PSP's Ridge Racer 2 Looks Tasty in Upressed PS5, PS4 ...

Ridge Racer 2 is an extraordinary game by the way, and it's just one of many classics set to be included with All PS Plus Games. [source ... Ooh,boy–wehopeyou’vegotoneofthosebattery-operatedpocketfanshandy,becauseretroPSPtitleRidgeRacer2islookinghotupressedonPS5andPS4.ThesescreenshotshavebeenscrapeddirectlyfromthePSStore,soareofficialimagesthatthepublisher’susingtopromotethegame–butit’sclearSony’semulatorisputtinginsomework. Whiletheuserinterfaceisgrainyandclearlyupscaledfromtheportable’snativeresolution,theactualin-gamegraphicsareprettytasty.Thegame’srunningatwhatappearstobeatleast1080p,withtheimagequalitygreatlyimprovedasaresult.Obviouslythishigherresolutiondoesexposesomeoftheflawsoftheoriginaltextures,buttheimprovementsarevast,particularlyinthesceneryscreenshots. IfthisisrepresentativeofwhatwecanexpectfromSony’srevitalisedretroefforts–and,remember,westillneedtoseethegameinmotionbeforemakinganyfirmjudgments–thenthiscouldbeoneofthebetterinitiativestheplatformholderhasintroducedinsometime.RidgeRacer2isanextraordinarygamebytheway,andit’sjustoneofmanyclassicssettobeincludedwithAllPSPlusGames. [sourceresetera.com] RelatedGames RidgeRacer2(PSP) AtruePlayStationveteran,Sammy'scoveredtheworldofPSgamingforyears,withanenormousTrophycounttoproveit.Healsolikestennisgameswaymorethanyou. StaffProfileTwitterReply 1get2sammybSun22ndMay2022 Thatglow-up,though. 2 2ShogunRokSun22ndMay2022 Hey,notbad!Hopefullymostofthesegameshavebeenupscaledtosomedegree,wouldmakeahugedifference. 3 3ShstrickSun22ndMay2022 LooksmuchbetterthanIexpected!iftheyalllookslikethis,I’mmuchmorelikelytogivetheclassicgamesashot 2 4get2sammybSun22ndMay2022 PrettysureSony'semulatorisdoingtheupressingsothisshouldapplytoallgames.🤞 4 5nessisonettSun22ndMay2022 Notbadtobehonest.GivenhowusedIamnowtoPPSSPP’s4Koutput,thisdoesn’tstackupbadlyincomparison. 0 6Barryburton97Sun22ndMay2022 Whatdoes"upressed"mean?Doyoumeanupscaled? 4 7BRealSun22ndMay2022 InitsdayI’msureitlookedgreatbutrightnowonPs5thatlooksshockinglybad 0 8zhoontSun22ndMay2022 It'slikeadream... 0 9PegasusActual93Sun22ndMay2022 Ihavealwayslikedthelookofpspgames,undertheiroriginallylowresolutionwasaveryappealingaesthetic. 3 10PegasusActual93Sun22ndMay2022 @BReal It'sreallynodifferentthanplayingoldgamesonafancy3090rig,youplaythemforthefun,thenostalgiaandmaybetoadmirehowboundarypushingsomeoldgameswerefortheirtime. 5 11belmontMon23rdMay2022 Ihavethedigitalversionofthisgame.DoIgetitforfree?Anyway,onamoreseriousnotePSPhassomeofmyfavouriteracersofalltime:Outrun2006,Motorstorm,UndergroundRivals...IwouldloveifSEGAditchedtheFerraricarsandofferedOutruninPS4insomeform. 1 12EddieGreenheartMon23rdMay2022 I'vemissedthesegames.IfwegetType4aswell,that'dbeatreat. 2 13BRealMon23rdMay2022 @PegasusActual93fairpoint👌 0 14EnuoMon23rdMay2022 MaybesomedayCrisisCorewilllooklikethis.Someday....................... 0 15BusyOlfMon23rdMay2022 CompletelyforgottenIusedtoplaythiswhenIhadaPSP.I’mquitelookingforwardtoplayingsomeoftheearlierRidgeRacergamesagain 0 16twitchtvpatMon23rdMay2022 i'menjoyingthissofar,ican'twaittoseewhatthey'llenduplikewithsomemorework.i'drathertheyputworkintoeachgamethenrushthemout. 0 17Would_you_kindlyMon23rdMay2022 Outrun2006🤞🏻althoughsegasremovingit'sgamesfrompsnowsoIdoubtit 0 18stinkyxMon23rdMay2022 NonewPS5exclusivesbut....wegetadumpster-loadofoldgames,hooboy!!Lifeissoshort,imaginewastingyourtimeplayingTHIS. 