Crysis 2 Demo Coming to PC

[ph0b0s123]

Crytek said that this game will actually use lower system requirements than the First, but will have better graphics. I would love to see how this works, if it works at all.

Well that is obviously bull as the new game will be DirectX 11 and the old game was DirectX 10. So I would have to upgrade my perfectly good for playing Crysis / Warhead rig as it is still DirectX 10. But I get what they kind of meant that it should not be the machine melting game that the first was.

How is any of that bull? You don't HAVE to run everything @ max. Just because it will support DX11 does not mean you have to have it to play. Hell Crysis 2 will likely look just as good, if not possibly better on DX10 than Crysis 1 did.

Haven't they already stated that Crysis 2 will have lower system requirements than 1?

"You don't HAVE to run everything @ max."
Yes, I do.

"Haven't they already stated that Crysis 2 will have lower system requirements than 1?"
Look as I said in my original post. I know where they are coming from, they are trying to make the game playable across more of the spectrum of PC's that people own. So you are more likely to be able to play this on say a laptop, unlike the fist game. I get this.

But the statement above is crap since this will not happen across the board. The minimum requirements may be less, but the recommended ones will go up I am sure a DirectX 11 will be on there. So as I said before a machine that could play Crysis 1 fully will need to be upgrade to play Crysis 2 fully. So the statement does not mean much to those people.

Don't get me wrong I fully support this. If they only kept it a DirectX10 I would have been pissed. But what will annoy me even more is that after making this song and dance that in Directx 11 mode they make it that even the fastest PC's on the market cannot play it fully. Say, by turning tessellation up to a ridiculous level, etc. That will make me very mad.

 

[cookieXkiller]

Hooray now most people can stop complaining! (Except PS3 owners... you can complain)

its only ps3...
OT:
im sure if anyone wants to play this on the max specs they will need another future computer

 

[Woodsey]

Crytek said that this game will actually use lower system requirements than the First, but will have better graphics. I would love to see how this works, if it works at all.

Well, whilst the engine wasn't anywhere near as troublesome as people would have you believe, I don't think the CryEngine 2 was as optimised as it could have been, and if I'm remembering it right it used to suffer a bunch of memory leaks too.

all right crytek, lets see if you still have the pc melting touch.
my dual 460's await your delicious morsel.

EDIT: really, i am pre-dissapoint with this one.
I mean, it runs on a 360 for Pete's sake, how power hungry can it be?
%95 sure my comp will chew this game up and run perfectly cool while doing so.

As I explained to someone else: Magic sliders adjust details. The 360's will be set lower, the PC's will go up to the roof, fuck the roof, and then fuck the roof's mother.

 

[imperialreign]

And here I was starting to think the xBox demo was simply a means for Crytek to catch and address bugs and errors before final release . . .

. . . then again, it wouldn't surprise me if that's the reason the PC will be getting a demo too - see how much more "optimization" they need to do, and if their recommended system spec listings are on par.

Either way, my beast of a rig is already laughing in the daunting face of Crysis2. Metro didn't even stress it out.

DO YOUR WORST, CRYTEK!

 

[the_pleasure_is_mine]

its only ps3...

... What?

 

[The Night Shade]

Yes i hope they make a good demo

 

[cookieXkiller]

its only ps3...

... What?

in my opinion since people on xbox pay for their subscription they should be entitled to a little bonus and the game originated on pc so of course it has to be on that, and then ps3 is just there ... it doesnt matter though. (not trolling or flaming just stating my opinion)
edit:
there is also a story and MP demo on xbox
not that people noticed it...

 

[the_pleasure_is_mine]

in my opinion since people on xbox pay for their subscription they should be entitled to a little bonus and the game originated on pc so of course it has to be on that, and then ps3 is just there ... it doesnt matter though. (not trolling or flaming just stating my opinion)
edit:
there is also a story and MP demo on xbox
not that people noticed it...

Fair enough, I understand most of that.