Uncharted 4 - Game Awards trailer featuring new character Nadine Ross & insane graphics

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pitzy272 said:

Teeqoz said:

While all the images are cgi (computer generated images), what people mean when they say cgi cutscenes are that they are pre-rendered, and then the video file is on the disc, so the console reads it off, like a movie. On the other hand, in-engine, means that the cutscenes are rendered on the console itself, in real time, instead of the complete scene being complete on the disc, and just read of there.

I kind of understood that part. But what makes in-engine cutscenes so much more impressive or preferred?

In addition to what d21lewis said, it's also a matter of disc space and download size. High quality HD video takes a whole lot of GBs, while if it is rendered in-engine, it only needs instructions for what to render, so file size is a lot smaller. Useful in this day and age where digital distribution is rising.