In response to the announcements that both the XBOX 360 and Playstation 3 will utilise High Definition formats for next generation game development; Xploder announced that it will launch the HDTV Game Player to allow Playstation 2 owners to upgrade their PS2 consoles, so that they can experience their favourite PS2 games in true High Definition quality via their HDTV sets.

PS2 are supposed to be able to experience their games with enhanced image quality – standard PS2 games can be played in High Definition using the Xploder HDTV Game Player. They can also exploit the true capabilities of an HDTV set and benefit from crystal clear picture quality for every PS2 game.

The Xploder HDTV Player comes with everything needed to connect a PS2 to an HDTV and works with both PAL and NTSC consoles.

According to the company, users will simply put the disk into the PS2 console and use an on-screen interface to select the optimum configuration. Details are then saved to a memory card.

Details on price and release date for the Xploder were not yet given.