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Quantum Break Undergoing Engine Optimization; Might Allow For More Polygons & Objects

Xbox One exclusive Quantum Break is receiving optimization to the game's rendering engine, which might allow for more polygons & objects.

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Neonridr3858d ago

The game already looks amazing. Crazy to think they might be able to push the game even more.

Super jealous of Xbox One owners, I love Remedy and their work.

Might have to break down and pick one up for this game.. :P

Gazondaily3858d ago

Probably worth a rental tbh. Borrow a mate's Xbox instead.

Neonridr3858d ago

lol, there are some other games that interest me too, but this might be the game to push me over the edge.

Volkama3858d ago (Edited 3858d ago )

Probably worth sacrificing 7 virgins for tbh. Pre-order the most expensive edition immediately.

Or hold off on making judgement until the game is actually released. But that'd be boring.

abstractel3858d ago (Edited 3858d ago )

This, Halo 5 and Gears of War 4 (maybe Scalebound but I'm skeptic about the MP part) is what I am getting an XB1 for. However, engine optimization doesn't mean that the game is going to look better. In fact, it might end up looking worse. We don't know how well it's actually running now throughout the whole campaign. The optimizations could be because they need to in order to maintain 30fps.

Witcher 3 underwent engine optimizations and you compare gameplay footage to what actually shipped and well... It could mean using less samples for volumetric effects seen in the gameplay videos. It could mean less samples for physics. It could mean faster but worse AA. You should be cautious to be too optimistic.

Having said that, I do think this will be an awesome title and I doubt that it will be downgraded to the naked eye, but the fact that it looks better than every other XB1 game while pushing so much physics (offline, no Azure) makes me a bit worried. I also think XB1 is capable of it, but I just don't feel we haven't seen it yet. Ryse is the closest, but QB does a lot more on screen than Ryse.

Fingers crossed it'll turn out stellar because it looks to be one of the best games announced on any platform so far to me.

hay3858d ago

They say: "optimize the rendering engine"
Translation: "we have trouble keeping it on par with the trailer"

They say: "there's always room of optimization"
Translation: "code is so shoddy there's room ONLY for the optimization"

Teh industry... Don't get me wrong, no hating here, I'm just sick of the BS they feed you with.

AngelicIceDiamond3858d ago

@Septic depends on what kind of sp it is and its replayability.

I'm wondering where MS is getting all this extra power from I mean its already 1080p but yet pushing more polygons and objects on screen.

Just plain upgrades at this point. But that frame rate better not suffer, if it does then they can hold the 1080p and extra optimizations tbh.

Either way this is super impressive here and its no surprise this is coming Remedy.

Kingdomcome2473858d ago

Really? Remedy is a top notch dev, man. Does this game not interest you?

Farmassy3858d ago

Anyone know if this game will have multiplayer? I've looked but couldn't find a definitive answer. I think it would be hard to do but would be amazing if done correctly

Gazondaily3858d ago

Yeah its interesting but what are you gonna do once the campaign is over? Play it over and over again? Well I rarely revisit sp only games.

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Justiceleague3857d ago

Just like Alan Wake lol. Who thinks this game will be better than Alan Wake?

Gazondaily3857d ago

Ah fair point mate. I didn't consider that. But practically speaking, he shouldn't buy an Xbox console simply to play one single player game.

Still, each to their own.

NewMonday3857d ago

@Septic

that's what I did way back for PS3 when MGS4 came out, only got my own when Uncharted 2 came out.

UncleJerry3857d ago

@ septic...I know you are saying he shouldn't buy an x1 to play this one single player game...but it's not like hes literally gonna biy x1, play this, then box up the console and slide it under his bed. There's plenty of games to play but sometimes it takes that one "must have" title to get you to finally jump in. That's how it was with ps3 for me last gen. Uncharted 2 made me finally get one, and after that I started trying a lot fo other titles. This gen I got both from the start, but I can see why some people hold off until theres that one title that you just can't resist.

Point being...this is surely looking like a "must have" title so far and it's not like buying a console because of one game means that you will only ever play that one game.

Bathyj3857d ago

Na, this will be the game I get an Xbox for. I'm not into renting.

