PlayStation 3: Chasing the 1080p Dream. It's the fourth and final chapter in DF Retro's most expansive project to date. The years 2013-2015 are covered, plus, what have we learned about full HD gaming across that generation?
The final chapter in DF Retro's PlayStation 3 1080p special, covering the transition period between PS3 and its successor.
2013 drew to a close with a couple of excellent 1080p releases. By this time, the PlayStation 4 had arrived and was making its mark, but it was fascinating to see the arrival of XGen's Super Motherload, a relatively simplistic title that saw you digging for minerals and precious stones on Mars. Yes, it's not exactly pushing the envelope with its 2D visuals. However, side-by-side with its contemporary PlayStation 4 release, we see a PS3 game that is virtually identical. Both run at 1080p.
Beyond that, support for PS3 1080p is fleeting. We've already talked about the Kingdom Hearts 2.5 package, while Drinkbox offered up another 1080p gem with Mutant Blobs Attack - another example, like Guacamelee, of art and technoogy working together to produce a beautifully polished presentation. The last full HD title we could find? That would be the bizarre Tennis in the Face, a platform puzzle game all about hitting tennis balls into the faces of enemies dotted around the screen.
More generally, developers aimed to push the envelope, but the results were often muddy-looking and with sub-par performance. What's impressive about the 1080p library for the Triple is how often game-makers built those visuals around the limitations of the system, the clean presentation and often fluid performance levels helping to ensure they withstood the tests of time.
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