Racing expert Greg Sewart describes the three pillars of great modern racers, and names the best of recent generations.
From Digital Foundry: "Welcome to the third part in the biggest DF Retro episode we've ever produced - a year-by-year look at how 1080p gaming fared on the PlayStation 3. Launched in 2007 touting its then-exclusive HDMI digital interface, Sony layered full HD gaming on top of its Cell processor and RSX 'Reality Synthesizer' as key selling points for its third generation console. Of course, we all know how that turned out - both Sony and Microsoft machines routinely ran the most advanced titles at sub-720p resolutions, often with questionable performance, so what happened to the 1080p dream?
In the first two parts of John Linneman's investigation, we've covered off the first four years of the Triple's lifecycle and moving into 2010, the overall fortunes of the PlayStation 3 continued to improve. The platform holder released - what was then - the most advanced motion controller in the console space, backed up by experiments with stereoscopic 3D, which turned out to be a short-lived but still formidable pairing. Combined with a strong E3 showing, PS3 was looking good.
However, it's fair to say that it was a fallow year for 1080p gaming on the system, with only Scott Pilgrim Saves The World's razor-sharp pixel art upscaling, Castle Crashers and Soldner X2's 3D/FMV stylings accommodating full HD output - alongside a wonderful Monkey Island remaster."
Just remember ladies and gentlemen, Sony never said all games would be 1080p. Only that the system would support games up to 1080p in a survey before the system was released.
https://spong.com/article/9...
And as we saw, some games did support it, some games tried their best to support it and some games didn't or never reached it.
Is a higher resolution great to have if you can do it? Sure. Is it necessary for a fun game? No
But what I find interesting is Eurogamer. Are they really talking about HD and PS3 in their article or are they really pushing their 4.50 Euros 4K video download subscription? Seems one is being used to sell the other. Just look at the bottom of the article.
thats what every company tries to do, push for people to buy their products. Are you really gonna blame them for that?
Not all articles are about selling. They're about informing or entertaining.
Maybe I'm supposed to watch the video instead of reading. But I shouldn't have to click. But the article lazily tells us some games did hit 1080p and some didn't. I didn't learn anything new as I own the console. Then, they push a Patreon subscription.
Are you saying every opinion, preview, review and rant article requires a push to buy something now? Tell me which sites are prone to do so so that I can avoid them in the future.
not everyone played during the ps3 era. I started during snes era but loved seeing articles/videos about how gaming evolved before that.
i dont think this article is trying to push you to get that patreon sub, it doesnt for me at least. I dont think theres anything wrong putting an ad at the bottom of the article. all the regular DF videos are free already.
Wipeout HD on PS3, a remake of the PS1 game was 1080p 60fps. And that released in 2007-08
This really feels like a filler article. I don't feel like I learned anything notable or substantial from this. I feel they could have reduced the unnecessary intro and over-explanation of things and put the whole series in one article for a more substantial and possibly informative piece rather than piece-mealing it out as they have.
It's more about the video. DF Retro videos are for Patreon members first, and I think the whole thing was one big video. For the youtube channel, it gets chopped up and released weekly.
Chris is actually right on this one. Something known already was just kind of washed over in the article. Unless you're supposed to get more in the video. If more is in the video, then more could have been said in the article.
Only thing I learned new was that they are selling a subscription. My point though is that you gain more viewers by having better articles and content.
From Xfire: "For a company with a three-decade-long history in gaming, Sony has done a crappy job at preserving its legacy. "
All the mgs games, all the ape escapes, silent hill 1-4, croc 1 and 2, legend of dragoon, tekken 3,tenshu, bushido blade, vagrant story, okami, ico, crash bash, gt4.
Thats just off the top of my head that i would play immediately, still so many more though that id love.
MGS, Silent Hill etc are no brainers, but you earned my thumbs up for our boi Croc. I talk about him all the time, it's an honour to find another man of culture.
Hahaha yea was one of my very first games i owned on ps1 as a child, great memories!!
Love to hear there other people out there that enjoyed the gem of a game that is croc 👌
Okami has HD version already. I want those Sly games though since PS3 and vita had it.
Yea sly would be cool, i never got into those so would be a good opportunity for me to do so.
But yea theres so many games in sony catalogue we coukd be here all day listing titles.
Hopefully we all get the ganes we are hoping for.
