Resistance Fall of Man Downgraded to 720p


Recommended Posts

So what he works for Microsoft, that doesn't make him any less qualified to know what hes talking about or to voice his opinion. Everyone including Sony were making a big hoot about the fact the PS3 will do its "Full HD" named 1080p, now all the games are either being downgraded to 720p and/or downgraded in quality to fit 1080p and now all the Sony fanboys have either gone quiet or saying "oh you wont notice the difference" i think its quite funny, now go back to the Wii forum and wait for your glorified gamecube.

No it doesn't make him less qualified but it does put a slant on things. Kinda like watching an infomercial, you can't believe everything they say cause they have a biased financial agenda. Plus it's kind of funny you tell someone to go back to the Wii forum when 90% of the Sony boards is filled with MS trolls who have nothing better to do than bash Sony. Don't worry, I'm off now to the Mac and Linux boards to tell them how much their products suck. Now let the anti-Sony circle jerk proceed.

No it doesn't make him less qualified but it does put a slant on things. Kinda like watching an infomercial, you can't believe everything they say cause they have a biased financial agenda. Plus it's kind of funny you tell someone to go back to the Wii forum when 90% of the Sony boards is filled with MS trolls who have nothing better to do than bash Sony. Don't worry, I'm off now to the Mac and Linux boards to tell them how much their products suck. Now let the anti-Sony circle jerk proceed.

Circle Jerk? Is that like bukkake?

No it doesn't make him less qualified but it does put a slant on things. Kinda like watching an infomercial, you can't believe everything they say cause they have a biased financial agenda.

I have no "financial agenda" here... I'm a developer, not an evangelist. And I work in Windows which might as well be a seperate company as far as I'm concerned. That's not to say I don't have some bias - and you're free to frame my opinions in that light. However, my technical insights are no less valid because of who employs me.

It seems that lately the news media reporting negatively on the train wreck that the PS3 launch is becoming and it being posted on the boards here on Neowin is now being mistaken as Neowin being full of PS3 haters. Why don't you follow the links to all the news stories and complain at all the gaming sites that are originally reporting these news pieces?

It seems that lately the news media reporting negatively on the train wreck that the PS3 launch is becoming and it being posted on the boards here on Neowin is now being mistaken as Neowin being full of PS3 haters. Why don't you follow the links to all the news stories and complain at all the gaming sites that are originally reporting these news pieces?

But the only ones posting at Neowin have x360 gamer tags or PGR3 sigs.

The PS3 is basically doomed since the price is stupidly high, but most Sony users probably do get sick of hearing about every little issue that pops up, but I guess if it makes x360 owners feel better because Sony is doing worse than MS at this point in the next-gen wars, it hides the x360's shortcomings.

If the price was $100 less on the PS3, the x360 probably won't stand a chance, but Sony being Sony, will do their best to screw it up, even though Microsoft hasn't run away with the next-gen lead.

No it doesn't make him less qualified but it does put a slant on things. Kinda like watching an infomercial, you can't believe everything they say cause they have a biased financial agenda. Plus it's kind of funny you tell someone to go back to the Wii forum when 90% of the Sony boards is filled with MS trolls who have nothing better to do than bash Sony. Don't worry, I'm off now to the Mac and Linux boards to tell them how much their products suck. Now let the anti-Sony circle jerk proceed.

ohh please gimme a break it was like that with the 360, whenever something negative was in the news the PS3 trolls would be out in full, everyone is just voicing an opinion, i dont see no flame bait anywhere nor do i see trolling, if you cant bear to read negative news about your favourite stuck up ignorant company and its little expensive creation called the PS3 then you dont have to, atleast stop complaining about it.

Its not the fault of these 'MS TROLLS' that RFOM was downgraded to 720p ... its sonys fault for 'overestimating' and not delivering, now go whine someplace else.

Maybe the reason people with xbox sigs are posting in sony section is because Sony lovers are too ashamed to post about thier beloved console :rolleyes:

But the only ones posting at Neowin have x360 gamer tags or PGR3 sigs.

The PS3 is basically doomed since the price is stupidly high, but most Sony users probably do get sick of hearing about every little issue that pops up, but I guess if it makes x360 owners feel better because Sony is doing worse than MS at this point in the next-gen wars, it hides the x360's shortcomings.

If the price was $100 less on the PS3, the x360 probably won't stand a chance, but Sony being Sony, will do their best to screw it up, even though Microsoft hasn't run away with the next-gen lead.

