Crysis 2 PS3 Will Hit Graphical Ceiling

NowGamer: Crytek has claimed that it's NewYork-based FPS sequel Crysis 2 will bring an unbeatable new visual quality to the PS3

The console has been spolit in recent months with Killzone 2, Uncharted 2 and God of War III each setting new graphical standards. However, lead Playstation 3 programmer Michael Glück is confident that Crysis 2 will exceed anything that has gone before. "With each generation of game titles on PS3, usually every 2 years, the games improve significantly in its quality, mostly showing off in graphics. I think with Crysis 2 you will see the quality bar being set at a very high level that games will struggle to excel. We're aiming to set a whole new benchmark with that game for all PS3 games..."

[FangBlade]

Sounds like pure PR talk.

[vhero]

Agreed especially if they port it to the 360 aswell and try to keep them "on par" like many multi platform developers.

[Cold 2000]

Yeah, it may just end up looking better on the 360 like many multitpat games.

Just the guy hyping his game.

[Bereaver]

Well, let's just assume, since they haven't lied yet.....

That it was true.

Crysis, is still the graphics king, but there still isn't a PC that can run it at 60fps in every part.

And if there is, it will cost over $3k. lol

Anyway, I hope they are right.

[Red_Orange_Juice]

no it will not, its not exclusive, there is no way to maximize PS3 in multiplat game, sorry

[Consoldtobots]

correction:

there's no way to maximize a multiplat game on PS3 without pissin off M$.

p.s. LMFAO @ blind fanboy like "Cold2000".

oh and last but not least, this guy may have the ability to exceed previous PS3 titles but he will quickly get an education on how politics controls game development.

[Cold 2000]

Yeah its very fanboyish to say many multiplats look better on the 360.

[Chaostar]

It might be just PR talk but i'm still happy to be getting this game on the consoles. Not gonna upgrade my PC through the roof again lol.

It will be interesting to see which console handles this better if they develop individually with each one and optimize for both platforms. Xbox is known for its similarities in PC architecture so will it run better? Or will they really spend the time needed on PS3 to make it better than Uncharted 2, GOW3 etc?

Can't wait for the lens of truth on this one :D

[AKS]

I don't see Crytek as being a typical or average developer. They've spent years just getting their engine working on the PS3. I remember them stating they had a "secret project" they had been working on for the PS3 quite a long time ago, which evidently was getting CryEngine3 to run well on the system.

What I am interested in seeing is how Crytek handles having a cap on their computing power. Crysis and Crysis Warhead and the best looking games I've ever owned, but they were certainly resource hogs. I had to spend a lot of time tweaking settings to get it to run at 30 fps on high and very high. But even though my PC was powerful enough to run it at high to very high in 720p or medium to high in 1080p, dropping it to medium or lower didn't instantly guarantee 60 fps and 1080p. It would run on a lesser PC at lower settings, but I certainly wouldn't say CryEngine2 was well optimized at the lower settings. I could drop it to where it looked worse than console games and it still wouldn't give me a consistent 60 fps. I can run just about every other PC game I own on max settings and 1080p and get 60 fps. So I'm interested to see what they can do with a definite limit on computing power in the console versions; CryEngine3 is supposed to address these issues.

I'll be buying the PC version, but I'm interested in seeing how the console versions turn out. I'm not sure if CryEngine 3 on the PC will have as high a graphical ceiling as CryEngine 2, but since I don't have an absolutely top flight PC (I don't upgrade constantly; I'll wait until I see either a great deal on a mobo and parts or when I feel my setup is getting too dated), I am hoping Crysis 2 looks as good or better than Crysis 1 at the settings I use and runs even smoother. I may benefit from CryEngine 3 even if it's top end is lower.

[heroicjanitor]

That it won't be all that. Being multiplat, it will not look as good as the ps3 exclusives. And I wouldn't be surprised if the 360 version runs better since they are pc devs.

[AKS]

@ heroicjanitor

It could turn out that way, but it doesn't have to if Crytek doesn't want to do it that way. I hate to use Final Fantasy XIII as an example because Squeenix didn't do such a hot job on the 360 version, but my point is that the PS3 version is one of the best looking PS3 games even though it is multiplatform. The PS3 version looks and sounds like an AAA exclusive because they made sure they took advantage of the hardware they best that they could. But unfortunately they kind of ruined my example of how both versions could be optimized for individual systems by not doing this with the 360 version. It is theoretically possible to make all versions the best they can be for each platform, though. I hope Crytek does this. I haven't read anything about the audio for Crysis 2; I hope they give the PS3 version a high end audio treatment.

[ico92]

"Yeah, it may just end up looking better on the 360 like many multitpat games. "

From what we've seen both versions look just about the same, so like FangBlade said its just PR talk, and besides from what i've heard crytek seem to be favouring the ps3 alot more than the 360 in the development of Crysis 2 for consoles, so if any versions gonna look inferior its most likely gonna be the 360 version.

[sikbeta]

@Cold 2000

Say thanks to the similar PC architecture, If it wasn't for that...

O-T:

Crytek can do Amazing Stuff on PC and they'll do Good stuff on Consoles but at the same time I think M$ will don't want another [FF13] situation again, so this is just PR talk and there will be an "standard" version for Both Consoles or there will be 2 Different Versions ala [FF13], who knows...

[Syronicus]

And then when Crysis 3 hits the consoles, it too will hit the new graphical ceiling based on the code they use. Each game utilizes hardware more efficiently and the truth is, we will not see the best looking games that the PS3 can produce until the final days of the PS3's existence. Let's not forget the PSone and PS2. The same fate belonged to them.

Edit:

Look at Cold 2000 in a PS3 thread already with his XDF damage control. Wait, weren't you just in a 360 thread complaining about PS3 fanboy trolls? Oh look at the irony.

[t850]

But wont most of the PS3 owners be buying the superior PC version?

As thats what they do when a multiplat hits the PC and 360.

Though if the game doesnt max out the PS3 as PS3 fanboys here like to believe then why isnt the PS3 version running in 1080p?

Its not hard to render the game at 1080p if the system can handle it. Oh wait even the PS3's own much talked about exclusives like UC2, KZ2 only run at 720p.

PS3 has obviously hit a wall with its own exclusives. Was it as powerful as Sony likes all of you to beleive then it would have been running eveything in 1080p, its not hard. PS3 just doesnt have the juice.

[captain-obvious]

didn't any of you wondered before why when Crytek talks about Crysis 2 on consoles
they focus on PS3 + graphics

i mean it feels like its a PS3 exclusive some time just hearing them talk
no love to the 360 ?

[piroh]

Crysis 2 will be another 7-8 GB game because it's multiplat
or will it be 50 GB ps3 game with amount of details seen in MGS4? i don't think so

Cell and Blu-ray laughs at this article

[Raf1k1]

The peope at Crytek are good at what they do. I'm inclined to believe this guy but I think we should wait and see for ourselves before we start saying they'll be the same on consoles. You never know, Crytek might surprise us and use the extra space on the Blu-Ray.

[piroh]

Crytek isn't sony 1st party studio, they are too lazy for doing that

in some interviews they said every version will be the same which can't be true otherwise the game will be gimped for ps3 due to dvd limitations
in some interviews they said the game will use 100% power of every platform which can't be true because ps3 has Cell and Blu-ray capacity

schizophrenia? i don't believe Crytek

[HolyOrangeCows]

If he claimed that the 360 version was so, you'd never question it.