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Yui_Suzumiya3858d ago

Yeah, Remedy was a huge reason I got a 360 for Alan Wake so yet again they'd be a huge reason I eventually get an X1.

DarkOcelet3858d ago

Not sure why you got disagrees when Alan Wake was indeed one of the best games on X360 last gen.

Neonridr3858d ago

Alan Wake was my favorite 360 game. Loved the entire game and cannot wait to see Remedy return to that franchise.

Mystogan3858d ago (Edited 3858d ago )

So it's going to look EVEN BETTER? Ever since reveal each gameplay video released looked better and better. I was sure it was locked after the gamescom gameplay and now they're telling us that it's going to look even better? Damn, these remedy guys are insane. Microsoft better acquire them before its too late. Remedy is Microsoft's Naughty Dogg.

CYCLEGAMER3858d ago

I have a feeling that remedy doesn't want to be bought. They seem like the kind of studio that wants to remain independent. If they are open to being bought...MS is crazy for not scooping them up?

AizenSosuke3858d ago

Maybe but damn even further though!

abstractel3858d ago

Remedy hasn't produced the quantity of quality titles like Naughty Dog. Uncharted 2, 3, Last of Us and Jak and Daxter vs. Alan Wake and Max Payne 1 and 2. To me ND wins out by a fair margin.

As far as Quantum Break and Uncharted 4, they look equally good at the moment. U4 edges it graphically and on the action scale, but I love the style of QB, the time abilities and the story seems more interesting.

But we'll see when they come out. So many good games coming out, great time to be a gamer.

Nivekki3858d ago

Max Payne 1 and 2 were far better games than ND was producing AT THE TIME. Even now they are well worth playing through.

ND are great developers, but they haven't made games I've loved as much as QB.

All the awards can go to hell, QB have made games I loved more.

Neonridr3858d ago

@Nivekki - I think you should replace QB with Remedy in your statement.

jb2273858d ago

@nivekki

I can respect your personal opinion, but you can't really have one in regards to QB yet as it hasn't released. No one can really say that QB is better than TLOU right now because you can actually play TLOU. QB does look amazing & I'm sure it'll be great when it releases, but it could shatter your expectations or completely exceed them, that's an unknown at this point.

ScorpiusX3857d ago

here's hoping they are open to being bought and they cement this relationship .

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fermcr3858d ago

Gameplay and story... that's the most important. As for the graphics, game already looks great.

Meltic3858d ago

I got two 970 cards here at home. I'm going to sell them and then buy me a Xbox one. I already got a gtx 980 ti

OpieWinston3857d ago

980 Ti is a solid GPU to keep you running strong for a while.

Kingdomcome2473858d ago

This is my most highly anticipated game. I just pray that it isn't delayed again.

Dragonking0073857d ago

This game wont be x1 exclusive eventually heading to pc I recall reading something about that most x1 exclusives wont stay on x1

Caedus5113857d ago

The only place I've read anything like that is from Sony fanboys in comments sections. Until it's announced for PC there is no way to qualify this as being ported to PC.

mixelon3857d ago

Chances are, yes this will come to Windows. No reason at all to think otherwise. Remedy are big PC guys, I feel like they do the console "exclusive" thing for the funding and media spotlight - whatever it takes is fine. I loved Alan Wake on 360 but it was definitely a big improvement on PC.

Why *wouldnt* they release on PC? Once all the dlc is out and sales and hype are down. I'd bet on it.

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Neonridr3857d ago

not confirmed and who knows how long a PC port may show up later..

LackTrue4K3857d ago

sound like its getting pushed alright.....
"Pushed back on it's release date again"

lvl_headed_gmr3857d ago

Sounds like Remedy is implementing DX12 into their engine....

More polys and objects....will look better...

Yup, DX12 advantages.

AndrewLB3857d ago

If the last two years are something to go by, "engine optimization" means they're downgrading texture quality to achieve playable frame rates. Kinda like how CDPR announced the witcher 3 would be 40+gb last September and after 6 months of "optimizing" the finished product was 25gb. Texture compression is usually the cause of things like that.