So the ps3 will completely flop at the current price but if it drops $100 dollars the entire market will do a 180 and everyone will rush to buy a ps3? You honestly think people that are willing to pay $500 for a game console are that sensitive to price?

So the ps3 will completely flop at the current price but if it drops $100 dollars the entire market will do a 180 and everyone will rush to buy a ps3? You honestly think people that are willing to pay $500 for a game console are that sensitive to price?

If it drops $100 then it's more reasonable to compare it with the Xbox 360 and then people can choose bast on other features. The marketshare would be a lot more even in that case.

If it drops $100 then it's more reasonable to compare it with the Xbox 360 and then people can choose bast on other features. The marketshare would be a lot more even in that case.

...and to add to that, Sony was saying that their console was more expensive because it can do so much more. As time goes by, most of the things they said the PS3 could do better turned out to be not true. So now you have 2 consoles that look very similar in gameplay but one is cheaper. Now that Sony has run out of their "my console is more expensive because it's better" argument, they're going with "sure they're the same but if we twist the numbers it seems like they're priced the same too so please consider us."

So the ps3 will completely flop at the current price but if it drops $100 dollars the entire market will do a 180 and everyone will rush to buy a ps3? You honestly think people that are willing to pay $500 for a game console are that sensitive to price?

(throwing out the core systems, as no one really wants them anyhow)

The PS3 would still have more features, while users may not want BR or Wifi, those are already there, if you want those on the x360, you're back at PS3 pricing, but still would have a smaller HD, no BT, no HDMI, and no card reader unlike the prem. PS3.

Drop a $100 of the premium and core PS3's, and more people would take notice. How much, who knows? The x360 isn't exactly setting the world on fire at $400, but the PS3 does have some additional features over the x360, plus it may have better game support than Microsoft. PC ports and whatnot really don't set my world on fire either.

plus it may have better game support than Microsoft. PC ports and whatnot really don't set my world on fire either.

I don't know about that, I think that may be a little bit of a stretch. XNA has been pretty much accepted by the majority of developers as being a superior development tool/platform in comparison with PS3's.

I don't know about that, I think that may be a little bit of a stretch. XNA has been pretty much accepted by the majority of developers as being a superior development tool/platform in comparison with PS3's.

Sony has never made great compilers, and MS should, considering all of their experience in that area, but looking at the brunt of the x360 library, it just seems to be a lot of PC ports and existing franchises. It's the same argument that people make against the PSP - PS2 ports and the like, the x360 some decent games, but nothing spectacular and nothing worth buying the system for, and even with the year head start, I haven't seen anything improve.

The PS3 is out of my price range, and I really don't trust Sony at the moment, not after their double talk on the PSP and PS3. I like the PSP, but they've handled it worse than I thought they would have at this point.

Maybe the reason people with xbox sigs are posting in sony section is because Sony lovers are too ashamed to post about thier beloved console :rolleyes:

Its funny reading one sided arguments. I mean there is nothing to argue about here at this point all I am waiting on is Nov.17 launch.

Sony has never made great compilers, and MS should, considering all of their experience in that area, but looking at the brunt of the x360 library, it just seems to be a lot of PC ports and existing franchises. It's the same argument that people make against the PSP - PS2 ports and the like, the x360 some decent games, but nothing spectacular and nothing worth buying the system for, and even with the year head start, I haven't seen anything improve.

The PS3 is out of my price range, and I really don't trust Sony at the moment, not after their double talk on the PSP and PS3. I like the PSP, but they've handled it worse than I thought they would have at this point.

If I'm not mistaken, XNA is still in beta and not yet usable by developers? Developers need time to really take advantage of and base a whole game from XNA. Thus why there are mostly ports on the Xbox 360 so far. Either way, it's still fairly early in terms of the relative life of the console but some great titles are just over the horizon and the next couple months are full of top quality titles.

As far as things improving, there hasn't been too many sequels yet on the Xbox 360 (minus a few exceptions) to show any improvement. But those that have had sequels definitely did show improvement. For example, I think NBA 2k7 has improved a considerable amount (graphically, at least) over it's previous title. Tony Hawk is also another excellent example.

Developers just need time, and with the costs of developing games skyrocketing nowadays, developers are much less likely to take risks when creating games.

^^^Correct me if I'm wrong, but I do believe Marble Blast Ultra is wholly based on XNA Architecture. Granted it's much less work than say a full game, but the tools are out there to be used by developers.

