Crysis 2 SP Shootout: PC vs. Xbox 360 vs. PS3
Crysis 2 represents a new sort of game making philosophy for Crytek. The first Crysis was so insane that not even the highest-end of PCs at release-time were able to run it smoothly with all settings at the highest level. The first Crysis was a game that was definitely made to be best experienced on a desktop of the future.
Crysis 2, on the other hand, is a game that was made for the mainstream gaming PCs of today, as well as the console of five years ago. For those expecting the type of envelope pushing of the first game, it's a disappointment – but the flipside is that now everyone can play Crysis.
Now that the final retail version of Crysis 2 is out, now there's been enough time for a direct PC vs. console comparison. The good news is that the PC is still the best platform for Crysis 2. Even a computer running a GeForce 8800GT can pull ahead of the console versions in terms of resolution and smoothness.
If you have anything older than that though, the consoles match the PC experience very closely (though some would argue that it's the PC that's matching the console experience). Perhaps the PC can pull even further ahead when DX11 gets injected into the game.
Check out the handful of PC vs. console videos below. For the best effect, view them on YouTube and use the highest resolution possible.
More looking forward to DX11 and hi-res textures for the PC.
Heck my old 8800 gtx is almost an ancient relic in PC gaming today and yet manage to beat the consoles in this title, i find it really amusing especially when some kids seems to believe their console is top of the line. Think again - You get what you pay for...
Indeed, heard a patch is on the way from Crytek to the PC enthusiasts.
I recall all the good old mods for quake for instance, team fortress just to name one!
I'm doing a playthrough on Crysis and Crysis: Warhead. Then I'll play Crysis 2.
You hit the nail on the head first time.
Unless you view the original comparison videos in full HD on a 40"+ screen you will never get an accurate difference between them.
Using less than standard-def youtube vids to show a high-end graphical comparison is plain stupid.
I think the 1080p comparison has a good summary:
"I'm slightly disappointed that crytek don't included dx11 at launch, however it's greatly optimized and probably the best graphical multiplat game i played on par with exclusives.
Pc settings are, 1920x1080 very high. Ran on a i7 920 & 6950 with over 100fps. Truly amazing optimizing. But crossfire looks like this "
On Crysis you do not get over 100FPS with a 6950 at 1080p. Some people say it's because the game does not scale, bad optimizing, etc. I don't think so. If you want to see a bad optimized game with bugs, look at S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
"Gameplay wise, sure good game. Less open and less options than the first Crysis. Though this feels more polished and got a OK story".
Well, if you look for human characters, cars and other artificial objects, textures, tree complexity (in Crysis 1 there were also small trees), lights, map size, etc. may be you can get a better comparison.
I can't really speak for Crysis 2 because I have not played it, but there are things that can be compared and based on youtube videos of both games, Crysis 2 seems to look worse.
The 8800GTX has the same age as the ps3 and one year younger than the xbox360. Not to mention that the price of the GPU itself was more expensive than the consoles. At the time PS3 prices started at 399$, the xbox360 prices started at 249$, yet 8800 gtx price started at 600$. So it's expected to be better, or it would have been a great disappointment.
Yea but that was how many years ago??? An 8800GTX can be outperformed by a Radeon HD 5750, which only costs $90 (brand new on newegg). Also you can pick an 8800GTX off ebay for $80 or less easily.
Although rantoc was being a d-bag elitist when he made his statement, I agree that its unbelievable how console players STILL think that consoles have the best graphics. Seriously a $90 graphics card poops on both consoles.
I for one, prefer to play a game and dream of upgrading instead of getting 100 frames per second on max.