Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli says Crysis 3 will push 360,PS3 to its limits but PCs will be clearly ahead

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[Nitrowolf2]

They said the same thing for 2
https://forums.playfire.com...

[BrianG]

Was thinking the same thing when I saw the title.

I feel it would be wiser if the developers say "Crysis 3 will push Cryengine 3 to it's limits on PS3 and Xbox 360"

[Pandamobile]

Practically every game these days pushes consoles to their limits.

If they weren't, then they'd look a lot better than they do.

[Solid_Snake37]

lol and he gets money for stating the obvious

[SilentNegotiator]

"Crysis 3 will push 360,PS3 to its limits but PCs will be clearly ahead"
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Thanks, Captain Obvious. You've saved the day again.

"Practically every game these days pushes consoles to their limits. If they weren't, then they'd look a lot better than they do"
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Blame the developer, not the hardware. Nothing is stopping them from making better textures/geometry/etc for the PC version.

[Intentions]

Of course PC is superior, its a no brainer...

[Hellsvacancy]

Well, of course its a no brainer, IT SAIS IT IN THE DAMN TITLE

Crysis 2 was crap anyway, better graphics doesnt change a thing for me, it was too short, too borin, too easy and the multiplayer was shiza

Crysis was all right, 2 was pooh

[himdeel]

I pushed my stomach to its limits be eating buffalo wings. Somebody write me an article then next time I push my stomach to the limits on bbq wings.

Oh well maybe they will actually make a good game.

[Kurylo3d]

seems like crytek is awesome with their engines, but shit for creativity...

Their moto seems to be copy whats good at the moment.. Crysis 1 multiplayer was battlefield with a nanosuit... crysis 2 was call of duty with a nanosuit... WTF

[F7U12]

DM

[Perjoss]

Crytek are pushing my attention span to its limits.

[VanillaBear]

I was just about to point that out

They said that, hyped it up so much, raising the PC gamers hopes up and we later found out because Crytek's hand is so far up MS backside, since they focused too much on the 360 version, it made them not push the PC version further. As for the PS3 version, as good as it was they still spent too much time on the 360 version.

I like to think they knew console wise that the PS3 could handle it but since the 360 was the one which would hold both the PC and PS3 back they decided to focus their time on the 360 version instead. I know you could say if it wasn't on the 360 then it wouldn't change anything since the PS3 version would of held the PC back but it wouldn't of been as bad as the 360.

[banner]

Oh yea.... Cause the ps3 is leaps and bounds ahead of the 360.. Looks like some of you still think the ps3 is a super pc lol

[cannon8800]

@ banner
The ps3's hardware is actually better than the 360 in pretty much all aspects. Not as good as pc hardware obviously.

[Mrmagnumman357]

PS3 has a crappy GPU, but the Cell balances it out, so they are about even, with the PS3 maybe having a slight lead, but the PS3's ram really holds it back. The only place the PS3 shows off its potential is exclusive games like KZ3, still the PS3 and 360 are extremely close, and fighting about which is better is stupid. Hate to tell you, but the cell doesn't have some hidden power. I have no bias btw, i am a pc gamer, that just happens to know a lot about this stuff.

[cannon8800]

@ Mrmagnumman357 and all the disagrees
There's actually nothing wrong with it's 256 mb gpu(Other than being old now) The ps3's ram is also fine. Even if it's only 256 megabytes, never forget that it's xdr ram running at 3.2 ghz. Even though the 360 has 512 megabytes of ram, it's running a lot slower. Might I also add that the ps3 has a blu ray drive, and also built in wifi capabilities, etc. The ps3 is an overall better entertainment machine. It took microsoft years to understand that selling a console with no built in wifi and no way to watch hd movies because hd dvd failed. (waste of 200 dollars for those who bought the adapter) (only way is by download or stream) The 360 would have cost over 800 dollars just to offer what the ps3 had, built in. (4-5 years ago) Yes it's stupid that I have to do this but it just seems that people are retarded or something. The ps3 is better than the xbox 360 in terms of overall performance. Gaming and overall online experience is a whole different story.

