Crytek announces Crysis 2 for consoles and PC

Today EA and Crytek announced Crysis 2 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC.

The next instalment of Crysis will be the first game built on Crytek's CryENGINE 3 and will be released for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC. EA will publish the game.

[BRACHATTACK]

Gamers rejoice, this game will be amazing!

Imagine how it will look on the ps3?

*ORGASMS*

[techie]

That is NOT what they've said.

[Daoshai]

That comment really does reek of dirty beaver

[Ninver]

@ ^^^

Umm if my memory is right that was along the lines of what they said. Regardless they did say the CryEngine3 if used by them will be optimised to take full advantage of each console. And we all know what happens when the cell is released from it's beastly cage.

[theEnemy]

err dude, Crytek didn't "made it clear" that the PS3 version will be superior to the 360.

I don't think they will even say that.

[solideagle1]

it will take the crown for Killlzone 2 or not. well i think not but killzone 3 will take it back in any case.

thanks

[Montrealien]

What do you guys think? It will be a 2D side scroller on the 360?

I tell you, "enthusiasts" have no limits and are truly sad sad people, they are not gamers, thats for sure. Polite or not, this kind of banter is why the open zone was created, here you are just irritating. What matters is that we get a great shooter and everyone will have a chance to play it, I am willing to bet that the game looks fine and playable on all consoles, cause I am not an idiot.

[WhittO]

No i think Uncharted 2 will take on the next "best looking console" game award.

Crysis 2 best looking PC game...

I have a feeling it wont look that good on consoles, will look great but nothing like the PC version, they simply dont have the time/resources to enhance the ps3 version, thats why it is always the exclusives to ps3 which end up looking amazing, because they are putting all of their resources toward one platform (which ultimately ends up looking better than 360 games)

[SL1M DADDY]

Not a bad idea! Make it in the likes of Mega Man and I am in!

[solidt12]

Sweet

[Halochampian]

maybe you should take your own advice because you couldn't even interpret what Crytek was saying.

[techie]

This is the quotation Beaver is talking about:

"So the PS3 will run slightly better here, it'll look and feel probably the same, but the engine is diverting computation needs to power subsystems available to the PS3, and the 360 differently, and PC differently."

http://www.gamezine.co.uk/n...

However they said after that the PS3 will run CPU computations slightly faster, and the 360 will run GPU faster.

[De La Chance]

the game isnt even out yet...we havent seen a single screenshot...one hour ago we didnt even know this game existed....and the "my version is better" blabber has already started...

Cant wait for the 1600° threads on N4G to spot which version has an extra facial hair on some guys face

[xwabbit]

lol even tho i love my ps3, since I'm a pc gamer and have a pro rig, ill get it for that, unless a lot of my ps3 friends get it and it has a pro multiplayer

[crazy-eyez-killah]

Sad day for PC gamers...........good day for ALL (ignoring wii-toy) console owners.

[SCThor]

if the PS3 version isn't better than the other console version, is because developers aren't trying hard enough and that means a rushed game or a tone down version so both look equally. Any of both cases I won't buy it.

[ShabzS]

stfu man .. u have no idea what you're talking about .. Stop quoting fictional statements from crytek .. jeez

[SL1M DADDY]

Dirty Beaver - "PS3 owners rejoice since crytek has made it clear the ps3 version will be the superior console version and will benefit most thanks to the computational abilities of the cell processor."

deep - "So the PS3 will run slightly better here, it'll look and feel probably the same, but the engine is diverting computation needs to power subsystems available to the PS3, and the 360 differently, and PC differently."

http://www.gamezine.co.uk/n...

He might be talking smack but at least it's an educated form of smack. Gotta give him credit for that at least.

[Montrealien]

Crytek says...

"So the PS3 will run slightly better here, it'll look and feel probably the same, but the engine is diverting computation needs to power subsystems available to the PS3, and the 360 differently, and PC differently."

Much a do about nothing? yep. Both games will run pretty much the same on both consoles, and no matter what console you have you will get to experience some super suit FPS action. If you actually think that the word "slightly" means anything when comparing two games, you lack some form of gaming education.

[Gantrfaxx]

If it was only on Ps3 and Pc i would expect far more from it. Multiplatform titles all look similar on both, the X360 and Ps3 and i don't think that in this case we will really see what the Ps3 is capable of.

[SL1M DADDY]

If something is slightly better, it's still better no matter how slight. Kind of like saying slightly few more players of the PS3 version will have a reliable gaming experience rather than those playing the version on the 360...

[Montrealien]

Can we pls stop with this whole "what the Ps3 is capable of" crap with multiplat games?

We have seen what the PS3 is capable of, its called Infamous, Motostorm 2, Heavenly sword, MGS4. I mean I love the system and all, but it is not limitless, if it was I would be playing my favorite game of the year thus far, Infamous, in Full 1080p 60 fps and Zero draw in.

And Slim, wow, just wow. Do you eat your semantic pie with Ice cream?

[Lifendz]

Can't wait to see what those guys do on a console. If the game is even close to the PC graphical goodness then they can gladly get my 63 bucks for yet another FPS.

[SL1M DADDY]

à la mode it is Monty, and thanks for asking. Better to understand a word at its literal meaning than to cast a gray cloud over vocabulary.

[aksmashh]

The Graphics Are Going To Have To Be Amazing, Otherwise With Killzone Already & MAG,COD MW2 Coming Out Theres Not Much Space But For 360 Its Probably Already Game Of The Year

[All-3]

Cevat Yerli, Crytek CEO and President, explained how the engine could adapt to development on the different platforms:

"The CryENGINE 3 runs currently at more or less the same quality bar. I say more or less because the engine still optimizes itself to power of the platforms' intrinsics," Yerli told IGN.

"So the PS3 will run slightly better here, it'll look and feel probably the same, but the engine is diverting computation needs to power subsystems available to the PS3, and the 360 differently, and PC differently."

