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Article #174588Re: Unreal Engine 4 - has been in dev for 2 years !!
From: McGrandpa
Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2005 23:59
Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2005 23:59
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"steamKILLER" <sayNO2steam@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:1124428343.368097.16940@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > <removed crap console related groups from post cause i don't > want my writing in there> > > Highlander wrote: > >> Unreal Engine 3, is for PCs from year-2005 forward > > i simply don't believe in this statement > it can't be true > so basically you are saying a unreal 3 engine will only run in > a pc with a geforce 7800 or higher and 64 bit multi core cpu or > higher? > totally impossible! > unreal tournament 2007 will use the unreal 3 engine and will be > released in the beginning of 2006 so less than 6 months from now > and you except it to have those insane system requirements? > so who will be able to buy and play the game? > how many pc gamers have system bought in 2005 with technology > from 2005? a miniscule minority! > so no way will that statement be true > i bet you unreal tournament 2007 will have system requirements > similar to doom 3 so the large majority of us will be able to > play and enjoy it fully > > -- He's saying Unreal Engine 3 will be able to utilize current and near future hardware. 64 bit dual core processors are here, now, and gaining in popularity because of much lowered price points at the entry level for these units. And AMD's TOP dual core isn't really that pricey right now at just under $1000 US. Sure, Unreal Engine 3 will surely run fine on lower spec systems than that. But like Doom3, to get ALL the goodies, you will run top spec now. The buzzword here would be "scalable". McG.
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