[Redrum059]

judging from all their videos, i can easily say that ps3 and 360 version of the game arent on par. just look closely at the videos and you will see thhat the ps3 version looks more polished than the 360 version.

[Meryl]

here is how the cryengine performs and looks on each hardware pc> ps3 > x360, at least they got it right with this engine unlike the unreal engine lol

[Syronicus]

I will be. In fact, I might buy it for both depending upon the reception the game gets on my PS3 friends list. My PC only buddies loved Wars and if this is as good or better then it will rock ont he PC. But many playing MW2 ont he PS3 might want to check out the PS3 version and if that is so then maybe I will invest in two copies eventually.

[commodore64]

I wonder what will happen if Crysis on consoles looks better than all exclusives on ps3, yet runs just a little better on 360?

[Pennywise]

I think it's PR talk, but if Crytek makes a multiplatform game that looks better on the PS3 than the 360 because they use the SPU's you can just color me impressed. But I highly doubt they will shoot themselves in the foot with 360 version.

[vhero]

@Cold 2000 multiplats aint looked better on 360 in general since mid 2009 the times have changed you need to move with the times but of course you are biased arent you green ring of life?

[champ21]

I dont see the need to compare the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions.

The differences will be minor at best. Let the game come out, just ike every other multiplat the difference will be minor.

If anyone really wants superior version of the game where a difference can clearly be seen then the PC is where its at.

[morganfell]

Crytek has stated behind closed doors and even openly on the show floor at the recent GDC the PS3 is easily the more powerful console. I am not saying they will but if any company is going to disregard the parity marketing rule then it is Crytek.

[radphil]

@1.3

That's because the optimization of the game is bad.

In simple terms, they threw memory usage out the window when creating that game.

I'm not bashing on them, as Crysis is still one of the highest graphical games to date, but I'm just saying one of the reasons why the ORIGINAL game can't run at 60fps easily.

[nveenio]

...between Microsoft, Sony and Crytek; the difference is that Crytek has an awesome record of delivering on its promises. Honestly, I think that Crysis2 will definitely be one of the prettiest games on PS3, but only when it comes to photorealism. I don't think it's going to attempt to accomplish everything Killzone2 attempted (like volumetric smoke and hit detection), but I do think there's a lot it's going to do right that other multiplats don't. Having seen the comparisons that already exist, though, I have to say that all three look the same. But that doesn't mean it's not going to be a showcase title for every platform, does it? Can't a title be the best looking on game available on all 3 platforms? Of course it can....that is, when you have a developer like Crytek...a developer that has a reputation to uphold.

[SDF Repellent]

"Crytek has stated behind closed doors and even openly on the show floor at the recent GDC the PS3 is easily the more powerful console. I am not saying they will but if any company is going to disregard the parity marketing rule then it is Crytek."

Yea, just like you had access to a closed door viewing of Gears of War 2 running on PS3 a couple of years ago. :)

[raztad]

@commodore

Or it perfectly may end up like FFXIII: running at 576p.

I cant help but wonder why every devel out there always talk about "pushing the PS3 to its limits" but I never see anyone saying the same about the xbox360.

[AL Faris]

.. by how much unearned praise crytek get. Sure they've built a great looking engine for their pc games but in all honesty i think the engine is rubbish. The mere fact that it still cannot be run at the standard 60fps constantly on its highest settings on todays best cards is ridiculous and testament to really bad optimization.

That and in my experience while playing crysis i've honestly never said "wow". Cant even remember thinking the game looked nice since i was too busy trying to optimize my graphical settings and playing hide and go seek with soldiers in cloak mode - the alien parts were rubbish. This as opposed to UC2 which I've only played it recently since i wasnt buying into the hype. I hate to admit it but it had me saying "Wow did they accomplish this with the ps3 in only its 3rd yr. Amazing". If a game can make a cynic like me say that then its a great game. Crysis... meh

[MNicholas]

They better deliver or they'll never gain credibility with console, particularly PS3, fans.

[Simon_Brezhnev]

i have to see it to believe it at the moment i dont believe it. You know devs 1st game on the PS3 usually are especially a multiplatform.

[Persistantthug]

I'll tell you why,

Because developers like Naughty Dog have every tool, trick, technique, and the full power of Sony behind them.

Let me give you a great example of what I see happening at some point.......

Naughty Dog, Guerrilla Games, Santa Monica, or whoever else, will push the PS3 to its full CURRENT optimization limit, and they want to squeeze even more power to do those once "inconceivable feats"...So, Naughty Dog petitions Sony for the extra code to use in their 1 game...Sony grants this request. Guess what the request was for?

The request for for the extra SPE to be unlocked for their personal use, for their UNCHARTED 3 game which enables it to run at a full detail at 1080p with 60 frames.

Crytek will never be able to outdo First Party developers on their own system....not the Sony ones.

Just sayin.

[pixelsword]

It's not fanboyish to say the majority of multiplatform games run on the 360 better, because it's true: the problem is that that seems to no longer applies to games that both run well and at high-quality.

Furthermore, it's also true that multiplatform games run better on the 360 from developers who don't know how to program for the PS3, and those who do have bigger and better-looking games on the PS3.

Next, when a multiplaform game comes out and uses the Blu-Ray to it's capacity, the games they release will be a better game compared to it's 360 counterpart; Star Ocean, GTA IV, and Final Fantasy are good examples of that.

Lastly, PS3 games that are maximized don't pull punches on physics, smoke, and particle effects: which is why although I love the Halo series, Killzone still whips on it although it came out in Early '09, more than a year later.

Therefore, it IS fanboyish to recognize one aspect of that truth without recognizing the other aspects.

[Cenobia]

You'd probably just spray your tainted ejaculate all over your keyboard.

Then you'd wipe it off and troll some more. TROLL LIKE YOU'VE NEVER TROLLED BEFORE!!!

[frostypants]

"If anyone really wants superior version of the game where a difference can clearly be seen then the PC is where its at. "

Well, that is ENTIRELY dependent on the PC in question, isn't it?

[Darkstorn]

Let's wait until we see it before we come to conclusions. This WILL dethrone Crysis as the best-looking game ever made, on PC at least.

[thewhoopimen]

It's fanboyish to talk about multiplats when practically every exclusive on either the 360 or PS3 totally destroys multiplats in terms of quality.

[Death2494]

Cryengine3 runs better on 360.

Just a little note. Crytek's engines typically require more from your CPU than your GPU. Oh i provided a little video for you people to prove my point. PS3 is on the left and 360 is on the right. You can notice ps3 running at a higher resolution. Don't believe me huh, then check out the video.....

[JsonHenry]

If any company can max out hardware it is these guys.

But just like anything and anyone else I must see it in action to believe it. I am getting this for the PC of course, so there is no doubt in my mind I am going to get a visual feast. But I would really like for console owners to have a new bar set. Especially a multiplat game.

[raztad]

@above

You should put the emphasis in the multiplat thing. PS3 exclusive games have been setting the bar in every iteration.

I definitely doubt Crysis 2 on consoles will be a bar setting, however if it indeed is, it will be dethroned again and again in the near future. I'm pretty sure all this "reaching the ceiling" stuff is not more than solid PR BS.

