Crysis 2 Performance Preview
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Darkshadoe
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I apologize if you feel I'm singling you out Red, that is not my intention. You and Tom were the first Anti-piracy advocates I thought of.
red1776
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That wasn't aimed at you Dark, you had a well thought out and supported point. Its the !#@&*^^%$@^&%# while they do a drive by that I cant stand. Hell i like a spirited debate.
and I really wish someone would weigh in if you know what I mean.
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Mmmm financial gain from ads and clickthroughs from warez Techspot? I hope crytek sue the **** of of you frankly.
Raswan
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Can't argue that the principle of the thing is a little sketchy, and maybe not the smartest if this was a cut-and-dry illegal download. But, as another poster suggested, it's possible we don't know the whole story. Maybe Crytek, operating with the understanding that the game has already been leaked and downloaded ten thousand times, saw some benefits in encouraging this beta review. 1) It might stop illegal downloads by those who were going to do it just to see how their system ran. 2) It ramps up excitement for the release in a month. Of course, you'd think they'd mention this in the preface if this was the case, but you never know.
Far as I am concerned, TechSpot is a mechanism for information and enjoyment, not the moral compass by which I lead my life. Any twinges I feel (and they are small) are minimized by the fact that, in the end, I really couldn't care less if TechSpot precipitated the leak themselves--I just want to read about it and plan for the moment I can get my hands on my own copy. You people have piss and moan all you want (and I encourage you to, since it keeps democracy ALIVE...) but in the end you should either boycott the site and report them if your principles are really that offended, or stfu and keep reading
That said, where's the 5870?!?! I know it's discontinued, but that doesn't mean some of us poor saps don't have it. Sure, I can best-guess it, but I'd rather they did the work for me
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Is it not possible that the leaked pirated version of the game IS the review version sent out to sites like this? And frankly, if this is the case, then I'm not so surprised that it was leaked in the first place. I don't for one second believe that techspot would openly parade piracy in this way.
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^can't read
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Anyways Ive E-mailed EA - CRYTEK pointing them to this site and preview for basically condoning piracy.
Lets hope you get your asses sued because whichever way you want to look at it or dress it up you have obtained this material illegally.
Anyways saving a backup of these pages before the inevitable "closing" of this article.
Lets hope you get your asses sued because whichever way you want to look at it or dress it up you have obtained this material illegally.
Anyways saving a backup of these pages before the inevitable "closing" of this article.
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Suing is never the answer.
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Yeah I doubt they will be sued tbh, maybe a virtual slap might be on the cards though.
I don't really see the point in this article, I thought it was now common interweb knowledge that the leaked beta was locked to Xbox360 settings hence the medium textures, polygon count and DX9 shaders.
I guess it does give people an idea of what to expect from their machines at those settings.
Ohh and :slapped hands: for you Techspot for pushing out the cheeky wagon lol
I don't really see the point in this article, I thought it was now common interweb knowledge that the leaked beta was locked to Xbox360 settings hence the medium textures, polygon count and DX9 shaders.
I guess it does give people an idea of what to expect from their machines at those settings.
Ohh and :slapped hands: for you Techspot for pushing out the cheeky wagon lol
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There is no "glass houses" or "high horses" here. There are facts.
Techspot published a flawed article based off of an incomplete game engine which was downloaded via a PIRATED copy for the SOLE PURPOSE of generating traffic and in doing so is generating additional ad revenu through high pageviews. To me, that's not only disgusting but illegal.
I am a regular Techspot reader but to me, this steps over the line. It is games like Crysis 2 that allow PC hardware sites to continue their operation since without them, the PC gaming market would stagnate. Meanwhile, here we have this publication condoning the illegal downloading of a highly anticipated game and then basically blowing it off as a "beta" preview. I call shens and so should others.
Let's see how long this comment stays around for....
Techspot published a flawed article based off of an incomplete game engine which was downloaded via a PIRATED copy for the SOLE PURPOSE of generating traffic and in doing so is generating additional ad revenu through high pageviews. To me, that's not only disgusting but illegal.