[andibandit]

@cannon8800

"The ps3's ram is also fine. Even if it's only 256 megabytes"

i should've stopped reading right there.

but i didn't

"Might I also add that the ps3 has a blu ray drive, and also built in wifi capabilities"

clearly the xbox360 lacking these 2 items is what held Crysis back????????

Dude!! pass the joint

[BertlSenix]

Uncharted 3 looks still better than any 360 Game.

Hell even Uncharted 2 still looks better.
Naughty Dog+Awesome Hardware = Best looking game.

Not even those plastic Unreal Engine games look anyhwere near Uncharted 3 good.
Stay in your dreamworld 360 fanboys but the PS3 is miles ahead if the Developer is fully concentrating only on that system.

[humbleopinion]

@VanillaBear,

What makes you think that Crytek focused too much on the 360? According to all prior information they actually had to focue more on the PS3 version because of the limiting hardware architecture, not to mention the fact that Sony themselves admitted they made life harder on developers:
http://news.cnet.com/sony-p...
Straight from Kaz Hirai himself.

So it seems like Sony's plan backfired (assuming this wasn't PR bull). The end result was that Crysis 2 looked better on the X360 despite all the focus on PS3 - but that's true for most of the very best looking and demanding games (RDR, Skyrim, etc). You can't seriously claim that the X360 is "holding the PS3" back when the PS3 version can't even bring itself to be on par with the X360 version first.

And the PC wasn't harmed either, with the actual game looking a whole generation ahead of consoles, with a lot of post lunch support and enhancements (improved textures, DX11 support) that only few devs actually offer to PC gamers.

It seems that some developers are not willing to compromise quality or sacrifice other platforms for the sake of spending extra time on the PS3 just to make their games look on par. Hopefully Sony will learn from this mistake when they release the PS4 and provide top of the line tools for the game developers who wish to work with the console.

[mewhy32]

@humbleopinion

You're absolutely right. The ps3 camp, even after 5 years on the market and losing face-offs and head to heads over and over and over, still can't admit that the Xbox is simply superior to their blu ray player. The developers of crysis 2 even stated that the hardware of the ps3 was extremely limited and restricting.

[mewhy32]

I mean the ram on this blu ray player is crippling, as stated by the crytek team...,"

“On the PS3, due to the extremely limited system memory we resorted to downloading memory into video memory. We bumped into severe video memory limitations, so it was a good compromise to save a big chunk of video memory for other usages.”

[Persistantthug]

PS has a HARDDRIVE in every single unit that can be leveraged as VIRTUAL RAM.

On top of that, PS3 also has 25 - 50 GB of BluRay storage, which can be further leveraged.

Developers who use PS3's tools and abilities correctly will recieve valuable technical returns in their games....

Crytek chose not to, and it shows in their game.....and that's why BATTLEFIELD 3 is more visually stunning on consoles than Crysis 2.

Crytek isn't very good with console optimization and it shows in their products.

[pixelsword]

I'm not saying one is better than the other because I don't program, and the preferences and experiences of the developers will have many of them state one thing in some areas and another thing in other areas but in terms of the PS3's CPU/GPU configuration:

The Cell and RSX works so that when you run everythng through the cell and use the RSX afterwards, you won't need much ram. If you place the emphasis on the RSX, the ram then becomes important (and glitchy, and jagged). That's why you see something like the Saboteur on the PS3 being better in terms of graphical quality (even on a high-end PC) and Lair having more than fifteen stages with sizes of more than twenty or about thirty-two (I think?) square miles on one hand, and multiplatform games being worse on the PS3 on the other hand.

Using them both is the key to great graphics on the PS3.

