[360] X360 & 720p, oh wait... I'm an idiot...

Okay, first off, this thread title ("X360 and 720p, oh wait..." implies that the 360 is the cause of the problem) is incredibly misleading. And the post is missing the point, sort of.

This has NOTHING to do with Microsoft and EVERYTHING to do with Activision being a bunch of incompetent boobs who are content with releasing Tony Hawk games every year without putting any effort into the programming. The fact that they cut down on resolution doesn't mean the 360 can't handle it. Look at Gears of War, that game runs in 720p just fine. The issue here is that they apparently had to cut down to improve framerates, and considering the game apparently STILL has shitty framerates, there's really something wrong with the engine here.

Why are you returning Call of Duty 3 if it's not running in 720p? If it is a visual marvel even without hitting 720p, I'd say that's an accomplishment. Is it really that important that a set of 3 numbers and a letter that have no direct impact on gameplay be applicable to the game? Do you REALLY have to return the game? Since Mortal Kombat doesn't scale the game to 720p should you be demanding a refund for that? If you were talking about returning Tony Hawk, that's understandable, since again, I heard the framerates in that game were abysmal. But it's a really goddamn retarded idea to return a game that you yourself describe as a visual marvel just because the resolution isn't what you thought it was.

And in one last sidenote, most stores don't take back opened games. I've never shopped at FYE, so I wouldn't know, but you're probably stuck with the game. I highly doubt "It doesn't run in 720p" would be a valid reason for a service desk rep to give you the return.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Would you have played Wii Sports so much if the characters had all been stick figures and the pins were all flat pieces of cardboard?

Would anyone be playing Zelda on the Wii if it was still the 2D overhead perspective with maybe 10 colors on screen, like in NES Zelda? (Color amount is probably wrong)

Skills has a point in that graphics aren't the devil, but at the same time it's bad when people overemphasize the graphics. Gears of War is an amazing-looking game, and they clearly spent a lot of time making sure it looked great. But at the same time, they also made sure the game PLAYED well. There is absolutely nothing wrong with a game looking great as long as the game plays great also. If you immediately dismiss a game because it looks great, something's wired backwards in your head.

There's nowhere I can't reach.