I have a 1080p tv and some games that are in 1080p, only display in 720p

[Jellybeans]

I have a 1080p tv and for some reason , some games only display in 720p like GTA IV. What may i do to fix this problem ?

[Riff Magnum]

If you look at the fine print on the game case or the insert (can't remember which) you'll see that all games are 720p. No 1080p games yet.

[LembasBread]

Originally Posted by Dark Elf

I have a 1080p tv and for some reason , some games only display in 720p like GTA IV. What may i do to fix this problem ?

It's a pain in the butt, but in order to play it in 1080p, you have to go into the PS3's display settings and deselect 720p before playing games that have a 1080p option.

Other games don't have options above 720p and if you still have 720p deselected, the console will then downscale to 480p. It sucks that Sony hasn't released a patch for this and just scale all games to your desired resolution.

[xtop]

Originally Posted by Riff Magnum

If you look at the fine print on the game case or the insert (can't remember which) you'll see that all games are 720p. No 1080p games yet.

not true

if you want to force 1080p btw, go into display settings and uncheck everything but 1080p

[Riff Magnum]

So there are actual 1080p games? I didn't know that, but i'm not a huge game either. I have MLB the show 09 and Little Big Planet and i figured if the tech was available those two big titles would be supporting 1080p, but they're still 720p.

[Terjyn]

Be warned that some games will actually perform better in 720p.

[arthursiew]

If the game has a native resolution of 1080p, it will automatically play in 1080p. If the native resolution is not 1080p but is capable of playing it in 1080p, it will stay in it's native resolution of 720p or whatever. The games that are 720p but capable of playing in 1080p are upscaled to 1080p.

[androvsky]

Originally Posted by Riff Magnum

So there are actual 1080p games? I didn't know that, but i'm not a huge game either. I have MLB the show 09 and Little Big Planet and i figured if the tech was available those two big titles would be supporting 1080p, but they're still 720p.

Mainly PSN games, but yes. Wipeout HD, GT5 Prologue, anything from Pixeljunk, Super Stardust HD, Disgaea 3... I'm sure there are more, but that's off the top of my head.

[Kryptron]

Aren't Metal Gear Solid IV and Ninja Gaiden 1080p games?

[toef]

I've always hated how you have to keep manually doing this for certain games, because inevitably, there are times I forget to re-check 720p, so I load up a game that doesn't support 1080, and I'm stuck in 480, so I have to quit the game, fix it, and reload the game, and that makes me sad.

How hard would it be to have a setting that says, essentially "always play in 1080p, and if that doesn't work, go to 720p". Or maybe even when loading a game, hold down a button. So if you hold L1 when you hit X to load the game, it will be 720p. Hold R1 for 1080p, etc.

[koontz1973]

Originally Posted by toefer

I've always hated how you have to keep manually doing this for certain games, because inevitably, there are times I forget to re-check 720p, so I load up a game that doesn't support 1080, and I'm stuck in 480, so I have to quit the game, fix it, and reload the game, and that makes me sad.

How hard would it be to have a setting that says, essentially "always play in 1080p, and if that doesn't work, go to 720p". Or maybe even when loading a game, hold down a button. So if you hold L1 when you hit X to load the game, it will be 720p. Hold R1 for 1080p, etc.

Sod the button pushing, it should either give you an options screen or always play in the best possible resolution. Come on Sony, where's the patch to sort it out.

[Shin-Ra]

If you have all your display's supported resolutions ticked then all but a couple of games will default to the ideal output resolution.

[toef]

Originally Posted by koontz1973

Sod the button pushing, it should either give you an options screen or always play in the best possible resolution. Come on Sony, where's the patch to sort it out.

Well sometimes people may want to intentionally scale down.

Why can't they have it accessible in the in-game XMB... even if it'd require the game locking up for a few seconds, while it secretly reboots, or something.

I just hate quitting and reloading games. Maybe if some of the games loaded up quicker, instead of taking you through 20 screens of developers/publishers/THX certified/etc., it wouldn't be as bad.

[MOONPHASE]

Originally Posted by Kryptron

Aren't Metal Gear Solid IV and Ninja Gaiden 1080p games?

Well I know Ninja Gaiden and Disgaea are not native 1080p but can upscale to 1080p but not sure with MGS4.

[androvsky]

Well, since people really wanted to know. List hasn't been updated for several months, but should give you an idea.