Kyizen3857d ago

Engine Optimization = PC version. Just get it on PC don't buy an Xbox One

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VER1ON3858d ago

Indeed, Remedy is really putting it out there. The game looked amazing at Gamescom. Good to hear they are trying to push the visual fidelity even more.

christocolus3858d ago (Edited 3858d ago )

Higher poly count,more objects and even better effects are highly welcome.The devs at Remedy are some of the best in the industry. The game already looked so stunning at Gamescom can't wait to see more,hopefully we'll get another sneak peak before the year comes to an end.

HaydenJameSmith3858d ago

Oh I'd love to see more, I want to play it so badly...

VER1ON3858d ago

Hope to higher count doesn't compromise the actual framerate. They did state optimization so I guess they want to keep the current framerate while getting the most out of it.

christocolus3858d ago

I hope not. The gameplay shown at gamescom was smooth. Steady framerate should always be priority and i believe Remedy won't jeopardize that.

HaydenJameSmith3858d ago (Edited 3858d ago )

Awesome, I'm already satisfied with the current build. Anymore is just icing, just want to get the game in my hands already...

FlexLuger3858d ago

I am totally in favour of this approach. This is going to be one of the big hitters for xbox, along with,Gears 4, crackdown 3, scalebound and Recore, among'st others.

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You're still overlooking this Remedy sci-fi shooter, and its 89% cheaper on Steam Deck

Before Control Resonant launches, you need to play Remedy's mind-bending Quantum Break, one of the best third-person shooters around.

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15 Xbox Games That Should Make the Multiplatform Jump

While there’s likely already a list behind closed doors, one can still speculate and offer logical suggestions for titles new and old that should find their way into the PlayStation and Switch libraries.

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GamerRN761d ago

Single A games and live service games. Those make sense

S2Killinit761d ago

None of it makes sense. But its happening.

Ps5conehead760d ago

That’s up to Microsoft they want return on there investment. From buying up those publishers. That’s what there in business for. And they made a mistake putting day one exclusive on game pass. So now Microsoft wants to profit any way they can.its called buisness . Just like Sony putting games on pc a year are two after ps5 launch.
So if they can make money off PlayStation and Nintendo. They will do that. And I bet soon real soon they will release some aaa exclusives .and I bet one day it will be same day release

TheEroica760d ago

Sony gamers begging for Xbox games.... Who would've thunk it?

BISHOP-BRASIL760d ago

Yeah, because random site off the internet represents all Sony gamers, they have the letter of attorney and all...

S2Killinit760d ago

Lol what a spin. You dizzy?

AsunaYuukiTheFlash760d ago (Edited 760d ago )

We don’t care about shovelwares. Get that junk out of PS5

StormSnooper760d ago

More like MS begging to put their games on PlayStation.

TheEroica759d ago

Keep begging Sony gamers!

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Friendlygamer761d ago

Some of these seem to be exclusive for lack of enthusiasm of the publisher rather than because of deals. A lot of cool indies skip ps for some reason like katana zero, el paso, elsewhere and gunbrela

S2Killinit761d ago

Even more indies skip xbox. We know that right?

Friendlygamer761d ago

Quality over quantity, Microsoft got some really interesting and curated niche games on their machines, maybe in part because of gamepass

S2Killinit760d ago

Quality and MS are not things you bring up in same sentence.

shinoff2183760d ago (Edited 760d ago )

Alot of indies skip xbox to. It goes round and round. Personally I think your off base on that but no need to have the argument.

Friendlygamer760d ago

Between katana zero, valheim, Battletech, el passo... I don't feel off base. maybe ps got a million of light novel games that will never release on Xbox but like I've said, I'm talking about niche games highlights, the 10%.

  Heck, it's probably thanks to Microsoft that the s.t.a.l.k.e.r games came to console ps included, meanwhile Sony backwards compatibility continues to be extremely anemic.

And I'm sure most ps5 users are happy to ignore these games and just play wathever new 3rd person action game is trending but it's cool that Microsoft gives some love to smaller audiences and software preservation

shinoff2183760d ago

Again your off base just to be snide. All it's showing though is your ignorance.

One light novels wtf is that even. Ps has plenty of pretty damn good indies.

