The "holy grail of full HD" is confirmed for Sega's PS3 tennis title. At its press event in Tokyo yesterday, Sega revealed, or rather boasted, that Virtua Tennis 3 runs in 1080p on the PS3. Displaying the game on slick HD sets with 1080p placards next to them, it looked absolutely glorious in high-res.

This makes Virtua Tennis 3 the second PS3 title confirmed to run in 1080p, next to Gran Turismo HD, and demonstrates that third party publishers are able to achieve what's been dubbed the holy grail of full HD on PS3. Sony has touted the PS3's ability to render 1080p images as a large benefit over the Xbox 360, which is incapable of generating them at such a resolution.
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25 Aug 2006

IGN says PS3 aces 360 in Virtua Tennis

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PS3 - Virtua Tennis 3 - IGN says PS3 aces 360 in Virtua Tennis

As IGN was checking out the new Virtua Tennis 3 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 at Leipzig, they made note of the "slight" differences between the two versions saying that the PS3 edged out the 360 when it came to graphical dominance.
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23 Aug 2006

GC'06: New Features Confirmed For Virtua Tennis 3

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PS3 - Virtua Tennis 3 - GC'06: New Features Confirmed For Virtua Tennis 3

SEGA Europe has today announced a raft of new features and improvements for the upcoming Virtua Tennis 3.

Besides the refinement of the World Tour Mode, ten new mini-games (and two classics) will make the line-up, together with Court Games - mini games for up to four gamers. Five set matches will also be added to Virtua Tennis 3 for epic games.
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7 Jul 2006

'Virtua Tennis 3' (PS3/X360) Also Coming to PSP/PC

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PS3 - Virtua Tennis 3 - 'Virtua Tennis 3' (PS3/X360) Also Coming to PSP/PC

Virtua Tennis 3 gives gamers the opportunity to experience new levels of realism never thought possible on a home console system. A press release issued by SEGA earlier today mentioned Virtua Tennis also coming to PSP, and PC.
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5 Jul 2006

Virtua Tennis shots served

PS3 News | Virtua Tennis 3

What with Wimbledon on and everything, it seems a perfect time to serve up some more Virtua Tennis 3 shots - the arcade tennis game from Sega that will be out for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 early next year. Career mode will be making a return where you take one created player on a world tour of competitions and minigames in order to develop their game and their bank balance. The remarkable gameplay will remain largely untouched which means the most notable thing about this second sequel is ...
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22 Jun 2006

Virtua Tennis 3 in-game shots

PS3 News | Virtua Tennis 3

Thursday 22 June 2006 The court-side world of next-gen sports smasher Virtua Tennis 3 is insanely detailed - just take a look at the jam-packed surroundings in this new in-game image, or hit the images tab for a handful of other fresh racquet-swinging screens. Virtua Tennis evolves Sega's brilliant tennis action for PS3 and Xbox 360, and we can hardly wait for its release next spring. Just feel the detail here. Working timers and serve-speed meters in the background, ranks of TV cameras, ...
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21 Jun 2006

New screens of Virtua Tennis 3

PS3 News | Virtua Tennis 3

We got a handful of new screens of Sega's upcoming tennis champion Virtua Tennis 3. Depicted are two scenes of the standard, behind-the-back gameplay that has made this one of the most well-loved series in the realm of video tennis, and four photo-realistic grabs of characters close-up. Showing off the impressive detail that this series is known for, these screens flaunt intricate shadows and emotive facial ...
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12 Jun 2006

See Virtua Tennis 3 in action

PS3 News | Virtua Tennis 3

Sega has served up a new video for Virtua Tennis 3, the next generation in the best tennis series around, and it looks brilliant. It's not so much the super-sharp visuals that impress the most, but the new, liquid-smooth animation that the next-gen power of PS3 and Xbox 360 can throw around. All the regular Virtua Tennis features make an appearance - career mode, technique-enhancing minigames and a superbly intuitive control system. And Virtua Tennis 3 is set to add more of everything, with ...
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10 May 2006

E3 06: Virtua Tennis 3 hands-on

PS3 News | Virtua Tennis 3

In the Sony booth, Sega debuted a playable version of Virtua Tennis 3 for the PS3 (it's also due for the Xbox 360.) The game, which has arcade-style, simple-to-understand play, has been a favorite of gamers who like a realistic but fun game of tennis. It really shines in multiplayer. Unfortunately, the demo was for one player only, and was limited to a simple single match. While we can't see the full list of tennis pros Sega plans to include, we were able to scope how detailed and realistic ...
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25 Apr 2006

The next generation of Virtua Tennis

PS3 News | Virtua Tennis 3

The popular Virtua Tennis series will be continued on both PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the form of Virtua Tennis 3 and will be released in spring 2007, Sega has confirmed. The game will feature photo-realistic graphics and improved opponent intelligence for its next-gen debut. Sega has also promised new gameplay features but hasn't mentioned any specifics, only confirming that the minigame-heavy career mode will return. In fact, there are very few details on any of the gameplay, probably as ...
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