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Mark Atkinson, Crytek’s director of technology said:

“It’s been tricky, but we’ve got a strong PS3 engine with all the major systems running on SPUs. With middleware, what you want is for someone else to do all that so the developer can just concentrate on making games. We have parity between the platforms now: both run at the same speed.” Although this ’same speed’ clearly depends on what the engine is doing at that particular time. “If the game’s shader-heavy it runs a bit faster on 360; if it’s compute-heavy with physics and particles, then the SPUs take over and it’s a bit quicker on PS3.”

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"So the PS3 will run slightly better here, it'll look and feel probably the same, but the engine is diverting computation needs to power subsystems available to the PS3, and the 360 differently, and PC differently."

http://www.gamezine.co.uk/n...

--> He might be talking smack but at least it's an educated form of smack. Gotta give him credit for that at least.

Oh really?

What does this line mean --> it'll look and feel probably the same <--

Notice that was stated even after taking into consideration, the various computational requirements of the PS3, 360 and PC hardware.

--> It'll LOOK and FEEL probably the SAME <--

[Montrealien]

I am, and will always be Montrealien...

*busts a move*

This is looking to be an interesting few days here on our beloved N4G, I will try my best to not be a douche.

*rolls eyes*

[specialguest]

I'm just posting here to agree with 1.20.

[Tito Jackson]

i cant imagine it reaching its full potential on the static hardware of the 360 & PS3.

@montrealien(above): youre not a douche. you never have been. your just opinionated.

[cmrbe]

a long as they push the PC again to the limit i am ok with it. Good for those that don't have a good rig to play it but i am playing it on my PC. PC is how anyone should experience Crysis.

[Ju]

Quote: “If the game’s shader-heavy it runs a bit faster on 360; if it’s compute-heavy with physics and particles, then the SPUs take over and it’s a bit quicker on PS3.”

This scares me a little bit. If they do not feed geometry into the SPU (-pre-processor) and don't add HDD streaming I fear you might see more details in the PS3 version while visually it might have an edge on the 360.

While this might satisfy both sides, it does not take full advantage of the PS3.

I do not believe, this is completely possible with one engine for all. But maybe they do. If the vertex processor (and shader) is a virtual shader processor which can distribute to either the ATI, NVidia and SPUs, this might be possible - but they would have mentioned that. They also did not mention any kind of deferred rendering, which uses pixel (lightning) setups on the SPUs.

Could still mean better explosions, more collisions and simply more particles with a steady framerate on the PS3, though. I hope so, but its not the full potential.

[DaTruth]

I expect it will suck on all platforms! Like Farcry 2! It will look nice, but you will kill a bunch of guys, drive five minutes away and when you return, they will be waiting again in the exact same place. It was the same on 360, PS3 and PC!

I feel sorry for PC owners, as they have few titles they can call their own and now they have one less and it will be ruined!

[Nihilism]

i hope you console gamers are happy, crysis 2 will look like a supernintendo game in comparison to the original now because it will be scaled back like a (insert relevant thing here), yes even ps3 is weak compared to any 2 year old pc, if my 1gig card doesn't run crysis perfect, the sh!t 256meg one in ps3 will suffer bad, then again it will only run at 1280*768 on ps3...tisk tisk

[s8anicslayer]

Let's see if Crysis 2 for home consoles will be the graphical benchmark like Crysis is for the PC

[belal]

not when its a multiplatform game...

[Ninver]

@ belal

I agree about the multiplat statement but i do recall an article about crytek stating the CryEngine3 will take full advantage of each of the consoles. It's all about the devs really.

[PtRoLLFacE]

i just want hear someone saying the ps360 version is better

[Statix]

I'm surprised it's not called "Trysis."

As for your question, multiplatform projects NEVER fully exploit a console's hardware.

[DaTruth]

It will have to be three completely different games. Or at least, pretty different games! But enough that playing it on another platform would change the placement of characters and size of maps.

What they did in the last one is not even possible on consoles and my statement has nothing to do with graphics!

[Cajun Chicken]

Nice. I haven't had the fortune to play Crysis but I'll be easily up for the second one.

[Ju]

Don't think you missed much, though.

They have to change the controls. Crysis is a pain with a controller. And the suit control just don't fit onto a controller (you need to open a menu for essential commands - this is tedious).

[UnblessedSoul]

Nice, was gonna happen sooner or later

[Deviant]

too many shooters :( .....

[DARK WITNESS]

not of this quality...

there are lots of shooters in general, but that does not mean you have to own all of them.

[Statix]

Well, this year alone I've already bought Killzone 2 and Riddick, and am looking forward to Operation Flashpoint 2, Borderlands, and MAG. I really don't think I'll have room to get this game if it comes out this year.

[GamerPS360]

getting it for PC if they optimized it better than vanilla Crysis.

I am not buying anymore shooter for consoles. It is such a handicapped gameplay.

[Raf1k1]

lol i used to think like that

but to be honest, after getting a PS3 and playing Resistence2 and Killzone2 I gota say I'm impressed at how well the control scheme works.

I never thought I'd actually get into it lol. Shame on me :P

[Ju]

I don't know. For me its quite to opposite. I need my controller. And no matter how hard I try, I can't get to comfi with a KB/Mouse (and somehow, the controllers don't work on the PC like they do on the console). Its faster with KB/Mouse, I can admit that, but its just to many buttons I need to remember and then I press the wrong ones when I am in a stress situation. KISS Keep it simple stupid. That's what I need. (Well, everybody needs a KISS now an then :)

[TheIneffableBob]

I don't know how you can say there are too many buttons. It's just move, jump, crouch, and maybe two or three special functions such as sprint or grenade for most shooters.

[Ju]

But a kb has 104 keys (or so). I need 4 or 5. Every time I take my eyes of, I have to search for the right key again. Just not my thing. Sorry.

