van HellSing on 4/12/2007 at 19:25
Quote Posted by the one true thief
Where does it say that Van? From what I've read it says it IS using the current Tomb Raider (Revival) engine.
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http://www.developmag.com/interviews/104/QA-Stephane-DAstous-Eidos-Montreal)
Quote:
Q: On the technology front - I understand you're using Eidos in-house technology, specifically the Crystal Dynamics Tomb Raider
[next-gen] engine, for the new game. Is that correct?
A: Yes.
Digital Nightfall on 4/12/2007 at 20:17
Next gen is still a euphemism for Xbox360/PS3/Wii, i.e. current gen. i.e. the current TR engine.
The way I understand it, Eidos Mont is and has been the ones upgrading that engine for the next slew of games to use it - such as Tomb Raider 13 (or whatever) and of course Dues Ex 3. They said something much to that effect.
van HellSing on 4/12/2007 at 20:56
Why would they stress "next-gen" though if it was the current engine? I doubt anyone would think it's about one of the previous engines.
SubJeff on 4/12/2007 at 21:10
I think you've misunderstood the current usage of the term "next-gen". It's being used to describe things on this generation of consoles is all.
demagogue on 4/12/2007 at 21:26
I think they use that confusing wording for marketing reasons. At this point, almost everyone that's going to be buying a console or computer video card or whatever, it won't be their first one, they'll be upgrading. So they use the term "next gen" to refer to the current generation of consoles, targeting everyone that starts off having the last generation stuff. It is "next gen" from the position of where their target consumers are, making their decision about whether to buy. And then the term sticks even after you get a critical mass of people that bought it, so you get this confusing terminology of "next gen" referring to the current generation, until the next "next gen" comes along.
van HellSing on 4/12/2007 at 21:52
My take:
"next-gen" = PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii.
"current-gen" = PS2, Xbox, Gamecube
I haven't seen anyone refer to the PS2/Xbox/GameCube as "next-gen" in ages.
Legend/Anniversary are PS2/Xbox/GameCube games (the Xbox360 versions are the same engine, just higher quality textures etc.) , making them current-gen.
Ergo, the next-gen Tomb Raider game is the one that's currently being made, specifically for the newer consoles.
Also, what I meant with the previous post: if for some obscure reason, the article meant "next-gen" still to be PS2/Xbox/GameCube, it wouldn't be necessary to for them to write "next-gen", as both Crystal Dynamics-made TR games used the same engine. The use of "next-gen" in the article, in brackets, suggests that they needed to clarify which Crystal Dynamics Tomb Raider engine Eidos Montreal will be using.
Pyrian on 5/12/2007 at 01:01
Whatever people are saying, calling the current generation (XBox360 etc.) "next-gen" is totally retarded. The next-gen consoles haven't been announced yet, but these guys are quite thoroughly current-gen. The XBox would be previous-gen.
I mean, c'mon. The XBox debuted in November, 2001. The XBox360 debuted in November 2005. It's now past November 2007. That means, if they keep doing four years between versions, the XBox360 is already more than half way to being old technology itself! Indeed, on that schedule, DX3 could be a launch title for the third XBox console...
DaveW on 5/12/2007 at 01:52
Exactly, next-gen usually refers to current gen.
Papy on 5/12/2007 at 01:53
Stéphane D'Astous said "but we're not working on current or last gen, it's next-gen and PC". So there is last gen, current gen and next gen. Is there anyone who think he means PS1 when he says last gen? Personally, my guess is last gen = "PS2 and X-Box", current gen = "PS3 and 360", next gen = "?".
I guess there is the possibility that he meant current gen or last gen as synonymous (for PS2 and X-Box), so next gen would be (PS3 and 360) but with the 24 month development period after initial conception already stated, it means the game is not planed to be finished before December 2009. Add to that the usual delays, and you end up with a release during middle or late 2010.
In 2010, compared to a PC, the PS3 and the 360 will be simply obsolete. Now... I don't know much about marketing, but a 360 (released in 2005) port in a 2010 computer will probably be blasted by everyone, particularly for a high-profile game like Deus Ex. It will be even worse than a X-Box (released in 2001) port in a 2003 computer (guess what game I'm thinking about).
Glottis on 12/12/2007 at 04:48
I would like to know what the baseline video card/ram amount/cpu on the pc they are targeting with this title ??
