HDTV video games experience

The quest for bigger and more immersive games is starting in the form of HDTV video games. What will High Definition Television do for games, will it introduce new ways of playing, and experiencing games? Several games are already out for the Xbox that offer the HDTV video games experience.What is the HDTV experience? It is playing games on a screen with a different ratio, than conventional televisions. One of the things about playing video games that has changed the least is the aspect of the television itself. Most televisions have a 4:3, screen aspect ratio, with 480 lines of resolution. Now the change is coming in the form of HDTV, which means bigger, and flater screens. HDTV have a 16:9 aspect ratio, and a screen resolution of up to 1080 lines, which is a more wider screen. The television screen for playing video games is evolving to the ratio movie theaters have. A movie theater gives people a chance to experience other worlds and stories, and have been doing that for a long time. What can video games learn from movies, and movie theaters. Instead of watching a movie, you could play a game in widescreen in the same quality as a movie. Already you can play several HDTV video games with the current game consoles. The Xbox has several games that can be played on a HDTV screen. Not many games are out that can use HDTV, but here are some of them for the Xbox. Enter the Matrix, is a game that is based on the Matrix movies, and the game can be played be played in up to 1080i lines of resolution.

Looking better,and better.
Video games are looking better, and better, but are they just as good. One game that matches good looks with good play is the action game Freedom Fighters, which can be played on a HDTV screen with up to 720i lines of resolution.To connect your Xbox to a High Definition Television screen you need a HDTV connector like the Xbox HDTV A/V pack. The Xbox HD A/V pack pictured below is available at amazon.com from 39.99$

Most games already have quality sound, but getting that sound is going to need a sound system like DTS, or Digital Theater System.With better sound and visuals, games will look and feel like watching movies, but instead of watching you are playing.

What kind of games could you play on a system that goes beyond everything television screens have ever offered? Not only do you get bigger picture, and sound, you also have the chance of playing online games, and compete with other gamers in different games.

The HDTV video games experience will be based on the games, and the experience they offer to gamers. Just like movies have offered worlds, and stories, video games can learn a lot from them. A good story is one of the aspects of a good movie, games can learn a lot about storytelling from movies.

Playing fun games is still one of the most important thing to most people. You can get a taste of that experience by playing a game like Freedom Fighters.