Speaking of indies and ms being responsible. You know F.I.S.T. of course you do alot of you guys just support gamepass. Well here's a history of Sony being responsible for helping indies. Look up the China project from Sony.

Lastly lol your ignorance showing again. Sony has plenty of games. Personally third person is better then first anyway but that's besides the point. Sony gets so many games that xbox doesn't get because yall don't support the games. Jrpgs being a great example. I personally am not into every Sony first party game. Alot of us aren't. On the other side you don't get to eat often so you gobble up everything. Me personally God of War not my cup, etc. For me I'm into jrpgs and ms just can't touch Sony on those. Again because the Xbox base doesn't support it. Devs dont wanna waste their time or money. Hit me up when falcom develops a game over there.

Speaking of third person narrative games. Aren't yall drooling over hellblade 2. The first one was Sony exclusive at one point. Another not my cup game. Showing we don't have to fall in line and agree we love everything Sony puts out. The facts are they sell though unlike elsewhere(not nintendo)

StormSnooper760d ago

You are same person as GamerRN, yes?

Abnor_Mal761d ago

They really think PlayStation fans would want to play Redfall? Pfft.

Personally nothing on that list would be any game I’d want to play.

TwoPicklesGood761d ago

I’d absolutely love Hellblade 2, Palworld, and Quantum Break on ps5 as I’m sure tons of others would too. There’s nothing wrong with wanting games from another console and its sad that people try to act like they aren’t interested in them.

shinoff2183760d ago

While indont agree with the games. I agree with the point. Your not wrong.

DarXyde761d ago

Sunset Overdrive makes very good sense. Palworld might.

Don't know about the others. Hellblade II does make sense given the original launched on PS4 first. Quantum Break was a massive letdown for me. I absolutely hated the whole TV show thing and I don't think anyone should have to relive that on modern hardware.

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Now that Remedy owns Control, it’s time to reclaim Quantum Break

Alan Wake 2 studio Remedy Entertainment has reclaimed the rights to Control, and now sci-fi hit Quantum Break deserves the same treatment.

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Petebloodyonion777d ago

Totally agree with that especially when Quantum Break has several references to Alan Wake and Alan Wake make allusions to QB.
I do believe that MS and Remedy can work things out and MS has usually been nice to devs and publishers regarding IP.

Obscure_Observer777d ago

They can't "reclaim" what was never theirs.

Petebloodyonion776d ago

I’m sure we can settle for purchase from MS the IP.

Lightning77776d ago

MS is not doin anything with it. Plus they're doing a multiverse of their own so Remedy needs the IP.

If MS wants to have exclusive let it be timed for 6 months then go to other platforms. MS seems to be, let's say, generous with some if their games as of late.

Or have QB2 be multiplat from the jump, put it on GP. Keeping QB2 as an exclusive is kinda weird these days.

Obscure_Observer776d ago (Edited 776d ago )

@Petebloodyonion

"I’m sure we can settle for purchase from MS the IP."

Good luck

@Lightning77

"MS is not doin anything with it."

Japan Studio is dead nd Sony isn´t doing anything with Bloodborne either! Yet I can 100% guarantee that there´s a far bigger demand for a sequel, remake or even a remaster for that game from both PS5 and PC gamers.

That been said, why don´t you ask Sony tol sell the IP to Fromsoftware now that according to rumors, they bought Elden Ring from Bandai?

ZwVw777d ago (Edited 777d ago )

Reclaim? That would mean that they actually owned the ip at one point, which they never did (MS always has). Apples & oranges. Remedy always owned the Control ip (just not the publishing), as they have with Alan Wake.

About as likely as them getting the Max Payne rights from Rockstar.

mastershredder777d ago (Edited 777d ago )

Sending you game to a publisher does not mean they get "rights to own it " unless that was part of the contract (monetary/ strategic reasons). 505 was the publisher they worked with to publish and distribute it, it dos not mean that 505 flat out "owned" anything, clearly they did have a special arrangement that made them open to limit their publishing rights. and so here we are and big whoop

Jingsing776d ago (Edited 776d ago )

Yeah get Quantum Break PS5, only if you put it on disc with all the associated movie material.

isarai776d ago

I mean they got the Alan Wake IP back from MS, so I feel like they could get QB back as well

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