http://forum.beyond3d.com/showthread.php?t=46241

50 Cent = 1280x720 (blur filter)
Afro Samurai = 1280x720 (QAA)
Alone in the Dark = 1120x630 (no AA)
Army of Two = 1280x720 (no AA)
Assassin's Creed = 1280x720 (QAA)
Battle Fantasia = 1280x720 (no AA, toggable blur filter)
Battlefield: Bad Company = 1280x720 (no AA)
Beijing 2008 = 1024x768 (no AA)
Beowulf = 1280x720 (no AA)
Bioshock = 680p (no AA, blur filter)
Bourne Conspiracy, The (demo) = 1280x720 (no AA)
Burnout: Paradise = 1280x720 (2xAA)
Call of Duty 3 (screenshot) ~1088x624 (2xAA)
Call of Duty 4 = 1024x600 (2x AA)
Call of Duty: World at War = 1024x600 (2x AA)
Cars Mater-National = 1280x720 (QAA), 1920x1080 (QAA)
Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Athena = 1024x720 (QAA)
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 = 1280x720 (no AA)
Conan (demo) = 1024x576 (no AA)
Condemned 2 = 1280x720 (no AA)
Conflict: Denied Ops = 1280x720 (no AA) or 960x1080
Dark Sector = 1152x640 (no AA)
Darkness, The (demo) = 1024x576 (no AA)
Dead Space = 1280x720 (no AA)
Def Jam Icon (screenshot) = 1152x648 (no AA)
Devil May Cry 4 = 1280x720 (2xAA, temporal)
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion = 1280x720 (no AA)
FaceBreaker = 1280x720 (QAA), 960x1080
Fallout 3 = 1280x720 (no AA)
Far Cry 2 = 1274x692 (QAA, centered on 720p window)
Fifa Street 3 = 1920x1080 (no AA)
Full Auto 2 (demo) = 1920x1080 (4x AA)
Fracture = 1152x648 (no AA)
Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2 = 1280x720
Godfather II = 1200x720 (blur filter)
Golden Axe: Beast Rider = 1280x720 (no AA, blur filter)
Golden Compass = 1280x720 (no AA)
Grand Theft Auto IV = 1152x640 (no AA)
GT5 Prologue (demo) = 1080p mode is 1280x1080 (2xAA) in-game while the garage/pit/showrooms are 1920x1080 with no AA. 720p mode is 1280x720 (4xAA)
Guitar Hero 3 = 1040x585 (no AA)
Guitar Hero Aerosmith = 1040x585 (no AA)
Guitar Hero World Tour = 1040x585 (no AA)
Haze (demo) = 1024x576 (2xAA)
Heavenly Sword = 1280x720 (4xAA)
Incredible Hulk = 1280x720 (no AA), 960x1080 (no AA)
Jericho (demo) = 996x560 (2x AA)
Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights = 1280x720 (QAA)
Kung Fu Panda = 1280x720 (no AA), 960x1080 (no AA)
Lair = 800x1080 (2xAA) - AA buffers are merged to produce 1600x1080 for further scaling
Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon, The = 1280x720 (no AA)
Legendary = 1280x720 (no AA)
LEGO: Batman = 1280x720 (no AA, slight blur filter)
LEGO: Indiana Jones = 1280x720 (no AA), 960x1080 (no AA)
Lord of the Rings: Conquest = 640p (no AA)
Lost Planet = 1280x720 (temporal 2xAA)
Madden NFL '09 = 1280x720 (no AA)
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (screenshot) = 1920x1080 (no AA)
Mercenaries 2: World in Flames = 1280x720 (no AA)
Metal Gear Online = 1024x768 (2xAA, temporal)
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriot = 1024x768 (2xAA, temporal)
Midnight Club: Los Angeles = 960x720 (QAA)
Mirror's Edge = 1280x720 (no AA)
MK vs DC = 1024x576 (QAA)
MLB08: The Show = 1280x720 (2xAA) - The rendering window is adjustable down to 576p without upscaling to 720p i.e. the frame has black borders
MLB09: The Show = 1280x720 (2xAA) or 1920x1080 (no AA)
Motorstorm = 1280x720 (2xAA)
MX vs ATV (demo) = 1024x576 (no AA)
NBA07 (demo) = 1920x1080 (no AA)
NBA08 (demo) = 1920x1080 (no AA)
NBA Live '08 = 1280x720 (no AA)
NBA Street Home court (screenshot) = 1920x1080 (no AA)
Need For Speed: Undercover = 1280x720 (QAA)
NFL Tour = 1280x720 (no AA, poor framerate)
NHL '09 = 1280x720 (4xAA)
Ninja Gaiden: Sigma = 1280x720 (has weird scaling to support 1080p)
Overlord = 1280x720 (no AA)
Pirates des Caraibes (screenshot) = 768x1080 (no AA)
960x720 en mode 720p
Prince of Persia = 1280x720
Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 = 1280x720 (QAA)
Quake Wars: Enemy Territory = 1280x720 (no AA)
Race Driver: GRID = 1280x720 (2xAA)
Rainbow Six Vegas 2 = 1280x720 (2xAA)
Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction = 1280x704 (2xAA, centered on 720p output)
Resident Evil 5 = 1280x720 (dynamic 0-QAA)
Resistance: Fall of Man = 1280x720 (QAA)
Resistance 2 = 1280x720 (2xAA - GDC09 slides)
Ridge Racer 7 (demo) = 1920x1080 (no AA)
Rise of the Argonauts = 1280x720 (no AA)
Ryu Ga Gotoku 3 = 1024x768 (no AA)
Saint's Row 2 = 640p (QAA)
SCORE International Baja 1000 = 1280x720 (no AA)
SEGA: Rally Revo = 1280x720 (4xAA, alpha blend)
SEGA: Superstars Tennis = 1280x720 (QAA, 30fps)
Silent Hill: Homecoming = 1024x576 (no AA)
Skate = 1280x720 (no AA)
Soldier of Fortune: Payback = 1280x720 (no AA)
Sonic Unleashed = 880x720 (blur filter)
Soul Calibur IV = 1280x720 (no AA), 1280x576 in 1080p mode
Spiderman: Web of Shadows = 1280x720 (no AA)
Street Fighter IV = 1280x720 (no AA), 630p in up-close character view?
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed = 1280x720 (no AA)
Stormrise = 1280x720 (2xAA)
Tiger Woods PGA Tour '09 = 1280x720 (no AA)
Tomb Raider: Underworld = 1280x720 (QAA)
Tom Clancy's EndWar = 1280x720 (2xAA)
Tom Clancy's HAWX = 1280x720 (no AA, horizontal blur)
Tony Hawk's Project 8 = 1280x720
Tony Hawk's Proving Ground (demo) = 1024x576 (no AA)
Top Spin 3 = 1280x720 (QAA)
Transformers (screenshot) = 960x1080 (no AA)
Turning Point: Fall of Liberty = 1280x720 (no AA)
Turok = 1280x720 (no AA)
Viking: Battle for Asgard = 960x720 (2xAA) - AA buffers are merged to a 1920x720 framebuffer, which is then downscaled to 1280x720
Virtua Fighter 5 (screenshot) = 1024x1024 (no AA)
1024x768 en mode 1080p
Virtua Tennis 3 (demo) = 1920x1080 (2x AA)
WWE 08 (screenshot) = ? 640x720 ? (2x AA) - les edges ont l'aparence du 1280x720 mais d'apres certain artefact il semble que ce soit le resultat de la fusion de 2 buffers MSAA 640x720
translation StefanS: "The edges give the impression of being 1280x720p, but because of a certain artifact it seems that it is the result of the fusion of 2 MSAA buffers of resolution 640x720"
UEFA Euro 2008 = 1280x720 (no AA)
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune = 1280x720 (2xAA)
Unreal Tournament III = 1280x720 (no AA)
WALL E = 1280x720 (no AA)
Wanted = 1120x640 (no AA)
Wheelman = 1280x720 (no AA)
World Series Of Poker 2008 = 1920x1080 (2xAA)