[humbleopinion]

@Persistantthug
You are missing the entire point:
- The 512MB of PS3 RAM is divided and cannot be reassigned to graphics on demand. It's not a share pool like on the Xbox 360 and that's why the graphics card is limited to 256MB. Anything else has to go through bandwidth bottlenecks that severly hamper performance.
- On top of that, the PS3 OS running in the backgroung is less efficient and more memory hungry thant the X360 counterpart, and therefore leaves the PS3 with less available RAM.
- The 360 EDRAM unit is also another feat missing on the PS3 which is very efficient with super fast bandwidth that gives a hugh performance boost
- The Harddrive is irrelevant for Virtual RAM. Read-write speed compared to RAM makes it ineffective to actually stream content randomly from the disk. There's some improvement over Bluray (which is also slower than DVD where it matters) but it still doesn't. This is why Xbox games played from the Harddrive (all Xbox games can do that) also don't really show a hugh boost in quality (unless they were poorly designed in the first place). It's just a small improvement.
- The 25Gb of space is also irrelevant when the amount of graphical RAM is so limited: so you have tons of bluray space, but not enough memory to load it to. So what did you achieve here? This is probably why open world games are usually the ones to suffer most on the PS3 (think Skyrim, RDR etc)

So in general, you can see why "more this" and "more that" attitude is mostly irrelevant when you don't get the architecture right and don't provide proper developer tools.

I also have to disagree on Crysis 2 / Battlefield 3. I found Crysis 1 and 2 looking better on consoles while still sporting less linear gameplay in singleplayer (and that's where both games shine), with Battlefield 3 looking better only on a very high end PC (but that was pre Crysis 2 DX11 patch).

[Shaman]

Scans

http://i.imgur.com/VGAgt.jp...
http://i.imgur.com/nl2BD.jp...
http://i.imgur.com/3Uxgo.jp...

In magazine they said they have never seen vegetation that looks as good as C3s.

[x800]

thanks shaman

[t0mmyb0y]

Sweet

[Kahvipannu]

I hope it's not PC-port, but other way around, but I doubt it since it's developed simultaneously to PC and consoles.. :/

[Shaman]

CE3 is only engine that develops games simultaneously. Place and drag on PC, it copies in real time on 360 and PS3. There are alot of videos of presentations from Crytek about it.

[Kahvipannu]

I know, it's impressive engine, but that function alone is already a poor sign for PC-players.. It encourages devs to not use the PC-platform as it is ment to.. We did see how well it worked with C2, it was pretty much console-port, lacking in many areas; poor textures, no proper DX-support, etc, they did not take extra effort to make C2 a proper PC-game, people who played it on PC know what I'm talking about... PC game is not the same as console-game, it's simple as that.

I sure do hope PC is the main platform this time, and they would not just "make it the same" as console-versions.

[GamingPerson]

PC is awsome! http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[ritsuka666]

will push 360,PS3 to its limits"

Geezzz, already hear this BS from devs a LOT in this gen -____-

https://forums.playfire.com...
http://n4g.com/news/167836/...

http://www.slashgear.com/ba...

[Crazyglues]

Yeah these developers say that all the time, but the thing is, PS3 & 360 are not even as powerful as a high-end PC

-So if it wasn't pushing the system to the limits that would be pretty sad...

Anyway hope this time out they do the PC justice and make a version for PC that makes owning a high-end PC a pretty sweet thing

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[Kingscorpion1981]

I think its time to upgrade my Radeon 5850!!

[cannon8800]

Crytek can say it all they want, as long as they can back up their words in the end. Then we'll all be happy.

[DigitalAnalog]

Might I add that in the end they had no choice but to go sub-hd with poor frame-rate.

[GamingPerson]

The pics so far not console version I am pretty sure.

[Drabent]

Yep sure did..../failsauce`

[Ezio2048]

If there's any game that really tried to push the PS3 to its limit, then its Uncharted 3 and then God of war III

[ATi_Elite]

dam near every freaking game that comes out says this same crap!

If it pushes them to it's limits then they would blow the "F-word" up!

I'm tired of this lame saying from every Dev team!

P.S. I'm not expecting much from the PC version seeing how they will Develop all three at the same time with the 360 being the lead platform. Crysis still looks better than Crysis 2!

[SPARDA_426]

Just watch. When this releases games like Uncharted 3, God of war 3, and Gears of War 3 will still look way better then this.

[Kahvipannu]

Hmmm.. GOW3 isn't that impressive with it's limited game mechanics and fixed camera-angles, lots and lots of smoke and mirrors, you really can't compare it to fps..

[starchild]

Sorry, Gears of War 3 and Uncharted 3 look very impressive, but Crysis 2 even on consoles is right up there with them and Crysis 3 will look even better.