RDR2 for me they can boost that up to 60fps with better graphic settings than last gen
Folklore. It was such a unique and beautiful game. Great soundtrack. I still have my PS3 copy
Infamous 1 & 2 probably will get remaster for PS5/4 at some point as for the others in that article idk
Eurogamer: "PlayStation 2 is 20 years old today; 4th March 2000 is the date of its Japanese release, although it wouldn't make it to the West until the end of the year. And what a way to kick off a new millennium - with a futuristic games console and (probably) a DVD of The Matrix. At 155 million units sold, PS2 is the best-selling home console of all time, and during its time it enjoyed a hegemony over console gaming that hasn't been seen since. Part of that was down to its trailblazing predecessor and Sony's canny branding - classy, cool, and above all grown-up. Part of that was because it played the new DVD format relatively cheaply. But most of it was down to the console's astonishing software library, which matched quantity with quality all the way down. So many all-time greats made their debut on this machine, and so many creative, left-field gems too. So it seemed like the only fair way to celebrate PS2's birthday was by running down 30 of our favourite games for it."
OOOOOOKAY! Here are 10 of my absolute favourite Playstation 2 games..in no specific order:
Tekken 5
Tekken Tag Tournament
Mortal Kombat: Deception
Final Fantasy X
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core
The King of Fighters Maximum Impact 2 aka KOF 2006
Disgaea 2
Burnout 4
Dance Dance Revolution Extreme (Japanese Version)
SoulCalibur III
What are yours?
Street Fighter Alpha Anthologies
Final Fantasy 11
Hyper Street Fighter 2 Anniversary Edition
Capcom vs SNK 2
KoF 98 Ultimate Match
The Bouncer
Silent Hill 2
GTA San Andreas
Gran Turismo 4
Socom 2
Edit:
Honorable Mentions
Marvel vs Capcom 2 (Like the game, hate the soundtrack)
GTA Vice City
Manhunt 2
DDR series
MGS 3 (only able to play half of the game at the time)
Star Wars Battlefront 2
Shadow of the Colossus
God of War 2
Gran Turismo 3
Ridge Racer V
RType Final
Gradius V
Tekken Tag Tournament
Outrun 2006 C2C
Final Fantasy X
Maximo: Army of Zin
Contra Shattered Soldier
Silpheed Lost Galaxy
Ratchet & Clank
Jak and Daxter
MGS2
MGS3
Ratchet & Clank 2
Jak & Daxter
GTA 3
God of War II
REZ
Devil May Cry III
Probably forgot a few as well, since there are so many great games for that system.
Ratchet and Clank
God of War 2
Tony hawk pro skater 3
Metal gear solid 2-3
GTa3 Vice City
Kingdom Heart 2
We Love Katamari
SmackDown Vs Raw
Xenosaga 3
Mortal Kombat Deception
The getaway
Driv3r
GTA vice city
Smugglers Run
Stuntman
GT4
Black
Manhunt
Dead to rights
Need for speed underground 1&2
... I’m sure I’m missing a few.
No particular order:
Shadow Heart: Covenant (seriously, play this game)
GTA: Vice City
Gran Turismo 3
Metal Gear Solid 2
Ace Combat 4
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2
Final Fantasy X
Onimusha 3
Resident Evil 4
The Shadow Hearts Trilogy really needs to be remastered and ported to as many Platforms as possible.
The first Shadow Hearts was good, Covenant was AMAZING, and New World was pretty meh.
Favorites in no order.
1.Def jam vendetta&FFNY
2.R&C series
3.Dynasty Warriors 3,4,5
4.SW Battlefront series
5.MK:Deception
6.Budokai Tenkaichi 3
7.twisted Metal:Black
8.Simpsons Hit&Run
9.Star ocean:Till the end of time
10.GOW:1&2
MGS2
MGS3
GT4
GTA: San Andreas
Ace Combat 4
Burnout 3
God of War 2
Monster Hunter
FFX
Black
Interesting discussion. I don't usually do this, but I guess I'll toss my hat in the ring.
In no particular order,...
MGS2
MGS3: Subsistence*
GTA: San Andreas
GTA3
GOW2
ESPN NFL 2K5*
Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War
DMC3: Special Edition
007: Everything or Nothing*
Shadow of the Collosus
*Games I still play to this day.
Personally I prefer arcade racers... Huge fan of Ridge Racer, Wipeout and Grid :D
My top 5 are:
Daytona USA - Arcade
Burnout 3 or Revenge - PS2
Carmageddon - Technically a "racing game" ;) - PC
Super Mario Kart - SNES
Racing Aces - Sega Cd
First, GT5 (I prefer it over the previous versions)
Second it's
Crash Team Racing lol. I love that game, even though I know it's not exactly a racing game.
Third
NFS Underground 2. My favorite arcade racer by far.
My favorite (for the PS3) are GT5,Burnout Paradise, and Midnight Club:LA.
For ps2 it would be the Burnout games (all of them) and NFS:Most Wanted....man, I sure did love Most Wanted :)