Digital Foundry vs. HD Remasters

Eurogamer: Money for old rope? Or newer, better versions of gaming's most celebrated last-gen classics? The process of bringing back vintage noughties console titles and revitalising them with HD visuals now seems to be big business, with a range of classic PS2, Xbox and even Dreamcast releases set for release in the run-up to Christmas.

HD "remastering" kicked off with gusto when Bluepoint Games ported over Sony Santa Monica's brilliant God of War games to the PlayStation 3. While the original releases worked fine on backwards-compatible PS3s, the new remakes were worthwhile in many respects: firstly, resolution was upped to native 720p with anti-aliasing applied, while the inconsistent frame-rate and lack of v-sync on the original games was mostly resolved, resulting in a smoother, more polished experience.