God of War 3 looks pretty nice, but I really don't understand how people can't see that it is doing a whole hell of a lot less in technical terms than some of the other graphical contenders. You can't get close to any of the textures (therefor they get away with textures that wouldn't look so good up close), you can't control the camera, much of the lighting is baked, etc.

Also, I hope you aren't talking about the PC versions, because Crysis 2 on PC destroys anything on console. And of course Crysis 3 should look even better.

I can't wait for it personally. I really enjoyed the first 3 Crysis games.

[SPARDA_426]

On pc it obliterates everything. That is a given fact. On consoles I played Crysis 2. It was amazing. In no way am I downplaying the graphics. They are amazing, but I feel Uncharted and God of War are still better. God of War may have fixed camera angles but its still a stunning game.

[Gazondaily]

Agreed. Crysis 2 on consoles looked brilliant. On PC of course, it was a whole different beast.

@ Sparda- No one is denyind God of War is a stunning game but with its linear design and fixed camera angles, there really isn't any comparison to something like Crysis where there the environment and objects are a lot more dynamic in terms of physics etc.

[givemeshelter]

You cannot compare the games.
Uncharted, God of War and Gears are more linear and have less interaction with the environments and surroundings. Not too mention the map sizes are smaller.

Most of the effects in Crysis 2 are done in real time. God of War and Uncharted and even Gears are not.
The Cryenegine is performing more technical tasks at any given time more than the game engines for GOD3, Uncharted and Gears.

[THILLREBORN]

HAHAHA did you guys actually play Crysis 2...what interaction lol and it's just as linear as all of the games you guys are mentioning. Corridors that lead to open areas...same as all the titles you listed.

Crysis 1 is a different story...

I also own a Samsung 55 in OLED 3D TV (top of the line) and God of War 3 and Uncharted 3 are vastly superior in many aspects and yes I mean technically to Crysis 2.

Don't get me wrong I loved the SP in Crysis 2 like mad but graphically only the lighting really stood out and that is where it did better than the other games.

[Cyb3r]

If I had a penny for every time a developer said this

[vortis]

You'd be as rich as Bobby Kotick.

[dazzrazz]

2 bad they couldn't push multiplayer part of Crysis 2 to a playable state

[ElementX]

I bought Crysis 2 for the campaign and it was fun. I never logged onto MP

[byeGollum]

thanks for the lols

[ape007]

that is what is expected

[Primal Rex]

But which version will sell more i wonder (360 of course)

[corroios]

Blah, blah, blah... Another sub-hd game, crappy framerate and no AA, but it will push.. Not really.

[ape007]

what an immature comment, crysis 2may have its problems but its one of the finest looking console games of all time.

[Hufandpuf]

IKR, my copy of Crysis 2 burned out my TV.

[Shaman]

Crysis 2 has such a good quality shaders and HDR lighting that its magnificent. Also, amazing post processing effects. Unfortunately, frame rate couldn't hold on, hopefully next one will.

[madjedi]

No not really rage looked alot better than crysis 2 on the ps3, and k3 looked alot better than crysis 2. And best of all it didn't bore me to death like crysis 2, sorry but crysis 2 was bland as hell.

[Swagman2321]

I don't see why this is a surprise. And honestly I really don't care either. The consoles are outdated, they are pushing outdated tech to it's limits. It's time for new consoles so we can start pushing forward in game tech again. The industry is getting stale now

[gcolley]

just part of the cycle

[PR_FROM_OHIO]

Oh God these guys talking again! Hey Crytek first u need to surpass Killzone 2,3 b4 that happens! Lol

[ape007]

if u said that, it means that crysis 2 already past kz2 and kz3

you are lolling out of denial

[Swagman2321]

Building pretty graphics in a corridor shooter is real easy. Building an open world as beautiful as Crysis 1 is very difficult. Crysis 1 still has the graphics edge of the Killzone 2 or 3.

[Machioto]

The difference between killzone and crysis is lighting and crytec said crysis 2 is a choreograph sandbox.

