I don't GAF about graphics anymore...Games today suck. PERIOD. We as gamers wanted sweet looking games and now we're paying the price.

"Far Cry 3 is running on an upgraded version of the Dunia Engine that powered the second game in the series, Far Cry 2." I swear they said its running on the Assassin's Creed Engine, Anvi. Not Dunia.

@theeg,

Man, I used to play on computers, 10 years ago.
I can remeber the countless hours, where I was almost under my desk, as my body and back kept hurting, and hurting.
I remember playing , on a stereo system, with the sound blowing my ears, too close from my head.

I remember spending 10 minutes, there was always an update to do, system, game,etc. I remember buying games, and not being able to play them, because of this or that, or graphic card, or not enough ram, etc.
Then, I remember spending hours trying all those nocd patches, I was tired of buying games and having bugs with graphics,etc.
I remember bulding new computers and buying expensive cards and other components, to have better graphics. Every 6 months, at least.
I remember playing fps, and being hit 100 times in 1 hour, from a simple pistol, the kid was 3 miles away, but always did headshots. I remember blowing my monitor,keyboard and mouse, punching the wall and desk, with anger, because a guy would kill me, 1000 miles away, with a single shot. I remember punching my keyboard, cutting the wires, throwing things against the walls, because of people cheating, after I spent 5 minutes playing well, hiding, with some good weapons,etc, but a headshot is all I would get from the games, and not because I didn't play well.

Man, today, you can offer me a computer with 10gb SSD, a 30" 2500x1600 resolution and a 16 core CPU, for nothing in this world I will return and play on a computer again. Sitting on a chair,for 2 hours? No thanks.

That's why I prefer 1000000000 times playing on my couch,with the music around me, with a big tv, and a cool dualshock 3, on some 'poor' 720p only games.

Playing a game on a fucking chair(even if it costs 10000$), NEVER AGAIN !

I press the ps button, my tv turns on automatically on the good channel, I turn my av amplifier on, and in 10 seconds, I'm ready to press the start button, and play my game.

That pleasure, easy of use and comfort, not even a 3000x2000 monitor with a 20'000$ computer, with a 10'000$ chair, can equal.

And I won't change my routine.in not so long, I'll be able to play full hd games on our ps4/x720. Still on my couch.

When I see a game like uncharted 2/3, running at 30fps, with only 256mb of video memory, and another 256mb, for the system, on my old ps3, and then I see the pc guys, saying the witsher 2 is looking phenomenal, it kind of makes me wanna laugh.

Today, games for PCs should be 10 times better than the witcher 2.at least, 10 times better. Most computers have 4 gb of ram.gamers have 64bit systems with 8-16gb of ram.graphic cards have 2 or more gigabytes of ram.a dual or 3 card sli system will have more than 6gb of video memory. There are terabytes of space on those hd, where the game is installed totally.people even have ssd. Graphic cards have billions of transistors, with tons of rasterizing units. All this with direct x11.

And the actual games ONLY look like this? Is the witcher 2 the most beautiful game ever, on pc?

LOL
Lol
LOL again.
Look at uncharted games, with only 512 mb of memory, streaming stuff from disc, on a 6 years old system.

And pc guys are that PROUD of their current graphics? Man, the samaritain demo should run on every today pc, the tech and power is there,on their.computers, with tones of memory, CPUs, etc.

But there is one thing, used on consoles, that don't exist on the pc world: 'optimization'

Nuff said

Is there a release date for The Last Guardian yet? That will be a very beautiful game for sure.

Pc is where its at at the moment no contest.

Max Payne 3?

RE6?

Halo 4?

Etc.

This kind of looks like a fanboy list, not the games that will make the most out of consoles or PC's graphically.

THE LAST OF US = Definition of blow out of the water

great list, all screenshots of the games look b-e-a-utiful.

I can't believe people STILL like to bring up PC games and compare them to console games.

Yeah, they're gonna look great. But they're freakin supposed to. As is routinely mentioned, consoles are 5, 6 years old, while PCs are always being upgraded somewhere. A PC version looking better should be a given.

