FarCry 2 Headed To The Xbox 360 & PS3

[YG_Bot]

Kicking things off today, the folks over at UbiSoft have announced that FarCry 2, their upcoming first person shooter for the PC, will also be making an appearance on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in the 2008–2009 fiscal year. Hit the full story for more details:


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[up_the_ante]

I thought this pretty much went without saying. I always assumed it would. Will be interesting to see what they can do with the console versions. No doubt it will be a much vaunted comparison test for the respective consoles abilities in the ol' never ending PS3 vs 360 battle.

[Anjel_Few]

Its Ubi, of course it is. They can't seem to leave anything exclusive anymore, they are almost as bad/Worse then EA for "multiplatform" games. I hate it, i wish they would leave some things on PC, now i can imagine how dumbed down its gunna be....God i hate what they have become.

[Neeyik]

You're being somewhat naive. The development cost of a triple-A title is pretty scary these days, so the only way to maximise the retail revenue to offset that cost is to create a multiplatform title - that is unless every PC gamer is willing to pay double the normal price for a PC game.

[Anjel_Few]

Originally Posted by Neeyik

You're being somewhat naive. The development cost of a triple-A title is pretty scary these days, so the only way to maximise the retail revenue to offset that cost is to create a multiplatform title - that is unless every PC gamer is willing to pay double the normal price for a PC game.

I understand that to a point Neeyik, but Ubi used to be awesome with PC games, i mean R63: Raven Sheild and Far Cry and they were great PC games, and now with them going mutiplatform PC Last, the PC games that used to be amazing....are pretty lackluster now. So i feel as though i have a right to be slightly perterbed about it.

[_FAKE_]

Will Far Cry 2 not be using the same engine as Crysis? I just don't see how the PS3 and X360 can handle that type of torture. They will be limited to DX9 also and miss out on a lot of the visuals. That or Far Cry 2 won't be nearly as demanding as Crysis.

[Dibrom]

Originally Posted by _FAKE_

Will Far Cry 2 not be using the same engine as Crysis? I just don't see how the PS3 and X360 can handle that type of torture. They will be limited to DX9 also and miss out on a lot of the visuals. That or Far Cry 2 won't be nearly as demanding as Crysis.

FarCry 2 is not using the Cry Engine 1 or 2. Nor does it have Jack Carver in it. Or Trigens. Makes you wonder why they bothered to call it Far Cry 2.

[HomeBrewPCiq]

Originally Posted by Anjel_Few

I understand that to a point Neeyik, but Ubi used to be awesome with PC games, i mean R63: Raven Sheild and Far Cry and they were great PC games, and now with them going mutiplatform PC Last, the PC games that used to be amazing....are pretty lackluster now. So i feel as though i have a right to be slightly perterbed about it.

I think your real problem here is that PC gaming is no longer a top priority for game makers on the whole. Dont blame Ubi for changing with the times, blame yourself for being selfish and naive enough to think modern gaming should revolve around the PC. Thoes times are gone, long live the console... Cha ching!


It's not even a choice anymore, its a matter of survival.

[HomeBrewPCiq]

Originally Posted by _FAKE_

Will Far Cry 2 not be using the same engine as Crysis? I just don't see how the PS3 and X360 can handle that type of torture. They will be limited to DX9 also and miss out on a lot of the visuals. That or Far Cry 2 won't be nearly as demanding as Crysis.

You do understand the difference between programing for a console and a PC and the extreme benefits of programing for consoles(standardised hardware), right?


And from what I have seen, the difference between DX9 and DX10 is slim...


What 'visuals' do you think console gamers will 'miss out' on exactly?

[Dibrom]

Originally Posted by HomeBrewPCiq

What 'visuals' do you think console gamers will 'miss out' on exactly?

Well, I can think of a lot of 'visuals' that will have to be 'compromised' to fit into a 'system' with less then 512megs of RAM.