[raztad]

DOUBLE POST

[DOMination]

It may well be the graphical ceiling for PS3 and I'm quite sad to hear that really, but I hear it's only using about 60% of the 360s GPU so thankfully there's still quite a bit to come from one console at least.

[nycredude]

Not to sound like a fanboy but I totally believe ps3 can do more than what the 360 can do in terms of graphics so the two versions of Crysis 2 better NOT be equal cause if so then this guy is full of BS!!

[FragGen]

Yup sounds like PR talk. BUT I respect the devs trying to hold themselves to a high standard, though. I think Crytek consider themselves the graphics king on the PC (which is widely recognized as the most graphically intense platform) so I think they feel they have a lot to live up to and I think they'll produce a graphically amazing game on all three platforms even if it's "kingship" is debatable.

I REALLY HOPE they shoot for some EFFICIENCY in their engine, though. Consoles can't be upgraded so if some parts of the game run @ 10fps today they'll run at 10fps in that section everytime the game is played. No new drop in whizbang GPU upgrades here.

[xTruthx]

Good to see no 1 has wasted time replying to t850.

[Hotel_Moscow]

how come they dont talk about the 369 like it can achieve amazing fraphics are they saying its going to pale in comparison to the ps3

[newflesh]

Judging from Crytek's recent comments I think that we will see
Crysis 2 becoming PS3 exclusive in recent time.

[jack_burt0n]

wow hype hype hype its amazing how it doesn't work when you try and hype your own crap, gow3 only needed a trailer same with uncharted 2 the rest was pure truth, these guys go on and on and on......

[beardpapa]

From the release of their games and the history Crytek has, they seem to like to push the envelope when it comes to graphic superiority. It would be a shame if they developed multiplatform Crysis to be on par for consoles and not take advantage of the resources each console has.

[otherZinc]

It wont have co-op. The PS3 cant do a co-op campaign game good without it being cell shaded.

Also, Crysis must be linear or have very basic environments. Also, the physics wont be that great either.

You people can disagree all you want but show me a game on the PS3 that isn't cell shaded with co-op that looks good, where is it?
The split 256ram is going to stop it every single time!

[TrailerParkSupervisr]

but I thought I read somewhere that they are developing the game specific to each platform; that the devs on the PS3 side are making it right for that console and same for 360. If that is true, then the PS3 version is NOT a port and would be most likely very, very pretty.

[hash01]

Standard practice with cross platform development tools.
Can not compete with designed for ps3 code (like UC2, KZ2, GOW3).

Make that with 'jags' and 'screen tearing', the common bug bears when recycling development from 360.

[Danja]

Bet im gonna hear the same thing when KZ3 comes out ... Crysis will simply max out there engine on the PS3...

[Kakkoii]

@vhero:

Why would they port it after all the time they spent creating a PS3 version of the CryEngine 3?

All the nay-sayers here seem to not of heard that Crytek's upcoming CryEngine 3 has been optimized for the PC/360/PS3. With the creation process allowing you to easily export to which platform you'd like. The reason normal multi-plat games don't usually look good is because the people making them aren't engine developers, their just game developers. And so they start out with the game on one platform and then port it to another. Where as Crytek has developed an engine that allows output of the original code to the 3 platforms without porting one version to another.

[coolcut135]

the odd thing is the devs have still not mentioned the xbox version of the game in terms of graphics. does this mean they r makin games different on each platform or is the xbox version goin to be on par with ps3

[Kakkoii]

The way the new Engine works allow for simultaneous creation on all 3 plats. (PC/360/PS3). The 360 will look good too, they already showed off videos of the PS3/360 running it. It's merely that the PS3 has some extra cores to handle a bit higher graphics. But neither can trump the PC version of course. Especially with such a small amount of RAM in the consoles.

[jimmins]

The tech could theoretically make the most of PS3, X360 and PC individually - it's interesting that Crytek have a lead PS3 programmer that's allowed to talk about platform specific versions of the game...

[frostypants]

They have a reputation to uphold. Perhaps they place more importance on that reputation than on playing the usual cross-platform politics. If they can't make the PS3 version look better than the 360, everyone will question their technical expertise.

[waltyftm]

Killzone 3 , Uncharted 3 , Resistance 3 come out.

[AKS]

I would be very surprised if Resistance 3 can top the graphics of Crysis 2 unless Insomniac adopts a longer development cycle.

[ElementX]

The Resistance games have average graphics, nothing more.

[AKS]

I will say that I find the Resistance games to be impressive in terms of scale. The 8-player co-op mode did feel like I was in a war with so much attacking us at once. It was pretty intense if multiple teammates croak and I was trying to survive until they could respawn. I just wish Insomniac would give a Resistance game a longer development cycle if they are going to try to include so much. Bungie (the developer behind Halo games, not the pesky internet troll) spent over 3 years making Halo 3. It seems like Insomniac is trying to make more ambitious products in a fraction of the time, and I think the quality of the game tends to suffer when you do that.

[Ju]

R2 was there before KZ2 and UC2 and runs 60fps (compared to the others @30fps). That, with 64 players, massive scale (opening scene) shows the potential of their engine. Combine this with Insomniacs statement to drop future games back to 30fps, should allow them to double their bandwidth for visual fidelity. Anyhow, the particle effects and scope of the co-op has yet to be matched by any other game on the PS3. If Insomniac can focus on those goals, I can see them surpass both, KZ2 and UC2 with their next game. (/OT)

[pixelsword]

R2 whips-up on games that haven't even come out yet, so either you have a SDTV or never seen it in person at all.

Pshaw, average graphics indeed.

Do a side-by side of that tame to a lot of games, and R2 wins hands down.

[The Wood]

scale yes, graphics nah. I never thought resistance was a graphical beast. Not like killzone

[sid4gamerfreak]

It will look like a graphical beast on the best gaming platform = PC.

Consoles, oh yeah, they have their little killzone 2 which may look better than their gimped crysis 2 version.

Oh wait, the 360 doesnt have kz2!

Edit: @below: Its true though, it is a frickin GIMPED version. You think the consoles are even able to flawlessly run cryengine 3? Are you nuts?
What about all the ps3 fanboys plaguing this website? Dont complain to them, do you? They come and bash the PC articles and being condescending too. But nooooooo that is acceptable to you right? Such a big hypocrite...

[AKS]

You can enjoy your PC and have personal preferences without being a condescending jackass to everyone else. I'm buying the PC version as well, but I don't feel the need to go on about how the console versions are "gimped." Consoles have less power than the PC, but the consoles have plenty of fantastic games, and Crysis 2 will be just fine on the consoles.

Idiots like you think you are demonstrating the superiority of the PC by acting this way, but you are unwittingly overemphasizing tech specs and give the impression that the Crysis games are just a tech demo. They are actually very good games, but knuckleheads like you make console owners think that it isn't worth playing if you don't have a $5000 PC. You actually hurt the reputation of Crysis by being such an elitist twat.

[GamerPS360]

I will take Bad company 2 over Crysis any day.
Graphic doesn't make game but pretty graphic is nice though :D

[AKS]

Where did I say anything about CryEngine 3 running "flawlessly" on the consoles? And you let the idiot fanboys who invade the PC threads determine how you behave? You are emulating and mimicking their behavior and are no better than they are as long as you do. If you object to their behavior, try to hold yourself to a higher standard.

