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Subject: Halo 3 ODST Will not be in HD >=(

Will not look like this

Or this

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So yea....

  • 07.24.2009 5:24 PM PDT

orly? how would you know, same engine as halo 3, so it's still HD.

  • 07.24.2009 5:25 PM PDT
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Thank god. This means the game will be good.

  • 07.24.2009 5:25 PM PDT

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You thought you had lag, it took Jesus 3 days to re-spawn.

It's the Halo 3 engine. This isn't a big deal really. It runs at 640p, I believe. You might be surprised at the amount of games that upscale to HD resolution but run lower native. (CoD4 for example ran at 600p)

And I challenge anyone to really be able to tell the difference between the 640p Halo runs at and the 720p HD resolution.

[Edited on 07.24.2009 5:27 PM PDT]

  • 07.24.2009 5:25 PM PDT
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who cares halo 3 had good graphics compared to other games, its an expansion dont expect a whole new super cool wicked awesome graphics.

  • 07.24.2009 5:26 PM PDT

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Well halo 3 looks great in 1080p, i have no idea what the hell they r talking about?

  • 07.24.2009 5:27 PM PDT

ODST looks amazing, and it's no HD. Reach probably will be. Imagine what Reach will look like. What if the Announcement Trailer was done in the game engine?

  • 07.24.2009 5:27 PM PDT

Halo 3s graphics were fine with me.

  • 07.24.2009 5:28 PM PDT

Posted by: Blue Elite
Halo 3s graphics were fine with me.


Yea i guess your right, the graphics don't really matter as long as the gameplay and set pieces are tight.

The only way to really make those effects is to make a movie anyway, and that's what they are Computer Generated Movies to get people to go buy it.

  • 07.24.2009 5:31 PM PDT
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if i play it with my hd cable that came with my xbox it will

  • 07.24.2009 5:33 PM PDT
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I find HD to be overrated. I don't need to count Jack Sparrow's beard hairs to enjoy what I'm watching/playing.

  • 07.24.2009 5:36 PM PDT

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Posted by: snip3r dud3
if i play it with my hd cable that came with my xbox it will


It up-scales it's resolution. From what I understand, Halo 3 and now ODST run in a native 640p resolution. When your xbox is set to 720 or 1080, the game makes the adjustment and tries to fit that resolution. It's the reason guys at Bungie have said Halo 3 (and ODST) look best with your Xbox set to 720p. (it has to up-scale less.)

  • 07.24.2009 5:36 PM PDT

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Posted by: snip3r dud3
if i play it with my hd cable that came with my xbox it will


It up-scales it's resolution. From what I understand, Halo 3 and now ODST run in a native 640p resolution. When your xbox is set to 720 or 1080, the game makes the adjustment and tries to fit that resolution. It's the reason guys at Bungie have said Halo 3 (and ODST) look best with your Xbox set to 720p. (it has to up-scale less.)


Oh? So are you saying that I should switch from 1008i to 720p?

  • 07.24.2009 5:38 PM PDT

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Posted by: Wolverfrog
Oh? So are you saying that I should switch from 1008i to 720p?


See I don't know that for sure, but from what I remember, it has been stated that the game looks best at 720p. I don't know a hell of a lot about the way the up-scaling and things like that work, but I imagine the less it has to stretch the resolution, the better picture your going to get.

  • 07.24.2009 5:40 PM PDT

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It will be in HD. The only reason why it will not look like the ad boards posted on the internet is because:
1) Discs are not capable of holding that much info/ detail
2)The graphics of video games is more outdated than the graphics of graphic design and video animation. I looked back at a Playstation one game. The graphics of the game isn't exactly the best, but the graphics of the cut scenes had higher quality.
3)Back to #1, think of it. The graphics have to be INTERACTABLE and the disc requires space to save the actions let alone hold all of the graphics that pretty much wrap-up those actions making the character's body look "realistically" and act "realistically."

  • 07.24.2009 5:45 PM PDT
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No, it will not be in HD if you want to be technical. HD is technically 720p and higher. However that doesn't mean it won't look better on an HDTV than on an SDTV.

In case you did not know, there are not many games that actually run in HD on the Xbox 360, the 360's GPU is not powerful enough. CoD4 for example runs in 600p on an HDTV, Halo 3 runs in 640p on an HDTV, and since Halo 3:ODST utilizes the Halo 3 engine, it will also run in 640p on your HDTV.

Long story short, if you didn't have a problem with Halo 3's resolution on your HDTV, then you won't have a problem with Halo 3:ODTS's.

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And I challenge anyone to really be able to tell the difference between the 640p Halo runs at and the 720p HD resolution.

Haha, I can tell, but that's because I am OCD like that.

[Edited on 07.24.2009 5:51 PM PDT]

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Posted by: snip3r dud3
if i play it with my hd cable that came with my xbox it will

Not technically. It will run in higher resolution, but it won't technically be HD(HD = 720p or higher).

  • 07.24.2009 5:48 PM PDT

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And I challenge anyone to really be able to tell the difference between the 640p Halo runs at and the 720p HD resolution.

Haha, I can tell, but that's because I am OCD like that.


Well then you are damn awesome. haha. I really dont notice a huge change and I doubt most people could either.

There's games on both consoles that don't run in native HD resolution. I can't recall exactly but I believe MGS4 did not run in native HD. Burnout Paradise is another. There's really only a huge outcry (everywhere but here) because it's Halo and people love to hate Halo.

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  • 07.24.2009 6:06 PM PDT

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its in HD, if youve ever looked at the graphics you'd know that

  • 07.24.2009 6:08 PM PDT

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Posted by: Ninja B99
its in HD, if youve ever looked at the graphics you'd know that


It's not technically an HD resolution. You can look at the fact it runs at 640p native resolution and know that.

  • 07.24.2009 6:10 PM PDT

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The only reason why half of other games are better looking is because they use a different light filtersystem than Halo3.

[Edited on 07.24.2009 6:13 PM PDT]

  • 07.24.2009 6:12 PM PDT

Posted by: Panzeereapa
I find HD to be overrated. I don't need to count Jack Sparrow's beard hairs to enjoy what I'm watching/playing.


overrated? yea okay, so your saying playing on HD is lame, i play on a 480p tv but getting a 1080p for my room soon and it's going to be awsome.

  • 07.24.2009 6:13 PM PDT
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Posted by: zunduro
Posted by: Panzeereapa
I find HD to be overrated. I don't need to count Jack Sparrow's beard hairs to enjoy what I'm watching/playing.


overrated? yea okay, so your saying playing on HD is lame, i play on a 480p tv but getting a 1080p for my room soon and it's going to be awsome.


No he's saying HD is overrated. Where did you get lame from?

  • 07.24.2009 6:14 PM PDT

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Posted by: DarkHalo003
The only reason why half of other games are better looking is because they use a different light filtersystem than Halo3.


Uhh usually the Halo lighting is the one thing that is universally considered one of the best. It really is amazing.

  • 07.24.2009 6:15 PM PDT

Reach will hopefully look great; art, and gameplay wise because of all the enemies and allies involved.

[Edited on 07.24.2009 6:59 PM PDT]

  • 07.24.2009 6:59 PM PDT

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