[wanderofys]

The keyboard can be a bit frustrating when a lot of the keyboard is implemented (the first Crysis is actually one of these games). However, the right analog stick will never, EVER be better than a mouse. You CAN NOT get the accuracy with the analog stick that you can with a mouse. I've tried adjusting sensitivity on a right analog stick to try to get the accuracy I get with a mouse, and it's just not possible.

[Zhuk]

Only Xbox 360 gives gamers the biggest and hottest titles coming out these holidays, Xbox 360 provides developers and consumers alike with the ultimate gaming ecosystem in which games may reach their full potential.

Crysis 2 in conjunction with the new CryEngine 3 will allow Crytek to fully harness the revolutionary graphical power of the Xbox 360 and I have no doubt that this title will surpass anything seen so far this generation due to the Xbox 360's award winning architecture.

All games look and play better on the Xbox 360 due to the Xbox 360's superior architecture, so I know I will be choosing the Xbox 360 version of Crysis 2 for the premier Crysis experience instead of the gimped PS3 version due to its unwieldy and inefficient architecture.

[qface64]

wow ._____.

[Dimitri]

Is that soo ?

I tought Crytek said that the PS3 version will be better than the 360.
You must have good sources my friend.

Do us all a favour and go kill yourself ;).

Extreme fanboys cant take the truth.

[talltony]

Its a shame if even you think that 360 has reached its "full potential"
And also didnt they say the programmers say that the engine runs better on ps3 in some parts???
You think by choosing your words carefully that somehow people will listen to your bias a**. Think again Bot!

[bob saget remix]

because there no where to be found. Maybe in your mind zhuk.

[jalen247]

I can tell you know nothing about what you spew. I have a BS in electrical engineering and a masters in Computer Science. I know Hardware and Software. Sony's PS3 is more powerful than Microsoft's XBox 360 hardware wise. There it is left to the Software developers to harness the power of the respective systems. The talent and skill of the developers determine what they will ultimately attain from each console. Multiplatform titles are made with the lowest common denominator (XBox 360). Most if not all their engines are made for the XBox 360. The PS3 versions are retooled to the PS3 architecture they aren't built from the ground up for the PS3. That's why no multiplatform title looks as good as PS3 exclusive titles. If Crytek built the PS3 engine version from the ground up then there is no way in hell that the 360 version will look better...period. But again these games are built to have parity between the system. Look at the best the 360 has to offer graphically. forza 3, alan wake, gears 2, splinter cell conviction and compare them to ps3 exclusives in the same genre. The proof is in the pudding. Forza looks good, but GTP looks better. Alan wake looks decent but Heavy Rain looks better. Gears looks good but Uncharted 1 looks way better and Uncharted 2 looks even more impressive. Splinter cell conviction was impressive to me but Metal Gear Solid 4 looks better. Let's not even begin comparing Modern warefare 2 to Killzone 2 because Killzone 2 b*tch slaps MW2 hard. But in terms of gameplay Splinter cell is more interesting to me.

[Omega4]

Seems like E3 has begun

[DEADEND]

Thank god now I don't have to buy a expensive PC anymore, as long as it's plays the same as the first one(open world, do whatever you want, with the nano suite)I'll buy it for the PS3.

[ShabzS]

and so it begins ... awesome... this whole weeks is gonna be filled with announcements like this ... get ready guys

[7thNightvolley]

CRYSIS 2 ON MY CONSOLE WOW!!! it has already beat kz2 with crysis as the name already.

[really duh 2]

Will be superior on 360.

The 360 version will run at 1080P with 60FPS while the Ps3 version will run at 600P with 20 FPS.

Edit@below: Why don't you all go to the open zone it's where you Ps3 fans all belong at least i have a right to post in the gamer Zone you don't.

[Kantraz]

Go over to the open zone...

[ShabzS]

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[SL1M DADDY]

They both looked amazing. If I recall, the edge was given to the PS3 version of the demo but that means little until the game is fully released.

[poeo]

lmao @ 1080p/60fps

[MaximusPrime]

>> open zone is that way.

Openzone is for hardcore gamers, devoted to their own console.

[bjornbear]

But i do, he's joking =P....aren't you?

You're joking right?....1080p 60 FPS vs 600p with 20 FPS...ps3 being the latter...its a joke right?...=P its kinda funny if its a joke....

it's kinda sad if its not...

[Perjoss]

@ 10
you forgot the anti aliasing ;)

but seriously, PC version will be far superior than either console version, anyone that thinks otherwise is living in a dream world. If they are smart they will release the PC version 3 to 6 months after console versions, seeing as the PC version will get most heavily pirated, facts right there.

[dirthurts]

Neither console will run this at 1080p. Sorry.
Build a 1000 dollar computer, and you might pull it off.

[Perjoss]

agreed, its not just 1080p, there are more things that will not be present on consoles like 4x AA (or higher), correctly done motion blur and last but not least, the kind of high res textures that current console video cards simply cannot handle.

There is a good reason why a games console costs a fraction of the price of a high end PC built for gaming.

[poopface1]

I think this guy was joking, but you jump on him so quick while ignoring the ps3 loyalists who clearly were trying to be serious, but I guess they are so delusional no one pays attention to their ramblings. This guy just mocked 95% of the members of this site, I can see why youd want him sent to the open zone.

You guys also forgot the part of the quote where he says the 360 will handle something, I think shaders, better. But you really dont see us hanging on to every tiny glint of hope that our console will finally deliever on the promise of blowing the other console outa the water.

[shazui123]

you forgot to say "in my opinion" at the end there. For many its the other way round, personally, I much prefer ( and this costs a lot less to do with a console than a pc btw, considering the rendering needed to output 1080p on a display of this size) sitting or laying down on my couch, relaxing, while getting headshots on kz2 or whatever, compared to sitting in an office chair my face 2 or 3 feet away from an obviously smaller screen (otherwise my head would probably explode) and not relaxing as much. I do find a keyboard and mouse to be more precise than analogue sticks however you can do that with the ps3 and still enjoy the luxuries of a sofa and 50" tv so I cant see how thats handicapped gameplay at all, silly statement.

