Could PS3 and X360 manage the Crytec 2 engine ?

[pjbliverpool]

If you look at the stats Valve picks up you'd see that an average mid range PC is still a single core 2.3Ghz to 2.6Ghz with 1Gb ram. And the graphics cards have taken a bit of a leap with the 7600 being about average now.

yes but thats based on all hardware out there. That a very different stat from what you would call a midrange PC that could be purchased today. Most PC gamers would consider the valve estimate to be low end in the current market.

I think both are valid definitions, it just depends on the context of your conversation. For example if someone said to you, "I have $1500 to spend, can you recommend me a good mid range gaming PC?" You wouldn't advise a 2.6Ghz single core with a 7600GT would you

 

[psorcerer]

psorcerer was clearly saying that this game doesn't max out the RSX's vertex capaibility just as no game maxes out the vertex capability of the 7900 in the PC space.

Oh, dear. How did you come to that?
You obviously can get to, say, 70-80% of vertex pipeline load on the PS3.
But you can never get there on PC, that's the whole point.

In fact I would be inclined to believe what you said over him, that The G7x series is quite vertex limited in "next gen" games.

Yes they are limited, but not because of game code.
DX runtime won't allow you to get there, it's too thick and too restrictive.

Can you name any platform/action games on PC that are CPU limited to the point of being unplayable on a mid range dual core?

Crysis.

Funny, then I guess I must be dreaming when i'm playing Crysis on my E6600 then? Crysis is GPU limited, not CPU even with physics set to very high. I can play at medium details/very high physics at well over 40fps.

Don't see any logical link to "GPU limited" in the above.

Actual performance characteristics compared to the limits of a PC CPU would be a good start.

No problem: you can fill command buffer 8000 times per frame on PS3.
For Core 2 it'll be something in the range of 2000 at most.

 

[Geo]

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