For Microsoft, Sony, Ubisoft and EA it was one last shove for the current generation. For Nintendo, it was a slightly botched attempt at pushing towards the next one. Peppered throughout every presentation, though, were telltale signs of the future, hidden in fresh new tech and blindingly pretty games. Here we uncover six, hiding in plain sight.
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In terms of most impressive real-time graphics shown, that easily goes to the Final Fantasy demo. That was pretty incredible, actually. It's hard to believe that something so amazing is possible on hardware that's available right now.
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Im excited for watch dogs... but iffy on 1313... the last star wars game force unleashed 2, got my hopes up so high... but were then crushed brutally by a lame 4 hour story, and zero replay.
The fact I only saw around a minute of footage for 1313 doesn't help either. Game is not on my radar... but once again Im cautiously optimistic after being burned by TFU2
I was completelly unaware of this tech demo and I loved the concept.
Looks like FF meets fictional real world. Mana vs Ak47? Summon vs Biowepon Hyena? Simply loved it!
Wouldn't in anyway call such game Final Fantasy per se, but the concept is great, would be totally happy to give my money to SquareEnix once again.
I still don't understand how, as a gamer (i assume), you can still be fooled by cut scenes. makes no sense. "real-time" doesn't mean that's how the game looks in action. it just means the cut scene was created with the same tools.
i can guarantee the game won't look like that.
Only an idiot would believe that it was done on a console. Look at all the dynamic lights, the reflections, the high resolution textures, the water effects, the rain, the animations, the smooth framerate and not one single hint of screen tear.
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Eurogamer also said that the press release stated platforms at PC, PS3, and 360.
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I agree, there is no way in hell that presentation was running on PS3/360. The cloth movement on his clothes alone is impossible on current console hardware. Would have been a great conclusion to this gen but i don't believe we'll see that kind of fidelity and attention to detail on current consoles... Apart from Last of Us and Beyond Two Souls.
I just wish more new IP's would've been announced.
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GT5 on ps3, watchdogs can sure as hell handle the ps3's technology, i dont know how the 360 will be able to handle it with 3 core and a dvd9,(alot of disks, you will need to switch discs between districts).
to the changes in clothing and texture, Uncharted had interactive clothing, dirt, dust, water, grass, snow, etc. so yeah theres alot of games that have elemental changes in clothing.
the ps3 is a good console, but watch dogs looking like that will definately not be on the ps3. if it comes at all to this gens consoles, it will be looking alot worse than that.
i just hope ubi hold this off and use it as a launch title
I heard the same, but it appears the controller had colored buttons, so it not likely. In anyway, both PS3 and 360 controllers (not to mention almost any other controller) can be used in PC and, considering the visual quality and past development/presentation of almost all multiplatform games, I'm pretty sure it's running on PC.
@modesign
As good as GT5 looks, it doesn't have to deal with multiple NPCs, heavy car traffic, all those multiple animation and AI... It's a racing game, GT5's engine may excel on car physics and graphics, maybe even pilot AI, but it doesn't mean it could handle such a diversified and open game with that visuals.
Don't get me wrong, I'm sure both PS3 and 360 can handle Watch Dogs, just not at those graphical setting.
@tokugawa
Sure the graphical quality may point at next-gen for consoles, but it wouldn't be the first time we see some trailer with really high settings that don't represent the final game... So I wouldn't assume it's next-gen material based on graphics alone.
More importantly, it seens that Ubi have been working on this game for some time now, I don't think any third party dev have next gen development kits just yet.
And even if they are aiming for next gen (that we won't see any earlier than late 2013), there's no reason to ignore the big user base of current gen consoles and risk it all on next gen early adopters and PC gamers when you can cover all bases.
They are using a controller for the demos because they aren't going to bust out a keyboard and mouse.
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Definitely interested in getting a glimpse of next gen with Watch Dogs and 1313. At least when next gen kicks off the games will look incredible out of the gate, the tech and game engines are already here waiting on hardware.
It could easily be PS3 / X360.
I worked on Star Wars Force Unleashed 2 too, and i remember firing you day 1.
another thing to note is why would Ubisoft a multipart form developer show the highestend pc version of a console game?
if anyone remembers gta 4 how amazing it look on pc though it was gta iv both the games the console version and the pc version could not have been farther apart. the community modded that game extensively to the point were gta 4 for pc is not the same gtx that is for the console. watch dogs for pc in the same respect as. GTAIV is just watch dogs by name for the playstation 3 and 360 it's a whole nother beast on pc that is the point that article is attempting to make. you can't have watched dogs on ps3 and 360 rest assured. it won't be the same build as the one shown at e 3.
Watch Dogs is a game I can see on next gen consoles. Even most PCs will have trouble keeping up with those graphics. It looks even better than the GTA IV PC icenhancer mods.
agreed about watchdogs as well.
Basically it was further enhanced facial tech and learning more of the PS3. This is Quantic Dream's second PS3 game so they are doing what they did with Heavy rain and improved, not so much as innovate or introduce new type of gameplay (from what has been shown so far at least.)
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Greece is tanking, italy also in the crapper, and on top of it we got zombies running around. Gas is $5/gallon forcing groceries to go up and everything else to go up.
No one is hiring. college grads cant find work.
All my friends old and young are doing sh1tty right now. I was 3 times better off FOUR years ago financially than i am now. So if there were new consoles now i would choose to feed my four kids and wife than get an upgraded uncharted or halo.
How are we going to afford sed next gen consoles if 49% of the country is getting some kind of federal assistance, 8.1% are collecting unemployment, and 23% are unemployed and not collecting unemployment??
These guys aren't dumb...they're waiting for a RECOVERY...and we'll see in november if America still has its head up its a55.
I would love to own 3 ps3s again and 3 xboxes again but i can't right now, and im pretty sure im not the only one.
If America goes down... we all fall down.... and, entertainment and luxury is the first thing on the chopping block the vita is proof of that.
can I get a TLDR
If they release a new console now it will probably be 300 to 400 dollars. That is too much money to waste on a console.
they are very much gearing up for next gen. 1 would be a fool to believe that they would not release a new system. publishers like epic square ubi soft lucas arts are showing their hand and what they want in next gen clearly they have targets to be going off of
Nextgen is not all about graphics.
eg. You can make them mad or scared or feel like they have the upper hand in a fight.
This level of AI is unprecedented.
That is like comparing a formula 1 car to a rally car. They doing things so differently, one doing shitty in some areas while the other excels.