Crysis at 6,400 x 4,000: Ultra High-Res Gaming with 25.6 megapixels

PCGH has used the command console of Crysis to play the game at 6,400 x 4,000 pixels. This is possible on a 30 inch display because the Cryengine seems to downsample the game to the native resolution of the screen (2,560 x 1,600). Therefore the picture you see has 6.25x SuperSampling Anti Ailiasing. They have taken some impressive screenshots.

If you are registered at the website (free) you can download four of the shots at 6,400 x 4,000.

[Pandamobile]

This isn't a huge deal... I've got a whole folder of screenshots taken at 19200 x 10800.

[Xbox Avatars Shoe]

It still doesn't have that realistic look that KZ2 has; there's some stuff that literally looks real in KZ2! The magnum looks REAL in KZ2 and so does your gun's handle when you reload.

Not to mention you can actually PAY KZ2.

[Maddens Raiders]

you'd have to be crazy to think that these shots aren't just gorgeous. It just goes to show how overwhelmingly good a job GG did, to have real weight in this conversation.

[TheIneffableBob]

The difference is that the game was being played at this resolution (downsampled to 2560x1600, but still technically being rendered at 6400x4000). Single-digit frame rates, but the game is being played.

[sam2236]

@Xbox Avatars Shoe: Are you blind? No, seriously are you blind? Crysis beats any game on any console in terms of graphics. There's no other game that has graphics like that...well, at least until another game comes out that uses the CryEngine 2.

Please, get your eyes checked and actually LOOK at some screenshots before you post a stupid comment like that.

[crazy25000]

=/

[a_squirrel]

lol, exactly

[Pandamobile]

I enjoy marveling at the beauty that is Crysis.

[Charmers]

You know this site makes me laugh, if this had been Killzone 2 at 6,400 x 4,000 there would be at least 200 comments by now going "wooo power of da cell baby". However because it's the PC doing it, we get "meh what's the point".

[poopsack]

tough bananas.

[TOO PAWNED]

exactly whats the point? How many people have PC that can run Crysis in that rez? Let me guess less then 1%? Give me a break....tell me about this in 10 years, maybe then i will care, until then i stick to Ps3. At least when i see screeshot of PS3 game, i know it is "what you see is what you get", while on PC it is "do i need this GPU, this much ram, this proccesor, this driver, and guess what you still have problems".
Besides i did play Crysis on my 1000$ pc and it is major MEH. Civilization 4 or what ever the name is was last game i played on PC, i just prefer console, there are always some issues with PC games...

[devilhunterx]

match the specs to the PS3 (or very close to it). And then try running Crysis.

Take screenshots and videos.

[sagapo]

let me remind you that for a lot of PC gamers, tweaking the settings and stuff like that to optimize the game is a part of the experience they enjoy with gaming on PC + you learn a sh*tload of stuff too.
It can be frustrating, but boy, does it feel good when you can let a game run better than standard.

[stevenhiggster]

At the end of the day, we all know Crysis is very pretty, most likely the prettiest game of all. But it's still crap! The first half of the game is awesome then it just goes right up it's own backside and the last hour or so of the game is utter mince. So this article only really does one thing, proves that you can actually polish a turd!

[madjedi]

@4 If your going to use an exaggeration at least base it on some level of reality, no one here would believe its possible if they know anything about graphics/resolutions, has ever played pc resolution settings.

Because if a console game regardless of platform ran at that resolution it would actually be playable for millions of people and not 5% of the gaming population, the ps3 is capable of displaying up to 1440p with it's hdmi, so any higher than that is redundant.

I tell you same thing, i tell the guys that think holographic verstile/video disc will replace blu rays for movies and games. What the hell is the point of uhd(ultra high definition) movies or games, if all the displays are 1080p at best.

Can moniters at least mainstream ones even output to that anywhere near that resolution, if they can't then what is the purpose. Your post would have been just as stupid if you had said 360 instead of ps3, pc gaming means jack to alot of console gamers.

[pixelsword]

you can't play the game at the resolution you're seeing; whereas when the Killzone 2 trailer came out and everyone realized you could play it, everyone was impressed...

...except the haters, of course.

[DeathMetal]

but the Ps3 can't even play anything past 720P so of course they are jealous. and above killzone is a weak game that why it sold LESS than crysis. It's all motion blur and tricks so compensate for a weak set up and a linear gamepla. and madjedi, a console game can't even come close to playing crysis so what is your point. You guys aren't even playing Hd on most of your games LOL

[madjedi]

@4.8 My point is what is the point of a resolution so f&cking high that either it can't display at said resolution, or only 1% of gamers can play it, if its not practical whats the damn purpose.

