PR PR PR. Don't we love it. If that's the case, theres no doubt Sony's devs will hit it and/or exceed it. They know PS3 better than any 3rd party dev do so you know. But it's good to know it will push the tech. Something 90% of 3rd party devs cbb to do. It's so sad.

probably will do tbh. it may well look much better on pc, but from what we've seen so far it seems they are trying to make use of what each platform offers so am expecting this to be the best game graphically released on ps3.

i dunno what it is an multi-plat games offending ppl if they look better than ps3 exclusives...

like I did when THQ and Yukes said their games like the original smackdown vs raw game in 2004 maxed the ps2.. Lol. ,leave it to the 1st party to kick ass with the ps3 into the final years of its life.

JUST GIVE ME...'KILLZONE 3'!!! ;-P ;-P ;-P

I don't need this 'CryMeARiver Engine 3' BS!!! ;-D

I HAVE NEXT-GEN LOOKING GAMES NOW!!! ON MY PSexy3!!! ;-P

+ Hmm...
...will they have the 'BALLS' to make the PS3 version look better than the xBox 360 version tho(because EVERYONE knows the PS3 can do a lot more than these Multi-format games that come out)???
We will see...

Games can still look better with lower specs with proper use of lighting, texture, and overall aesthetics. Even tho there may not be a leap in graphics, we will definitely see better looking games.

hmm ill wait for killzone and uncharted 3 we will see who has the power of gfx in the end

Crysis 2 on ps3 may very well looking better than Kz2 in the end but the real competition is Kz3 or maybe even R3. Then Uncharted 3 will walk in and shows them the true power, but somewhere closeby they are all been watched by GOW IV...

Well, if a lot of people think that crysis is an average game with fancy graphics, they are being ignorant. Thats their view on the game. How does my overemphasizing tech and PC superiority hurt the reputation of crysis? Im telling ppl the FACTS. It WILL run better on the pc, so get it for the frickin pc. I am not only promoting the game this way, i am also promoting the pc gaming platform.

You maybe right, i was wrong for my fanboyish statement. I retract the statement. There see im not a complete fanboy...

if you are pixel counting.

most of the time, say, 95% of the time, the differences are so negligible that you, literally, have to have two TVs running next to each other to notice ANY differences.

i had DMC4 running on the Xbox 360 and the PS3, and i would switch between the two outputs, just to see if i could see "major" differences. they looked almost identical.

there have definitely been a few multi-plats that have been BLATANTLY better on the 360 (ie, Splinter Cell: Double Agent), but most of the time, they've been equal enough that only EXTREME(Cold2000)FANBOYS crow about minor differences.

in the end, PS3 gamers still have Killzone 2, MGS4, Uncharted 2, God of War 3, and Gran Turismo 5 winning their battles for them, while 360 FANBOYS (i stress Fanboys, not fans), are still trying to convince themselves that the Gears of Wars series is still a graphical benchmark.

as for Crysis 2, i didn't think the PC Crysis was a very good GAME. graphics, sure, they are phenomenal. you will never hear me argue otherwise, but the game play itself? it was Far Cry with eye-blistering graphics. i thought it was kind of dull, honestly. which is a shame, considering it's hype level.

my interest level in Crysis 2 is purely on a technical level. i like to see developers pushing themselves and the hardware they work on, but i'm not interested in picking up Crysis 2 as a GAME. it's just not on my list when there are so many other games out there, and coming out, that really offer the total package: Gameplay AND Graphics.

That is the only way

A little birdy told me that the PS3 version is highly optimized and will be on par with PC version at same settings but the 360 version will lag behind a little.

2 things are possible.
(1) This is PR talk because when people talk graphics they usually talk PS3
(2) PS3 version looks better than 360 version and hence also looks better than current PS3 exclusives.

Sony's devs are currently working hard to keep the graphics king title (Uncharted 3, Killzone 3, and GOW 4 are in development among others)

Your fanboyism is showing. It amazes me how many of you dismiss this game before it's even released just because it isn't an exclusive to your console of choice. Crytek has proven what it can do in the graphics department so I'm sure this game will look great even on the consoles.

Fair point you have made. I love the crysis series too.

Bubbles to you for correcting me in a proper and dignified manner...

