pattern helps you guys out.

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Marceles5945d ago

That bottom pic pwns. I loved when they added that on the FW update, I noticed a difference from day 1.

TooL 3165945d ago

i use it, i think every ps3 owner take advantage of it, just goes to show you how big of a douche bag the people over at GT are.

sticky doja5945d ago

I just don't understand why Sony didn't make it the default setting instead of making you turn it on.

rawd5945d ago

@sticky doja

Your panel has to support it or else it wont do jack

Marceles5945d ago

Because it wasn't an option at launch and added on a FW update later, and also you need an HDMI connection to use it.

Kleptic5945d ago (Edited 5945d ago )

yeah its a feature that only newer televisions have in the first place...as well as the superwhite option...

older HDMI equipped tv's don't react to this...they look the same with both...so don't think that this will make a ps3 (or 360 game) look any better on every single HDMI equipped television...

but whatever capture device GT uses does support it...and they deemed it necessary to allow it activated on one system...and not the other...because it is not the default setting on the PS3, they left it out...which immediately throws all credibility right out the window...

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rawd5945d ago

I use it, to my 52xbr4. It's a visual orgasm

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Mugen Souls Retro Review – Sexy Demon Space Adventure

Gary Green said: We have a juxtaposition of 2D and 3D visuals, flashy turn-based combat, quirky anime characters with cheeky dialogue with plenty of partial nudity; Yes, this is a Compile Heart JRPG. Whilst the engine is borrowed from Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2, Mugen Souls is more of a Disgaea spin-off. It’s not a strategy RPG as such, it merely sits within Disgaea’s ever-expanding universe (Multiverse? Netherverse? Your guess is as good as mine). You won’t find cameos though, since Mugen Souls is a franchise which aims to stand on its own two feet.

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Looking Back At 2008, An Unbelievably Incredible Year Of Video Game Releases

Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."

CrimsonWing699h ago

I don’t think anything can compare to 2023

lucasnooker9h ago

1998 - the best year in gaming! Metal gear solid, crash bandicoot 3, medievil, half life, ocarina of time, thief, tenchu, resident evil 2, Spyro, tomb raider 3, oddworld abes exodus, banjo kazooie.

It was a different breed of a gaming era. You’ll never understand what it was like back then. The aura of gaming, it was different!

KyRo9h ago(Edited 9h ago)

I second this. Gaming was a lot more varied and fun than it is today. I'm 35 so getting on compared to some here but I got to see all the changes from NES up to now but I've never felt so disappointed in any generation than I have this current gen. I was expecting more from this generation rather than prettier versions of games that came before it. Game mechanics have become so refined that alot of games feel the same and has done for a while now.

Maybe it's time to have a break for a while. I love gaming but I don't feel I get much fun in the traditional sense out of it anymore.

CrimsonWing699h ago(Edited 9h ago)

Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 2, Abe’s Exodus, and Ocarina of Time are the only things from that list that I liked.

Here’s the 2023 game releases that I personally liked… and big releases that I didn’t care for:

- Dead Space Remake
- Wo Long Dynatsy
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Diablo 4
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Hogwarts Legcay
- Street Fighter 6
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Like a Dragon: Ishin
- Octopath Traveler 2
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters
- Final Fanatsy XVI (actually ended up not liking this, but it was still a big deal release)
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Lies of P
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Starfield (Ended up hating this one, but big release)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (I’m an old-school Zelda fan, but didn’t really enjoy this game)
- Alan Wake 2

I mean, honestly I’ve never seen a year of major IP releases like that, ever.

Profchaos6h ago(Edited 6h ago)

Isn't it just a generational thing realistically.

I've been gaming since way back and I some of my favourite games go as far back as the late 80s for me each generation has a year or two of game changing releases one after another before an inevitable dry spell.

I kind of agree gaming had a different feel games hit different because we didn't have the internet nothing got spoiled and you really had to put in the effort to beat a puzzle which could set entire groups of people looking for a solution. But most importantly games were experimental and not as cookie cutter as today even basics like controls were not universal today r2 is shoot l2 is ads garunteed you can't deviate from that in a shooter back then it could of been square, R1 or R1 and circle nothing was standard.

But as time moves on a new generation picks up their controller they are going to be interested in different things that PS1 demo disc with the t Rex blew our primitive 16 bit brains back on launch but to kids today it's laughable.
The new gen of kids coming into to hobby seem to value different things to us there seems to be a huge focus on online play, streamers, gaming personalities, and social experiences, convience of digital downloads. To me I value none of that but that's ok like my parents not liking the band's I would listen to its just the natural cycle.

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6 Fun Games Where You Actually Play As The Bad Guy

While the mainstream media always sees things turning in favor of the hero, here are 6 games that own being a bad guy.

Profchaos15h ago

Pretty much all of these games listed are based around a morality system you don't have to be bad and you don't have to be good.

It seems to have left out some real amazing games like red dead redemption 1/2,ass effect and true crime la/ny

Tacoboto14h ago

Armored Core VI?

Ok, I'm really missing something here. Just beat chapter 3 earlier this evening, unlocked A-rank Arena fights. I'm not seeing or sensing any branching paths or morality system and I've done every side mission and arena fight available to me up to that fight.

Is something big coming soon to branch the story?

banger8814h ago

No mention of Grand Theft Auto? Saints Row (original trilogy), Manhunt? Also The Suffering (depending on the ending you get).

ChasterMies4h ago

Trevor in GTA 6 is a sadist and psychopath who dabbles in cannibalism. Should be top of the list. These game “news” sites should hire people that know games.