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everdom on 30 September 2009
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ZenfoldorVGI said:
everdom said:
What makes Crysis amazing is that it was released in 2007!

Hasn't really been surpassed yet.

That said, the game has improved alot graphically, with user mods and the release of Warhead.

Graphics can only be as good as developers are willing to program for.

Here is the thing about PC gamers and the graphics argument.

Of course the PC is capable of producing graphics far beyond what is capable on a home console.

However, there really is only 1 PC game that gets pointed to when questioned about how far ahead the PC is graphically, and that is crysis.

Once console fanboys get Gran Turismo 5, they'll have a game to point to that looks, well, imo closer to RL than does Crysis.

Why?

Because that's what the developers were willing to put into the title.

If the PC had a first party developer to make a Gran Turismo game that pushed its limits, I'm sure it would look 10 times better, but until then, the PC hasn't had a graphical improvement since 2007, and Gran Turismo is catching up?

Next gen, graphics will hit the upper reaches of diminishing returns.

What will PC gamers have to tout so heavily and brag upon then?

I know what they won't have.

1st party games.

Maybe they can make do with those 2 Blizzard games a generation for exclusive content. Way I hear it, Crysis is headed to consoles.

I actually agree with most of what you said, im just pointing out how ahead of its time Crysis was.

As far as diminishing returns goes, it will affect both consoles and PC, where i think the real progression will be is effects that games use, especially with technologies like ray-tracing set to become more prevalant.

Essentially what is happening is that Consoles are becoming more and more like uniformly packaged PC's with little room for customization, which has the significant advantage of luring developer support due to this uniformity, in addition to a significant lack of piracy.

However i do think that PC's still have a place and will continue to have a place. Multiplats will always look better on it, the online is superior and free, and PCs can do a whole lot more than gaming! Its not like i just use my PC to play games, i use it for the internet, word processing, assignments, excel, emailing. So the cost is somewhat justified for me.