E3's Dirty Little Secret

Rock Paper Shotgun released an article revealing that a majority of the showcase demos at E3 were infact running on PC hardware.

Did you know that nearly every multiplatform game demoed at E3 ? especially during press conferences ? is running on PC? I?ve asked, and so far, I?ve yet to get a ?no.? Watch Dogs, Splinter Cell: Blacklist, Far Cry 3, Metro: Last Light, Medal of Honor, Battlefield, Crysis 3, etc, etc. Here?s the weird thing, though: no one talks about it. Presenters mainly brandish Xbox pads as their weapons of choice, and viewers ? unless gifted with Thundercats-esque sight beyond sight ? are none the wiser.

It is, to be perfectly honest, fairly, well, dishonest. Demoing your game on PC is the new CG trailer. Once again, these demos aren?t representative of what console players will be seeing, but oooo, look at the pretty particle effects, perfect frame rate, individually rendered hair follicles, and no aliasing anywhere ever. Is it sketchy? Absolutely. But PC hardware?s so advanced that I almost find it funny when people at these events complain about the lack of a ?next generation.? Look in front of you. It?s already here.Rock Paper Shotgun

Old news. Already posted.

We are like 7 years into this gen so that don't surprise me. When I seen Watch Dogs, I knew that shiit wasn't running on ps3/360 hardware. E3 is all about leaving a good impression. You can't do that on 7 year old hardware.todd2r

unless it's on PS3. Beyond, God Of War, The Last Of Us. add in Ni No Kuni.

oh, so devs want to demo the best looking version of their product at the biggest game show of the year? i wonder why :|mems_1224

[QUOTE="todd2r"]We are like 7 years into this gen so that don't surprise me. When I seen Watch Dogs, I knew that shiit wasn't running on ps3/360 hardware. E3 is all about leaving a good impression. You can't do that on 7 year old hardware.rumbalumba

unless it's on PS3. Beyond, God Of War, The Last Of Us. add in Ni No Kuni.

it's not deceptive. They're advertised as multiplatform games. Multiplatform games are meant to be played on PC.

[QUOTE="rumbalumba"]

[QUOTE="todd2r"]We are like 7 years into this gen so that don't surprise me. When I seen Watch Dogs, I knew that shiit wasn't running on ps3/360 hardware. E3 is all about leaving a good impression. You can't do that on 7 year old hardware.daveg1

unless it's on PS3. Beyond, God Of War, The Last Of Us. add in Ni No Kuni.

Ni No Kuni is already out in Japan. There would really be no need to show off a finished PS3 game on PC.

Those other games though, I'm not so sure.

[QUOTE="mems_1224"]oh, so devs want to demo the best looking version of their product at the biggest game show of the year? i wonder why :|exiledsnake

[QUOTE="todd2r"]We are like 7 years into this gen so that don't surprise me. When I seen Watch Dogs, I knew that shiit wasn't running on ps3/360 hardware. E3 is all about leaving a good impression. You can't do that on 7 year old hardware.rumbalumba

unless it's on PS3. Beyond, God Of War, The Last Of Us. add in Ni No Kuni.

[QUOTE="exiledsnake"][QUOTE="mems_1224"]oh, so devs want to demo the best looking version of their product at the biggest game show of the year? i wonder why :|mems_1224

[QUOTE="mems_1224"][QUOTE="exiledsnake"] You're missing the point. He's saying its misleading when presenters play with 360 and ps3 controllers when the hardware running those demos are actually PCs and not ps3s or 360s. exiledsnake

I noticed this. Everything was being shown off on the PC. I think that's a sign that developers are sick of the current consoles limits, they want more horespower.

It has been 6 years since the launch of the PS3. The PS3 launched 6 years after the PS2 launched. No gen has lasted this long. It's time to move on.

It's not only EA...

[QUOTE="exiledsnake"][QUOTE="mems_1224"] so?mems_1224

True. PC gaming owns...and always will. :)

[QUOTE="mems_1224"][QUOTE="exiledsnake"] You're missing the point. He's saying its misleading when presenters play with 360 and ps3 controllers when the hardware running those demos are actually PCs and not ps3s or 360s. exiledsnake

only to people who haven't got a PS3 or xbox 360, which is basically nobody who's going to be watching these conferences.

I noticed this. Everything was being shown off on the PC. I think that's a sign that developers are sick of the current consoles limits, they want more horespower.

It has been 6 years since the launch of the PS3. The PS3 launched 6 years after the PS2 launched. No gen has lasted this long. It's time to move on.

Wasdie

It's not only EA...

GD1551

Already been posted.

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