-Spenser

Yea, I wasn't sure. It could very well be out, but I thought it was still in beta because of this. I guess that's different though, for indie developers I presume.

This topic is now closed to further replies.
  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
  • Posts

    • U.S. partially reverses Anthropic AI ban for Mythos but keeps Fable 5 off the market by Karthik Mudaliar Anthropic says that the U.S. government has finally allowed it to restore Claude Mythos 5. But of course, there's a catch. The rollout is again for a limited set of U.S. organizations that operate and defend critical infrastructure. The company announced this in a post on X (formerly Twitter). This does not mean that Anthropic's latest frontier models are back to normal availability. Fable 5, which was a tuned version of Mythos 5 for public release, remains unavailable. Anthropic said that it is still working with the government to expand Mythos 5 access and make Fable 5 available again, but there's no timeline. Reports from Bloomberg and Reuters say that this decision actually came through a letter from the U.S. Commerce Department. According to Reuters, this would allow more than 100 companies and institutions access to Mythos 5. Reuters also reported that Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s letter removes the need for export licenses for approved companies’ non-US citizen employees, as well as Anthropic’s own non-US citizen employees, while restrictions remain for organizations outside the approved list. Anthropic isn't alone with this kind of controlled rollout. OpenAI's newest model family, GPT 5.6, was announced just yesterday, but isn't available for everyone yet. In its announcement, OpenAI also said that access to these models is initially limited to a select group of trusted partners and organizations, with broader access planned later this year. Both of these cases show that frontier AI launches are no longer just ordinary product releases and more like slow and vetted deployments shaped heavily by the U.S. government.
    • Sol, Terra, Luna - aren't those the names of failed crypto coins? 🤣🤣🤣
    • Microsoft Weekly: 5 years of Windows 11, more support for Windows 10, and expensive Xbox by Taras Buria This week's news recap is here, with Microsoft giving Windows 10 one more year of support, Windows 11 getting new taskbar settings in preview updates, Steam Machine prices, higher XBOX prices, and many more. Quick links: Windows 10 and 11 Windows Insider Program Updates are available Reviews are in Gaming news Great deals to check Windows 11 and Windows 10 Here, we talk about everything happening around Microsoft's latest operating system in the Stable channel and preview builds: new features, removed features, controversies, bugs, interesting findings, and more. And, of course, you may find a word or two about older versions. On June 24, 2026, Windows 11 turned five. The controversial operating system was released half a decade ago, and during these years, it received a fair share of criticism (such as poor Windows Search and its web results), which Microsoft is now actively addressing with regular preview updates that deliver missing, long-requested features. With Windows 12 nowhere to be seen on the horizon, it will be interesting to see if Windows 11 can stay on the market for as long as Windows 10 did. Speaking of Windows 10 and staying on the market, this week, Microsoft quietly prolonged the Extended Security Updates program for Windows 10, allowing users to get one more year of security updates if they do not want or cannot upgrade to Windows 11. Finally, Microsoft released this month's non-security update for Windows 11. KB5095093 arrived with a traditionally long list of new features, including point-in-time restore, new Windows Update settings, quieter Windows Widgets, new accessibility features, File Explorer updates and performance improvements, and more. Windows Insider Program Here is what Microsoft released for Windows Insiders this week: Builds Canary Channel Build 29617.1000 and build 28120.2374 These builds bring new accessibility features, new Windows Update controls, audio improvements, and more. Dev Channel Build 26300.8758 This build includes redesigned taskbar settings, File Explorer improvements, and more. Beta Channel Build 26220.8754 and build 28020.2366 This small update fixes the OneDrive bug in File Explorer, tweaks system sounds in dark mode, and more. Updates are available This section covers software, firmware, and other notable updates (released and coming soon) delivering new features, security fixes, improvements, patches, and more from Microsoft and third parties. If you use AI-powered browsing history search in Microsoft Edge, the company has bad news. A new update on the Microsoft 365 Roadmap revealed that Microsoft is discontinuing the feature. Despite using on-device models for natural search, some users found it creepy, claiming that Microsoft lacks trust in features like this. While the ability to find pages without using 100% precise words may sound cool, customers argued that it was nothing but another feature to bloat the browser with more AI. Good riddance? PowerToys received several updates this week. For one, Microsoft released