What I stated about overemphasizing tech and PC superiority DOES HURT THE REPUTATION OF CRYSIS. A lot of people genuinely do think that the Crysis games are just average games with fancy graphics. I'm a fan of Crysis games, not just their great graphics, which is why I called you on your fanboyish behavior.

[nevimkdojsem2]

I have a great PC but I'm not interested in another generic shooter with bad story, script and voice acting (plus myriads of bugs) - I found the first one average and didn't bother with Crysis Warhead. I'd much rather play some old PS2 games that I missed out like Persona 3, SotC, Okami - deep masterpieces with great story telling and unique art direction.

And of course this is just the PR talk like many times before - they have little experience with PS3 hardware and as 3rd party developpers don't have the same access to information and libraries as Naughty Dog, Guerrila and the other elite 1st party studios.

[pixelsword]

... unless you have an expensive PC to run the games on, which is not many people.

The above-average PC will make Crysis look like garbage, whilst the majority of PC's will make Crysis look like a PS2 game.

[Chris_TC]

@2.5
You clearly haven't played Crysis once in your life. It doesn't look like a PS2 game even on the lowest settings. And a dual core with a mid-range graphics card runs the game fine on Medium-High.

[pixelsword]

1. I have played crysis, on my PC. PS2 looking all the way on mine. :P

[Optical_Matrix]

PR PR PR. Don't we love it. If that's the case, theres no doubt Sony's devs will hit it and/or exceed it. They know PS3 better than any 3rd party dev do so you know. But it's good to know it will push the tech. Something 90% of 3rd party devs cbb to do. It's so sad.

[Chris_TC]

At some point it's not about "knowing the PS3" anymore. At some point the ceiling of what's technologically possible has been hit.
And considering the PS3 hardware is 4 years old, you're just not going to see massive improvements anymore.

[AKS]

@ Chris_TC

I agree with you to a certain extent, but if you look at the ancient PS2, games were topping each other all the way through Shadow of the Colossus and God of War II.

[peeps]

probably will do tbh. it may well look much better on pc, but from what we've seen so far it seems they are trying to make use of what each platform offers so am expecting this to be the best game graphically released on ps3.

i dunno what it is an multi-plat games offending ppl if they look better than ps3 exclusives...

[KilZoneGeneralStrife]

like I did when THQ and Yukes said their games like the original smackdown vs raw game in 2004 maxed the ps2.. Lol. ,leave it to the 1st party to kick ass with the ps3 into the final years of its life.

[Sir_Ken_Kutaragi_]

JUST GIVE ME...'KILLZONE 3'!!! ;-P ;-P ;-P

I don't need this 'CryMeARiver Engine 3' BS!!! ;-D

I HAVE NEXT-GEN LOOKING GAMES NOW!!! ON MY PSexy3!!! ;-P

+ Hmm...
...will they have the 'BALLS' to make the PS3 version look better than the xBox 360 version tho(because EVERYONE knows the PS3 can do a lot more than these Multi-format games that come out)???
We will see...

[stonecold1]

with ken because developers just going to downgrade the game like they did with final fantasy 13 and the 360 is holding ps3 development back and not taking advantage with the hardware and now quantam theory is held back till summer and i have to admit 360 is no match for the ps3 stomps the crapbox anyday end of statement

[champ21]

is not like the game is coming only to 360 and the ps3.

Its also coming on the PC. If the 360 had to hold the game back. It would do the same for the PC version.

So why is it, that it may only botch the game for the PS3 and not the PC?

If the Ps3 really is so powerful then it should run simular to the PC.

[Das_Bastardion]

The PS3 showing that is the KING of home consoles, no one can deny that

[Consoldtobots]

roflmao @ "crymeariver engine" you are one funny dude.

[The Killer]

the reason is simple and it has been shown before, if u didnt see either u r blind or not informed!! FF13 is almost identical on both systems yet ps3 can do much better, the reason why they will downgrade ps3 version and not PC is because ps3 and 360 r rival consoles, and if one is vastly superior then the other version then the sales of the inferior version will be hurt, and MS will fork out more money or do something to be sure both version r on par. there is big and few players behind the scenes on the console market, but on the PC no one care if he game is superior or crap except gamers!! on the other hand, PC platform is independent from the console market, and have different users mostly!!

beside, PC is not stable and does not involve only 1 company!! there is so many companies who r making PCs!!

I really think that u r stupid or very not informed to not know this!!

if ur question was honest one then i dont mean any offense to u, if u troll then scr@w u bot loser!!

EDIT

What?? i have one bubble?? hahhahah, talking about freedom of speech!! the admins must be anti-islam and bots!!! somehow both go along well with each other!!

[hesido]

Games can still look better with lower specs with proper use of lighting, texture, and overall aesthetics. Even tho there may not be a leap in graphics, we will definitely see better looking games.

[THC CELL]

hmm ill wait for killzone and uncharted 3 we will see who has the power of gfx in the end

[theone26]

Crysis 2 on ps3 may very well looking better than Kz2 in the end but the real competition is Kz3 or maybe even R3. Then Uncharted 3 will walk in and shows them the true power, but somewhere closeby they are all been watched by GOW IV...

[sid4gamerfreak]

Well, if a lot of people think that crysis is an average game with fancy graphics, they are being ignorant. Thats their view on the game. How does my overemphasizing tech and PC superiority hurt the reputation of crysis? Im telling ppl the FACTS. It WILL run better on the pc, so get it for the frickin pc. I am not only promoting the game this way, i am also promoting the pc gaming platform.

You maybe right, i was wrong for my fanboyish statement. I retract the statement. There see im not a complete fanboy...

[AKS]

@ sid4gamerfreak

It hurts the series' reputation if all they hear about is the graphics. Many console-only owners have never had the chance to play the game, and all they hear about is that graphics are what makes Crysis so good. It's actually a very nice series.

I understand why those types get on your nerves. I can't stand them, either. But don't let them turn you into an equivalent of them. You're free to disagree with me. And it looks like I've used up all my bubbles, so you get the last word. lol

Edit: I apologize for calling you names in my first post. I was feeling passionate about my points and made an error in judgment. I'm glad we were able to have a constructive conversation about the Crysis games.

[radphil]

In all honesty the story was average. The gameplay was very fun however.

[Figboy]

if you are pixel counting.

most of the time, say, 95% of the time, the differences are so negligible that you, literally, have to have two TVs running next to each other to notice ANY differences.

i had DMC4 running on the Xbox 360 and the PS3, and i would switch between the two outputs, just to see if i could see "major" differences. they looked almost identical.

there have definitely been a few multi-plats that have been BLATANTLY better on the 360 (ie, Splinter Cell: Double Agent), but most of the time, they've been equal enough that only EXTREME(Cold2000)FANBOYS crow about minor differences.

in the end, PS3 gamers still have Killzone 2, MGS4, Uncharted 2, God of War 3, and Gran Turismo 5 winning their battles for them, while 360 FANBOYS (i stress Fanboys, not fans), are still trying to convince themselves that the Gears of Wars series is still a graphical benchmark.

as for Crysis 2, i didn't think the PC Crysis was a very good GAME. graphics, sure, they are phenomenal. you will never hear me argue otherwise, but the game play itself? it was Far Cry with eye-blistering graphics. i thought it was kind of dull, honestly. which is a shame, considering it's hype level.

my interest level in Crysis 2 is purely on a technical level. i like to see developers pushing themselves and the hardware they work on, but i'm not interested in picking up Crysis 2 as a GAME. it's just not on my list when there are so many other games out there, and coming out, that really offer the total package: Gameplay AND Graphics.

