Oh, my.

It's amazing how much attention one YouTube video can garner.

Earlier today Josh included the news about the horrible PS3 upscaling of backwards-compatable PS2 games.

And so did just about every other gaming website in the world.

The issue was really brought to a head by this side-by-side comparison of a PS2 Final Fantasy opening scene played on a PS2 and a PS3. The difference are amazing.

But, according to my brainiac husband, this may not be as big an issue as its being made out.

According to him, Sony should have just done the extra work to make those games look good on all televisions, but as many have pointed out the "looking like crap" syndrome isn't exclusive to Sony. Many have noted the same problem anything written for 480i on a big screen.

Now, this is what Engineer Kevin says (so don't blame me if he's wrong), but this whole "looking like crap" issue can be overcome by playing your PS2 games on your PS3 on an HD television and using S-video cables (despite what the YouTube video says). As long as your television has remotely decent upscaling, it shouldn't look so bad.

Of course, that isn't really much of a solution for non-HDTV owners. Or for those whose televisions don't do upscaling.

But being that his was the first voice that wasn't appauled at what Sony has done, I figured it was worth the effort to post the "other side" of the argument.