Hitman: Absolution dev says game limited by current gen - Report

I've been seeing a lot of this lately. And as a primarily Console gamer... I agree. I Play consoles for one simple reason. I get the hottest games, and I can JUST PUSH PLAY to play them (PC requires upgrades, sometimes troubleshooting and even tweaks... it's too much, I just wanna play) PC is getting farther and farther ahead though, and playing these hot new games at WAY Better graphics. Console life spans need to go back to being just a few years. It's been 7 years since we have had an upgrade. If you didn't upgrade your PC for 7 years you'd be SOL.

I want my X720, and my PS4. (Wii U? yeah... once it's hacked maybe)

Hopefully Squeenix will release a free hi-res texture pack for the PC version like they did with Sleeping Dogs.

@Volgin I am not see big difference

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rPtdnmib8A

Lol all people are saying is excuses. The guy is complaining about hardware and he is not the only one.

Pre-ordered it for my upcoming PC rig. Hope it has SSAO and all the fancy bells&whistles that make those low-poly console-friendly models and low-res textures look a bit more realistic.

hardware limits will always exist and you know what hardware limits does? it force developers to be creative.

Feels like he's laying down the foundations for an excuse if the game sux.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndkURIyWjdw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyoQRHKRTcM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbLOokeC3VU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NEup8y0g-Q

@Volgin if i play games like uncharted3, halo4 or even acIII everyday i wouldnt mind 5 more years on current console lifecycle, just my thought, dont be hatin

@Volgin they sure look damn good on current consoles??

Maybe they should play fukin GoW3 or uncharted 3

@Volgin @zfizz4shizz check and mate

This only applies to consoles. No excuses for the PC version. Though with modern trends, it's probably a console port anyway.

Pessimism reveals ignorance. The term "excuses" was never used thus your "excuses" comments are irrelevant.

Those complaining, have any of you actually got hands on with the game? Have you played the Sniper Challenge? The game looks amazing and plays amazing on both console and PC.

The devs have done a really good job with this game and they feel they could have done an even better job if they didn't have hardware limitations.

It's good they still decided to make it for this gen, I can imagine the first few games on the next gen will be out of whack until the developers get the hang of the new technology.

The word "Excuse" is mentioned about 18 times on this page.

Maybe the proper word is not "excuse" but "reason"?

Example 1:

Reasons why Hitman was limited...;

Excuses why Hitman was limited...

The word "excuse" has a negative connotation being directed at Roberto Marchesi

Example 2:The dev/game artist making legitimate complaints about limitations of current gen technology;

The dev/game artist whining/bitching about limitations of current gen technology

The words 'whining/bitching" have a negative connotation and serve as a preamble to dismiss what the guy is saying out of hand.

Talk about common sheep-like psychological defense and taking things personally.

bleeeeeeaaaaaat....

Wow, the excuses beginning before the game even hits market does not bode well for Hitman: Absolution. No doubt posters below me have pointed out numerous great games not hindered by current technology so I won't bother. The point remains that people have been making awesome games without better technology still to this day. As the old adage goes: "It is a poor carpenter who blames his tools"

This is the longest console generation in history and the first one where so many gamers are clinging to their outdated technology, defending it for personal attachment reasons and not wanting next generation consoles already. For any console gamer who started way back or even in the 80s, this type of defending of current consoles is mind-blowing and frankly backwards to how gamers used to be - they actually wanted new consoles for the latest technology. Put it this way, if previous generations of gamers thought like you, guess what, right now we'd still be only on PS1 or maybe PS2! That's right, if every console generation lasted 7-8 years like PS3-360, instead of ~5 years like in the past, we'd have even crappier outdated consoles. Instead, current generation gamers want PS3/360 to last even longer, to what 2015, 2020, 2025?

Good thing other developers are telling publicly that current consoles are outdated and we need new tech. The man is telling the truth and everyone is attacking him. This is no different than if people defended PS2 and said PS3 wasn't necessary to advance the future of console gaming. Bring on next generation consoles ASAP!

It was good enough 2 years ago to be declared "Game of the Show" at E3 by GS.

Amazing that it isn't finished and "limited by current gen" but still got that award so long ago...

I'm with you there, Roberto Marchesi, however, you DO know there is such a thing as PC that would not limit your ideas, right?

I played the Sniper Challenge and while the engine is said to support hundreds of AI without FPS hinderance, I've noticed a LOT of identical NPC literally standing next to each other. So what's the point of having hundreds of AI NPCs in a mission if the immersion breaks as soon as you see dozens and dozens of twin NPC?.

Well by that logic every game is hindered by current gen tech.

I'm calling bullshit on all these developers who are like "wahh we can't make a good game cuz of x." There's no excuse, Deus Ex from 2000 was more complex gameplay wise than pretty much every game in its category these days, and it was made in freakin 2000.

@zfizz4shizz That's actually a strawman. If a game is good piracy helps it, it's free advertising. Half Life 2 is one of the most pirated and most successful games in history and it was leaked before release. Without console gamers, games would still actually be good. Now it's all one big dumbed down shell of clone sequels.