Funny that you mention 1024x768 when many console games play at sub-HD themselves...with hardly any AA to boast of.A 8800 series card can play most current games at 1280x768.

If the TC meant a PC playing current gen games, then all he needs is a decent mid-budget PC of about 600-800 dollars to play current games at a much better image quality than consoles. Such rig can last him about 2-3 years, most likely more if the current trend of multiplatforming continues.

mirgamer

Actually an 8800gt can play most games at 1680x1050 at high or max settings.

I could build a 300-400 USD computer that would completely trash consoles so it's not really expensive either.

Not really dude, the final game actually looked better than the promotional shots, they added SSAO when close to final release. The game does lack AF but most of time the texture quality are quite good with great variety. UC3 looks quite bit better at this stage with better HDR lighting, MLAA, much improved fire effects and the best has yet to be seen obviously, the sand and water effects should blow you away.gpuking

Actually UC2 looks worse than the promotional shots.

And UC3 looks the same as UC2 just with MLAA but it still has lots of jagged edges flickering.

And since I am a PC gamer too nothing on consoles will blow me away.

Most PC games coming out look better than anything on console even the multiplats.

Few things. 1, the game will need to be heavily censored for the US releases, im not sure Microsoft and Sony will allow all the boobies in the game. They may, they have done it before (God of War comes to mind) but the witcher does take it to a new extreme.

The second, and major thing for me, is that based on the gameplay and all I have seen the game plays very well and great on the PC, and hasnt been compromised by the coming to consoles. Thats all I want. I could care less if PC games go to consoles as long as they work great on the PC first, which this version seems to very much do.

Cali3350

I heard that they won't be censoring the US version at all.

If we get lucky and CDP does wonderful job we can expect console versions to look like PC one at medium settings.

That said, the game so far isn't exactly well optimised, so I'm not sure if they will be able to deliver this much for console version.

AdrianWerner

I've talked to someone who already played the preview build and they said they ran it fine at around 720P maxed out using only a 9800gtx.

They didn't have a monitor with a larger resolution so they didn't see how well it would run at higher resolutions.

I would call that well optimized.

Ahh that must explain the 9.6 and the 9.0, because any game with a broken multiplayer and mediocre single player would get those scores right? Pride_x

Even the PC version scored a high 9 which is tougher on scoring than consoles.

It was great on the 360 when I first played it but it was better on the PC.

I wish they made Gears of War 2 and 3 on PC because then the limitations would be less.

The Gears of War PC version even had another hour or two of extra content that used larger scale levels which wouldn't have ran well on consoles.

It looked a lot better than all the console versions too.

I say wait until UC3 comes out to see how it looks.

I remember seeing all the promotional stuff for UC2 and then when I actually played the game it didn't look as good.(still a good game though)

Naughty dog is good at one thing and that is not using unnecessary assets in order to spare more for details in smaller scenes.

They do good texture work for such a resolution but it will look really flat and low res once you view it from a certain angle.

I'd say UC3 looks about the same as UC2 and that isn't surprising since there are more severe limits of what you can do with a console that is aged.

The art direction is what becomes more important and being cosistent throughout the visuals of the game.

It doesnt look as good as all those screenshots that have been posted. Thats for sure.

It would look glorious on PC :x

h575309

Yah it would considering Gears of War on PC easily looks better than Gears of War 3 or any console game.

Too bad I can only post links.

http://i836.photobucket.com/albums/zz288/RyviusRan7/GW-4.jpg

http://i836.photobucket.com/albums/zz288/RyviusRan7/GW-5.jpg

http://i836.photobucket.com/albums/zz288/RyviusRan7/GW-6.jpg

UC3>GeOW3 it's just the way it is. Naughty Dog > Epic. Epic has only made a few good games i.e. Unreal 1 & 2. then it went downhill from there. Naughty Dog, on the other hand, kept on improving from one IP to the next. from Crash, to Jak, to Uncharted. can't wait what IP they'll give birth to when the PS4 is released!rumbalumba

Gears of War PC > UC3 and GeOW3.

Someone who has the status please repost my screenshots so they will show up and people don't have to copy the links.

http://i836.photobucket.com/albums/zz288/RyviusRan7/GW-4.jpg

http://i836.photobucket.com/albums/zz288/RyviusRan7/GW-5.jpg

http://i836.photobucket.com/albums/zz288/RyviusRan7/GW-6.jpg

Is this is bullshot too? since its clearly from direct feed gameplay shown at the VGA's last year

tonitorsi