[jthamind]

i can't believe you got disagrees for that. lol. Killzone 2 is a grapically impressive game as far as consoles go (haven't played 3 yet even though i have it), but both Crysis 1 and 2 on PC blow it out of the water. it's not even remotely close in any way, shape or form. unless people like blurry textures, jaggies, and all that jazz.

the only game i've played that's comparable to the Crysis games as far as graphics is the Witcher 2 on PC.

[Gamer3000]

where did i heard that before??? hmmmm....hmmmmm
http://www.eurogamer.net/ar...
and it didn't .. uncharted 3 did that
that's why it won all the consoles gfx award
http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...
while crysis 2(consoles)didn't win a damn thing

as for crysis 3:

[StayStatic]

Hope so , not trying to sound like a jerk but Crysis 2 was held back a bit by catering to consoles as well due to the new engine , i mean we had to wait a long time for DX 11, and not very sand-boxy like the first.

So hoping Crysis 3 will be a result of learning mistakes from Crysis 2 and should make for a better console version too , for those not PCing :P

[BitbyDeath]

Multiplat engines can never push a console to it's limits.
It is impossible.

[x800]

i think what Cevat Yerli means is they are going to push crysis 3 on consoles to their limits with the cryengine 3. so it may or may not look better than other games like uncharted killzone etc..which were built with a different engine.

[Kahvipannu]

Almost every game pushes the current consoles to the limit, have been doing so for a long time, ofcourse devs will take everything out of it what they can. GeOW one looks way worse than 3, why? Did the X0 get more horsepower? No, they are using the hardware batter, same goes with any game, UC, SR, etc...

It's a statement that means nothing...

[Raider69]

Push to the limit on consoles!14fps min, 28.2fps max,they cant even get 30fps smooth and they talk push to the limit.Get the game running smooth and i might get it on consoles!

[FarCryLover182]

Will Crysis 4 do the same thing to consoles?

[DFresh]

PC all the way as always.
:D

[neogeo]

Nerd Rage! I put Crysis 2 on my 360/ps3 and PC on the same TV at the same time. Fired them up,went to the same part and switched between HDMI 1,2,3. TRUST me when you do it live in person the difference is WAY bigger then some YouTube video. The PC looks and moves like silky butter on my balls. 360 ans ps3 are SOOOOOOOOOooooo low res. almost hurts to look at. Even worse when you play in on PC for hours and hours then switch back after your eyes get used to hi res/FPS.

Like I said, try it yourself in person, don't watch some video. Then you will be reborn.

[xtreampro]

Just like what Pandamobile said nearly every new multi-platform game (especially the major ones) are pushing the consoles to their limits. Crysis 2 pushed both of them very far and Crysis 3 judging by the screenshots will do the same.

The fanboys on this site who think there's still juice left in these consoles need to realise that this gen is coming to a close and remaining power has been used up. You shouldn't be surprised that Crysis 3 is hitting rock bottom in terms of console power after all the games running on an updated CryEngine 3 which is a next-generation engine.

The foliage in the new screenshots is evidence in itself just how powerful the engine is and I expect the PC version to look nothing like the console version simply because consoles have dried up and devs making multiplat games especially Crytek would want to take advantage of current PC hardware using their next-generation engines.

They'll probably go all out on the PC version this time.

[Plagasx]

Hopefully we get a proper fucking PC release this time...

[theeg]

ps3/360 both hit their limits the day they shipped to retail

thats why 95% of all games on them are 720p or much less, have jaggies and run at 20-30 frames per second, sure, the artists can come up with tricks to make games look a little better, but its not like they started out in 720p and then got so good at making games for them the devs were able to makes games 1080p and have 4x anti aliasing

Kameo is still one of the best looking 360 games

the ps3 took longer to peak only because sony made it intentionally crappy t develop for and uncharted 2 and god of war 3 are the BEST YOU WILL EVER see on ps3, uncharted 3 was a huge, HUGE downgrade

[stonecold3]

didnt you see the last of us and final fanatsy vs trailor kara video running on ps3 hardware and the last guardian those games will push the ps3 to the max it will be a while before ps3 will tap as i said above those games i metioned will be better graphics then uncharted 3 until next uncharted game comes out as for 360 well its pretty much tapped already

[mochachino]

PS3 and 360 - officially pushed to the limit since 2007

Every year some dev says they've pushed the consoles to the limit, then the next year they say, "we're REALLY pushed them to the limit".

