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[Pitmonkey]

Surprise surprise, there is a reason why Call of Duty Ghosts didn't look totally "next gen."

"When we’re talking about a new engine we’re talking about upgrading significant systems within in that engine. We’re not talking about throwing it all away and saying we’re starting from the ground up"

More here:

http://www.examiner.com/article/cal...ngine-not-new-says-developers?cid=db_articles

 

[Canis lupus]

Isn't the CoD engine really, really old.

 

[Hermii]

Surprise surprise, there is a reason why Call of Duty Ghosts didn't look totally "next gen."



More here:

http://www.examiner.com/article/cal...ngine-not-new-says-developers?cid=db_articles

Isnt upgrading the engine what they done with every cod ?

Anyway cod was never about pushing graphics, its about fast paced 60fps multiplayer. Strange choice by MS to use it to showcase the new console.

 

[SniperHunter]

significant upgrade my ass!!

Same old ass engine with a bunch of fake effects.

 

[BruiserBear]

People don't buy these games because of their graphical prowess. They love the 60fps responsiveness, and they look good enough for a game running at that speed.

People are kidding themselves when they claim that the COD games didn't get more attractive over the past 5 years. They made significant improvements over the years. I expect the next gen game to look significantly better and still maintain 60fps.

 

[sajj316]

Isn't the CoD engine really, really old.

Its a significantly upgraded version of a really, really old engine

 

[Massa]

That's what most engines are, more or less.

 

[Jarmel]

So they didn't create a brand new engine? I think that's fine as the game is cross-gen. That said, I'm worried these fucks are going to be too lazy to do a new engine a year from now or two years down the road.

 

[Loomba]

Isn't the CoD engine really, really old.

Started using the current one for CoD 4 I believe, so 2007ish.

 

[Majanew]

Well, it looked like it was running on current gen consoles at the Xbox reveal. Gonna need to try harder.

 

[FrontalMonk]

Its a significantly upgraded version of a really, really old engine

Yeah, I seem to remember it originally being based on the Quake 3 engine.

 

[Askherserenity]

 

[anddo0]

significant upgrade my ass!!

New gen, new engine.

All that money, and they can't dish out for a new engine.

 

[The Wraith]

People don't buy these games because of their graphical prowess. They love the 60fps responsiveness, and they look good enough for a game running at that speed.

People are kidding themselves when they claim that the COD games didn't get more attractive over the past 5 years. They made significant improvements over the years. I expect the next gen game to look nice, and run very smooth as well.

Agreed. That being said fuck CoD.

 

[Winterfang]

Source Engine part 2? XD

 

[witness]

All that money they make from these games every fucking year and they are still using an ancient engine as the base is astounding. Its an excellent profit model, but so shitty.

 

[Duxxy3]

"When we’re talking about a new engine we’re talking about upgrading significant systems within in that engine."

 

[Dictator93]

That's what most engines are, more or less.

Not very true.
Some things do not change... but take a look at id tech 3, to 4, 5.
Or cryengine 1 to 2.

Basically completely different.

 

[Emperor Bohe]

Started using the current one for CoD 4 I believe, so 2007ish.

I think Call of Duty 2 used the same engine, so since around 2005 then.

 

[andycapps]

Started using the current one for CoD 4 I believe, so 2007ish.

For some reason I was thinking they were still on the heavily modified CoD 2 engine. But you may be right.

 

[Canis lupus]

Started using the current one for CoD 4 I believe, so 2007ish.

Its an upgraded version of the one used in Quake 3 Arena.

 

[Kajiba]

 

[Router]

Called it. It's a last gen (very last gen) engine. I suppose the next game will be the true next gen CoD

 

[TheD]

I highly doubt just about anything is left from the quake 3 engine (very much so the rendering engine).

 

[Lagspike_exe]

Carmack is a genius. A game that costs dozens of millions of dollars to make still uses his 15 year old engine.

 

[I NEED SCISSORS]

significant upgrade my ass!!

The COD dog's fur is pretty accurate tbh. If you're expecting the Star Fox sauce then you have the wrong breed.

 

[Karsticles]

All that money they make from these games every fucking year and they are still using an ancient engine as the base is astounding. Its an excellent profit model, but so shitty.

Sounds like Capcom should salute them from afar.

 

[LakeEarth]

I understand they need to do this to get a CoD out right at launch. But you could instantly tell this is an old engine, "significant upgrades" or not.

 

[Hermii]

New gen, new engine.

All that money, and they can't dish out for a new engine.

Unreal engine 4 is a significantly upgraded UE3. Same for cryengine and every other. Nobody ever starts from scratch.

 

[velociraptor]

Agreed. That being said fuck CoD.

MW2, MW3 and Black Ops II look pretty good for console games, especially at 60FPS. However, Ghosts really looks no better than a PC version of BOII, which is pretty much a sharper version of the console versions, and that is fucking terrible. I'm not expecting Killzone SF level graphics. But what I am expecting is a distinct upgrade over the same old engine. These new consoles are powerful enough for that.

 

[StanTowers]

Is there actually still code left from id Tech?

 

[Razgriz-Specter]

Though I do think it looks dated already I disagree about the dog.
probably the best looking thing in the game.

 

[lupinko]

Isn't the CoD engine really, really old.

Quake III Arena engine yo.

 

[DecoyOctopus]

 

[FACE]

John Carmack: *laughs*

http://i.imgur.com/qmnNMzb.png[IMG][/QUOTE]

[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/19/Ghost_Dog.jpg/405px-Ghost_Dog.jpg

 

[Sn4ke_911]

#dead

 

[Alienous]

Legendary.

We need this in the box art thread.

 

[kpjolee]

We..already..knew. They will probably use that engine another year or two until PS4/Xbone gets enough marketshare to ditch PS3/360 version l.

 

[FyreWulff]

Is there actually still code left from id Tech?

Pretty sure current versions of Source still have bits of idtech in it.

Carmack's got his DNA everywhere. He's the DY_Nasty of code repositories.

 

[Jarmel]

"When we’re talking about a new engine we’re talking about upgrading significant systems within in that engine."

Bethesda pulled that shit off too with the Skyrim engine.

 

[The Main Event]

HAHAHA.

 

[xXxDieselxXx]

Hey! at least the fishies move

 

[Seanspeed]

They made significant improvements over the years.

I honestly cant tell. Modern Warfare 1 looks the same as Modern Warfare 3 to me.

And this(the news) isn't surprising seeing that its going to be on 360/PS3 as well.

 

[Totobeni]

John Carmack: *laughs*

I don't get why Bethesda refuse to license id-tech 5 to other publishers, they are just wasting money this way.

 

[Madridy]

Amazing

 

[Kajiba]

My sides lol

 

[RetroStu]

We had all this yesterday and what difference does it make anyway?, there were UE2 games this gen that looked great and look at that UE3 demo with that cig smoking guy from a while ago, that wouldn't look out of place on next gen.

 

[legacyzero]

I Will not buy this game unless this is the official cover LMFAO

 

[Sn4ke_911]

DecoyOctopus you even shopped the arm you awesome dude you!

 

[spannicus]

Dat Billion dollar a year engine hoooaaah! Gimmie da money, da money is mines, I won da money.