... but then, part of the reason why PC is always disregarded in such debates is the very reason why PC is included: the ability to customize. There isn't really an "average" level at which PC games perform. There's a bottom floor, sure, but the newest games played at that level most certainly don't "blow away" consoles.

There will be some very lovely games on PC that will surpass any games on console. But there will also be console games that look amazing and outshine some very nice PC games.

One game already blew me away... Uncharted Golden Abyss

For consoles the wicher2 will be pushing best console looking game then gen. Please disagre as I expect it since this is a ps3 fan site.

I am highly impressed by the graphics we are capable of producing nowadays, and will be even more impressed when we get more RAM, and perhaps a list about "innovative games" rather than another bland graphics fest that focuses on shooters, rather than creative gameplay. Maybe if we stopped focusing on graphics and "marketing & demographics" we would get better games? Kplz.

The Last of Us will be the best looking game this year (on consoles)

A lot of people here seem to talk about PCs as if the main advantage is the graphics. Don't get me wrong I love the graphics and its made it hard for me to play any game at 720p or below but there are other great technical achievements with pc gaming like planetside 2s 1000 player mp. Dedicated servers so we dont have to mess around with high pings and nat types, creativity because the vast majority of indies and unique games are released on pc. Modding support (Although this is dissapearing officialy). I think that gaming on PC is a choice for people who want to be able to get behind the scenes a bit and tinker with things or create.

That's Great and all but unlike PC gamers who only care about graphics Im hoping that these games have great gameplay too other wise it will be a skip from me. RDR is a prime example, maybe not the best graphics you will ever see but its damn sure one of the best games you will ever play.

I could bet my 70 games and my 3 ps3 that 99% of said pc gamers have daemon tools running on their PCs.you guys know what it does, right?

So all the pc guys here, the 9 or 10 that disagreed, can you please take a photo of your games collection, and upload it somewhere, and post it here, so we all can see how serious gamerzz you are? Come on, a little picture, a little one... Please ?? :(
Ah, someone is saying you throwed your boxes away... And only have a nocd patch, along with daemon tools emulation? So no picture??? Too bad :(

Yeah, this is the #1 reason why many people prefer gaming on pc: the game is available for download, before the release date, and there are 200 hacking groups ready to release a nocd patch. In a few minutes, you download the game, mount the ISO, install it, apply patch or replace the .exe, and double click. All that for 0$.

Isn't the computer the best gaming platform? Sure it is ;)

I agree with this list, some of my anticipated games are in there. The last of Us, Tomb Raider, Bioshock Infinite and Far Cry 3. I will go broke again this year :)

Is The Last of Us releasing in 2012? I really am excited about that game because it is a different direction for Naughty Dog and I don't know what to expect from the game besides awesomeness of course.

I bet at least 3 of these 10 games won't come out in 2012. You'll see.

I've seen a bunch of footage from The Witcher 2 on the 360. It looks good for the platform, but having played the PC version on a pretty beefy PC, it's not blowing me away.

All games are being held back by almost decade old hardware at this point, these articles become more ludicrous everytime I see them.

Cant wait to see more footage of halo 4

Jesus people give PC a rest already. No worse fanboys than them Pc fanboys milking the whole article.

last guardian should be on the list

I'm not so sure about Medal of Honor: Warfigher. Then again it is using Frostbite 2.0

THE LAST OF US FOR ME!!!!!!

The Last of Us and Bioshock Infinite will look incredible. So will The Last Guardian, GTA V and God of War IV, but they might not release in 2012.

These comments were way funny.

How anyone can look at a maxed out PC rig and say that it's nothing special is not only scary, but it's a sign of mental illness.

That said, I still prefer consoles due to the price and the ease of use. Update every 5 - 6 years and play the new IPs. It's always worked out fine. Im not very big on FPS so Im not missing much in BF3 on PC. Although that game is really beautiful indeed on PC. The only game I feel Im missing out on is Star Wars. I would like to play that game online.
Last of Us looks really cool. I hope it isn't an 8 hour game. AC looks awesome too! I wanted a revolutionary war period for the series and it's coming! Woohoo