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If Crysis 2 (PS3) looks better than GOW III, I will be extremely impressed because GOW III looks unbelievably good.

WTH is this? aren't they going to be equal? I'm honestly asking, I was expecting so, now I'm confused =/

It's been said for a long time, but the past year has proven it definitively for me: The PS3 is simply more powerful than the 360. (Of course, the 360 has plenty of strengths, it's irrelevant here.) But it has also become clear to me that multiplatform titles absolutely must have parity to be successful on multiple platforms. As soon as preferential treatment is given to one, it's tantamount to suicide on the other. (Blur for instance is likely dead in the water on PS3.)

So that said, I find it very difficult to believe that a third party, even one as technically talented as Crytek will push the PS3 hardware to it's graphical limit and give any sort of advantage to one platform over the other. But I would really love to see it bring the dawn of a new era as they claim.

stop downplayeing the ps3 becuase if you are a hardcore gamer or tech head you will own one and its the most powerful consle. The people who made crysis made the best looking game on the pc.

The thing i noticed is that great developers who got skills can make awesome games and graphics like ps3 exclusive devs. Most x360 devs are second rate garbage compared to pc devs and ps3 devs. Now the best graphical masters on pc defienetly can step up to the level of ps3 exclusives if they give m$ the finger and say we arent gonna dumb a game down for the casual x360 gamers to feel good about there cheap ars last gen system. We already know x360 gamers dont care about the best becuase they dont have the best, We already know they dont care about variety becuase they dont have variety, and we already know they dont know what the heck value is and getting the most use out of an hdtv means. I think the crysis devs will hold that middle finger up high and show us some awesome ps3 graphics and possibly in 3D as well :P.

How can a multiplatform game max out the ps3 seriously this game is going to look better than uncharted 2, killzone 2, and god of war 3? These people need to shut the $@#@@$ up.

i dont doubt it one bit, they take lots of pride with there games, and none of them are rushed, just look at far cry 2 and crysis, if they can make a all mighty and powerful pc fall to its knees, no doubt it prob will do the same for the ps3, and most def the pc, of course they arent going to be on par with the pc, but i think that they will be the ones to stretch the limits on the console, it may not be one of the top benchmarks, but it will sure reach pretty high up there,also knowing that there coding is much better as well from the first crysis, proof, play crysis warhead and you will see the difference between the 2

I'd like to see something before saying "great!!!!" or "mh... bah... it was all crap after all...".
I'm really curious tho, i hope in something graphically huge.

um if its gonna look better than other ps3 games then is the 360 version gonna be like ff13 and look horrible? hope not, thats not fair, but what ever i have both and play ps3 anyway

power of PS3!!!!!

Cant wait for the lens of truth post to appear here when the game is out, this place will be jam-packed.(Not with jam, with people).

Not really wetting my pants over this game, so i dont really care too much how it looks, on anything, but i agree with some guys, since its not a PS3 exclusive, the time and effort wouldnt be put into it so in my opinion it wont be as spectacular as it could be on PS3.

I like how these devs are trying to push the PS3. Thankfully this isn't a "port" engine rather an engine built up specifically for the PS3 and considering the dev time, it's very similar to a production of an exclusive.

Will it look great. DEFINITELY. But will it place the new benchmark for graphics? That's going to pretty hard to top Uncharted 2 much less GOWIII. But let's see...

-End statement

Hey look! Another game that maxes out the PS3!

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This game is different than other multiplatform games. Remember, they make the engine themselves. They will try to max the PS3 as if the 360 version didn't exist. This means that the PS3 version should look significantly better to that of the 360 but as we know, the pc version will own anything we have ever seen before. Crysis 2 PC = New Graphics King. Don't even try to argue with it.

As a pc gamer myself over the 9 years of pc building games have always got more more power preassure on the video industery. witch lead to bigger graphics cards. so i hear alot of you ask why are you saying this. because crysis 2 will be transmitted to 360 and PC via the computer. thats never been heard of b4. but according to several people the ps3 cell is alot more powerfull than intels new i7. the devs at crytek hadnt worked with cell processor cos no cpu works like the ps3. processor. you 360 guys gota start understanding the ps3 is truelly ground breaking hardware.why multiplatform games sometimes look better in your eyes on 360 than a ps3 is cos its built on a 360 first then ported cos they understand the programming. BUT THIS TIME they have built the game on the ps3. heres a link below

http://playstationlifestyle...