[Figboy]

Cold got all butthurt with me and used his alt accounts to attack my bubbles.

it's amusing to me that he thinks i actually CARE about the bubble system.

anyway, as i said before, Crysis was a prime example of inflated scores due to hype.

i most certainly feel the game should be recognized and praised for it's technological merits, but as a game, it was pretty standard FPS stuff. i guess it's just me, but i didn't find it very compelling.

[frankymv]

That is the only way

[jalen247]

A little birdy told me that the PS3 version is highly optimized and will be on par with PC version at same settings but the 360 version will lag behind a little.

2 things are possible.
(1) This is PR talk because when people talk graphics they usually talk PS3
(2) PS3 version looks better than 360 version and hence also looks better than current PS3 exclusives.

Sony's devs are currently working hard to keep the graphics king title (Uncharted 3, Killzone 3, and GOW 4 are in development among others)

[frankymv]

that's why I am so pumped for the PS3 version

[kraze07]

Your fanboyism is showing. It amazes me how many of you dismiss this game before it's even released just because it isn't an exclusive to your console of choice. Crytek has proven what it can do in the graphics department so I'm sure this game will look great even on the consoles.

[sid4gamerfreak]

Fair point you have made. I love the crysis series too.

Bubbles to you for correcting me in a proper and dignified manner...

[x800]

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[jalen247]

If Crysis 2 (PS3) looks better than GOW III, I will be extremely impressed because GOW III looks unbelievably good.

[bjornbear]

WTH is this? aren't they going to be equal? I'm honestly asking, I was expecting so, now I'm confused =/

[koehler83]

It's been said for a long time, but the past year has proven it definitively for me: The PS3 is simply more powerful than the 360. (Of course, the 360 has plenty of strengths, it's irrelevant here.) But it has also become clear to me that multiplatform titles absolutely must have parity to be successful on multiple platforms. As soon as preferential treatment is given to one, it's tantamount to suicide on the other. (Blur for instance is likely dead in the water on PS3.)

So that said, I find it very difficult to believe that a third party, even one as technically talented as Crytek will push the PS3 hardware to it's graphical limit and give any sort of advantage to one platform over the other. But I would really love to see it bring the dawn of a new era as they claim.

[TwistedMetal]

stop downplayeing the ps3 becuase if you are a hardcore gamer or tech head you will own one and its the most powerful consle. The people who made crysis made the best looking game on the pc.

The thing i noticed is that great developers who got skills can make awesome games and graphics like ps3 exclusive devs. Most x360 devs are second rate garbage compared to pc devs and ps3 devs. Now the best graphical masters on pc defienetly can step up to the level of ps3 exclusives if they give m$ the finger and say we arent gonna dumb a game down for the casual x360 gamers to feel good about there cheap ars last gen system. We already know x360 gamers dont care about the best becuase they dont have the best, We already know they dont care about variety becuase they dont have variety, and we already know they dont know what the heck value is and getting the most use out of an hdtv means. I think the crysis devs will hold that middle finger up high and show us some awesome ps3 graphics and possibly in 3D as well :P.

[HelghastGeneral]

How can a multiplatform game max out the ps3 seriously this game is going to look better than uncharted 2, killzone 2, and god of war 3? These people need to shut the $@#@@$ up.

[champ21]

You do realise the PS3 is not a supercomputer. It barely compares graphics power wise to even 3yr old hardware.

RSX present on the PS3 is 250million transistors its severely outdated.

CELL is about 230million transistors, in graphics terms it cant keep up with an RSX(which as i mentioned is really out of date). Had the cell been so powerful Sony would have gone with its original design and gone with 2 cells in the PS3.

A modern day GPU on the PC has 2 billion transistor count (10 times more then the RSX).

Bottom line its not hard to max out the dated hardware in the PS3 or xbox 360.

[avengers1978]

New Graphics Cards cost 400 to 800 dollars for good ones.
This is Crytek the people making the game saying that it is going to be great on the PS3, no mention of PC, or 360 version though, and yet PC loyalist and bots are bashing the PS3.
First and foremost the first Crysis may have looked good but overall it was a bad game, Crytek is going to have to bring more than shinny graphics to get me to buy. Crytek also talked about future development for the PS3 so from the developers end they don't see a problem with the machine if there willing to do more projects for it.

[champ21]

sure good ones cost that much.. however one to beat the PS3 would cost ya 70-100usd.

for 700usd you would get a 5970, which has a combined GPU transistor count of 4billion(thats about 20times more then the RSX on the PS3) how can we even consider comparing the prices?

[avengers1978]

Comparing price because economy is so sh!tty right now. If money was no object for people than I wouldn't of brought it up, but since it is I did. When I'm looking at spending that kind of money, I have to weight all options.

[A change in the wind]

Haha. Typical. PC fanboys crying about specs. "But, PCs run a smooth quantum reflector beam directly towards the 3rd and 7th receptor of the ultra sensitive light wave refractor in the omega motherboard chipset alpha. In addition, we can observe that the sheer speed of the tesla nodes within the parallel axis of linearity, combine to create a direct path straight towards the mega protons within the course of 0.23 milliseconds (x9.32.) Something the PS3 simply cannot do."

[maverick1191]

champ21 stop being such a fanboy protecting PC we all know you will side PC i mean look at your profile pic it says it all

but at least you comparing the PC with PS3 shows its a good machine

anyway i'd have to see proper gameplay footage to look at a purchase im not buying a game because of pretty graphics i must have the gameplay to match

[liquidsnake]

@ change in the wind

Hahaha, that comment made me laugh very loud even though I have no clue what the hell you just wrote :D

[Consoldtobots]

@ change

totally agree, pc spec whores are just like britney spears...all flash and very little substance. Besides most of the time they puff their chest out simply because a game runs at a higher resolution on a maxed out PC. Resolution != graphics but they will never understand or admit to that.

[Kleptic]

Champ you're comparing apples to oranges though...

A GPU is always a calc beast...thats why they came around...its a specialized cpu for rendering a 3 dimensional image (or heavy video editing, etc.)...but they are always turds at base code or instruction sets...so a cpu pumps those into it...where as a cpu is generally weak at calc intensive code, but smooth at instruction sets (and more recently, multiple threads of instruction code)...

where the Cell is different is that its relatively good at both...its a beast at calculation compared to nearly every other cpu, save a few very modern cpus...and was always competitive at instruction code...the hard part was developing software code that allowed the cell to do both...a certain percentage of actual rendering code as well as full instruction sets for the dedicated gpu (the RSX), and getting it all to sync properly...thats 'new' in programming terms...and the main reason that early PS3 titles sucked...as the RSX completely on its own was outdated by the time the PS3 even launched...

the first title to really push it was killzone 2...with the developers showing in tech videos that they could have the cell render up to 40% of any given frame...thats why its so far beyond other console titles with things like physics, animation, lighting, and particle effects...the cpu was doing a lot of the actual rendering...

as far as the supercomputer thing...yes it is...but you are misleading what a supercomputer is, or even does...the amount of floating point performance pump out by the Cell is extremely high relative to the cost of a PS3..it still does more than any $300 PC ever could...and it was cheap to code for also, as the Cell can handle instruction sets for the calculation on its own...where as other home brewed supercomputers would consist of a rig of GPU's, but all needed very strict and tedious code in order to get instructions for the calcs...

read the articles for folding at Home where they talk about the advantages of different machines...and how crazy it is that a console is even part of it...

