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The Next (Next) Generation Of PC Graphics

Crysis may have been the benchmark for PC graphics in 2007, but as we power on into 2010, it's looking a little long in the tooth compared to what's coming in the future.

This demo, for PC benchmarking tool 3DMark, shows what's possible with new DirectX 11 technology, which should start to see some more widespread use throughout the year as a new generation of graphics cards (and XP users upgrading to Windows 7) take hold of the market.

While it's a dedicated demo - meaning as far as current games and graphics cards go it's fantasy - it should give you an idea of the kind of graphics we can expect from PC games in the years to come.

sid4gamerfreak5843d ago

holy sh**!!!!!!!!!

Thats frickin amazing!! No doubt pcs will produce those sort of graphics in the near future.

Let's see if consoles can do this!!!Maybe (next next next next) gen

NewsForSnowflakes5843d ago

Let's see a $250 PC do this. Maybe never.

chak_5843d ago (Edited 5843d ago )

you get what you pay for

edit : how can someone disagree with that...

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Letros5843d ago

The fail is strong in this one.

champ215843d ago

i could build you a 400-500usd PC that will play all games in 1080p

and in the long run due to prices being cheaper on PC. it will be cheaper then any console.

To begin with everyone needs a PC. Any 2yr old pc needs a 100usd gpu to stomp consoles into the ground.

darkmurder5843d ago

Pfft its not a bloody game so its kinda pointless, Project Offset is the next gen of graphics.

Nihilism5843d ago (Edited 5843d ago )

let's see a console run a decent looking game at 1080p....hmmm
how about a decent looking console game @ 720p at 60 frames.....hmmm still no good
how about a console that can render 300 units onscreen in an rts and maintain 60 frames like my pc does in supcom2 (1080p max settings, 16af, 8aa )...hmm

how about a console that can run crysis while downloading and running music in the background....

I'm not getting your logic...

says the owner of a 30 year old rusted out car to the ferrari owner who just drove past at 400kph : "let's see you drive that fast in this!!!"... ferrari owner: "um you can't, enjoy your rust bucket", drives off in ferrari ( PC )

.....

"back to school, back to school, to prove to dad that i'm not a fool"

dirthurts5843d ago

It's not even a game bud...
It's benchmarking software. And it is very impressive. It's using technology consoles won't have for at least another generation. Did you even really look at it?
Pull your PS3 out of your...
uh..

yeah.

PotatoClock5842d ago

Lol Reload44.
Thats a snapshot of the average console demographic right there. Not everyone of course, but the ones who will shell out no matter the cost for 5 crappy maps for MW2.

hoops5842d ago

If you think that was not impressive and Uncharted 2 was more so, then go at it hoss...because those effects shown CANNOT be done on ANY console. Not one of those advanced DX11 effects. So if thats not impressive, then Uncharted 2 is absolute craptastic then

fullmetal2975842d ago

You fail so hard that I had to give for making me laugh. This a TECH DEMO not a game. Yet you feel like its necessary to pull out every PS3 fanboy favorite trump card, Uncharted 2.

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chak_5843d ago

bless ps3 fan, they make me laugh

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iamgoatman5843d ago

The only thing you can do is just smile and nod at whatever they say, like you would to an elderly person who's mind isn't what it used to be.

"Yes, that's nice. They use real whine in wine gums do they?"

Inside_out5843d ago

Alot of great engines out there...here is crytek demo...I'll go on a limb and say it's PC...lol...

Reibooi5843d ago

I hate these tech demos. Yeah this looks beautiful. But it's a 2 minute video that the people behind focus crap loads of time to make look as good as possible. When you use something like this in a MASSIVE game it's NEVER gonna look as polished and perfect as this because of the sheer amount of time involved to so.

It happens with every single Graphics engine and graphics card tech demo.

This is the exact reason that in almost every game you will see certain set pieces look better then other parts because the devs focus on those parts to help make them look as good as possible. Yeah this video looks pretty but games are not gonna look this good for probably 4-5 years if not longer and yes I am referring to PC.

dabri55843d ago

Its to benchmark your system. Its not supposed to be a massive looking environment/game engine. It's just made so you can run it, test your build, and have a easy to read number score at the end showing you how you compare to other builds. My god, what is it with the people on N4G and computers?

Reibooi5842d ago

That's my POINT. It's made to look incredibly pretty in this TINY little thing. no MASSIVE game is gonna look this good for a LONG time which is exactly what this article is implying saying this is what games on PC will look like in the near future. Which is just not true.

These are made to test your hardware yet these people say this is what ALL games will look like on PC soon which is such BS it's laughable.

HenryFord5842d ago

@Reibooi:
Of course: Not every game will look like this.
But with the new CryEngine hitting this year, we will be a step further - and finally they'll look like this - and then: Why should it make any difference to my graphic card, if it has to pull this graphics for 10minutes or for 1000minutes?

And then... What is a MASSIVE Game? You know how time consuming the 3d marks are?

dabri55842d ago

I think he meant in size of the world. The 3d mark demo only showed a tiny area. What the article doesn't really mention is the purpose of 3d mark. To show off new lighting, shadows, tincturing, mapping effects that will be possible with new hardware. Not to show a power house engine. Just to benchmark how your hardware will handle these new effects.

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Letros5843d ago

Jaw-dropping is the only thing that comes to mind when watching this.

Hopefully FutureMark is working on a new game, Shattered Horizon was a bit stale, but solid for a first entry.

kraze075843d ago

I wanna see a Critical Depth game made with these graphics.

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sandtug0085843d ago

looks good
but PC gaming is declining so the chips that make this work will most likely be on consols soon

after all look at what the PS3 is turn out now. so the future can only be bright. for all gaming

champ215843d ago (Edited 5843d ago )

Not true rather its console gaming thats declining.

Year on year 2009 was worse then 2008. 2010 so far is worse then 2009.

Pc gaming on the other hand was 3% higher hen 2008. Pc sold a healthy 13.1billion in software in 2009.

Meanwhile Sony and Microsoft are both in huge losses over their console projects. Specially sony with over 5billion in the red. They arent recoverng their money this gen thats for sure.

Dont belive everything the media tells you.

kevnb5843d ago (Edited 5843d ago )

nintendo is doing great, similar to pc gaming they dont really need the media.

HenryFord5842d ago

Nintendo is a whole other story right there: They are developing for another peergroup - The WII isnt a great console on whatever terms, but the games actually seem to hit the casual market just right.

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Microsoft Gaming Revenue Drops 7% Year-on-Year, Content and Services Down 5%, Xbox Hardware Down 33%

Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.

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Jin_Sakai24d ago (Edited 24d ago )

Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.

dveio24d ago

To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.

Jingsing24d ago

The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.

Tanktopmaster9224d ago

Once they re-evaluate exclusive all will be fine….

S2Killinit24d ago

Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.

Jingsing24d ago

15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.

Tanktopmaster9224d ago

These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse

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Report: Injustice 3 in Development at NetherRealm Studios

Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.

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Spiders Studio, Developers of GreedFall: The Dying World, Announce Liquidation of the Company

Spiders: "We're going to cut straight to the chase so you're not left wondering: After a long period without clear answers, we have received confirmation that Spiders is being liquidated.

What does it mean? This means the company as a whole no longer exists. We'll cease our functions immediately. The planned DLC will release via Nacon, and then-- well, that's it.

We're sorry that it's come to this and would like to thank each and every one of you for your support over the years.

If you have any questions or run into issues with your games, please contact Nacon directly as we'll no longer be able to reply."