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Microsoft is unlikely to pillage its back catalogue of Xbox titles for the high definition remake treatment on Xbox 360. The admission comes from Microsoft Game Studios VP Phil Spencer, who told IGN: I don’t think it’s necessarily a bad idea. I’m going to think about it from the customer’s …
Read More »Sony recommending 3D resolution drop
The official guidelines for developers working on 3D titles for the PS3 recommend that studios avoid trying to make their 3D games support 1080p, instead suggesting that they stick to the less demanding 720p resolution. A true 1080p image consists of approximately 2m individual pixels. This is about twice the …
Read More »Current 3D console tech limited
Both the PS3 and Xbox 360 lack the processing power needed to run ‘proper’ next-gen 3D titles, according to one console developer. Citing the fact that only a handful titles to date have even struck upon what was once championed as the defining standard of the current generation of consoles …
Read More »No God of War remake for UK
European gamers will not be getting their hands on Sony’s remakes of God of War and God of War 2 for PS3 this year, SCEE has confirmed – though the platform holder hasn’t ruled out a release some time in 2010. We are currently looking into options to bring God …
Read More »Sega Mega Drive Collection goes HD
Sega has announced that it is to release a 720p enabled 16bit collection entitled Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection on Xbox 360 and PS3 early next year. Whether or not this is the rumoured Sonic Collection hinted at in September is unclear. Sonic is included, however, in both his first, …
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