@ really duh. I have a 360 dude so im in no way a fanboy, but youve got to admit, because the ps3 is more powerful and has better graphical and technically great games than the 360, isnt it obvious its the other way round? It doesnt make the 360 any less awesome but dont kid yourself my friend, if they take the ps3s hardware into mind (which it looks like they have) theyll obviously be able to create an at least slightly better graphical and technical display than could be seen on the 360.

[GamerPS360]

I guess you are right. It may not be as handicapped as I think it is for others BUT
Mouse and keyboard combo for FPS is better than 360 or ps3 reg controller. It is a fact.

and I agree about sitting on couch and play. Well, that's why I have my PC hooked up with 40 inch bravia, boss speaker and special table that I made it myself to play pc games from couch :D. I know its little expensive to do stuff but If I want to enjoy it, I'd rather enjoy all the way.

edit below:

how you run with that spec on max ?? I mean playable MAX.

I have 8gig DDR2, 4890 X 2 crossfire and Phenom II x3 processor. I still get hiccups.

About opinion, I gotta win nothing with this argument. Whichever gamer prefer. But, wish there was cross platform multiplyer :D Like all PC, 360 and PS3 players play on same servers. haha

[shazui123]

you can use mouse and keyboard on consoles also dont try and deny it again, it is an opinion so face it. That sounds like an awesome setup my friend, im stuck at a desk with the 30" with my pc. But I gotta admit I like the 50" in the lounge with the ps3 and 360 more. But you see what I mean? that was an opinion too, its not a fact dude, a lot of my friends actually find it easier with a controller, each to their own :) anyway, could anyone actually run crysis @ warhead at max? I could show you guys how (long as youve got 3gb+ ram, core 2 due @ 2.4+ and an 8600gt + or any ATI equivalent) if you want.

[Charmers]

Erm it is not a fact you can use a mouse and keyboard to play games on the console. You can only play ONE game on the PS3 with a mouse and keyboard and that is Unreal Tournament 3 which has support for it. All other games on the PS3 do not support the mouse and keyboard. So it is fair to say that you cannot play games on a console with the mouse and keyboard.

[FragMnTagM]

man are you misinformed. It is called an adapter. Xfps makes one for the PS3 and the XBOX 360. Though it is not native it can still be done. It can also be used for ANY game on either console.

[Charmers]

rofl no I am not misinformed I know all about the xfps rubbish and yes it is rubbish. I don't feel inclined to buy an add on that is and I quote "Works great with the keyboard and PS2, but is atrocious where it really counts, mousing." :-

http://uk.gear.ign.com/arti...

The fact is consoles DO NOT support mouse and keyboard,it doesn't matter what little gizmo you stick on the thing. The only way to play fps games is with a mouse and keyboard and you can only do that on the PC. The consoles do not support and never will support mouse and keyboard play AS STANDARD.

[Nihilism]

you don't know what your talking about, kz2 runs at 1280*768 native, only the cut scenes are 1080p, ps3 can't handle true 1080p like eveyone claims (and no i don't own a 360...i just hate people who don't know what they're talking about)

[theEnemy]

I hope it'll do great on both PS3 and 360.

[really duh 2]

Will be superior on 360.

The 360 version will run at 1080P with 60FPS while the Ps3 version will run at 600P with 20 FPS.

[bekum_aka_jarhed]

u are being realy g^^^ay !

[MaximusPrime]

this shows he admitted that Halo 3 was not in HD...

[Joe2911]

looking forward to this, i wanted to get crysis but i didn't have a good enough computer to run it at even medium. If the story turns out to be good and a good online is implemented then this may very well be a buy for me.

And guys should shut up about what console its gna look best on, fact is PC will own the consoles asses. But i do remember reading when the cryengine 3 trailers were going around that the PS3 handled some aspects better than the 360, but who knows.. i don't really care either.

- :S i didn't mean to reply

[Pandamobile]

Both versions will run at a low resolution.

[shazui123]

one of the first sensible statements so far, bubbles :)

[Shaka2K6]

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[NickyFinn]

Crysis 2 will pwn think im gonna get it on my ps3 tho no way am i upgradin my pc again :P

[cmacdonald]

Not totally unexpected the way piracy has taken over.

[Kantraz]

Omg! I don't hope it will take as long time to get relased as the first Crysis :P I waited in 2 years for that, and I couldn't wait :D

[ShabzS]

man the pc only owners will be pissed if they dumb it down for the consoles

[Kantraz]

Crytek will never dump down a game, they are setting the benchmarks for graphics, so it would be a stupid move :)

[solidt12]

PC users could care less. The PC engine is different from the Console Engine so it won't be Dumb down on the PC.

[free2game365]

It all depends on the developers really, if they're willing to dumb down the PC version visually to make it match the console versions. It always seems weird when developers claim that each version will look the same in a "proud" way. All it spells out to me is that the developers are lazy or that for some bizarre reason they don't want to upset console fanboys about a PC version of a game looking better.

[-MoOkS-]

You can guarantee the Xbox 360 version will have superior anti aliasing, texture's, color palette and frame rate. It will also play better thanks to xbox live and the 360 controller, which is perfect for fps's

[Antan]

I think your gettng confused with the PC version.

[MaximusPrime]

only things i agree with is xbox controller. FPS is better with xbox controller.

[talltony]

Well mooks if you have done any research then you would know that they said the ps3 version would be the superior one in a few ways.

[TheReaper42]

KB + Mouse pwns controller on fps games anyday.

[Consoldtobots]

lol

and people wonder why these fanboy wars carry on, microsoft has brought its patented venom and anti-competitive practices to gaming.

yayyyyyy.

[OmarJA]

It makes perfect technological and financial sense to port Crysis 2 to the PLAYSTATION®3. Crysis 2 will considered to be a pain to PC gamers who do not have the specifications to play this award winning game...

