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Read More »PS4 and Xbox One not ready for photorealistic visuals, say tool providers
Next-gen consoles have potential, but engineers are taking a careful view on the topic
Read More »Starry eyed: Where game graphics go next
Develop examines the truth about photorealism in the next generation
Read More »Kojima issues Metal Gear Sold 5 graphics warning
Famed developer Hideo Kojima has warned Metal Gear Solid V fans to keep their graphical expectations in check for the upcoming game. Chiefly, the MGS creator told Eurogamer that the Fox Engine on which the game was built was designed for current-gen machines, meaning the Xbox One and PS4 versions …
Read More »Microsoft addresses Xbox One vs PS4 performance "mis-information"
The PS4 will not have the performance advantage over Xbox One that many people seem to believe. That’s according to Xbox strategy boss Albert Penello, who has taken to NeoGaf to correct what he calls some of the mis-information” that has been poste don the internet. Here are his technical …
Read More »Develop September: David Cage, Unity, photorealism, Yoshida on indies
Also inside: Next-gen photorealism, UI for VR, Autodesk talks indies, 100 tips for studio success, Wargaming, King and more
Read More »Get your first current-gen/next-gen comparison footage from new Watch Dogs trailer
It’s always hard to judge what sort of graphical step change a new generation of consoles will deliver. A video may look impressive, but our memories do funny things – sometimes it’s only when you go back to current machines that you realise just how big an upgrade the new …
Read More »EA reckons next wave of tablet games will match PS3 and Xbox 360 visuals
The visual fidelity of tablet and mobile gaming is going to increase far more rapidly than is being seen in the traditional games space. That’s according to EA Labels president Frank Gibeau who told IGN that the next wave” of games for mobile devices could rival current gen consoles in …
Read More »Nvidia to licence graphics tech to third parties
PC graphics expert Nvidia is to begin licensing out its technology to other device makers. Reuters reports that the company’s chief executive Jen-Hsun Huang told the Reuters Global Technology Summit in San Francisco that licensing its graphics cores and visual patents will help Nvidia tap into the growing mobile computing …
Read More »Get That Job: How to be a graphics programmer
Ubisoft Reflections' Simon O'Connor offers advice on how to land that job
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