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Digital Foundry Face-Off: Crysis 3

Crytek's Crysis 3 is one of the most technically accomplished games of this generation, a visually spectacular piece of software that pushes graphical boundaries on all platforms. And with all its graphical settings pushed to the max, Crysis 3 on PC effectively offers a "next-gen now" experience - a preview of the level of technical prowess we should expect in the years to come from the new wave of consoles, but an experience that can be appreciated now by those willing to invest in top-end PC components.

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Thrillhouse4066d ago (Edited 4066d ago )

After playing this game maxed out on PC, I've become extremely excited for next-gen.

I have never seen such extreme fidelity in a video game. I believe Crytek were correct in saying it'll fit in with early next-gen only titles.

http://i2.minus.com/iHY2KK8...

http://www.abload.de/img/ce...

The above looks like concept art, yet it is fully in-game.

RememberThe3574066d ago

Screenshots? It's even prettier is motion... I've heard :(

My rig is too old and crappy to even hope of rendering this game on low settings... But those Youtube videos are insane!

Not bad looking at all on console either.

FragMnTagM4066d ago

The videos on youtube do not do it justice.

I can nearly max the game out, and it still looks better than the maxed out videos on youtube.

The game itself on the other hand is around a 7 for me.

I am running everything on High and I run anywhere from 30-60+ frames a second depending on what is going on.

mistertwoturbo4066d ago (Edited 4066d ago )

^While I agree Crysis 3 is one of the best looking games created TO DATE. Those are still up-sampled images though. Not taking anything away from Crysis 3 . Just sayin'

yewles14066d ago

Excited for next-gen? Don't be...

"Our Core i5 and Radeon 7870 combo barely managed a sustained 20FPS when running in 1080p with maximum settings enabled - and 720p fared little better."

PS4's GPU is between a 7850 and 7870, and the CPU is 8 mobile Jaguar cores. Doing the math will turn that smile upside down in no time.

PersonMan4066d ago

It's all about optimization. Crytek didn't optimize this game enough.

Asuka4066d ago

honestly that quote makes no sense to me. core i5 paired with a 7870 should be able to play most games just fine @high settings @1080p/60+fps, maybe even ultra settings. Now if you are going to play at higher resolutions, then maybe.

Arai4066d ago (Edited 4066d ago )

Crytek is all talk if anything, yet for a company that license/created a powerful engine they can't even program for the PS3 well.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum...
Looking at these pictures I'm inclined to say PC>X360>PS3.

With all the *impressive* stuff they do as a company one would think they would at least be capable to do a better or closer job.

No offense to anyone, just I find Crytek full of bs all around.

SDF Repellent4066d ago

dude, why are you getting disagrees? Everything you just said is true.

greenpowerz4066d ago (Edited 4066d ago )

PS3 is inferior just like all Sony consoles. They know how to program for PS3 LMAO. PS3 exclusives are linear, static, QTE style games with tacked on social design if any at all with less features.

Sony making such simple games that are less resource hungry allows them to put a nice coat of paint on almost all of their games.

Bigger more complex games with heavy feature sets/game modes/social modes open and or not completely linear with good to stellar graphics suffer on PS3.

Can't wait for 720 and the Crytek exclusives on it. Crytek no doubt has pushed MSFT on the design of the 720 while they have been working with MSFT for the last few years. Powerful 8 core CPU http://www.vgleaks.com/dura...

Haters don't like Crytek because they released Crysis 2 on consoles which showed the BS claims that PS3 games were the best looking. When a Multi platform game looked the best on consoles they had a meltdown and it got worse as people started to learn the 360 version was superior.

DoesUs4066d ago

They must of been working with Sony aswell given both processors are the same. Elsewhere things are very different which will come to mainstream attention when MS finally announce. Exciting times ahead for the industry.

BlueTemplar4066d ago

To sum up just about every single one of your posts ever:

- Sony bad LOL!
- Microsoft (sorry, MSFT) great!

Might want to save yourself some time in future and just copy and paste that.

BlueTemplar4066d ago (Edited 4066d ago )

"Sony making such simple games that are less resource hungry allows them to put a nice coat of paint on almost all of their games."

This comment alone shows how much of a complete and utter deluded troll you are.

How are the likes of Uncharted, or God of War, Killzone, Heavy Rain, etc any "simpler" than the games that get released on the xbox.

Go on please educate me. Oh wait, you cant because youve only got one bubble. Because you're a troll.

airshiraz4066d ago

this game is not that good and i think crysis 2 has better graphics i played them both on pc and i think crysis 3 is worse but its main problem is its crappy antialiasing why crytech cant make a game with perfect antialiasing????

FragMnTagM4066d ago

What are you talking about?

I didn't see any jaggies when running on High settings in 1080p.

airshiraz4066d ago

im agree with u but it has really bad transparrency antialiasing like crysis 1 and warhead.do u know whats transparrency aa?

