Crytek Looking Forward To PS4
See Full ImageWhen developers look ahead to the future, that's probably a good thing. Heck, it's essential. But sometimes, you just have to wonder...are they looking too far ahead? There is something to be said for the here and now, ya know.
For quite some time now, we've been hearing rumors that developer Crytek will issue a game for the PlayStation 3. Whether or not it's Crysis has yet to be resolved (although Crytek has repeatedly said it's not), and everything remains clouded in a very mysterious haze. Perhaps that's because the team's forward-thinking has pushed them beyond this generation already. During yesterday's GC Asia keynote address, Crytek CEO Yevat Cerli talked about how important the next generation of consoles will be - he mentioned a "renaissance in gaming graphics" - and then specifically mentioned the PlayStation 4. Here's what he had to say about it:
"...frankly, we are linking ourself to what the PS4 will take up as [its hardware] position; that is the console makeup that will drive all our research, so we cannot wait to know what the [machine] will be about. That's probably the most important missing information we have right now in our company."
If you're wondering about graphical renaissance, Yerli believes the games in the next generation will, according to IGN, "mix and match between different graphics technologies, whether that be ray tracing, ray casting, point-based rendering, voxel-based approaches or something else." Yerli also believes that in only five years time, the gameplay will look just like all that pretty offline CGI we see today. Now, this is all very well and good, but what about the PS3? You know, the machine that just launched less than two years ago? The console Sony insists has a 10-year lifespan? How's about working on a PS3 game rather than focusing so heavily on the freakin' PS4? Not that we're impatient individuals, but this may be the first time we've ever heard the PS4 mentioned during a developer speech, and we have to say...it's a little premature. Don't you think?
9/22/2008 Ben Dutka
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Tim Speed24
Monday, September 22, 2008 @ 11:21:53 AM
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Cuetes
Monday, September 22, 2008 @ 12:27:39 PM
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Monday, September 22, 2008 @ 1:07:11 PM
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cr67
Monday, September 22, 2008 @ 1:20:34 PM
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From what I've seen and played on the PS3 thusfar, I'd say it's got at least another 7-8 years left in it. Easily. Look at the PS2, aren't they still producing games for that console?
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Ultimadream
Monday, September 22, 2008 @ 1:31:49 PM
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I agree with Cuetes, they should give the PS3 a go first, the PS3s still in early days yet!
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Maz
Monday, September 22, 2008 @ 2:31:04 PM
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Monday, September 22, 2008 @ 2:46:08 PM
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orangpelupa
Monday, September 22, 2008 @ 9:51:13 PM
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Even in PC, a GF 8800 card still struggling in very high with AA.
Crytek need to optimize their engine first to be able to make a game for ps3.
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Aftab
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Monday, September 22, 2008 @ 11:10:31 AM
I'll put it this way, it aint' happenin' now, or anytime soon. But this generation will be shorter than the last one despite the longevity added to some games because of online play. I'll be surprised if Sony will get 7 or even 6 years, before the next big machine will be on it's way. The a$$holes at MS aren't competing for a profit. They're planning to win the whole market, and they're willing to lose alot of money along the way.