PLAYSTATION® 3 currently yields the technological prowess to produce Crysis 2 at it's full speed without any hiccups thanks to the CELL Processor and the multi-core RSX. With the PS3's superior hardware strength and undeniable market share rising, it's easy to say that Crysis 2 will look better on the PLAYSTATION®3 and will be terrible & gimped down on XBOX 360 due it's poor architecture design & a joke of specs...

Jump Out & Play Beyond.

[jay2]

I told you this ages ago when there ways all the debate about crysis/warhead coming to consoles.

[Nihilism]

warhead isn't coming to console, and scaled down console version of crysis 2 won't look as good as crysis warhead, don't kid yourself, a ps3 is like minimum specs for crysis warhead

[shazui123]

you are idiotic, moronic, stupid, d!ckless, pathetic little fanboys. The ps3s architecture is less FRIENDLY to developers. It takes a lot of work to code in an efficient way for the ps3. But the ps3 has more power than the 360 when taken advantage of, this is proven due to the best looking 360 game being this http://farm4.static.flickr....

looking like cr@p when compared to not even the ps3s best looking game uncharted http://www.kineticninja.blo...

Developers have said it, games have proved it, im not saying the 360 is bad, its no worse for being less powerful than the ps3, in fact 360 has a lot of awesome games and I even own one. But its so obvious which is more powerful at this point you are completely retarded if you dont recognise this fact.

Oh, mooks did the same thing too, you are an idiot moOks, check the links I provided, you silly little fanboy

@ mage, thats an opinion thats not shared by the masses, but I agree with you, until you said FARCRY2, thats not true and you know it, however B&K and RE5 (both of which I own) didnt surpass it by much. However if you were to compare (even though it would be a weird comparison) RE5 to KZ2 its obvious which has better graphics. Also KZ2 surpassed UC1 by far, im gonna show you with maths because I just had my GCSEs today xD, graphically
KZ2>Uncharted
Uncharted>Gears of war 2
RE5>Gears of war 2
UC1>RE5 (mostly - character detail, AI (lol, obvious), effects e.t.c
GOW3 AND UC2 and R&C e.t.c>RE5
lets just see if Alan wake can change that
or if heavy rain beats alan wake...

[SpoonyRedMage]

Gears of War 2 is not the best looking game on the 360! Resi 5, Farcry 2 and Banjo Kazooie have undoubtedly surpassed it. I reckon that's quite a lot of other games that have surpassed it too.

EDIT: Farcry 2 looks much better in my opinion. There's less detail in individual characters(which is where the detail mostly is in Gears of War) but overall it looks much better, especially the environments. I think it also looks more authentic.

Personally I feel the Infinite Undiscovery Engine games look superior to Gears of War, but I doubt anyone will agree with that.

[SaberEdge]

Heck, I think even Bioshock looks better than Gears of War (which looks noticeably better on the 360 btw). I have both consoles and in my opinion PS3 exclusives like Uncharted and Killzone 2 look fantastic. That said, I think many people over exaggerate how good they look.

Most PS3 exclusives that I have played, including Infamous, LittleBigPlanet, Motor Storm and Heavenly Sword all look good, but are not showing graphics any better than what can be commonly found on the 360.

Not to mention that about 95% of the multiplatform games that I have compared on both consoles have looked or performed better on the 360.

It makes no more sense to categorically describe the PS3 as being more powerful than the 360 based on a couple of well-funded exclusives than it does to decide on the 360's graphical superiority based on its consistently better looking multiplatform titles. In both cases, there are factors outside of the raw horsepower of the consoles themselves that play a far larger role in producing said results.

Edit: BTW, I still think Uncharted looks better than Killzone 2.

[SpoonyRedMage]

I think it'll look identical on both consoles but the AI will be better on the PS3.

This is kinda good news I suppose.

[shazui123]

if they werent lying they said theyd optimise it for the ps3 so if they provide on what they said even halfway then its pretty obv. the ps3 version will have a slight edge. If they took full advantage of it and actually optimised it well this time unlike with Crysis and warhead (which I modded to play it at max gfx, 1280x1024, 30fps with my 8600 gt :D) then it would blow Killzone 2 away and come come close to setting the benchmark for ps3 when its released :) (saying come close because UC2 and GOW3 will be better technically and graphically, im hoping GOW3 will be better graphically too but I dunno, considering the scale, I think itll only surpass it, and by far, on a technical level, have to wait and see)

[free2game365]

The AI is not going to be any better on the PS3 versions.

[TenSteps]

I mean the only difference that the guys at Crytek said about the Engine and the PS3 and 360 was that

"If the game's shader-heavy it runs a bit faster on 360; if it's compute-heavy with physics and particles, then the SPUs take over and it's a bit quicker on PS3."

[Ju]

Doubt it will be better then KZ2 nor Uncharted(2). KZ2 best use of deferred rendering on the PS3 (and very close to the HW), UC2, best virtualisation on any console so far. Neither are in CryEngine3 (at least not to that extend).

[silvacrest]

loved warhead and it will be nice to just play it on my console

[LTC]

Far cry even worse

[SaberEdge]

So? Uncharted also had quite a bit of screen tearing. I own both games and the tearing is no big deal in either game. I don't like it, but it doesn't ruin the experience.

[free2game365]

Hopefully they don't actually lead development on consoles. If that happened it would end up looking worse than the original game....

[MaximusPrime]

looking forward to gametrailers showing off console comparison.
make sure you get your settings right GT.

[poeo]

can't wait for the comparison vids :) should be hilarious to read the comments.

all i want is for it to be a good game and a graphical showcase on consoles (both of em).

[KilZoneGeneralStrife]

If its got crap gameplay,screw it,Im not buying.