EA snuck in to PTOM towers and showed me top-secret footage of the game in action. It was stunning – better looking than almost anything I’ve ever seen on PS3. and here’s the best part: All the glorious wreckage, the metropolitan carnage, the dynamic lighting and the realtime destruction, was generated not on a PC, nor an Xbox, but PS3.

He continues to say how Crysis will take full advantage of the PS3’s power:

Yep this baby is being built to take advantage of the massive

oh 1 more thing thanks microsoft if it wasnt for you we probubly never see crysis 2. when askd cryteck to make crysis for them back 3 years ago they laughed in your face said it break your system.cough cough..

but after years in making they thought why not hit the console market and why not indeed.shortly after sadly christmas 2009 people who brought us timsplitters and goldeneye on n64 whent pop. namely rare or changed to free radical was salvaged by the crytek team. this is a breath of fresh air for me beats the old unreal engine.

It clearly shows by the massive ass size of the guy using the nanosuit in the trailer...

bring your game.. and get smashed by Killzone 3.

Funny, no talk of the 360 in there =p

Reach is not something to brag about graphically.

PR Talk, its not gonna happen. Crytek is funny!!

I don't believe it until they show the proof.

I want more Killzone 3.

Crysis 1 looked nice but all textures and models looked the same :/

Crytek Have a lot of pride and especially after setting the benchmark on the PC i dont see why they would hurt their name. CryEngine 3 is made specifically for consoles and even more so keeping the PS3 in mind. I will be happy if they do surpass games like UC2 etc because then they could market their engine to other companies which = better games for us. UE3 isnt really a good engine for the ps3 if you still dont know what your doing only companies I seen use it well is EPIC themselves and devs who made batman.

TIME WILL TELL PEOPLE .TIME WILL TELL
anyways dont cry 360 boys this is gonna kick ass for you guys youll actually get better looking games on your consoles than the old unreal engines. i may seem like a fan boy but im not ive had my share of 360's trust me.

If they're saying it will look the same on PS3 and 360, and then they say it will be the best looking PS3 game, they are contradicting themselves. Also, why wouldn't they say that it's the best looking 360 game? I'm excited for Crysis 2, but this is PR crap.

I hope they're right. It would be great to see a third party, multiplatform game look even better than Sony's first party games. I'll believe it when I see it. If it happens third party developers will have no more excuses.

oh man what is crytek all worked up about? they need to realize KZ3 is coming soon and unlike multiplats, KZ3 will be developed according to the PS3 capabilities, and the results should be the next bar in game quality for a PS3 title, lol
cant wait

pure PR talk here. Lets not get ahead of ourselves crysis is by far one of best graphical games out there on the PC. But thats just it, the devs are masters at PC not console gaming. Sorry, only fanboys would agree with this PR BS.

I wonder if my rig can handle this

i960 overclocked to 4.0ghz on liquid nitrogen
32 GB ddr5 ram
Triple crossfire 5990s
350 watt psu (smells funny)

Seriously if they can optimize this for consoles so well. Then they better get their sh!t together for the pc too. Because I'm not gonna wait a 15 months to max it out again.

This game will not challenge GOW 3 or Killzone 3. Not even Uncharted 2 or Killzone 2. Please stop with the lies. You are not dedicated to the PS3 so you will not make the games as good as it could be.

Times have we heard this from multiplat devs. I just don't think I can see this happening without some cuts being done to the other version. 1st party devs can take full advantage of the systems resources where as multiplat devs want to make the games look equally down the board with some exceptions being a few games here and there. Only time will tell all we can do is wait and see if it is true or it falls on its face.

But it will a 45min game/s
OK. m$'s dvd9 and sony's blu-ray storage medium will have to have some kind of drastic play in the outcome of this game.

a 3.5 in floppy can display 1080p 60fps for 3 seconds/s
They technically can be equal for a set time! right? Maybe it will be a "shorter" game because of the "different" consols.

