Next-Gen Graphics Whoring

[Xi]

Since all we ever get is graphics these days, they might as well look good. Check out the latest iteration of the Unreal Engine 3 running on some insanely high-end PC with 3 gtx 580s:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3XeCHyw ... r_embedded

I wonder how much it would cost to make games that look like that? 50 Million? It's practically movie quality.

 

[Pika-Cthulhu]

Getting a Blade Runner vibe from that image. Ill watch the video later, being lazy today.

 

[Konjad]

fucking consoles

 

[MapMan]

Xi didnt you leave, out of shame, after the onlive thing? Or am I confusing people here?

 

[Xi]

Xi didnt you leave, out of shame, after the onlive thing? Or am I confusing people here?

Why would I be ashamed? Because a bunch of complete retards think poorly of me? Haha! The Codex was touting that Onlive was not possible, I was simply arguing that it was, and I was correct. Go figure. In terms of their service? Well, I would use it, but I am at the furthest point from their data centers, and they don't offer any games that require that type of service yet.

However, if they could get a game like the demo video shows here running, I'm sure more than a few people would opt to use their service as opposed to dropping 2-3K on a retarded high end PC. That was the point from the very beginning.

 

[racofer]

Sprite based games can look more detailed than that.

 

[Hobo Elf]

Unreal Technology

But can it handle hair?

 

[Awor Szurkrarz]

Well, well, well.
3D finally started looking good. Finally I see something that doesn't look like puke with blurred textures .

 

[Jack]

 

[Felix]

UE3 looks wet so might as well have rain, right ?

 

[Xi]

 

[Rogue]

yea i'd like to see an image in daytime when you can actually see shit

also I agree that it's about time 3D showed some improvement. however consoletarts will have to wait a while. current gen can't even handle certain games in 1080p ... and AA? forget about it. but since consoles will hopefully die before next gen, consoletarts will get nothing. but in reality probably pc will become more like console. a shitty future ahead.

 

[turul]

They still can't make a face, where I would be debating if it's real or not. They are just somehow soulless mannequin looking plastic figures.

 

[desocupado]

Well, well, well.
3D finally started looking good. Finally I see something that doesn't look like puke with blurred textures .

Blurred puke were those infinity engine sprites. THAT looked like blurred puke.

 

[juggernaut]

They still can't make a face, where I would be debating if it's real or not. They are just somehow soulless mannequin looking plastic figures.

Yeah, although it did look like a movie to me until the first close-up. I'd love to see a dinosaur game with this tech, in a really dense jungle.

 

[BLOBERT]

BROS THIS IS SHIT ALL GAMES ARE ABOUT NOPRFWADYS IS GRAPHISCJS

ALSO BECAUSE OF CONSOLES GRAPHICS ARE SHIT I AM SICK OF SHIT GRAPHICS BRECAUSE OF SCONSOLS

 

[MetalCraze]

Those are fake images

Remember when Epic presented UT3? And how UT3 looked in reality?

I wonder how much it would cost to make games that look like that? 50 Million? It's practically movie quality.

Poor Xi. He believes money make graphics

 

[Ogg]

Not enough bloom.

 

[fizzelopeguss]

fake images when it's been seen running in realtime and powered by 3 GTX 580's.

 

[Wirdschowerdn]

I don't even want to imagine what kind of budget and artist army you need to make a game in such fidelity.

Next-gen games will be probably only 2 hours long to sustain budget and development time.

 

[fizzelopeguss]

zbrush normal map models are of a higher quality than that. Alot of the work and cost involved is in nuking that shit down to something that'll run on puny machines.

 

[Turisas]

Those are fake images

Remember when Epic presented UT3? And how UT3 looked in reality?

And has there been any UE3 game so far that hasn't been made with primarily consoles in mind?

 

[Konjad]

fake images when it's been seen running in realtime and powered by 3 GTX 580's.

REAL TIME AND GTX 580s WERE A FAKE BRO, DON'T ARGUE WITH SKYWAY

 

[Twinkle]

I wish they'd make Blade Runner-like adventure based on this tech and art style.

 

[Lyric Suite]

fucking consoles

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uA378g_gD1I

This is what a PC exclusive looks like. With Crysis 2 looking worst then the original, i wonder if this might be a sign of an incoming crisis coming. Graphics whores might actually end up saving the PC.

One thing i don't understand though is why companies like Intel or NVidia don't start investing more into new technologies and trying to rape consoles in every way possible. I find it odd how they are just abiding passively while their primary market gets robbed under their feet.

 

[Lyric Suite]

Since all we ever get is graphics these days, they might as well look good. Check out the latest iteration of the Unreal Engine 3 running on some insanely high-end PC with 3 gtx 580s:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3XeCHyw ... r_embedded

I wonder how much it would cost to make games that look like that? 50 Million? It's practically movie quality.

The technology might be impressive, but Unreal Engine always end up looking like shit. They really need to hire better artists.

 

[Destroid]

The video card companies are on board, PS3 and Xbox use ATI and Nvidia chips (forget which way around).

 

[DraQ]

Since all we ever get is graphics these days, they might as well look good. Check out the latest iteration of the Unreal Engine 3 running on some insanely high-end PC with 3 gtx 580s:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3XeCHyw ... r_embedded

I wonder how much it would cost to make games that look like that? 50 Million? It's practically movie quality.

Looks much better in shot than in video, actually.

Still, it does look rather impressive and there is little reason to actually develop graphics past this point.

 

[ortucis]

I don't even want to imagine what kind of budget and artist army you need to make a game in such fidelity.

Three people worked on this GDC presentation (it was shown live behind closed doors to all licensees). Epic will release a HD video soon.