[shazui123]

"It makes no more sense to categorically describe the PS3 as being more powerful than the 360 based on a couple of well-funded exclusives than it does to decide on the 360's graphical superiority based on its consistently better looking multiplatform titles. In both cases, there are factors outside of the raw horsepower of the consoles themselves that play a far larger role in producing said results."
yes it does, firstly its a majority of multiplats that looks better on 360, not all by a long shot. Bioshock DIDNT look noticably better on 360, you wouldnt play one, load the game disc in another console and play the other and see ANY difference, after the patch for the ps3 version, you could hardly tell them apart. Thats beside the point anyway, the ps3 IS more powerful than the 360, as I said before I still love my 360 as IMO that doesnt make it any worse, but exclusives show off a consoles potential, PS3 exclusives look better than any multiplats or 360 exclusives, also so many devs have stated that the PS3 is more powerful when taken advantage of than the 360, so why argue dude? the Professionals say its true, the games prove its true, and as multiplats are starting to take advantage of the ps3 youll see even more that its true, theres no reason to live in denial my friend, just be a true gamer and enjoy your consoles games, its less hurtful that way.
also uncharted doesnt have better gfx than killzone 2 by a long shot, UC2 yes, but UC1 no. However UC1s gfx appeal to me more than KZ2s, more vibrant, not as detailed or technically amazing but definitely more colourful :)

[SpoonyRedMage]

The people who say the PS3 is more powerful are all making Sony exclusives games and are being funded by Sony. They'd be likely to say it even if it isn't true.

...and people will believe what they want to believe, like how quite a few people on this site believe the PS2 was just as powerful as the Gamecube and Xbox. Some even think more powerful!

[talltony]

Well when those exclusive games look better than anything on 360 then you know they are not lying when they say, "only possible on ps3"

[MathiasT-s]

SERIOUSLY

[HD-AUDIO]

idk but i hope they make this game look amazing on the ps3 cause they ps3 has alot to offer with the large disc space an the cell power an gpu i just want them to make use of all that they ps3 have..hope the ps3 is the lead platform for god sakes!!

[lowcarb]

Not me...I hope 360 is lead just to see how good the system holds up to a different top notch game engine.

[shazui123]

true mage, delusion is like a syndrome with some fanboys, neither consoles pros or cons make me like either less or more, im pretty happy with both, admittedly I play on my PS3 a lot more, but so what? personal preference ftw. However I think that when they say the 360 is more powerful they dont know what theyre talking about. Because yes although mostly ps3 only devs have said the ps3 is more powerful, industry names and multiplat devs have actually said the same and since the games look better graphically and technically Id say theyre quite right, though I dont think the gap between the 2 is anything huge, by the end of the 2 consoles lifecycles, youll be able to see the difference between the 2 in the games by quite a margin, as I have yet to see anything that impresses me more than GOW3s scale, yes thats right, even on my PC. What impresses me more is that aparrently weve only seen the june 08 build in the most recent screenshots, if they show their current work at E3 I may just explode xD

[DeathMetal]

comment. Kudos to you sir. I agree with everything you said except it makes me nervous comparing console games to PC ones. I will admit the PS3 exclusives are impressive,but this one looks the best. In the end it is all about having fun not which looks better for this game. Unfortunately, this site has a lot of knuckleheads on it. i lover the guys that say consoles are more powerful than PC's personally. But as someone said being stupid is a right, some people just abuse the privilege

[Dante43]

Can't wait for this game, let hope they include crysis 1 in the ps3 pack!

[shazui123]

possible, but I very much doubt it. The ps3 version would then be far superior to the 360 version and MS would rape them :P BR is such a good thing but only with exclusives, otherwise the orange box wouldve had HL1 and all its expansions, along with L4D, HL2 and all its expansions, portal, TF2 and every source mod made. 50Gigs rocks. In exclusive games.

[g-nome]

They might as well release both episodes for the console versions at once so we can get into the story , if there is one.

[dirthurts]

Can't run the first two.
Sorry.

[shazui123]

that Crytek actually do their job right and optimise it on PC this time, im not buying another shoddily coded game that without mods and hacks the average PC user cant achieve at least medium settings.

[donnie-2105]

Like the vast majority of multi platform games this will run marginal better on the 360 with AA,no framerate stutters ect..crytec are pc devs so this is a given they havent got years to get their head around the ps3 and its unconventional archeitecture

[Bolts]

Simply absurd. A ton of console fanbois foaming at the mouth over which version will be good enough to stand behind the PC's. Have anyone played Farcry 2 on the PC and 360? How about CoD 4 on both the PC and the PS3? Or Fallout 3 PC and the 360? What about Assassin Creed on the PS3 and the PC? Well I have.

Let me clue you folks in on something, the difference between which console version is better is moot after you played the PC version. They're completely trivial in comparison to the giant gulf between the PC and any console version. We're talking about an image quality difference of DVD vs Bluray here. So while this console war is entertaining and all, lets keep it relevant shall we?

[donnie-2105]

YES but is the difference worth all the crap you get with pc gaming ie expense,bugs,delayed releases,no aaa exclusives,upgrades ect..also the difference is not as great as you make out on these games and its ok saying graphics cards are cheap but not everyone has the technical knowledge to build a gaming pc how much would a pc from pc world ready built cost to produce killzone 2 graphics for example a lot more than a 360 or ps3 PC gaming has gone with dodo my freind have you not noticed all the devs switchching to consoles ie epic,crytec ect..

[Bolts]

Just WTF are you talking about? No one here cares about PC DRM, cost ratio or exclusives. The discussion at hand is which version of Crysis 2 multiplat on the console will be "best" in presence of the PC version. This is like two guys in a Civic and Corolla racing against each other while the rich dude in a Porsche blow pass them both.

[DeathMetal]

for having a brain. PC crushes consoles in terms of power and graphics, your hardware console guys is very very last gen compared to the PC. I am so sick of people thinking that their Ps3 or xbox is even clost to a PC, it's not! get over it.

