no HDTV res for Nintendo's Revolution system?

[Guest]

from IGN, quote:
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"A customer service e-mail informed Nintendo fans last week that the company
would not offer high-definition support for Revolution. However, the e-mail
was immediately changed to state that Nintendo was undecided about whether
or not to support the format. Since then, it appears to have made up its
mind and HD is again officially out.
"It is accurate that at this time we will not support high-definition [on
Revolution]," confirms Nintendo of America's vice president of corporate
affairs, Perrin Kaplan.

"Nintendo's Revolution is being built with a variety of gamers' needs in
mind, such as quick start-up time, high power, and ease of use for
development and play. It's also compact and sleek, and has beautiful
graphics in which to enjoy innovative games," Kaplan says. "Nintendo doesn't
plan for the system to be HD compatible as with that comes a higher price
for both the consumer and also the developer creating the game. Will it make
the game better to play? With the technology being built into the
Revolution, we believe the games will look brilliant and play brilliantly.
This can all be done without HD."

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It seems Nintendo is saying no to HDTV resolutions for it's next-gen system,
Revolution. It seems they're going to stick with 480p which is standard
definition in progressive scan -- the same resolution that the current
Gamecube console can manage.

both the Xbox 360 and the Playstation3 will support several different HDTV
standards: Xbox 360 will do 720p standard, and also 1080i. the PS3 will do
720p, 1080i and 1080p - and PS3 even has two HDMI outputs.



as for Nintendo not going with HDTV resolutions, it makes no sense. their
graphics provider, ATi Technologies, has been making HDTV-capable graphics
chips for years. at least as far back as the Radeon 256 from 2000 and
Radeon 8500 from 2001. the ATI chip going into Nintendo Revolution is
codenamed Hollywood. the Hollywood chip should be more powerful and more
advanced than the best current ATI graphics chips. so it makes no sense
whatsoever that Revolution will not have HDTV resolution of at least 720p.

supporting HDTV resolutions in graphics hardware is a not a cost issue these
days. it's just standard. so why is Nintendo apparently not supporting
HDTV?

I suppose the only answer is, they're just being their old Nintendo self
again.

 

[Boody Bandit]

I'm SHOCKED!
SHOCKED I TELL YAH!
*rolls-eyes*
Typical Nintendo.
Why would they go HDTV? They dropped their digital output and never had
their component cables actually on the market.

 

[Fred Liken]

I'm SHOCKED!
SHOCKED I TELL YAH!
*rolls-eyes*
Typical Nintendo.
Why would they go HDTV? They dropped their digital output and never had
their component cables actually on the market.

....yet it still held neck to neck with XBox. Looks like it didn't really
matter as much as you seem to claim it does...

 

[JBDragon]

This is a NEW Generation though. Back when the Gamecube was released, the
HDTV market was very small. It's not that way anymore. HDTV is hitting
the mainstream NOW! When Nintendo's system is released In a year or
whenever, the market is going to be even larger. Since the Life span of a
Console is around 5 years, and it's not being released for say a year or
more, How many people out there will have HDTV's in a couple years? Let
alone 6 more years! I've had my 42" HDTV for about a year and a Half.
Didn't have to wait very long until Comcast released their HDTV Cablebox.
When you have the Cable and Satellite companies supporting HDTV, it's in the
Main Stream. Releasing the NEW game console now without HDTV support is
LAME at best.

Where will the new Nintendo be? In the kids room on the small cheap TV,
while the Xbox 360 and PS3 are in the Main room being played on the HDTV's
in Surround sound. In fact the current gamecube should be good enough for
Nintendo for another 5 years! Nintendo was KING, they didn't want to get
with the times and then Playstation took over the lead. Then Microsoft
comes out with it's First Console ever and it beats Nintendo. Nintendo
with it's YEARS of experience couldn't even beat Microsoft. Do they learn
anything, Hell no. Instead they're going to release a New Console, NO
HDTV support, Online gaming, I don't think so, but you get to play all their
OLD games for a small FEE. WOW.... Ya, that's Next Generation technology.

 

[Leon Dexter]

"JBDragon" <joewald at bigfoot dot com> wrote in message


New Console, NO

HDTV support, Online gaming, I don't think so, but you get to play all their
OLD games for a small FEE. WOW.... Ya, that's Next Generation

technology.

I agree with everything you said about HDTV--they should support it, or even
require it, as MS and Sony are doing. But I'd like to point out that
Nintendo IS doing online games with the Revolution (and DS). I could care
less about online, personally (though they absolutely should have it because
a lot of people do care), but I think it's absolutely kick-ass that their
online games will be LAN-capable by default as well.

 

[Boody Bandit]

This is a NEW Generation though. Back when the Gamecube was released,
the HDTV market was very small.

But I am more than pissed at the fact that they dropped digital support 2
years after the GameCube was released. WTF were they thinking? You can't
even find a domestic component cable for the launch systems. You have to
pay double the price for an import. It's reasons like this as to why I won't
purchase their next offering. It will be the 1st time in 20 years that I
took a pass on one of their consoles or handhelds. That is saying a ton
considering I purchase anything related to gaming.

It's not that way anymore. HDTV is hitting the mainstream NOW! When
Nintendo's system is released In a year or whenever, the market is going
to be even larger. Since the Life span of a Console is around 5 years,
and it's not being released for say a year or more, How many people out
there will have HDTV's in a couple years? Let alone 6 more years! I've
had my 42" HDTV for about a year and a Half. Didn't have to wait very long
until Comcast released their HDTV Cablebox. When you have the Cable and
Satellite companies supporting HDTV, it's in the Main Stream. Releasing
the NEW game console now without HDTV support is LAME at best.

Especially since you can pick up HDTV's (27" t.v.'s) for just a lil over
$300 dollars.
There is NO excuse for Nintendo not to have full HDTV support with the
Revolution!
They are pathetic and only a shell of their former selves.

 

[Fred Liken]

This is a NEW Generation though. Back when the Gamecube was released,
the HDTV market was very small. It's not that way anymore. HDTV is
hitting the mainstream NOW!

The question is whether or not it will affect sales. Resolution is ONE part
of a larger equation when it comes to graphics.

Where will the new Nintendo be? In the kids room on the small cheap TV,
while the Xbox 360 and PS3 are in the Main room being played on the HDTV's
in Surround sound. In fact the current gamecube should be good enough for
Nintendo for another 5 years!

That doesn't make sense. There's been many graphical improvements since the
GC.

Then Microsoft comes out with it's First Console ever and it beats
Nintendo. Nintendo with it's YEARS of experience couldn't even beat
Microsoft.

Um, Nintendo kicked the shit out of MS. The goal is profit, not consoles
sold, silly goose!

Do they learn anything, Hell no.

There was nothing to learn.

 

[Fred Liken]

But I am more than pissed at the fact that they dropped digital support 2
years after the GameCube was released. WTF were they thinking?

Why did you wait so long? All the leet people had theirs.

It's reasons like this as to why I won't purchase their next offering. It
will be the 1st time in 20 years that I took a pass on one of their
consoles or handhelds. That is saying a ton considering I purchase
anything related to gaming. ....
They are pathetic and only a shell of their former selves.

You're such a troll. Hilarious.

 

[mganai]

"JBDragon" <joewald at bigfoot dot com> wrote in message


New Console, NO
technology.

I agree with everything you said about HDTV--they should support it, or
even
require it, as MS and Sony are doing.

Just no. HD support ought to be optional, not required. To require it would
be a bitch for smaller developers.