[slyrunner]

i dont doubt it one bit, they take lots of pride with there games, and none of them are rushed, just look at far cry 2 and crysis, if they can make a all mighty and powerful pc fall to its knees, no doubt it prob will do the same for the ps3, and most def the pc, of course they arent going to be on par with the pc, but i think that they will be the ones to stretch the limits on the console, it may not be one of the top benchmarks, but it will sure reach pretty high up there,also knowing that there coding is much better as well from the first crysis, proof, play crysis warhead and you will see the difference between the 2

[CyberCam]

don't you mean Far Cry 1... not 2, Ubisoft made number 2 and although the scenery & landscape look beautiful in that game, the gun models, A.I. and gameplay sucked (on the PS3 that is)! Plus, FC2 didn't use the any of the CryTek engines or tech!

[Mr_Luke]

I'd like to see something before saying "great!!!!" or "mh... bah... it was all crap after all...".
I'm really curious tho, i hope in something graphically huge.

[midgard227]

um if its gonna look better than other ps3 games then is the 360 version gonna be like ff13 and look horrible? hope not, thats not fair, but what ever i have both and play ps3 anyway

[MetalGearBear]

power of PS3!!!!!

[OcelotRigz]

Cant wait for the lens of truth post to appear here when the game is out, this place will be jam-packed.(Not with jam, with people).

Not really wetting my pants over this game, so i dont really care too much how it looks, on anything, but i agree with some guys, since its not a PS3 exclusive, the time and effort wouldnt be put into it so in my opinion it wont be as spectacular as it could be on PS3.

[midgard227]

lmao i cracked up at the "(not with jam people)" part, i doubt people r that stupid to take it so literal haha still funny

[DigitalAnalog]

I like how these devs are trying to push the PS3. Thankfully this isn't a "port" engine rather an engine built up specifically for the PS3 and considering the dev time, it's very similar to a production of an exclusive.

Will it look great. DEFINITELY. But will it place the new benchmark for graphics? That's going to pretty hard to top Uncharted 2 much less GOWIII. But let's see...

-End statement

[bobrea]

Hey look! Another game that maxes out the PS3!

[midgard227]

hahah yeah true, although sad to say the 360 has been maxed out since gears 1 lol.

wonder how many more times the ps3 will be maxed out this gen. tho with blu-ray size getting bigger and bigger i think it may keep happening

[IHateYouFanboys]

pity the PS3 cannot and never will be able to read the bigger capacity blu-ray discs, the blu-ray disc association has confirmed that it wont be able to play the 128gb discs, and as such will not be able to read anything above that either.

[fafoon]

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[liquidsnake]

hehe lol :)

[SephireX]

This game is different than other multiplatform games. Remember, they make the engine themselves. They will try to max the PS3 as if the 360 version didn't exist. This means that the PS3 version should look significantly better to that of the 360 but as we know, the pc version will own anything we have ever seen before. Crysis 2 PC = New Graphics King. Don't even try to argue with it.

[IHateYouFanboys]

CryTek know how to push a GPU to its limits, and seeing as how the 360 has the better GPU out of the 2, dont be surprised when the 360 version looks better.

[hiredhelp]

As a pc gamer myself over the 9 years of pc building games have always got more more power preassure on the video industery. witch lead to bigger graphics cards. so i hear alot of you ask why are you saying this. because crysis 2 will be transmitted to 360 and PC via the computer. thats never been heard of b4. but according to several people the ps3 cell is alot more powerfull than intels new i7. the devs at crytek hadnt worked with cell processor cos no cpu works like the ps3. processor. you 360 guys gota start understanding the ps3 is truelly ground breaking hardware.why multiplatform games sometimes look better in your eyes on 360 than a ps3 is cos its built on a 360 first then ported cos they understand the programming. BUT THIS TIME they have built the game on the ps3. heres a link below

http://playstationlifestyle...

EA snuck in to PTOM towers and showed me top-secret footage of the game in action. It was stunning – better looking than almost anything I’ve ever seen on PS3. and here’s the best part: All the glorious wreckage, the metropolitan carnage, the dynamic lighting and the realtime destruction, was generated not on a PC, nor an Xbox, but PS3.

He continues to say how Crysis will take full advantage of the PS3’s power:

Yep this baby is being built to take advantage of the massive

[hiredhelp]

oh 1 more thing thanks microsoft if it wasnt for you we probubly never see crysis 2. when askd cryteck to make crysis for them back 3 years ago they laughed in your face said it break your system.cough cough..

but after years in making they thought why not hit the console market and why not indeed.shortly after sadly christmas 2009 people who brought us timsplitters and goldeneye on n64 whent pop. namely rare or changed to free radical was salvaged by the crytek team. this is a breath of fresh air for me beats the old unreal engine.

[TheMailman]

It clearly shows by the massive ass size of the guy using the nanosuit in the trailer...

[badbond1]

bring your game.. and get smashed by Killzone 3.

[rezzah]

Funny, no talk of the 360 in there =p

Reach is not something to brag about graphically.

[TH3 GAM3]

PR Talk, its not gonna happen. Crytek is funny!!

[xKakashi209x]

I don't believe it until they show the proof.

[gtamike123]

I want more Killzone 3.

Crysis 1 looked nice but all textures and models looked the same :/

[thehitman]

Crytek Have a lot of pride and especially after setting the benchmark on the PC i dont see why they would hurt their name. CryEngine 3 is made specifically for consoles and even more so keeping the PS3 in mind. I will be happy if they do surpass games like UC2 etc because then they could market their engine to other companies which = better games for us. UE3 isnt really a good engine for the ps3 if you still dont know what your doing only companies I seen use it well is EPIC themselves and devs who made batman.

[hiredhelp]

TIME WILL TELL PEOPLE .TIME WILL TELL
anyways dont cry 360 boys this is gonna kick ass for you guys youll actually get better looking games on your consoles than the old unreal engines. i may seem like a fan boy but im not ive had my share of 360's trust me.

[red2tango]

If they're saying it will look the same on PS3 and 360, and then they say it will be the best looking PS3 game, they are contradicting themselves. Also, why wouldn't they say that it's the best looking 360 game? I'm excited for Crysis 2, but this is PR crap.

[BrianC6234]

I hope they're right. It would be great to see a third party, multiplatform game look even better than Sony's first party games. I'll believe it when I see it. If it happens third party developers will have no more excuses.

[Hotel_Moscow]

this is crytek all they have to say is we are not cry tek

[gamingisnotacrime]

oh man what is crytek all worked up about? they need to realize KZ3 is coming soon and unlike multiplats, KZ3 will be developed according to the PS3 capabilities, and the results should be the next bar in game quality for a PS3 title, lol
cant wait

[spektical]

pure PR talk here. Lets not get ahead of ourselves crysis is by far one of best graphical games out there on the PC. But thats just it, the devs are masters at PC not console gaming. Sorry, only fanboys would agree with this PR BS.

[r2kcipher]

I wonder if my rig can handle this

i960 overclocked to 4.0ghz on liquid nitrogen
32 GB ddr5 ram
Triple crossfire 5990s
350 watt psu (smells funny)

Seriously if they can optimize this for consoles so well. Then they better get their sh!t together for the pc too. Because I'm not gonna wait a 15 months to max it out again.