[Ju]

I got at least FC2 for the PC and PS3. And I can't say the PC version makes me want to play the game more, because I got it for the PC. I don't even think it looks that much better. Well, yeah, I can run that at 1920x1200 there, and with AA (and I can run it with 8xAA or what - doesn't make a difference to 2xAA, IMO, not worth it, for me, at least). And still, the PC still studders more then the PS3 version, especially if you drive the car. That jungle always skips a frame here and there. (PC is a P-IIX4 (quad) 4GB, 9600GT, so I would expect this to be better then the PS3 version). And, btw, I like the driving with the motion controller (can do that with one hand and have a drink while I do that, lol), so I still prefer the PS3 version.

[Javier19]

Haha wow, Crysis 2 on consoles! i can only imagine how stunning the graphics will be.

[g-nome]

OMG , the rarely spotted PC fanboy , stand still while i take a shot.

[2FootYard]

Great news for everybody!

[Rowsdower]

you take good news and poo all over it with your insecurities and superiority complexes.

Insecurity - Lacking self-confidence; plagued by anxiety

Superiority Complex - refers to a subconscious neurotic mechanism of compensation developed by the individual as a result of feelings of inferiority.[1] The feelings of inferiority in this specific complex are often brought on by real or perceived social rejection.

Put your willies back in your pants.

I say hooray!

A new graphics engine coming to the consoles by a company that is pumping out some of the best graphics on the PC.

[free2game365]

No complex here, games are just always shown to get dumbed down when they become mulitplatform. Both technically and design wise.

[xg-ei8ht]

GamerPS360

With that system, you really should have no trouble running crysis max, but tbh, the game is a resource hog. And cryengine 3 fixes alot of issues with ce2.

You'll see better fps, better fx, better gameplay i'm guessing.

I look forward to seeing this game on PS3/360/PC

[dirthurts]

will have to really rework itself to run on consoles. However, this is a good thing. If it can run on a console, it will freakin ROCK on any decent gaming rig.
Maybe most pc gamers will be able to run it well now. I've been enjoying the series for sometime, I'm glad others will get to enjoy it as well.

as for the 360 vs PS3 thing, it doesn't matter which will run better. They will be close, not enough to bicker about.
PC will pwn them both : )

[darkmurder]

Wtf's the point of E3 anymore, instead of saving it for it? They release the info a few hours before, thanks.

[CSM-101e]

they won't be supporting my ColecoVision...great.

These comparisons are distracting you from the real point, in my opinion. If a developer has done his/her job, you won't notice any differences; you'll be having fun. Games are, after all, supposed to be fun, remember? Fun? It's why you started playing to begin with. Not to get into di<k waving contests with other di<k wavers that you'll never, ever convince of a thing.

Maybe someone should start N4F, News for Flamers...

[QuackPot]

Apart from the awesome graphics, what will Crysis2 bring to this genre on consoles?

Like we will be getting BF:BC2, MW2, MAG, OFP2, Arma2 etc

Crysis2 will likely be the best looking multiplat game but will it deliver on gameplay to take us away from what we have already?

Me thinks alot of interest in this game has more to do with getting Crysis PC graphics on the consoles which aint going to happen.

But the really good news about this is that if Crysis2 gets close to the PC version then gamers seriously need to reassess how sensible it is to spend $$$ on a high spec PC that will need to be updated in a couple of years, or much less on a console that will give you at least 5 years of great gaming Hmmmmm?

Console gaming FTW.

Now Spore or WoW on the consoles? That would be news.

[DeathMetal]

it will not come close to the PC version, you console guys forget that your systems have much less ram and underpowered videocards. Low res textures and not one game over 720p, and most of them arne't even 720p. And before people say killzone 2, a Pc version of that would make the Ps3 fanboys cry it would look so much better. Also, myslef and other PC gamers know that you can use your PC for many things besides gaming, Hell I make a living with mine.

[LinuxGuru]

Wow, you're delusional.

You do know that there are quite a few games on PS3 that run higher than 720p native right? Do you have any clue what you're talking about? lol?

Killzone 2 would take an absolute MONSTER of a PC to run at 20fps, let alone 30 fps with vsync lock.

Do you have any clue about what you are spewing? I really and truly think you don't.

[Pandamobile]

No, LinuxGuru, cbhamblin's right, for the most part.

And it wouldn't take much of a computer to run Killzone 2. I mean, if a piece of hardware from 2006 can run it, any PC with a decent GPU can.

The cell is no where near as powerful as it's made out to be. It's extremely narrow, meaning it's got no multitasking ability.

A PC with a decent Core2Duo, and 7800 GTX is pretty much the same as a PS3.

Don't get me wrong, the Cell is good at certain things, like data processing and encoding, but Sony would have been wise to develop a more capable CPU.

but whatever...

[LinuxGuru]

Completely wrong on everything but the 7800 comparison.

Also, I should expect someone with a Valve-created character for an avatar to know absolutely nothing of the capabilities of a PS3.

No multitasking ability? Go tell that to Naughty Dog, Guerrilla, Sucker Punch, and every other PS3 dev out there. There's enough post-processing, animation blending, lighting, A.I., sound, and effects calculations going on at one time to make your head spin. And most of it is orchestrated and controlled by the Cell.

For a lot of talking out your ass, your breath smells unusually good.

[four-two]

First: Crysis is one of the most overhype title of the history woth the Halo saga.

Second: NICE, a sequel... downgrade of the prequel. C'mon, is gonna sucks, the PC version is set to crush the console version.

[Pandamobile]

Crysis is hardly overhyped. Most of the console gaming people don't know what Crysis even is.

And yes, it will undoubtibly rape the console versions in terms of graphics and gameplay.

[ultimolu]

O-O Color me interested.

[akenny01]

SWEET!! Cryis is pure pwnage , on pc , I Doubt it will look as good but still, Cant wait :D

[devilhunterx]

M$ LOSES ANOTHER EXCLUSIVE.

Crysis 1 was a pc only game.