I find it pathetic that you believe the ps3 can't go past 720p you should actually pull your head out of your ass before making a claim as stupid as that, reading your other posts its not too surprising.

I suggest you look up wipeout hd or marvel ultimate alliance, i see 1080p on the box of mua and no other resolution is listed, but it gets killed by countless 720p games in graphics.

I find hilarious that you keep attacking killzone 2, does it upset you so much that a shooter not on pc can look that good, last i heard crysis's sales really weren't that impressive, that could have changed. I am still willing to bet crysis got outsold by either cod4/cod waw or halo 3 on consoles.

@12.1 thank you announcing to everyone exactly what you are, you said it better than i could have pal.

And it should be these or those idiots not there, its sad when have to correct someone insulting you because they don't know what words to use, and yet consoles owners are the idiots according to you, go figure.

[agentace]

yay, this is what a fanboy war should be consoles vs PC not consoles vs consoles Friendly Fire!!

[asdr3wsfas]

"I find it pathetic that you believe the ps3 can't go past 720p you should actually pull your head out of your ass before making a claim as stupid as that, reading your other posts its not too surprising.

I suggest you look up wipeout hd or marvel ultimate alliance, i see 1080p on the box of mua and no other resolution is listed, but it gets killed by countless 720p games in graphics."

It can't go past 720p in a real cpu intensive game. Oblivion runs 720p native on PS3. That's a joke. Here's the longest list of native 1080p games I found on PS3. Brace yourself...

PS3 (non-PSN):
Fifa Street 3
Full Auto 2
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
NBA07
NBA08
NBA Street Home court
Ridge Racer 7
Virtua Tennis 3
World Series Of Poker 2008

Oh snap, dude it was like I was actually holding those poker cards! Did you see the strings on that tennis racket???

"I find hilarious that you keep attacking killzone 2, does it upset you so much that a shooter not on pc can look that good"

No - it runs in 720p and we're used to so much more. We don't really notice or pay attention to it at all. If we want gameplay we sacrifice graphics for it, and that's why I own a wii.

[dirthurts]

about 3 fps.

[Father Murder X]

Was Crysis even a good game?? All I ever hear about is the graphics. You can polish a turd all day but it is still a piece of sh*t!!!

[FantasyStar]

I like Crysis. It's a nice sandbox game that makes you feel like a god. There's plenty ways to play the game. Any stiff can tell you the game sucks if all you do is move from Point A to B via Speed Mode. In Sandbox shooters like these, the true enjoyment is "how" you move from Point A to B.

I enjoyed games like Far Cry, Far Cry 2, Assassin's Creed, GTAIV, Red Faction: Guerrilla, Prototype, Infamous the exact same way. It's about the journey, not the destination. And each game I listed gives you fun ways to go about it.

[Pandamobile]

Yes, Crysis was a fantastic game.

[DeathMetal]

your Ps3 will polish nicely

[Avenged Sevenfold]

Yay, a game without an art style. This looks so awesome and fun.
/sarcasm

[Mr.Mister]

hey i like no art style and this gens there is a lot of games with ''no style''
/sarcasm

[slyrunner]

Either you guys are haters or console fan boys, i myself have a powerful pc,but not so powerful to run crysis this high.there is no reason for all this talk,this article was prob aimed for pc gamers,NOT console gamers, so if you have a problem with the article and talking crap about it,go to the open zone.im not trying to get on your bad side,and if i am,i apologize,but we all know,(and if you disargee your either being funny or your eyes need to be check)that crysis is prob one of the best looking games out there, even though the engine is heavily coded and its not one of the less intensest lay on the pc, its still a great an amazing game.Don't be a jealous person becuz you dont own a powerful pc and only have a console, (btw you shouldnt even have to comment my comment if you not a fanboy or a jealous fanboy)bring on them disagrees and let the world see the fanboys out there

[Pandamobile]

Yeah, N4G is really bad in that respect.

And I'm sure 95% of the people that really didn't like Crysis either

a). Have a bad computer
b). Have never played it and criticize it for no reason or
c). Both of the above.

[na2ru1]

And I was proud enough to be jealous. Whether in the next year or three, when I buy my next PC, I WILL play this game in full settings.

[The_Zeitgeist]

Honestly Killzone 2 and Bioshock look better to me. Crysis has no personality to it. It looks bland. Art style is where a game is really made. Look at Bioshock. Tech wise it is not that impressive anymore. But because of such a strong sense of art style the game still looks 90% better than most games out on the market today.

[thegood33]

I think crysis has a nice, realistic, art style. Sometimes, immersion can be told through the plain eye, not cartoonish style...

