According to reports cropping up on various sites today, Sony's PlayStation 3 launch range is unlikely to feature any software running at the high-definition 'Holy Grail' standard of 1080p, with SCEE representatives seemingly confirming Gran Turismo HD is the only title running at top spec.
Sony deflected fire last week with the mention that both PlayStation 3 hardware variants will support 1080p. Rumour (which we ignored) claimed that Sony was not going to include HDMI cables as standard and the entry-level PS3 would not support the resolution. This proved false. Although HDMI cables would not be bundled, 1080p via preferable, and certainly more common component cables, was possible from both machines.
As things turn out, much of the PlayStation 3's game content is unlikely to be presented in 1080p for a long time to come. As mentioned, Gran Turismo HD reaches the output, but at the time of writing, that's all. Remember that GTHD is simply a tech demo, a re-work of Gran Turismo 4 and not a commercial game release. Sony is expected to make an announcement on what it plans for GTHD (likely to be a freebie on the console's download service) at the Tokyo Game Show next month.