[Convas]

And the year after that "No guys, really. We REALLY, REALLY pushed them to the limit this time. Surriously. We're surrious."

[Tyre]

Shall we just wait and see till the game comes out, before we burn it to the ground, knuckleheads?

[madjedi]

Considering how bland part 2 was, knock yourself out i have better games to spend $60 on.

So people are knuckleheads for writting off the sequel, because the one before sucked to them. That is exercising our freedom of choice to not support the developers game.

[GraveLord]

PC ahead of 6-7 year old consoles!? NO! This can't be! How dare you speak such heresy?

[adamant715]

developers still have to clarify this? LOL

[chukamachine]

I'm sure it'll look sweet on all systems, obviously better on pc.

Problem with PS3/360 versions of crysis 2, there were parts of the game that lagged stupidly for what was going on at the time.

I'm guessing crysis 3 will look slightly better, because it's better optimised and has better artwork, hopefully it'll be locked 30fps on console.

Rez isn't everything, but it can make a game look better.

Rez if far more important then aa imo.

[llMurcielagoll]

A wise man once said, "If only I had a nickle for every time a gaming dev said that..."

But either way, let Crytek go wild, I am still going to buy Crysis, however I guess it might be time to get a better graphics card this time around since it is most likely won't be able to go Ultra for Crysis 3 meh

[BuffMordecai]

Since they have more experience with consoles now, I expect some improved performance, but nothing by leaps and bounds.

[SageHonor]

So it'll look great.. cool

But will the actually game be fun this time?

Will it actually be polished?

[madjedi]

Thanks for focusing on the one thing, that almost everyone ignored, the gameplay of part 2 was boring as hell to me.

[FrigidDARKNESS]

This is why next gen console needs to arrive sooner than later.

[PersonMan]

No, we don't need new consoles... we need better gameplay and stories... to hell with graphics. Everyone worries about how good a game looks vs. how well it plays and how fun it is.

I don't care how good Crysis 2 looked on PC... the game was probably still as boring as it was on the console. I'm not going to go out and spend money on a nice PC because it's not going to suddenly make the game fun.

[Saryk]

I put you 1 agree. I am a PC only guy, even though I own a PS3, a Xbox 360 and a Wii (family).

Anyway my point is that eventually there will come a day when graphics are peaked and cannot be improved. Then the gameplay and story will be the thing.

However right now the reality is that new consoles are needed because devs are going to want to support all platforms and if PC gets way ahead of the game (its about there), then console guys are SOL or PC guys are SOL, and the DEVS have less of a audience. And right now, believe it or not, the PC area is on fire.

[PygmelionHunter]

Crysis 2 was a blurry mess on the PS3, not to mention a truly terrible game, it felt so generic, it made Crysis 1 look godly, my only hopes for the next one is that it gets released on the Wii U(I only mention this because I don't feel like spending money on a gaming rig) and has a drastic gameplay change.

[ndl1531]

so u say it was a mess on ps3 ? it must have ran wonderful on 360 right? 60 fps? 1080p resolution? sharp textures? quit acting as if the ps3 version is the only bad one . plus i for one will say that i loved crysis 2 on ps3. one of my favorite shooters this gen better than that yearly military crap that gets churned out so you see it wasn't bad for everyone. there are plenty of true horrible games out there because YOU didn't like it doesn't make it bad .

[PygmelionHunter]

How the hell would I know how it ran on the 360? I don't even own one (although after reading a couple of online posts, it seems that the 360 version was in fact superior), if anything, I'm pissed that most multiplatform titles on the PS3 run like crap when compared to other versions.

But anyway you are right regarding the words i used to describe the game, but that's how I felt after playing the PS3 version of Crysis 1, it's actually pretty far from my favorite game this gen but still managed to feel different from most other shooters.

[InTheLab]

Wonder who they'll let ruin the multiplayer this time???? I hear Silicon Knights is available....

[neutralgamer19]

Same BS they said with Crisis 2 and that was utter BS talk. It didnt push any graphical envelope only maybe on xbox but ps3 owners know it didnt even look better than killzone 3.