version 0.100.1 with several improvements and bug fixes for the recently arrived version 0.100. A couple of days later, Microsoft dropped another update, this time fixing memory leaks in Command Palette Dock. In addition, the company is working on a new module that will make it easier to switch between windows within one application using the Alt + ` shortcut. The new module should make it to the stable release somewhere soon. Here are other updates and releases you may find interesting: New Ventoy update adds Windows 11's mandatory update support and more Microsoft updates Visual Studio Code with chat cost tracking and multi-agent chats Microsoft is building an AI datacenter that "uses less water than a fast food restaurant" Microsoft adds new AI study and teaching tools for free to Microsoft 365 Education Researchers claim Microsoft's quantum breakthrough is flawed by basic Python errors Microsoft is bringing a much-needed Recap app to Teams Microsoft's fast coding model, MAI-Code-1-Flash, comes to Copilot Business and Enterprise Here are the latest drivers and firmware updates released this week: AMD Radeon Software 26.6.2 with FSR 4.1 support for RDNA 3 graphics card. However, the driver contained a bug, which prevented installations on Windows 10 PCs. AMD fixed that with a quick hotfix update. Reviews are in Here is the hardware and software we reviewed this week This week, Steven Parker published several reviews. He shared his experience with the Creative Sound Blaster AE-X PCIe, a high-quality sound card with a headphone amp, low-latency communications, great build quality, and DSD256. However, it is on the pricier side of the spectrum, and it lacks EMI shielding. Check out the full review here. The second review is about the TerraMaster F4-425 Pro, an octa-core Intel NAS with a stand-out feature: built-in AI (OpenClaw). We also published a few Hands On reviews, which you can view below: We check out the SKG PS700 Neck Massager SKG Hand Massager with Heat OS500 hands on Hands-on with BOOX Tappy: cute little reading accessory Hands on with the ProtoArc EM25 affordable ergonomic mouse On the gaming side Learn about upcoming game releases, Xbox rumors, new hardware, software updates, freebies, deals, discounts, and more. If you plan to purchase a new Xbox, it's time to act now. This week, Microsoft announced yet another Xbox price increase. Starting August 1, 2026, all Xbox Series X|S models with 512 GB of storage will cost $100 more. As for the 1TB models, they are going up in price by a whopping $150. Finally, Microsoft is discontinuing the 2TB Xbox Series X. To make up for that, Microsoft announced a few programs to make its consoles more accessible. Those include BNPL, interest-free financing, pre-owned consoles, certified refurbished consoles, and more. Valve also shared some not-so-welcome news. The company has finally announced prices of the upcoming Steam Machine console, and if you plan to buy one, get ready to spend a whopping $1,049 on the 512GB configuration. The Steam Machine is now available for preorder, with shipments scheduled for June 29, 2026. Grand Theft Auto VI also received its official price tag. Rockstar Games announced that the long-anticipated game will launch at $79.99 for the base edition and $99.99 for the ultimate edition. The latter includes an exclusive collection of premium vehicles, weapons, apparel, and action threaded across all aspects of Jason and Lucia’s story." Those who preorder the game will get extra bonuses, including a Vintage Vice City Pack of cosmetic items as well as a free month of GTA+. NVIDIA announced new games for its GeForce NOW streaming service. Those include Dark Scrolls, SAND: Raiders of Sophie, Deer & Boy, EMPULSE, and more. Steam is running its annual Summer Sale, during which you can purchase plenty of various games with big discounts. It runs until July 9, so in case you missed it, you can still get some games at a lower price. Also, you can get two games for free in the Epic Games Store, plus more deals are available in this week's Weekend PC Game Deals issue. This link will take you to other issues of the Microsoft Weekly series. You can also support Neowin by registering for a free member account or subscribing for extra member benefits, along with an ad-free tier option.
    • Text extractor hasn't been working great on 0.99.1 but I am now updating to this version, hopefully it's better!
    • Yet you did exactly what they wanted you to do - is it better now without "Europrats"? BTW, UK had joined EU (EEC back then) and was one of the leading member states, it never joined Schengen Zone though 😉
  • Recent Achievements

    • Week One Done
      flexorcist earned a badge
      Week One Done
    • One Month Later
      Woland13 earned a badge
      One Month Later
    • Week One Done
      Woland13 earned a badge
      Week One Done
    • One Year In
      bernmeister earned a badge
      One Year In
    • Week One Done
      Scoobystu earned a badge
      Week One Done
  • Popular Contributors

    1. 1
      +primortal
      502
    2. 2
      +Edouard
      226
    3. 3
      PsYcHoKiLLa
      156
    4. 4
      Steven P.
      75
    5. 5
      FloatingFatMan
      71
  • Tell a friend

    Love Neowin? Tell a friend!