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Before anyone says it's unimpressive, I encourage you to watch the developer walkthrough. That's the really impressive bit.
If that is in game then hell yeah I am impressed if not......I will wait for more on it but will check out the dev walkthrough for sure.
That's really cool, especially if it's running on hardware comparable to what the next-gen consoles are expected to have.
$530 isn't really considered "consumer level".
The 680 GTX is an "enthusiast level" card, while the 690 GTX is "born-with-silver-spoon-in-mouth level".
And a GPU is only one part of the specs. I would like to know what kind of monster they used to run this, and how much it would cost to build.
The 680 GTX is an "enthusiast level" card, while the 690 GTX is "born-with-silver-spoon-in-mouth level".
And a GPU is only one part of the specs. I would like to know what kind of monster they used to run this, and how much it would cost to build.
What Ffordesoon said. There is a good article on Eurogamer about the engine - it has video of the developer walkthrough. Pretty amazing stuff, way easier than having to "compile" maps in an engine like Source.
Also, read this interview with Tim Sweeney of Epic Games about Unreal Engine 4 if you want to know more. It's really, really good.
And the first person who says "omg this will be too expensive for developers" gets smacked for not actually doing the reading :p Unreal Engine 4 is designed to make things easier for developers. Right now they are busting their butts trying to squeeze water from 7 year old rocks.
Also, read this interview with Tim Sweeney of Epic Games about Unreal Engine 4 if you want to know more. It's really, really good.
And the first person who says "omg this will be too expensive for developers" gets smacked for not actually doing the reading :p Unreal Engine 4 is designed to make things easier for developers. Right now they are busting their butts trying to squeeze water from 7 year old rocks.
They said this was running on a off the shelf card right? Not really impressed by the demo. Im more interested in the sexy UI and putting more power in the hands of the developer so they dont need to tug on the apron strings of coders as much.
@El Conrado
Agreed, when something as powerful as the GTX 680 reaches 150$ or so in price, then they can truthfully say this is consumer level. If I were to take a guess, most people spend around 600-800$ for gaming PC's (mine cost 750$), and a GPU above 300$ doesn't fit into that budget neatly. I don't expect see UE4 games for awhile, because even on PC right now there's not a lot of people who'd be able to run it well.
Agreed, when something as powerful as the GTX 680 reaches 150$ or so in price, then they can truthfully say this is consumer level. If I were to take a guess, most people spend around 600-800$ for gaming PC's (mine cost 750$), and a GPU above 300$ doesn't fit into that budget neatly. I don't expect see UE4 games for awhile, because even on PC right now there's not a lot of people who'd be able to run it well.
*grabs suspenders*
Well I don’t know about all that fancy compu-tar speak there sir, but I reckon as long as the next generation doesn’t look like it’s covered in slime, well that’d be mighty fine.
Well I don’t know about all that fancy compu-tar speak there sir, but I reckon as long as the next generation doesn’t look like it’s covered in slime, well that’d be mighty fine.
God, I would love to see a game or a tech demo that shows the engine rendering things like trees, flowers, and other plant life. With that fancy new lighting, it would be insane to see light coming through leaves in the wind.
"The UE4 demo is running on PC, specifically an Intel Core i7 processor with an NVIDIA GTX680 and 16GB of RAM" Nothing extremely impressive, but still a top of the line machine.
Ever since the jump from SNES/GEN to N64/SAT/PS1, I feel like the technological leaps every generation have been smaller and smaller. PS2/XB/GC to 360/PS3 was pretty big, and while it was mostly on the back of high definition televisions, I think that Half Life 2 and Doom 3 really showed us what the future had in store for us before resolution.
The jump to the PS4 and Next Xbox? I feel like it has been much more gradual thus far. This does look great though, as did the FF Tech Demo.
@El Conrado
His point is this is a GeForce card, not a Quadro workstation GPU. Hence the term "consumer". Last I checked, enthusiasts are consumers.
The jump to the PS4 and Next Xbox? I feel like it has been much more gradual thus far. This does look great though, as did the FF Tech Demo.
@El Conrado
His point is this is a GeForce card, not a Quadro workstation GPU. Hence the term "consumer". Last I checked, enthusiasts are consumers.
Can't wait to develop on it.
Watch the 10-minute walkthrough if you doubt the authenticity of those effects/graphics :D
Watch the 10-minute walkthrough if you doubt the authenticity of those effects/graphics :D
this and the cry engine 3 walkthroughs blew my mind
While I kind of regret changing my field from this to audio engineering after seeing those videos, i don't envy the guys making all the models. Granted now with z brush and crazy computing power things go much smoother, I'd rather smash things into other things and record the sounds :P
While I kind of regret changing my field from this to audio engineering after seeing those videos, i don't envy the guys making all the models. Granted now with z brush and crazy computing power things go much smoother, I'd rather smash things into other things and record the sounds :P
My friend's mom makes $10 an hour giving handjobs to homeless people behind Walmart. If you want to know more just show up with some lotion and a can-do attitude after midnight.
while the price of the 680 is quite high if you look at it the performance gap between it and for example the hd7950 is still small enough for it to run on the regular higher end cards as well, just because they used the strongest single gpu card doesn't mean you need the strongest single gpu card to run it.
It will be at least a year before any Unreal Engine 4 games are released, probably 2 for anything major. By then mid-range $200 cards should be comparable to the 680. That's about when new consoles would be out, too.
Pretty cool, I'll reserve my excitement for E3'14 when the engine is actually being used on games.
I consider the GTX680 to be prosumer grade.
I consider the GTX680 to be prosumer grade.
I can't wait until next generation. Sure, the bonus graphics sure sounds nice, and is a deciding factor for me, however the thing that really has me pumped for next gen is just improved hardware. Things can be done that couldn't before, more room for things and all that jazz. This wait is killing me!
@ctg867
"Last I checked, enthusiasts are consumers."
Except "consumer-level" and "enthusiast-level" are ACTUAL terms used by card manufacturers to refer to the respective cards' price ranges.
Seeing as the quote comes from Epic Games, a PC soft tech company, you would think they would know this.
P.S.: Companies are "consumers", too, smartass.
"Last I checked, enthusiasts are consumers."
Except "consumer-level" and "enthusiast-level" are ACTUAL terms used by card manufacturers to refer to the respective cards' price ranges.
Seeing as the quote comes from Epic Games, a PC soft tech company, you would think they would know this.
P.S.: Companies are "consumers", too, smartass.
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