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<blockquote data-quote="Alex Atkin UK" data-source="post: 59763" data-attributes="member: 1290"><p>The darkness of the PS3 tables is intentional and some of us like it as it makes the tables look more realistic due to the contrast between lit up areas and the rest of the playfield. It adds a lot of depth perception too. In comparison the PS Vita version everything tends to blend into each other making it much harder to keep up with what is going on. I admit, I haven't really tried out the Xbox 360 version to compare though.</p><p></p><p>As for flipper lag, I'm absolutely certain everyone has it, but you will only notice if your TV itself adds enough lag for it to become a problem.</p><p></p><p>I tested my PS3 on my TV (an LG known to be laggy) and my monitor simultaneously with a HDMI splitter (so the signal going into each cannot differ or one or the other wouldn't sync).</p><p></p><p>On the TV 1080p is unplayably bad, 720p just about playable, but on my monitor both are absolutely fine and if I hadn't seen it on my TV I would swear the game is fine, which is basically what the people saying "mine doesn't have lag" are experiencing.</p><p></p><p>When testing like this I also tried Zen Pinball and its immediately apparent how much more responsive that game is in comparison. This makes it clear that the problem lies with Pinball Arcade and as I recall someone said it was caused by the post-processing added for the advanced lighting when they darkened the tables to make them look more realistically lit.</p><p></p><p>While I really love the darkened tables, its absolutely no good if its made the game too laggy to play.</p><p></p><p>[UPDATE]</p><p>Whoever said its much improved since the last game update, you are totally right. I'm not sure its as quick as Zen, but its totally playable on my TV now. (I hope this WAS a game fix as my TVs lag does seem to change from day to day, I think it gets lower once its warmed up)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alex Atkin UK, post: 59763, member: 1290"] The darkness of the PS3 tables is intentional and some of us like it as it makes the tables look more realistic due to the contrast between lit up areas and the rest of the playfield. It adds a lot of depth perception too. In comparison the PS Vita version everything tends to blend into each other making it much harder to keep up with what is going on. I admit, I haven't really tried out the Xbox 360 version to compare though. As for flipper lag, I'm absolutely certain everyone has it, but you will only notice if your TV itself adds enough lag for it to become a problem. I tested my PS3 on my TV (an LG known to be laggy) and my monitor simultaneously with a HDMI splitter (so the signal going into each cannot differ or one or the other wouldn't sync). On the TV 1080p is unplayably bad, 720p just about playable, but on my monitor both are absolutely fine and if I hadn't seen it on my TV I would swear the game is fine, which is basically what the people saying "mine doesn't have lag" are experiencing. When testing like this I also tried Zen Pinball and its immediately apparent how much more responsive that game is in comparison. This makes it clear that the problem lies with Pinball Arcade and as I recall someone said it was caused by the post-processing added for the advanced lighting when they darkened the tables to make them look more realistically lit. While I really love the darkened tables, its absolutely no good if its made the game too laggy to play. [UPDATE] Whoever said its much improved since the last game update, you are totally right. I'm not sure its as quick as Zen, but its totally playable on my TV now. (I hope this WAS a game fix as my TVs lag does seem to change from day to day, I think it gets lower once its warmed up) [/QUOTE]
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