On teh cell ;-)

"First and foremost the first Crysis may have looked good but overall it was a bad game,"

You do know that Crysis scored 91 overall at metacritic and was praised not just for graphics and physics but gameplay. You onviously never played the game. Like most console only owners.
Alas. You see Crysis is a open sandbox type FPS. Console owners are use to follow the carrot style FPS games that lead you by the hand. Anything else they think is bad gameplay.

And would it not be funny as hell if Crysis 2 ends up being the best looking console game to date and ends uop looking and playing better on the Xbox360? CAN you imagne all the damage control on n4g.com lol

I think the reason why they didn't say anything about the 360 version is that maybe Sony locked it up as an exclusive...Sony did say that had a big announcement for E3 and Crysis 2 would be kinda big for some people.

devs realized that we care more about gameplay than graphics. Yes, graphics are important, but not as much as gameplay. The game has to be fun!

why they says Crysis Will Hit Graphical Ceiling on the ps3?.
what about the 360? it will not be graphical ceiling in this system?
i mean,if they say Something like that, it means that only the PS3 or is it basically says that the -360 will not use the height of its power to run Crysis 2?

I heard that CE3 is supposed to work like this: data transfer burden calculations will be by multiple processors, not just by the video card. That means the PS3 has a clear advantage?

it has a ceiling? i thought they already did that will recent failures like uncharted and killzone.

" There is no graphical ceiling...
On teh cell"

um cell is outdated dude where have you been?

i for one am happy to hear that a multiplat game on ps3 will not be limited because of a weaker system

yeah...ok...lol...

well i think im gonna wait for Naughty Dog to just prove them big mouths wrong...

God i hate all this arrogant PR bs talk...

Just make your game and let it speak for you...just like naughty dog did...and just how they will do it again.

And those Crysis dudes are going to look like total idiots... :P

I will get this game for PC.

But if I have to buy the Console version, Michael Glück just declare PS3 will be much better.

thats what they said for battlefield 2 a while ago.

Thats what i want to hear from every multi-plat dev.

I see this as a positive. They didn't say they have absolutely maxed out the PS3. No, they are just saying they will push the PS3 to the point that other devs will find it hard to push further than what they have done.

This is in a way a challenge to other PS3 devs and knowing SM, ICO, ND, PD, GG and the lot. They will not only match but surpass what Crytek has done on the PS3 with their games which is a win for all PS3 fans.

In a way its a compliment to the PS3 and its devs that Crytek the best PC devs tech wise have talked about the PS3 and its games in high regards. Lets not forget that they dev Crysis which to this day is still the best looking game on the planet.

i believe the ps3 is stronger.. so for crytek to come out and shout about the ps3 version so much would be either a number of things.

1 he is saying it to hype the game

2 he is trying to say it coz the graphic kings are on ps3 i.e uc2 gow3 kz2 and he is going against them..

3 he is saying it coz he is talking a ps3 specific audience or fan site

4 or he is just not mentioning the 360 coz its not just up to standard..

5 heck it could be all of the above..

but i am looking forward to seeing what is cooking and i will buy both the ps3 and 360 version who ever wins this in terms of power is the stonger console hands down and nothing no fanboy can say would really matter coz crytek knw how to build a graphical impressive game if anyone wants to impress in that department its them...coz they wont wanna drop the ball on this game no way..

Crytek is notorious for pushing videogame hardware to its limits, as evident with Crysis 1 for the PC. If they allow the PS3 version to look and perform better than its PC and 360 counterparts (which typically depends on politics rather than capability), then they'll be able to properly compete against PS3 exclusives.

The problem with making multiplatform titles identical across the PS3 and 360 is that PS3 exclusives absolutely slaughter 360 titles in terms of graphics, physics, animation, etc. If Crytek chooses not to utilize the PS3 hardware fully, there's no way they can compete against Sony's first-party games when it releases.

They are obviously putting their attention to the PS3....like someone said, the way they talk about the game, you would think its a PS3 exclusive, but I think they are like a challenge and see the CELL and all the space Blu-ray has to offer and figure they are pull this off, as long as it not done on the 360 first, then the PS3 version isn't going to be gimped, which is a smart idea and something other devs need to get wise too.
Or possibly they have different devs working on each console version and if that is the case the PS3 one should and will be the superior one.

