Game development company "Crytek" are attempting to deliver DirectX 11 quality graphics from its new game "Crysis 3" to PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 game consoles.
Fans are eagerly awaiting for the first-person shooter which is hailed for its visual spectacle and gameplay to hit stores. Crytek takes on the challenge to bring a beautiful game-playing experience across high-end PC's, PC with low hardware specs, and consoles. Current generation consoles do not support DirectX 11 as it is reserved for high end PCs. But that is not stopping Crytek.
"We also want to make sure, even if you're on the PC, even if you don't have the super powerhouse, nuclear power plant at home, you can still run the game and get a beautiful experience from it, said Crytek's director of creative development," Rasmus Højengaard, in an interview with Eurogamer.
" I don't know if we've announced that yet, but obviously we're going to have DirectX 11 support since we already did it in Crysis 2. We basically started from a Crysis 2 DX11 patch, as starting point, and then we developed our technology from there on. We'd be pretty stupid not to capitalize on the technology that we did for that and utilizing that from the get-go," added Højengaard.
Crytek would definitely push the game consoles to its current limits to achieve DirectX11 quality visuals. It would also be a cry out to companies such as Microsoft and Sony that the next-gen consoles are more than welcome to hit the market. New technology that would make DirectX11 a standard for Xbox 720 and PlayStation 4 may make a developer's job less taxing.
For now, Crytek will use its previous experience with DirectX and scale back on ambitious performance expectation in order to achieve its goal.
"What it all boils down to is to what extent they're able to use this without choking the console," said Højengaard.
Rumors are speculating that the next-gen consoles Xbox 720 and PS4 will contain DirectX 11 capabilities. Leaks such as a job posting from game studio, Bethesda, lists requirements for a future console programming position such as experience in optimizing Xbox 360 and PS3 along with DirectX 11 experience. Microsoft's gaming studio "Lionhead" also posted several job listings describing a need for developers with DirectX 11 experience.
The next-gen PlayStation 4 is capable of handling super high definition resolutions of 4096x2160 and is capable of playing 3D games in 1080p thanks to its AMD x64 CPU. As for the Xbox 720, it is rumored to feature a 16 core CPU powered by IBM, which would place it above and beyond the specs of high-end PC hardware.
Crytek may be pushing the current gen consoles to the limit and calling out for an upgrade with its ambition project in Crysis 3. The first person shooter is scheduled to hit stores in 2013 and will be available on the PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3.
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