[aueslander]

KZ2 had no real art style, it was all nothing but different shades of brown and gray, anf the cityscapes are nothing too impressive.

[The_Zeitgeist]

You can give this game a higher resolution all you want, but it still doesn't excuse the fact that a turd is still a turd.

[DeathMetal]

and someone already used the turd line, man you Ps3 guys are idiots. The cell would throw up trying to pplay this game, Crysis is better than any shooter you have. Blurzone is a linear joke, nice art style, destroyed everything that is brown and grey, so creative.

[The_Zeitgeist]

Name a better shooter? Are you serious. Okay.

Half Life 2
Doom 3
Halo 3
Resistance 1 and 2
The Darkness
Bioshock
Killzone 2

I could go on and on.

[Calvin_ISA]

"and someone already used the turd line, man you Ps3 guys are idiots. The cell would throw up trying to pplay this game, Crysis is better than any shooter you have. Blurzone is a linear joke, nice art style, destroyed everything that is brown and grey, so creative."

Sounds like you spend more time looking at games than you do playing them. When you said "Crysis is better than any shooter you have" I laughed. ...So it looks prettier? ...and? Oh that's right, that's all it is. Prettier. The physics are whack, and that games AI isn't anything to brag about. Calling Killzone 2 "Blurzone 2" is a TRUELY IGNORANT comment. The blur is tuned just right, and if you looked at the "Behind the Bullet" download off the PSN, you would see that the blur is just one of many filters in their deffered rendering engine; and they don't blur it cause the engine can't handle it, they blur it cause it looks good and more realistic. Killzone 2 is fun, I can't say the same for Crysis.

[glennc]

IMO killzone 2 and crysis are in the same league. nice graphics, plain old gameplay. how can somebody who has played both say any different. neither one is inspiring if you discount the graphics. PS3 just had sooo much riding on the game that fanboys are blinded by their desperation. up until KZ2 the playstation brand just didn't get any respect in the FPS genre.

there was an awful lot of pressure on those publishers and sony to prove themselves after the embarrassing E3 showing of pre-rendered footage. and they delivered to a point, and that point is all that seems to matter with PS owners these days... graphics. the PS brand was not established on graphics, it was established on great gameplay, focus on graphics and you will come last sony. the PS2 was the least powerful console on the market last gen and it destroyed the competition.

[QuantumWake]

Crysis is an awesome game. I enjoyed it and I still play it today. I just wish the AI was not as predictable as it is. But, like I said, its still an awesome game. :]

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[iQueR]

Well, personally Crysis is one of my favourite SP games just because of the sheer size of the levels and because you can complete most of them in any way you want. It's not a masterpiece, but not every game has to be. It was overhyped, I'll admit that, but I still thinks it's funny how many people still "hate" the game, and I mean in a really passionate way.

Multiplayer has potential, but lacks in most areas. It's pretty unique though and I hope Crytek gets their act together for the next games in the series.

[The_Zeitgeist]

Are you kidding me? You just proved my point.

"Graphically it is extremely innovative."

Lol thanks for helping me prove my point.

[farsided]

And the ironic part is that so many of them say, "I don't need a 360 because I can play it's games on the PC" every time exclusives get brought up, yet to the PC they scream, "your game sucks! PS3 is prettier! We haz more art stylez!"

Not saying this is all ps3 fans, but certainly several of the ones that commented on here.

[DeathMetal]

with inferior hardware

[The_Zeitgeist]

Look I have no problem with PC. But everyone that can play it talks about how it looks so good. Do they ever talk of how innovative it is? No because it is standard FPS crap. It looks pretty. Wow thats great for the first hour. But is it fun? That is where Crysis fails.

[farsided]

Graphically it is extremely innovative. It sets a standard which (hopefully) other companies are going to strive for. Unfortunately, I haven't played it because my PC burned up right before it came out, but if it's even remotely like Farcry (which was very enjoyable), I think I'd want to talk it up too.

I just think it's funny how people always make graphical comparisons between 360 and PS3 to determine game quality, but the second PC games walk into the room, everyone goes, "Buh, buh, buh-gameplay! art stylez!! polished turdz!!!"

Just drop it man.

[asdr3wsfas]

"But everyone that can play it talks about how it looks so good. Do they ever talk of how innovative it is? No because it is standard FPS crap."

This is exactly what we say when you invade the wii section and you totally ignore it. You guys pollute everything. Can't I just check for my PC and wii gaming news without you mouth breathers talking about your precious cell?

[cmrbe]

is the next upgrade then say bye bye to Digital Distribution. This is what i have always said. Unless there is s revolution in internet speed and cost. DD will always play catchup to physical media as content size will always continue to increase.

