Epic - 360 nearing limits of capability, still room to grow

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Rod Fergusson, manager of the Gears of War franchise at Epic Games, believes developers will soon be at the upper end of what the Xbox 360 can technically achieve.

He said Gears of War 2 had come surprisingly far during the two to three years since development wound down on the original.

"We're certainly approaching the upper end of what developers are able to do with it, but just looking at all the demos we saw today - ours and others - it's clear that all the games just keep improving, and keep pushing that bar," Fergusson told Gamasutra.

"It's a slow cycle; you only get a kick at it every couple years, and so it takes a while for people to see that progress. There will be games in development that won't ship until 2010, and I'm sure they'll look killer, just because, again, they'll have more time with [the console] and learn from mistakes and optimisations of others.

"So, I don't know; I think we're getting up there, but I still think there's room to grow," said Fergusson.

Gears of War 2 will be released exclusively for Xbox 360 on 7th November. Among the many improvements will be expanded online pursuits for two teams of five, plus loads more weapons, characters, abilities and even a more in-depth storyline.

clicky

I wouldn't be surprised.

It is what...5 years old now?

Looking fabulous though.

Hexx wrote:I wouldn't be surprised.

It is what...5 years old now?

Looking fabulous though.

lolwut

Wikipedia wrote:First available NA November 22, 2005

I'd imagine it would be after Gears, which technically speaking, should be amazing.

I guess this could speed up the next gen of consoles coming out though, I'm not sure If I can see another GTA etc coming out this gen.

LewisD wrote:
Hexx wrote:I wouldn't be surprised.

It is what...5 years old now?

Looking fabulous though.

lolwut

Wikipedia wrote:First available NA November 22, 2005

Really? Seems much older than 3 years....

I...um...meant devkits though.

Honest.

Reaching its limit? I doubt that. There's always some fancy stuff coders can do. More like Epics Unreal Engine nearing its limit?

There's lots of stuff that can be done. Just look at the PS2. Did some cool things late in its life.

GTA is probably the most technically impressive game I've seen this gen, while GT5P has come the closest to photo realistic graphics, my jaw hits the flaw every time I watch a replay in that game, it's just astonishing.

It's a funny one this, some developers you talk to say tere's no"pushed to the max point" and it's up to the developers imagination for as far as consoles can go.

NickSCFC

Games don't need to look technically better than GOW2.

Developers and artists now need to use what Epic have done and use their artwork to make some amazing looking 3D games on 360

Something Fishy

Wouldn't be the end of the world.

Some of the greatest looking games are that way due to great Art Direction. Combine the Gears 2 level of visual integrity with a great art direction and it'd be a winner.

NickSCFC

something fishy wrote:Wouldn't be the end of the world.

Some of the greatest looking games are that way due to great Art Direction. Combine the Gears 2 level of visual integrity with a great art direction and it's be a winner.

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