Crysis Exclusive Preview - Technology & the Hardware That You'll Need to Run the Game

Iria · Jul 29, 2006, 03:43 PM

Source: GameSpot
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Perhaps the most common question revolving around Crysis isn't when this eagerly awaited first-person shooter is going to ship or even whether it will appear on the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3. Instead, gamers everywhere are wondering what sort of PC they'll need to run the game. And it's not hard to understand why Crysis has everyone thinking about hardware upgrades. Ever since it was revealed at the Game Developers Conference, gamers have been amazed by the cutting-edge visuals in Crysis. So when we recently visited developer Crytek's offices in Frankfurt, Germany, we got a chance to find out more about the game's technology, as well as what kind of machine you'll need to run the game.

CJLMTLCA · Jul 29, 2006, 04:56 PM

So it's not DX10 only, cool. It works with DX9 but better with DX10, works with 32bit, but improves with 64bit, makes use of dual cores (i guess HT will benefit also?)... not bad. What about x-ram?????????????????????

CryPhysics, ha, why not support physx? I know people have always debated the worth of physx when a second core would be able to handle the physics, but if a h/w is available (like x-fi) why not use it? Anyways, looking forward to seeing more...

Jul 29, 2006, 03:43 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	Crysis Exclusive Preview - Technology & the Hardware That You'll Need to Run the Game Source: GameSpot __________ Perhaps the most common question revolving around Crysis isn't when this eagerly awaited first-person shooter is going to ship or even whether it will appear on the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3. Instead, gamers everywhere are wondering what sort of PC they'll need to run the game. And it's not hard to understand why Crysis has everyone thinking about hardware upgrades. Ever since it was revealed at the Game Developers Conference, gamers have been amazed by the cutting-edge visuals in Crysis. So when we recently visited developer Crytek's offices in Frankfurt, Germany, we got a chance to find out more about the game's technology, as well as what kind of machine you'll need to run the game.

Jul 29, 2006, 04:56 PM	#2
CJLMTLCA 14X Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 601 Rep Power: 60 System Specs	Sweet So it's not DX10 only, cool. It works with DX9 but better with DX10, works with 32bit, but improves with 64bit, makes use of dual cores (i guess HT will benefit also?)... not bad. What about x-ram????????????????????? CryPhysics, ha, why not support physx? I know people have always debated the worth of physx when a second core would be able to handle the physics, but if a h/w is available (like x-fi) why not use it? Anyways, looking forward to seeing more... __________________