[BrianC6234]

Is that supposed to be 1350 watt PSU? With everything on that list a 350 watt PSU would definitely smell funny.

[r2kcipher]

Don't worry its a Corsair lol.

REAL SPECS

965 3.8 ghz
4 Gb DDR3 1600
5870
750watt corsair might be pro to lazy to check

[ILLINOIS]

This game will not challenge GOW 3 or Killzone 3. Not even Uncharted 2 or Killzone 2. Please stop with the lies. You are not dedicated to the PS3 so you will not make the games as good as it could be.

[hoops]

Even if Cysis 2 does...you and other sony fanboiys will never admit it LOL

[trancefreak]

I ont see why you would say no way. Would you actually want the game to be fugly. If its on par with exclusive ps3 games or I would welcome it.

Crytek are not playing around they strive for the outmost best to be 2nd too none.

And at least if cry 3 runs better on the ps3 its a win win for multiplat games seriosly I cant wait for this title to drop.

[MIDDLE_FINGER_U]

Times have we heard this from multiplat devs. I just don't think I can see this happening without some cuts being done to the other version. 1st party devs can take full advantage of the systems resources where as multiplat devs want to make the games look equally down the board with some exceptions being a few games here and there. Only time will tell all we can do is wait and see if it is true or it falls on its face.

[mayberry]

But it will a 45min game/s
OK. m$'s dvd9 and sony's blu-ray storage medium will have to have some kind of drastic play in the outcome of this game.

a 3.5 in floppy can display 1080p 60fps for 3 seconds/s
They technically can be equal for a set time! right? Maybe it will be a "shorter" game because of the "different" consols.

[Chris_TC]

This may be the most uninformed post I have ever read.

Here's a hint: the first Crysis ships on a DVD9. Crazy, huh?

[r2kcipher]

Correction it ships on more than one and the install is over 10gb. Microsoft would have to leave all the arcade owners out in the cold.

Who's misinformed?

EDIT: Let's not forget a 360 DVD9 has less capacity then regular DVD9's too.

[Chris_TC]

Google failed you. Maybe you people should stop posting when you clearly have never played the game in your life.

The game Crysis is on a single DVD. Editions with 2 DVDs have bonus materials on the second DVD, but it's not part of the actual game.

[Ju]

Hint, a 3,5" floppy (hd) can't even handle a single 1080 frame (uncompressed). Must be well compressed for 3 sec @60 fps...LOL

[fullmetal297]

http://img691.imageshack.us...

Clearly none of you guys except Chris_TC owns a copy of Crysis. The retail copy of Crysis comes one disc and only takes up 6.28gb of space. The maximum edition comes with 3 discs and includes Crysis, Crysis Warhead, and the expansion pack for mutiplayer.

@mayberry
The size of the storage doesn't determine the resolution and # of frames, its the hardware combination (CPU, Video Card, Ram, etc). If that were true then MGS4 should run at 1080p and 60 frames since it takes a whopping 50gb worth of space.

[Treyb3yond]

On teh cell ;-)

[hoops]

"First and foremost the first Crysis may have looked good but overall it was a bad game,"

You do know that Crysis scored 91 overall at metacritic and was praised not just for graphics and physics but gameplay. You onviously never played the game. Like most console only owners.
Alas. You see Crysis is a open sandbox type FPS. Console owners are use to follow the carrot style FPS games that lead you by the hand. Anything else they think is bad gameplay.

And would it not be funny as hell if Crysis 2 ends up being the best looking console game to date and ends uop looking and playing better on the Xbox360? CAN you imagne all the damage control on n4g.com lol

[NoOoB101]

I think the reason why they didn't say anything about the 360 version is that maybe Sony locked it up as an exclusive...Sony did say that had a big announcement for E3 and Crysis 2 would be kinda big for some people.

[Hotel_Moscow]

yeah but it would also be on pc therefore not exclusive

[Ju]

Won't happen. Crytek wants to sell their engine, not just the game.

[M0t0rBreath]

devs realized that we care more about gameplay than graphics. Yes, graphics are important, but not as much as gameplay. The game has to be fun!

[dRanzer]

why they says Crysis Will Hit Graphical Ceiling on the ps3?.
what about the 360? it will not be graphical ceiling in this system?
i mean,if they say Something like that, it means that only the PS3 or is it basically says that the -360 will not use the height of its power to run Crysis 2?

I heard that CE3 is supposed to work like this: data transfer burden calculations will be by multiple processors, not just by the video card. That means the PS3 has a clear advantage?

[r2kcipher]

That's what I thought too but then I realized this is the lead ps3 programmer talking. Most liking having no clue how the 360 is doing.

[Subzero200x]

it has a ceiling? i thought they already did that will recent failures like uncharted and killzone.

" There is no graphical ceiling...
On teh cell"

um cell is outdated dude where have you been?

[hoops]

The Cell and PS3 has no ceiling. It has infinite power. That's what SOny tells us......

[dRanzer]

"um cell is outdated dude where have you been?"

if the Cell is so "outdated" and still he can do amzings stuff like K2,U2,Gow3 in under 3 years in the market,well, i dont see any resaons that he can't do more and more amzing stuff.

we dont see a half from what he can do,we dont know is power.

[bjornbear]

or STFU stupid fanboy kid go play with trading cards

[jeezuz]

i for one am happy to hear that a multiplat game on ps3 will not be limited because of a weaker system

[hoops]

And the irony might be when the game comes out the Xbox360 version ends up being the better one LOL

[Valkyre]

yeah...ok...lol...

well i think im gonna wait for Naughty Dog to just prove them big mouths wrong...

God i hate all this arrogant PR bs talk...

Just make your game and let it speak for you...just like naughty dog did...and just how they will do it again.

And those Crysis dudes are going to look like total idiots... :P

[Hotel_Moscow]

this is crytek we are talking about the first game developer to make an engine that while live edits and runs the games for all platforms at the same time

[ALFAxD_CENTAURO]

I will get this game for PC.

But if I have to buy the Console version, Michael Glück just declare PS3 will be much better.

[mp1289]

thats what they said for battlefield 2 a while ago.

[Ju]

I'm pretty impressed with some of BC2's levels, TBH. But it tears screens and doesn't run the same stable framerate as UC2 nor the same level of AA. But, still, it looks awesome.

[cmrbe]

Thats what i want to hear from every multi-plat dev.

I see this as a positive. They didn't say they have absolutely maxed out the PS3. No, they are just saying they will push the PS3 to the point that other devs will find it hard to push further than what they have done.

This is in a way a challenge to other PS3 devs and knowing SM, ICO, ND, PD, GG and the lot. They will not only match but surpass what Crytek has done on the PS3 with their games which is a win for all PS3 fans.

In a way its a compliment to the PS3 and its devs that Crytek the best PC devs tech wise have talked about the PS3 and its games in high regards. Lets not forget that they dev Crysis which to this day is still the best looking game on the planet.

[8thnightvolley]

i believe the ps3 is stronger.. so for crytek to come out and shout about the ps3 version so much would be either a number of things.

1 he is saying it to hype the game

2 he is trying to say it coz the graphic kings are on ps3 i.e uc2 gow3 kz2 and he is going against them..