[stonecold3]

is the most advanced console on this earth and ps3 does everything what a pc does and the xbox 360 will never meet ps3 standreds on graphics and crysis 2 on ps3 will be better than the pc and xbox version cause blu ray has more in it then pc and 360 dvd 9 and both of those machines are obeslte and the cell is more powerful than the pc xbox 360 is so last gen machine

[DeathMetal]

This could be the dumbest comment i have ever seen on n4G, and that is not easy to do. The cell can't touch the i7 or probably even the older quad cores. There is a reason every multiplat game is better on the PC. And most of the video processing is done by the video card, in you case a nvidia 7800 gt. The Ps3 has 512mb of ram, my 2 year old video card as 768. LOL! I really hope that was a troll post for your sake

[Droid Control]

won't we be missing the story? Or doesn't it have one to miss...

[DeathMetal]

Pretty basic, A wierd asteriod hits an island in Korea and both Us and North Korea check it out, Which to there surprise is something alien. That is basically the story in a nutshell

[jhani]

But when is the game comming out? next year or 2011?

[Mr_Luke]

Good, good. Too bad i'm getting sick of FPS, really.
I miss my old dear platforms, fantasy-strategy/rpg games. With some party games too, not only on Wii or Buzz and so, something new.
Oh well.... FPS a-go-go

[PS360PCROCKS]

Surpise face! :-0 not... lol cool though.

[Morituri]

I could not care less about this one. Sure, it looks amazing but the gameplay is just so-so. I have a feeling this will just be more of the same. Just like the stereotypical hot cheerleader - easy on the eyes but not much going on otherwise.

[DiffusionE]

If you think about it, having Crysis go multiplat might be actually good....of course, maybe not graphics-wise but for the company, it would mean greater sales which would probably result in better financing of future games....this could lead to Crytek making more titles than just Crysis sequels over and over....but it's just my opinion, just to say i'm cool whether it goes multiplat or not...

[ico92]

even if us console gamers dont get the same graphical quality as our pc counterparts that just means it will be alot easier for us to judge the game for what it is..... gameplay im not gonna expect much because the gameplay in crysis was kinda shallow amazing looking game but shallow gameplay

[DeathMetal]

Console graphics are way behind Pc's, and how was the gameplay shallow, you could assault enemies in a number of ways power, stealth, and can go anywhere you could see, and everything is destructable. Please give me an example of shooter that is better or not as shallow, and if you say killzone i will laugh so hard i might hurt myself.

[juggulator]

its clear that each console will do different things better. it'll look better on one console and run better on the other.but ultimately the devs will make the difference.now Crytek needs to announce Far Cry3 made with the Cryengine3.THAT would be awesome.

[DeathMetal]

But, who owns the rights to the far cry name, isn't it ubi?

[Qui-Gon Jim]

So Cryengine on PS3 will probably look SLIGHTLY better, but 360 will not be different enough to take away from the experience.

[LinuxGuru]

lol I knew it.

[Pandamobile]

Hahaha, oh god. I can't imagine playing Crysis on a console.

Oh wait, I just have put my graphics on medium-low settings and a crap resolution.

Have fun guys.

I'll be playing my Crysis 2 at 2560 x 1600 on the highest settings.

[ipe]

cell faster than i7.would u?

and since when is gpu ram so immportant?

x1650 has 1gb and its 50$...

not fanboy,a troll

[ian72]

I have played Crysis on PC and it was a very good game with amazing graphics. If you missed it, you missed one superb game. Crysis 2 going multiplatform is great news for all gamers.
I will definately be watching out for this.

[kaveti6616]

it seems crytek is also interested in sales since they entered the console market. let's see what they do.

[ace0991]

Finally someone else with common sense about multiplatforming

[horndog]

this is by far the best news ive heard today. I couldn't get this game as much as i wanted to because of p.c limitations but i hope they come close with the ps3/360 version.

[cyclindk]

I'm less worried about the graphics than the gameplay transition for consoles... In Crysis you had to do some really quick weapon/armor mode swapping acrobatics that would seem difficult with a controller, but we'll see.

[aGameDeveloper]

I predict this will underwhelm both console and PC gamers, or it will be delayed until the next console generation, probably as a launch title. I can see the (probably Microsoft) ads now, "The only console able to run Crysis 2 in all its glory!". Hopefully it won't succumb to both predictions.

[A LIVING LEGEND]

It wont be amazing,just wondering why it will be.
It is viewed as a standard in PC gaming,in it's genre for it's audience.Well enough,credit due and given.To even remark that such a feat is within reach on consoles is entirely another realm........not unfathomable but purely speculation,at this point.Speculation fueled by pointless comparisons and a desire to witness a failure,however insignificant.I am hesitantly optimistic,with good reason.Show me otherwise and I will believe otherwise.

[Tachyon_Nova]

All the people saying that it will not be able to take full advantage of each console seriously need to take a look at Crytek's work. They are probably the best game developer in the world (in terms of tech), and will not doubt have each console pushing 100% for near on 100% of the time. And I seriously soubt that the PC version will be worse off because of the console versions. For what they have said, it seems that they will be using the PC platform to develop the game, then port it to consoles using the engine, and then go and manually tidy it up for each system. If it doesn't look at least 10% better than Crysis, I'll be surprised.

One awesome part about Crysis is that unlike Far Cry 2 ( which loads each part of the level only when you are in or near it), the entire level is loaded, with all AI and Physics running over the whole level. This no doubt contributes heavily to its system requirements, and this could be hard to do on consoles, but I'd has it a guess that they will manage it, because that what Crysis and Crytek are all about.

[meni12321]

i actually care of GOD OF WAR 3 NOW

[makingdamage]

So it´s going to be like 5 hours long like all the multiplat FPS?
Thanx, but no thanx. After seeing that you can get twice the length with the same quality I´d rather play some exclusive FPS like Killzone 2 (10 hours long AND high quality).