PS3 and Xbox 360 problems

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It seems that both the PS3 and Xbox 360 has received batterings from consumers and the press. Earlier this week there were some problems associated with television upscaling on the PS3. The PS3 would force the games to run at the lowly, Wii-like, 480p resolution, as PS3 titles run at either 720p or 1080p resolutions in the ‘older’ HD TVs that only support 1080i signals. The same problem seems to exist when scaling Blue-ray movies too. Microsoft has had problems with the newly launched Xbox Live Video Marketplace, with users still struggling to download TV shows and movies. Not a perfect start.

PS3

Earlier this week Sony reacted to the problems associated with television upscaling on the PS3.

Various incompatibilities had been discovered by new users, but the main point of contention concerned ‘older’ HD TVs that only support 1080i signals.

This meant the PS3 would force the games to run at the lowly, Wii-like, 480p resolution, as PS3 titles run at either 720p or 1080p resolutions.

Speaking to GameDaily, SCEA stated that Sony was aware of the problem and was working on a fix - which would come in the form of a ’simple firmware download’ when it was ready.

The same problem seems to haunt the PS3 when scaling Blue-ray movies, according to Arstechnica which states: “If you don’t have a set that does 1080i or 1080p, you’re going to be forced into 480p which is far less impressive. PS3’s lack of a scaler bites it again. 720p output is not available on the titles we tested”.

Xbox 360

Sony certainly isn’t the only console manufacturer with problems this week.

We’ve already reported on the difficulties Microsoft has had with the newly launched Xbox Live Video Marketplace, and this hasn’t quite settled yet, with users still struggling to download TV shows and movies.