This is a game I have really been looking forward to, and was very concerned that it would fall into the typical PS3 game trap of only supporting 720p. Those of us with HDTV's that only accept 1080i have had to suffer with most PS3 titles downconverting to 480p which is not anywhere close to "HD."
So I was pleased to find this article on GameSpot:
Q&A: Naughty Dog on Uncharted - PlayStation 3 News at GameSpot Quote:
GS AU: We understand the team actually surfed forums a bit and implemented some gamer feedback into the final game. Is that right?
EW: That is correct. One of the most noticeable ones was just a few weeks ago, I had put a blog entry up on the US PlayStation blog, and I got a bunch of responses asking me about the resolutions we support. Up until that day, we were only supporting 720p and it never really crossed our minds to support anything else. In the US, we have this issue where a lot of early adopters with HDTVs have TVs that only support 1080i. So if you have a TV that supports 1080i and the game only supports 720p, the PS3 will default to 480p, which isn't even high-def and is not the way Uncharted should be experienced. So they brought that to my attention--I mean, it was kind of embarrassing that we didn't know that before--and literally within the hour we had 1080i support up to take care of all those people.
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Makes you wonder...it took Naughty Dog
less than an hour to convert one of the most visually detailed and graphically advanced games to arrive on the PS3 from 720p to 1080i!!! Less than an hour. What in the HELL is the problem with Sony and not just fixing this issue once and for all, instead of wasting time on a PS3 update that lets you turn your PSP on and off remotely...wheee!
Anyhow, I'm glad to hear a developer like ND stepping up on their own and treating us "early adopters" with some 1080i gaming love!!
