Before the graphics>gameplay whores get here. This is most likely going to be for low budget games and probably cheap to license. we'll probably see some low key pc titles come out based on this engine (maybe a couple multiplats) but I wouldn't expect anything AAA. Maybe the possibility of a couple under the radar gems.

As shown on their Engine's page.

"Target all current-gen platforms. Vicious Engine 2 will convert your game to the PLAYSTATION®3, Xbox 360®, and high-end PC platforms simultaneously with the push of a button."

So it's developed on the PC of course, like all games, and thus it's a PC version when it's first made. (All effects and high detail content available). Then "with the push of a button", it will apply all the restriction relative to each console and format/configure things as needed.

I read that this is something Crytek is doing with their CryEngine3 also.

Still have to wonder to what degree things will simply transfer "with the push of a button" between the consoles. Unless they've figured out how to do such a thing between two separate machines with different amounts of processors.

Well because most game engines use a pretty specific set of resource formats, it's not a very hard task to do. For example, the 360's GPU is restricted to DX9, so all the engine has to do is run a downgrade on functions to DX9 when it converts to 360. Same goes with Shader Model 4, it has to be downgraded to SM3 for the 360. Most other parts of the engine don't have to be changed, just some minor subsystem changes to accommodate a consoles configuration. Models with lower poly counts will need to be generated along with downsized textures. Options for changing graphics settings will be removed on conversion to a console and optimal settings will need to be benchmarked for on the consoles before a final version is created.

I'm not an engine expert so I can't go into super detail about it, but it isn't to hard to do PC to 360. Converting to the PS3 is another story..

Is it me or all you guys who've seen this video couldn't figure out that in the end there is a button (A) appearing on screen .... this demo footage is taken from Xbox 36.

......... !!!!!!! THIS FOOTAGE IS TAKEN FROM XBOX 360 !!!!!!!........

Impressive!!!

Luckily, there never is a final word on graphics or what hardware can be capable of when correctly coded :)

I hope console versions get as close as it can be.
@bullswar:

It can easily be shown on a PC with a 360 controller connected..

Anyways, if it is a 360 demo... just WOW!!! so much for the XBOX360 has reached it´s peak (and PS3 for what it matters)

Everybody wins :)

its obvious its on 360.

Just because they see something playing on the 360, they willfully assume that the PS3 can't run it. Sad.

The demo deserves point for water and certainly smoke effects which I've never seen in a game.

lots of people who have never heard of Xinput in here

I'd welcome this as the engine of choice over the highly use UE3.
An HD version of this video would be nice to have as a real look at how good/bad it is.

No, that would just be a tech demo. What is being shown is an actual playable demo. And no not on steam, but when someone says "released" then it obviously has to be somewhere. It specifically says they released a fully playable demo. Otherwise it would say they have released footage of their engine in action.

That was the first game to use this engine. If you look closely the Space Marine and the Russian soldier are from that game.

The engine looks good at times, but judging from playing Eat Lead, it still could use some work. It had some slowdown with hectic scenes and levels weren't very large...