Plagasx4066d ago

I think he's talking about some of bad grass AA...

But I still think it has the best grass around lol.

FragMnTagM4066d ago

I thought you were talking about the AA in general. I do agree that the grass and some tree and bush textures are a little blurry, but it is not that bad.

All ya gotta do is wait for a mod and problem fixed.

Anyway, it wasn't a big deal to me.

They did add, however, really nice effects when walking through grass and bushes though. When Psycho was walking in front of me, the bushes were parting around him and that was pretty nice.

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EA’s best multiplayer games have now shut down for good

Battlefield Bad Company 2, Dead Space 2, Crysis 3, and a handful other EA games have finally had their online services shut down.

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OtterX131d ago

I had no idea that Bad Company 2 was still running, and only now that I know, I want to jump on! 😥

SonyStyled130d ago

I was able to find games in the Vietnam dlc on ps3 the last week. There were articles on here about the server closure when it was announced in April

DaReapa131d ago

BF1943 is the only online MP game that I was genuinely interested in. Been playing since launch 14 years ago. Hate that I couldn't put in as much time to play as I'd hoped for during the final week.

Inverno130d ago

I got really into 43 when I bought Bf3, and preferred it. Everything that I disliked or found annoying about Bf3, wasn't an issue in 43. Too bad they never bothered releasing it on PS4 or PC.

1nsomniac130d ago (Edited 130d ago )

Dead Space 2...... I wasn't even aware that had multiplayer. Nevermind that it was apparently one of their best multiplayers!

anast130d ago

Once people stop buying micros, these companies close the doors.

Xenial130d ago

Dead Space 2 multiplayer had been hanging on for years - I'd boot my PS3 up to see some familiar names in lobbies. This will definitely be missed!

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EA has finally removed SecuROM from Crysis 3

Electronic Arts has released a new update for the PC version of Crysis 3 that removes its SecuROM protection system.

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The Witcher 3, Horizon Zero Dawn & more running in 8K/30fps on NVIDIA GeForce RTX3090

Bang4BuckPC Gamer tested Crysis 3, The Witcher 3, Horizon Zero Dawn and Final Fantasy XV, with all of them running with 30fps in 8K.

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RazzerRedux1278d ago

Yep. Wait a couple of years and get this level of performance on a RTX 4070 or 4080 at a much lower price.

Killer73nova1278d ago

And wait a couple more years for rtx 5070 or 5080 at a much much lower price

Yung-T1278d ago (Edited 1278d ago )

That headline is a tad misleading.
The rig stated in that YouTube video is extremely high-end (ryzen 3950x oc, 32gb etc) and utilizing special water-cooling solutions, loops with pumps etc.

This rig easily costs 5k+ and a normal pc with a RTX 3090 wouldn't get close to these framerates or sustainable temperatures.

Aggesan1278d ago

Who has a "normal" pc with a RTX 3090?

Yung-T1278d ago (Edited 1278d ago )

There's still a difference between a high-end GPU+CPU and a custom-made water cooling system including a Waterloop&pumps etc though, it allows for much higher performance due to the better temperature management that would fry the GPU&CPU with normal builds.

lonewolf101278d ago

That's why people need to read the articles, most headlines are just to get you to click.

Rainbowcookie1278d ago

You would think yes, but honestly does it happen often 🤣 enough

I_am_Batman1278d ago (Edited 1278d ago )

Most of the threads of the 3950x were barely utilized and none of the games that were tested allocated more than ~12.5GB of system memory. Gaming at 8k is pretty much as GPU bound as you can get so you won't need a water cooled high-end CPU or 32GB of memory.

Psychotica1278d ago (Edited 1278d ago )

How does the cost of the PC make the headline misleading?

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Father__Merrin1278d ago

Mega powerful video card but the games you can play on that card are all available elsewhere. I want to see compelling pc only goty material titles ASAP

Psychotica1278d ago

And where else can you run them in 8K or even in 4K with the same level of performance?

averagejoe261278d ago

Who cares? Nobody has 8k screens and the majority don't even have 4k screens.

This push for pointless high resolution is ruining progress. Give us better framerates, lighting, physics, etc. Stop wasting power on needles 8k.

lonewolf101278d ago

@averagejoe26

There are people with 8k monitors though.

Bender65021278d ago

And still we can't escape 30fps.

JCOLE131951278d ago

I mean given the fact the games are running at 8K it doesn’t surprise me...

MrDead1278d ago

DLSS 2.0 no doubt has a big part in this too, The Witcher 3, Horizon Zero Dawn and Death Stranding run like a dream on my 3080, 4k ultra set to 60fps no drops or stutters and the system runs very quiet. Playing Borderlands 3 on badass settings, Red Dead or Division 2 on 4k ultra all run great (Red Dead has a few drops below 60fps) but my PC is working a lot harder on games that don't utilise DLSS, my room warms up nicely when playing those games.

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