1 19huyiMon23rdMay2022 humpf😤😤,asmuchasiloveridgeracers2onthepspandcompletedittwiceto100%it'snotenticingenoughtopayforthepremiumservice,nothanks,plusihaveallriderracergamestoplayanyways,stillhavemycopyofridgeracertype4 1 20wiiwareMon23rdMay2022 Lookinggood,thisiswhatIwantfrompsoneemulationonps5,justaddsome60fpsoptionanditwillbecomplete😃 0 21RealistMon23rdMay2022 @stinkyxArentallgamea"wasteoftime"?Stopit. 10 22ralphdibnyMon23rdMay2022 Beautiful,loveabitofup-rez! 0 23thefourfoldroot1Mon23rdMay2022 Type4please,withtrophies! 0 24theheadofabroomMon23rdMay2022 @Barryburton97nah,theactualrenderresolutionhadbeenincreased,upscalingiswhereyoutakeanimageatalowerresolutionandapplyfilterstomakeitlookbetteratahigherresolution 2 25twenty90sevenMon23rdMay2022 @Barryburton97itmeanstheinternalresolutionofthegamehasbeenincreasedfromthePSP'soriginalresolutiontosomethinglargerlike1920x1080 1 26shadow2kMon23rdMay2022 @Realistpaythemnomind,probablythinksFifaisthebestgameofalltime. 0 27AndyKazamaMon23rdMay2022 IhopewegetallthePS1andPS2RidgeRacers.HeckNamco,ifyoudon'twanttomakeanewRR,pleaseport7toPS4.Ilovethatgame 0 28Zemo55Mon23rdMay2022 Neverplayedthissowillgiveitago.IlovetheoriginalreleasedonthePlayStationandRRRevolutionandType4arealsogreat! 0 29skaarj217Mon23rdMay2022 HopefullyallthePS1gamesaregoingtobeinternallyrenderedatincreasedresolution,notjustupscaled. 0 30NersanMon23rdMay2022 I'dbecuriousifalltheclassicPS1gameswe'vepurchasedwaybackonthePS3/PSPwouldbeplayablenow,oritsjusttheselectedgamesthatareadded? 0 31PlatinumPlaystationMon23rdMay2022 Itwouldbeniceifyoucouldexplaininthearticlewhatupressedactuallymeans… 0 32Party_CannonMon23rdMay2022 @BRealIt'sanold,oldgamesoyeahincomparisontoPS5nativetitleslikeGranTurismoofcourseitdoeslook"Shockinglybad"-itsaPSPgamerunningonaPS5-it'snotaremasteredPSPgame..it'sjustaPSPgame.As"shockinglybadforaPS5"asitlooks,it'sbettertohaveitavailabletoplay,ratherthannotatall. 0 33Party_CannonMon23rdMay2022 @PlatinumPlaystationIt'sawordtheymadeup(whichisannoyingyes),butit'snotrocketscience-up(uppedthe)+res(resolution)=upressed.Probablywouldhavelookedbetteriftheyjustusedtheindustrystandardwordof"upscaled"ratherthanmadeuptheirownword.Itiskindofsilly. 0 34PlatinumPlaystationMon23rdMay2022 @Party_Cannonwellotherpeopleinthiscommentssectionsaythatit’sdifferentfromupscaling.I’veneverseenthewordwrittenthatwaybeforedespitelookingatgamingwebsitesalmostdailyforthelast10orsoyears.IalsototallyreaditasUPressedbutthat’smejustbeingabitofasillysausage😎 2 35awp69Mon23rdMay2022 UsersonResetERAarenowsayingthiswaspulledfromthestore.Hopefullyjustaglitchastheyrolloutoverthere. 0 36HollowSpectreMon23rdMay2022 IsthistrulythefirstrealridgeRacergametocomeoutinthepastdecade?Whileit'sabloodygoodonecanwehaveanewonenamco? 0 37BRealMon23rdMay2022 @Party_Cannondebatable 0 38KidBorutoTue24thMay2022 AllIknowaboutRidgeRaceristhePS3launchmeme. 0 39JimmyRiddleWed25thMay2022 @Barryburton97Iliterallyhadtoreaditoutloudthreetimesandstillwasn'tsure.Up-resolutioning? 0 40Barryburton97Wed25thMay2022 @JimmyRiddleyeah,Idon'tthink'upressed'isaword.BarelyshowsupifyouGoogleit.Ithinkyoucangetawaywith'Up-Res'. 0 41MadLustEnvyThu26thMay2022 @Barryburton97Up-res'disbasicallyre-renderingatahigherresolution.Upscalingisnotthesame.Upscalingisusingthenativerenderingandblowingthatuptoatargetresolution.Upscalinghasbeendoneessentiallysinceflatpanelsbeganandnothingspecial.What'sbeingdonehereisbasicallylikewhatremastersandemulatorsdo. 0 Tapheretoload41comments Holdonthere,youneedtologintopostacomment... 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