[Terpfen]

Gran Turismo 4. It's alright, but Polyphony Digital (the game's creator) did some tricks regarding it. Officially, GT4 has a 1080i mode. In actuality, that mode is available only in races (not in menu screens or anything else), and it's only an upscaled 480p.

None of the current consoles have the power necessary to output good-looking games at anything above 480p.

The upcoming Xbox2's launch titles will be a pretty good demonstration of what HD can do--Microsoft is requiring every developer to support 720p and 5.1 Dolby Digital sound.

[af_vet_rr]

It looked incredible (even if it was upscaled). The 2005 Mustang the person was driving around, while not quite photo-realistic, looked good enough that I could tell what it was from quite far away.

If they have something like this now, I imagine that it will be photo-realistic in a few years. It made me want to get a Playstation2, just for this one game.