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curl-6 on 22 April 2020

I realize this is hypocritical of me as an outspoken critic of last gen ports, but screw it, if it's a good port I might actually get this; I never properly played it, only ever did some messing around on my brother's PC back in the day for a bit just to admire the graphics/physics.

I would've bought it on 360 if it had gotten a physical release but it was digital only and I stubbornly refuse to make an Xbox Live account.



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DonFerrari on 24 April 2020
curl-6 said:
SpokenTruth said:

It's a remaster on a new game engine.  Porting the PS3/X360 game would be harder.

Yeah that does seem logical, why use the Cryengine 3 version when you're up to Cryengine 5.6 after all.

It's just that more than one dev has slapped the "remastered" tag on a Switch game that's basically just the PS3/360 version with a res boost.

And would mean do about twice the work



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kirby007 on 24 April 2020

@cgi-quality how highly do you rate the cryengine?



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Pemalite on 24 April 2020
CGI-Quality said:
kirby007 said:
@cgi-quality how highly do you rate the cryengine?

About as high as it gets. In fact, it battles with 4A's engine and Frostbite quite nicely on PC!

Crytek have done a wonderful job with the engine, they had amazing engineers working on it too... And Zenimax/Bethesda saw that, which is why they pinched a few to work on id Tech!



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Wyrdness on 24 April 2020
Pemalite said:
CGI-Quality said:

About as high as it gets. In fact, it battles with 4A's engine and Frostbite quite nicely on PC!

Crytek have done a wonderful job with the engine, they had amazing engineers working on it too... And Zenimax/Bethesda saw that, which is why they pinched a few to work on id Tech!

Should have had them work on Elder Scrolls and Fallout engines instead the way things currently are.



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curl-6 on 24 April 2020
DonFerrari said:
curl-6 said:

Yeah that does seem logical, why use the Cryengine 3 version when you're up to Cryengine 5.6 after all.

It's just that more than one dev has slapped the "remastered" tag on a Switch game that's basically just the PS3/360 version with a res boost.

And would mean do about twice the work

You'd think so; Switch after all is very different to PS3/360 in terms of architecture so porting that version with its now ancient Cryengine 3 code wouldn't be a quick fix. Like I say, the only reason I'm even concerned at all is that it's happened before.

Still, given Saber and Crytek's track record I think it's thankfully more likely we'll see the PS4/Xbone version trimmed back to run on Switch, maybe 720p/30fps with a few of the more demanding effects toned down or disabled; lower res shadows, pulled in LODs, etc. 

Being a Crysis game I feel it really should be a system showcase on every platform, as that's a big part of the IP's identity. A poor port would be unbecoming.

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DonFerrari on 24 April 2020
curl-6 said:
DonFerrari said:

And would mean do about twice the work

You'd think so; Switch after all is very different to PS3/360 in terms of architecture so porting that version with its now ancient Cryengine 3 code wouldn't be a quick fix. Like I say, the only reason I'm even concerned at all is that it's happened before.

Still, given Saber and Crytek's track record I think it's thankfully more likely we'll see the PS4/Xbone version trimmed back to run on Switch, maybe 720p/30fps with a few of the more demanding effects toned down or disabled; lower res shadows, pulled in LODs, etc. 

Being a Crysis game I feel it really should be a system showcase on every platform, as that's a big part of the IP's identity. A poor port would be unbecoming.

I know Nintendo doesn't care much about these stuff but would be good if they involved themselves and supported a good port effort.



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

curl-6 on 24 April 2020
DonFerrari said:
curl-6 said:

You'd think so; Switch after all is very different to PS3/360 in terms of architecture so porting that version with its now ancient Cryengine 3 code wouldn't be a quick fix. Like I say, the only reason I'm even concerned at all is that it's happened before.

Still, given Saber and Crytek's track record I think it's thankfully more likely we'll see the PS4/Xbone version trimmed back to run on Switch, maybe 720p/30fps with a few of the more demanding effects toned down or disabled; lower res shadows, pulled in LODs, etc. 

Being a Crysis game I feel it really should be a system showcase on every platform, as that's a big part of the IP's identity. A poor port would be unbecoming.

I know Nintendo doesn't care much about these stuff but would be good if they involved themselves and supported a good port effort.

I remember reading/hearing somewhere about Nintendo helping devs out with getting stuff running on Switch, though I can't recall the exact titles.

Still though, Crytek are renowned for their technical skill and Saber have experience with bringing demanding software to Switch already, (Witcher 3, plus World War Z currently in the works) so I wouldn't think they'd have trouble.



DonFerrari on 27 April 2020
curl-6 said:
DonFerrari said:

I know Nintendo doesn't care much about these stuff but would be good if they involved themselves and supported a good port effort.

I remember reading/hearing somewhere about Nintendo helping devs out with getting stuff running on Switch, though I can't recall the exact titles.

Still though, Crytek are renowned for their technical skill and Saber have experience with bringing demanding software to Switch already, (Witcher 3, plus World War Z currently in the works) so I wouldn't think they'd have trouble.

Yep I also remember seeing Nintendo supporting some devs porting.



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

kirby007 on 27 April 2020

like you actually care about switch ports
is about me caring about the next MGS



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