3 he is saying it coz he is talking a ps3 specific audience or fan site

4 or he is just not mentioning the 360 coz its not just up to standard..

5 heck it could be all of the above..

but i am looking forward to seeing what is cooking and i will buy both the ps3 and 360 version who ever wins this in terms of power is the stonger console hands down and nothing no fanboy can say would really matter coz crytek knw how to build a graphical impressive game if anyone wants to impress in that department its them...coz they wont wanna drop the ball on this game no way..

[DJ]

Crytek is notorious for pushing videogame hardware to its limits, as evident with Crysis 1 for the PC. If they allow the PS3 version to look and perform better than its PC and 360 counterparts (which typically depends on politics rather than capability), then they'll be able to properly compete against PS3 exclusives.

The problem with making multiplatform titles identical across the PS3 and 360 is that PS3 exclusives absolutely slaughter 360 titles in terms of graphics, physics, animation, etc. If Crytek chooses not to utilize the PS3 hardware fully, there's no way they can compete against Sony's first-party games when it releases.

[blakstarz]

They are obviously putting their attention to the PS3....like someone said, the way they talk about the game, you would think its a PS3 exclusive, but I think they are like a challenge and see the CELL and all the space Blu-ray has to offer and figure they are pull this off, as long as it not done on the 360 first, then the PS3 version isn't going to be gimped, which is a smart idea and something other devs need to get wise too.
Or possibly they have different devs working on each console version and if that is the case the PS3 one should and will be the superior one.

[Dance]

To those saying the PS3 is capable of doing more than the 360 should do some research before making an ass of themselves

[Hotel_Moscow]

cough impossible one has to be better than the other since they differ so much

[IHateYouFanboys]

Dance,

N4G is the place that PS3 fanboys hang out to slap each others butts and tell each other how awesome they are - they disregard facts that prove them wrong, and wont listen to anyone but Sony-owned developers or Sony themselves.

the 2 most prominent facts they ignore:

1. IBM, who make both the CPUs for the 2 consoles, have said that they are both on even footing processing wise.

2. the 360 has a proven to be better GPU than the PS3. we know this because you only have to look at the specifications given by both companies to see that the 360s GPU comes up trumps in pretty much every single category, and easily too.

[karan8624]

I am a PS3 fanboy, its the only console I have

But dont diss what crytek does. Graphically, these guys are developing gods. They may not know the PS3 inside out like Naughty dog, but they will optimize and tune the game to hell

If you havent played crysis, seen its graphics on all high, dont bother commenting

[adamx]

lol 360

[cpt_kaos]

Well if they reckon they will top Uncharted 2 , Killzone 2 and God of War 3 then we already know the PS3 version will be superior to the 360.

[AriesFury]

it's about time that others follow Crytek lead

[TheDesperadoKING]

Otherwise, you can take it as a compliment, because he knows which console has the graphics to beat.

[Mkai28]

I can see them using different teams(but equal) between the 360 and PS3 ver. I believe it will be the best looking thing on the PS3, and the best looking thing on the 360.
But how much of a difference will you see between the two? Will Crytek take full advantage of the cell processors, and will they take advantage of the usb flash drive and HDD of the 360 being only on a DVD9? Lack of storage is hard on 360.

[CrIpPeN]

I hope the port is good at least. I would be surpised if it was better then xbox 360 version.

[Mkai28]

You sound like that kid from Billy Madison saying, mortal kombat for the sega genesis is the best game ever. Billy: mortal kombat is a good game, but donkey kong is the best game ever. Kid: donkey kong sucks. Billy: you know what, you suck!

I guess you are suggesting that Crysis 2 will not exceed any of those games? How long will it be before killzone 2 be a "Graphic king"? In my option, killzone 2 has great character models, but the stages do not match the quality of the characters. Not much color, ect. But that is your opinion, and that is my opinion.

[Shendow]

If they can do it, then it will show that more developers need to do this, most of time the game looks better on 360 do to it was build for that system and they just copy an paste it to a bluray.

Hope it turns out good, I never played any of the Crysis games an I got a computer that can run it with no problem.

Anyways best of luck to the developers.

[bviperz]

I'll wait to see it with my own 2 eyeballs.

[JonahFalcon]

Yeah, a PS3 is more powerful than a high end PC. Sure. Or a high end PC in 2 years.

Note to fanboys: PCs can be upgraded.

[Shendow]

But one thing most people don't have in their PC, the Cell an Bluray adds alittle more to it and all that for 300 bucks Vs paying over that much.

Kind of the reason why PC gaming isn't doing to well.

[bednet]

Crysis is known for it's graphics, it's Crytek's flagship title and still a benchmark for graphics today. Crytek will need Crysis 2 to look the best it can if it wishes to retain that graphical supremacy. Knowing Crytek, I'll file this one under plausible.

[LIL WAYNE BALD]

i mean think about it, when ps3 and 360 first came out they said that the systems were "too weak" to handle their game. And really i think that might have been the case since the first crysis was listed for a ps3 360 release at gamestop over two years ago; consequently the game still hasn't come out. And now their talking about crysis 2 coming to consoles? seriously? you haven't even finished the first one; furthermore they are not the "graphics king" they're just developers who can't get the job done. Crytech are all talk

[thehitman]

heard of any talk of crysis coming to consoles. Also they didnt create an engine for consoles until now and if they had to create an entire new engine means that ps3/360 couldnt handle w/e they made. Crytek are not smoke and mirror devs if this game is fun or not I really dont care I just want to see what these guys can do if they show us more than what we seen so far that means still bright future ahead for console gamers or at least the ps3.

Also wow PC fanboys are the worst lol.

[crysis12]

"haven't even finished the first one"
What do you mean?

"Graphics King" still is to this day
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[trancefreak]

I applaud crytek for going the extra mile and making a game engine thats not just amazing but versitile for each system.

Then they figuire out the ps3 inner workings and are licensing this high end engine out to dev studios.

this will bring amazing looking games without porting bs since everything works in unison.

Hopefully ea and others will start using this engine to bump games out faster with with exceptional results cross platforms.

In essence this engine if it is the best as claimed to be could allow for a longer console cycle with ev er improving graphical games.

This is a win for all. Im not to fond of the unreal engine so this will be refreshing to know each device will be utilized to its max potential.

[respn]

Finally a developer not sucking the $ony prick took the time to make a nice looking cross platform game, and you idiots are still talking sh** about them?

[SSCOOLCHEA]

but fail at everything else . No Thanks

killzone 3 confirm first day

[madpuppy]

If the game doesn't look as good or better on the PS3 than first party games, they will be a laughing stock. Just think about it, They are making statements that they have reached the graphic ceiling of the PS3, if they don't show a marked difference in graphic fidelity that either rivals or exceeds first parties...(even at the expense of upsetting Microsoft) They will lose credibility in the industry as well as the gaming community.

[DaGR8JIBRALTAR]

because it's multiplatform ,there's no way Crysis 2 will look better than GOW3,Uncharted 2 or even Killzone 2 for that matter.I love my xbox as well as my ps3,but the DVD-9 is really hindering developers progress.As we all know they still develop for the 360 because of it's install base.Unless this "digital distribution" picks up in the next two years,which I hope it doesn't,I guarantee Microsoft will switch to blu-ray.They'll have no other alternative.We all know Microsoft's still butt-hurt over hd-dvd failing.