Someone mentioned GOW3 def looks awesome till this day and another persons response was that it was all smoke and mirrors and crisis 2 was more technologically advanced. It some aspects maybe but GOW3 def looks better and killzone 2 and 3 are superior in almost every aspect. Crisis 2 sp was trash with framerate issues, stupid al and hardly anything really going On at any given time so please let's not make Crisis more than what it was a decent car With a good paint job but lacking in many respects. Killzone 3 kept up it's gorgeous graphics with tons of enemies on screen at a time, explosions and chaos while Crisis suffered with just two or three enemies on screen doing hardly anything.

I won't be buying Crisis 3 that's for sure because I know Crytek is full of it and Crisis 2 so was just plain boring.

[jbiz320]

Ugh.. STOP SAYING THIS EVERY YEAR!!! every single damn year and games end up looking incrementally better on both consoles.

[Mrmagnumman357]

Good news! He said pc will have DX11 day 1, and that the armor will be split into multiple powers like Crysis 1!!!

[A LIVING LEGEND]

60$ tech demos are getting old and frequently underwhelming.
It isn't as important or worth as much as you think.trust me

[ninjahunter]

A little proper PC support this time please, not the broken to hell support you showed last time.

[ndl1531]

well as long as it surpasses crysis 2 then i will be happy. crysis 2 is one of my favorite shooters this gen and i played it on ps3 so if they push crysis 3 more than 2 which i know they will then thats great

[Roccetarius]

That's what they said the last time. I'm sure people remember what they patched in later after release.

[asmith2306]

Blah, blah, blah, heard it all before. At the end of the day its just another fps. I always find it funny when PC fanboys claim consoles are 'holding PCs back'. Such a bullshit argument and all based on graphics. I have a PC myself. I am currently playing Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 lol!

[Father Murder X]

Crysis is a generic tech demo. The only thing that has ever been associated with the game is how good the graphics are. The gameplay and the story are generic as hell. We play games we dont watch them.

[chukamachine]

The needle was at the limit, but crytek found the needle was stuck and actually much lower. But it's fixed now and they are running on full steam.

Anyway, still interesting to see what it's like.

I enjoyed them all tbh.

[AngelicIceDiamond]

DeJa vu...

[Bob570]

That's great and all, but I guarantee that this game is going to suck just like Crysis 2. Clunky, slow, poorly refined controls.

I'm a huge console gamer as well as PC gamer, and I really don't like calling out consoles, but the reason is consoles. Crysis 1 was amazing. It was smooth, refined, and just all around awesome. Then Crysis 2 happened.

[TheEatingOrange]

"Then crysis 2 happened" Like it's not an awesome game.. Shut up already

[leemo19]

Ya sure when the game hits full retail and I play it I may believe it till than through one ear and out the other.

[tigertron]

Agreed, they should have waited until next-gen arrives to release Crysis 3. It would have made a nice launch title.

[ToonarmY]

Crysis 2 already pushed the consoles to the limit. The framerates were obviously low at some points on the game on the consoles

Even the 2007 game crysis 1 would kill the ps3 and 360 combined

[NYC_Gamer]

I'm tried of Crytek with all the hype/empty promises...Crysis 2 didn't even ship with dx11 support at launch....Crysis 2 was just generic gameplay and story wise.

[MilkMan]

Crysis 2 induces comas. The game is a classic example of "all dressed up and nowhere to go"
Gamers, myself included, have been asking Crytek for another TimeSplitters and they have ignored those pleads. Instead they are releasing yet ANOTHER shooter, with ANOTHER dude, wearing ANOTHER mask, shooting MORE nondescript aliens...blah,blah,blah...

At this point I don't have to tell you that I've played 100k games and 75k of those have been shooters, cause most of you have played just as many.

So unless this game BLOWS every single game that's come before it in it's genre and introduces MIND BLOWING features (that's 74k worth of shooters and lineage), OUT THE BOX i'd say give that sh!t a rest.

[Killman]

This article is really making the PC elitists climax in their seats. We get it, PC is soooooooooooooo much better. Why is everyone going insane over GRAPHICS?

[cervantes99]

This translates to 20 FPS and screen tearing for console versions :)