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Crytek: Crysis 2 looks best on PC, PS3 'slightly better' than Xbox 360

April 15, 2010 in News comments 11

This should come as no surprise but the 'graphically superior' version of Crysis 2 is going to be the PC version. The Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 are pretty much running neck and neck with the PS3 being 'slightly better.'

Crytek games since Far Cry have been known to break the will of even the most powerful gaming PCs. When news hit that Crysis 2 was coming to the PS3 and Xbox 360 at the same time as the PC version, gamers wondered how they could compare. Crytek CEO Cervat Yerli is leaving no doubt about where the graphically superior version of the game resides.
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    redneonfish Apr 15, 10
    No shit. The PC version is graphically better than the console versions. 'Slightly better'? As in so slight, nobody can tell the difference, different?
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      Fatal Error Apr 15, 10
      It probably will be noticeable I think, but it's not like it's going to make the game unplayable on 360 or anything.

      I said this in the forums, but there will probably be better particle physics in the PS3 version than the 360 version, and both will likely be at 720p with slightly reduced texture quality (compared to the PC version at max settings).
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        redneonfish Apr 15, 10
        Yes, but I reckon 'better particle physics' for the majority of people will be not readily noticeable until it's pointed out, and even then I still think the differences will be negligible. Of course, this is all opinion until I'm shown otherwise.
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    ShadowGuard Apr 15, 10
    no the real question is how many people can run those awesome graphics on their computer. With my PC, the PS3 will look better than the PC version because I will not be able to run high quality.
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      Slumpy monkey Apr 15, 10
      Doesn't really change the fact that it will run better on a PC though does it. :/
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      VeGiTAX2 Apr 15, 10
      As slumpy said, it doesn't change the fact that the PC has superior results. Also it's up to the end user to maintain their systems, my 3850 is about 3 years old now and it runs Crysis Warhead fine at higher settings (overclocked it runs it even better of course) and you can pick it up for less than the price of a new 360 or PS3 game these days.
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        redneonfish Apr 15, 10
        But the machine required to run it usually more expensive. So it all balances out.
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          VeGiTAX2 Apr 15, 10
          Minus the part where it's actually GPU bound not CPU bound, the Cry Engine doesn't actually make use of the features of multi-threading for the most part. If you have a cpu from within the past ohhh 5 years or so you should be fine. We run many of our PC game reviews at neoseeker on older hardware so we can give people in the middle of the curve actual results of performance.

          It's easy to cling to the idea that you need a $500 CPU and a $500 video card. It's completely wrong but it's easy for people to still cling onto for why PC gaming is too elite.
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        Fatal Error Apr 15, 10
        I don't think my 5750 can even run Crysis Warhead at high settings, Veg. Can't forget that Crysis uses some pretty advanced particle physics too, right? You're gonna need a good processor to handle them.

        Also, you don't just buy a GPU and monitor and play your game. You do need all the other parts to go with it that actually make the computer run and can handle the GPU. No you don't need a $500 CPU and a $500 video card, but you likely need a $150+ CPU and a $150+ video card and a large enough power supply and a good enough motherboard and a hard drive and an optical disc drive and a case to top it all off. Really, PC gaming isn't all that convenient.
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    Aussie Legend Apr 16, 10
    Why is this news? Last time I checked, in the graphics department PC has always beaten the consoles and the PS3 has always beaten the 360.

    *facepalm*
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      Shinobi_razor Apr 16, 10
      often times the PS3 and 360 are about even graphics wise. you can only tell a difference if you look really close.

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