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Early this week on Major Nelson Xbox Live! podcast, Nelson asked a Microsoft HDTV expert about what tv resolution would be the best for console gaming. Hear is what they had to say:

"We will leave the breakdown of spatial and temporal resolution to Tyler, but there are several elements here to consider. Many people like to discuss HD formats not only in their resolution but also the amount of frames displayed per second (720p60, 1080p30, etc.), and while lower frames per second is just fine for movies, it might not be as good for things like sports and videogames. I'm not sure if I agree with all the points however, since they seem to assume most games run at 60fps, which while some early 360 games have (DOA4, NBA 2K6), some have not (PGR3). I think it's fair to assume we'll see higher target framerates in upcoming games, especially twitch shooters like Halo 3."

So what does this mean for Sony's PS3? Nothing really, because you can just set the tv resolution back a notch to play 720p if you want to play games at 60fps or higher (refering to the rumor of 120fps games), but if you decide to watch a movie you have the option to watch it in 1080p. Also, remind you, a "Microsoft HDTV expert" was the one being quized about the whole 1080p expirience, and seeing as how it might put a damper on the Xbox360 to say otherwise, its hard to believe if the source is reliable.

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