Crysis 2 DirectX 11 'First Next-Gen Game' - Crytek


Crytek's Carl Jones thinks the DirectX 11 patch for Crysis 2
will make it the first true next-gen game.

Crysis 2 is expected to get the DirectX 11 patch for PC versions of the game imminently. "It really is amazing. It’s the best looking CryEngine demonstration - and game - that we’ve ever made," Jones, Director of Global Business Development for CryEngine said in a recent interview with NowGamer.

DirectX 11 adds numerous visual enhancements, but Crytek is going a step further with its patch. "There are a couple of things we’ve invented which are unique to Crysis 2 and CryEngine, " explained Jones. "There are things that everbody does, like tessellation for example. There are features that we’ve been thankfully able to bring back, that were not friendly to consoles. So we’ve been able to put those back in for the high-end. And a couple of surprises that people won’t have seen anywhere else."

“It really is amazing. It's the best looking CryEngine demonstration and game that we've ever made”
Crytek believes that DirectX 11 is the key to the next-generation of graphical effects, although most features have only been utilised in tech demos so far. "We’ve not seen them in-game yet – I think the first game where you’ll see the next-generation capability will be Crysis 2, because all the high-end stuff from other guys has only really been in tech demos," added Jones.

So the Crysis 2 patch will give gamers a glimpse at the next-generation of games? "We would hope so," Jones confirmed.

He also added that the patch was coming soon - it's rumoured to arrive next week.


http://www.nowgamer.com/news/6374/crysis-2-directx-11-first-next-gen-game-crytek

I really hope they mean it now. Last time they said something would be amazing, it turned out the be a normal (goodlooking still, but without the wow factor of the first game) DX9 game.

I think they mean it this time, development for the consoles is finished and EA is not in their way anymore.

Yeah but does it replace a lot of the cruddy textures or just main textures like walls and roads? We'll see on Monday. CE has always been about the detail so I hope they have replaced most of the total crud in the game that looks like something from Half Life 1.

Yeah but does it replace a lot of the cruddy textures or just main textures like walls and roads? We'll see on Monday. CE has always been about the detail so I hope they have replaced most of the total crud in the game that looks like something from Half Life 1.
If leaves are better textured then i believe most of it is replaced with high tex pack.

next gen my ass. wheres the destruction? oh wait there is virtually none.

If it looks anything like the 'screenshot' in this picture, I'm willing to believe them

next gen my ass. wheres the destruction? oh wait there is virtually none.
/care face. Crysis is all about how beautiful graphics look not about physx. Go play alice madness returns if u want physx.