Crytek have revealed to Play Magazine that they expect Crysis 2 to feature the best graphics seen on the PlayStation 3 so far.
According to lead PS3 programmer, Michael Gluck the highest end of the console graphics will be reached with their game,
With each generation of game titles on PS3, usually every 2 years, the games improve significantly in its quality, mostly showing off in graphics. I think with Crysis 2 you will see the quality bar being set at a very high level that games will struggle to excel. We’re aiming to set a whole new benchmark with that game for all PS3 games.
The developer also added that he feels there will no be much room for improvement once they have finished working their magic with Crysis 2,
With an AAA title shipped on PS3, you get the chance to improve further, so the next game developed with CryEngine 3 after Crysis 2 on PS3 will not be worse and rather be more polished and have higher quality in all areas. However, it is unlikely to see a major improvement in graphics as we try to not cut any graphical feature and rather optimize it until it becomes feasible. So I expect more density of game elements, physic effect, more interaction, but the major graphics quality will not be significantly improved.
Given that this is the PS3 developer talking there was no word on how the Xbox 360 will compare, however given that we haven’t seen anything on the 360 near the standard of Uncharted, you have to wonder if this is one occasion where the PS3 version may be superior?
Thanks, NowGamer