PS2 gets an HDTV Upgrade?
A new product from the popular gaming enhancement site XPloder promises to upconvert your PS2 games to HDTV resolutions. The settings are loaded via a CD-Rom and then stored on your memory card. You can choose from 1080i or 720p, and even 480p if you so desire. A release date is not yet available. It will be interesting to see how this effects the gameplay itself. Hopefully it will not cause any slowdown due to reprocessing of the video. This could be a big bonus for those not wanting to pay $600 right away for a PS3, but still want high resolution gaming from a Sony console. We shall have to keep our eyes and ears open for more information on this one…
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August 9th, 2006 at 11:57 am
This seems like the biggest waste of cash. If all it’s doing is upconverting the signal then how is this any better than the scaler on your HD set I imagine this is about all it can really do. It’s not going to magically access the game code and change it’s renderer.