[Pandamobile]

What the hell are you talking about.

[cmrbe]

We went from SD to HD. Is UD the next step up from HD?. If it is then that will mean we will deal with content size in the order of TB. What dose that mean for DD?.

[farsided]

But look at the progress of internet speeds...how much it has all progressed in just 5 years. (Hell, I think I was still operating on dial-up just 10 years ago) Although I'm a bigger fan of hard copies (which with consoles will probably last at least 10-15 more years in my opinion), I don't think direct downloads are ever gonna disappear. They're here to stay.

[Pandamobile]

The size of the game makes no difference.

Crysis is like 8 GB and it's still the best looking game to date, and it came out in 2007.

[cmrbe]

Is Crysis 8 gig's after installation?.

For Crysis to look really good you need a kickass CUP and Graphics card with at least 2 ram. To say crysis looks good for only 8 gig size is foolish if you are comparing it to console games which i think you are.

Now with Ultra Definition with these screen size. How bigger will games be in the future with UD resolution?. A lot lot bigger i guess.

Now, how fast are internet speed increasing and at what cost?. How fast is ultrafast broadband is spreading throughout the world?. Not fast enough is my guess.

My point is, content size is growing exponetially faster compare to internet speed and penetration. It needs to be the other way around before DD really takes off. Remember that graphics is just part of content of a game, HD audio also take up alot of space. Even now most consumer with fast broadbands have issue with downloading 50 gigs Blu-ray movies. What will happen when Ultra definition movies come out?. Back to square 1 i say.

[farsided]

wrong...pretty damn fast. with fiber optics getting installed just about all over the place, and people going from needing a special card or whatever to connect to there being broadband EVERYWHERE in just a couple years...internet speeds are definitely growing at a larger rate than video game sizes.

[cmrbe]

I am a consultant GIS specialist. I travel alot to 3rd world countires in the Asia-Pacific region and believe me when i say that access to f.o is very very limited. Do not equate the West as equal to the rest of the world lol. Just because you see super speed Broadband implemented in a small part of your world dosen't mean everyone there will have access to it let alone the rest of the world.

[farsided]

Seriously? That response was weak. America isn't exactly a "small part of the world", and I'm sure the vast majority of Europe and Japan are keeping up with us just fine (if not doing even better) And considering how much more profitable direct downloads are than having to put everything on a disc, wrap it up and put it in a box, and then transport those boxes all over the place, I don't think companies are gonna stop supporting it any time soon.

Besides, as game sizes increase so does everything else, and the internet is going to get faster in response, maybe not everywhere on the planet, but most everywhere that counts. I don't see what you're so scared of...

P.S. Here's a little trivia for ya...The DVD format (standard def era) has been widely available for 12 years now, so that probably gives Blueray (hi def era) approximately 10 more years before we have to start worrying about your ultra def or whatever you're trying to call it. 10 years is quite a while to allow for some pretty big advancements in information sharing.

[glennc]

you would need a video wall to play it anyway. there are no screens (or projectors) available at that resolution that i know of.

am i missing something here, they did not actually see all those pixels, so what was the point? (not rhetorical) is it just better AA?

[TheBand1t]

If any game is gonna make me get a good gaming rig, it's not Crysis.

It'll be BF3.

[Campy da Camper]

On my Intellivision console? Does it have better physics than Burgertime?

[mcm]

Now the freaking PC Otakus are coming out in force. Why does everyone try to hate on the PS3? It is simply because it is doing things that other consoles can't. Why even try to down console owners "cbhambin" when everyone knows that a PC is more powerful than a console. Is that even an argument? The point being made is Crysis at that resolution means $#!+ because the average person can't play it.

It's the same argument as the PS3 being the superior console. Who cares? At the price point the average person cant afford to buy it in this economy. So people are like it is no big deal.

If I could afford a setup that would allow me to play Crysis at that resolution without breaking the bank I would be overjoyed, but the reality is I can't and won't. Most other casual gamers won't either so it becomes a question of "Who gives a $#!+?"

[asdr3wsfas]

Personally, I hate HD console gamers because they're hypocrites. They invade the wii topics and talk about amazing graphics and won't listen to any arguments about gameplay or innovation. Now us wii/PC gamers come here to see some actually next-generation graphics and I see HD console fans making the *exact* same argument about gameplay that they'd never accept from any wii owner.

Replace PC with PS3 and PS3 with wii and it's the exact same crap but they've switched sides. The only difference is that PCs can rightly claim to have the top graphics, despite the nonsense they spout about the cell.

[blink3020]

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[crystallakekiller]

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