PSN GAMES

1942: Joint Strike = 1280x720 (4xAA) or 1920x1080 (2xAA)
Blast Factor = 1920x1080 (no AA)
Bionic Commando: Rearmed = 1280x720 (no AA)
Calling All Cars (screenshot) = 1920x1080 (4x AA)
Commando 3 = 1280x720 (4xAA) or 1920x1080 (2xAA)
Echochrome = 1920x1080 (2xAA)
Elefunk = 1920x1080 (4xAA)
Forbidden Siren = 1024x512 (4xAA)
Go Puzzle = 1920x1080
GTHD = 1440x1080 (no AA) - Vehicle selection is rendered at 1920x1080
High Velocity Bowling = 1920x1080 (no AA)
Locoroco Cocoreccho = 1920x1080 (2x AA)
Mainichi Issyo = 1440x1080 (4xAA)
Pixel Junk Monsters/Racers/Eden = 1920x1080
Rocketmen = 1920x1080 (2xAA)
Rub'a'dub = 1600x1080 (no AA)
Snakeball = 1280x1080 (no AA)
Stardust HD = 1280x1080 (no AA)
Sudoku = 1920x1080
Super Rub-a-Dub = 1600x1080
Tekken 5 Dark Ressurection (screenshot) = 1920x1080 (no AA), not always?
Warhawk = 1280x720 (4xAA)
Wipeout HD = dynamic-framerate-dependent 1080p framebuffer (1280x1080 to 1920x1080)
Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3 = 1920x1080 (2xAA)

[RClarke]

I swear we get a thread like this weekly! Perhaps its time for a Sticky thread?

[Xerios]

Quantum of Solace is 1080p

[Trogdor2010]

On most games, you are less likely to tell the difference between 1080p and 720p especially when most are in the 720p format and those games that list 1080p are actually scaled from 720p (or lower), and realistically I doubt you can tell the difference of 720p and 1080p on those small LCD screens (I'm saying this because alot of gamers have small screen sizes), the only reason a gamer says they can tell the difference between 720p and 1080p is that on 1080p displays, the 720p signal likely presents overscan, and everything appears larger (A desktop setup shows icons smaller from higher the resolution, but shouldn't be true with actual content, but of course there is more detail), the average gamer will find the benefit of high definition not from the higher resolution, but from the saturated colors and define detail. I do find it ironic that black should be better, but older standard definiton CRTs had better Black levels than many fixed pixel displays, including Plasmas, which are technically fixed pixel CRT's, and DLPs though they are great with ANSI contrast.

If you want the benefit of 1080p go for a front projector, period. I made the mistake of getting a rear projection, it is a great TV mind you, but that was when 1080p projectors cost $5000, I wished my dad waited, but it's fine.

[caliblue15]

I talked to him on MSN... I believe he understands now...