To those saying the PS3 is capable of doing more than the 360 should do some research before making an ass of themselves

I am a PS3 fanboy, its the only console I have

But dont diss what crytek does. Graphically, these guys are developing gods. They may not know the PS3 inside out like Naughty dog, but they will optimize and tune the game to hell

If you havent played crysis, seen its graphics on all high, dont bother commenting

lol 360

Well if they reckon they will top Uncharted 2 , Killzone 2 and God of War 3 then we already know the PS3 version will be superior to the 360.

it's about time that others follow Crytek lead

Otherwise, you can take it as a compliment, because he knows which console has the graphics to beat.

I can see them using different teams(but equal) between the 360 and PS3 ver. I believe it will be the best looking thing on the PS3, and the best looking thing on the 360.
But how much of a difference will you see between the two? Will Crytek take full advantage of the cell processors, and will they take advantage of the usb flash drive and HDD of the 360 being only on a DVD9? Lack of storage is hard on 360.

I hope the port is good at least. I would be surpised if it was better then xbox 360 version.

You sound like that kid from Billy Madison saying, mortal kombat for the sega genesis is the best game ever. Billy: mortal kombat is a good game, but donkey kong is the best game ever. Kid: donkey kong sucks. Billy: you know what, you suck!

I guess you are suggesting that Crysis 2 will not exceed any of those games? How long will it be before killzone 2 be a "Graphic king"? In my option, killzone 2 has great character models, but the stages do not match the quality of the characters. Not much color, ect. But that is your opinion, and that is my opinion.

If they can do it, then it will show that more developers need to do this, most of time the game looks better on 360 do to it was build for that system and they just copy an paste it to a bluray.

Hope it turns out good, I never played any of the Crysis games an I got a computer that can run it with no problem.

Anyways best of luck to the developers.

I'll wait to see it with my own 2 eyeballs.

Yeah, a PS3 is more powerful than a high end PC. Sure. Or a high end PC in 2 years.

Note to fanboys: PCs can be upgraded.

Crysis is known for it's graphics, it's Crytek's flagship title and still a benchmark for graphics today. Crytek will need Crysis 2 to look the best it can if it wishes to retain that graphical supremacy. Knowing Crytek, I'll file this one under plausible.

i mean think about it, when ps3 and 360 first came out they said that the systems were "too weak" to handle their game. And really i think that might have been the case since the first crysis was listed for a ps3 360 release at gamestop over two years ago; consequently the game still hasn't come out. And now their talking about crysis 2 coming to consoles? seriously? you haven't even finished the first one; furthermore they are not the "graphics king" they're just developers who can't get the job done. Crytech are all talk

I applaud crytek for going the extra mile and making a game engine thats not just amazing but versitile for each system.

Then they figuire out the ps3 inner workings and are licensing this high end engine out to dev studios.

this will bring amazing looking games without porting bs since everything works in unison.

Hopefully ea and others will start using this engine to bump games out faster with with exceptional results cross platforms.

In essence this engine if it is the best as claimed to be could allow for a longer console cycle with ev er improving graphical games.

This is a win for all. Im not to fond of the unreal engine so this will be refreshing to know each device will be utilized to its max potential.

Finally a developer not sucking the $ony prick took the time to make a nice looking cross platform game, and you idiots are still talking sh** about them?

but fail at everything else . No Thanks

killzone 3 confirm first day

If the game doesn't look as good or better on the PS3 than first party games, they will be a laughing stock. Just think about it, They are making statements that they have reached the graphic ceiling of the PS3, if they don't show a marked difference in graphic fidelity that either rivals or exceeds first parties...(even at the expense of upsetting Microsoft) They will lose credibility in the industry as well as the gaming community.

because it's multiplatform ,there's no way Crysis 2 will look better than GOW3,Uncharted 2 or even Killzone 2 for that matter.I love my xbox as well as my ps3,but the DVD-9 is really hindering developers progress.As we all know they still develop for the 360 because of it's install base.Unless this "digital distribution" picks up in the next two years,which I hope it doesn't,I guarantee Microsoft will switch to blu-ray.They'll have no other alternative.We all know Microsoft's still butt-hurt over hd-dvd failing.