I am a regular Techspot reader but to me, this steps over the line. It is games like Crysis 2 that allow PC hardware sites to continue their operation since without them, the PC gaming market would stagnate. Meanwhile, here we have this publication condoning the illegal downloading of a highly anticipated game and then basically blowing it off as a "beta" preview. I call shens and so should others.
Let's see how long this comment stays around for....
All I have to say is, I've lost respect for TechSpot. Not precisely because of them downloading the unfinished, unreleased game (downloading the beta IF you plan to buy the game regardless, to me, is OK), but making an article about it for page views? That's illegal. Insulting, too.
Xclusiveitalian
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The only reason i didn't like that they did this article is because I don't want techspot to get in trouble via lawsuit from Crytek, i go to this site everyday. Im sure they would buy the game when it comes out but everyone is sue happy these days and you gotta be careful.
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Bollocks! Thanks to capitalism there is plenty of good quality yet cheap hardware on the market. For instance you can get a quad core Athlon 2 for under $100 or a GTX460 with custom cooler for less than $150!
It's no surprise that someone ranting against a non existant entity such as the "NWO" would be so ignorant. Let me guess, do you also think 9/11 was an inside jobby job as well?
Try getting out of your moms basement once in a while kid.
It's no surprise that someone ranting against a non existant entity such as the "NWO" would be so ignorant. Let me guess, do you also think 9/11 was an inside jobby job as well?
Try getting out of your moms basement once in a while kid.
I'm truly amazed how this article's feedback has centered on an "ethics debate" rather than the substance of the findings. I see a lot of anti-piracy activism going on, and as much as I respect the varied opinions posted here (none of which will be moderated), let’s not forget the fact we are not the source of the leak, we are not distributing nor promoting the leak’s distribution, and finally we are not spoiling any content whatsoever. To be clear, this is NOT a review of Crysis 2. What we HAVE DONE is run a few benchmarks on the unoptimized code to hopefully bring a preview of what’s to come. As you all know, the first Crysis game was made famous by its incredible graphics and because of how demanding it was, and still is on PC hardware.
I’m glad to report we haven’t heard from EA or Crytek as of this moment, and I’d be really disappointed if we did because our ultimate intention is to bring some awareness and early data to prospective gamers. A simple search on TechSpot will bring dozens of reports on previous Crytek games. Far Cry and Crysis are two of my personal favorite FPS games and I paid for both titles when those were released.
Allegations about pageviews are greatly exaggerated considering that we expect this article to amount to less than 5% of our daily website traffic. We are not some kind of evil publishing empire. TechSpot is run by true PC enthusiasts and I’ve personally been behind the site for over ten years. When I asked Steve (the author of the preview) to run the benchmarks I did so enthusiastically, thinking about getting this early info out there for you to enjoy.
Thankfully a large portion of the feedback has also been positive. I appreciate the support of those who are backing our decision to run the benchmarks and publish the performance preview. Again, I’m not debating our position here, but I’m simply establishing our original intention with the article and we stand by it.
I’m glad to report we haven’t heard from EA or Crytek as of this moment, and I’d be really disappointed if we did because our ultimate intention is to bring some awareness and early data to prospective gamers. A simple search on TechSpot will bring dozens of reports on previous Crytek games. Far Cry and Crysis are two of my personal favorite FPS games and I paid for both titles when those were released.
Allegations about pageviews are greatly exaggerated considering that we expect this article to amount to less than 5% of our daily website traffic. We are not some kind of evil publishing empire. TechSpot is run by true PC enthusiasts and I’ve personally been behind the site for over ten years. When I asked Steve (the author of the preview) to run the benchmarks I did so enthusiastically, thinking about getting this early info out there for you to enjoy.
Thankfully a large portion of the feedback has also been positive. I appreciate the support of those who are backing our decision to run the benchmarks and publish the performance preview. Again, I’m not debating our position here, but I’m simply establishing our original intention with the article and we stand by it.
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Whos to say Techspot and Crytek didnt make a deal under the table?
Whos to say Crytek didnt leak the beta?
Any one has any solid evidence stating other wise??
Whos to say Crytek didnt leak the beta?
Any one has any solid evidence stating other wise??
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If anything, techspot are doing everyone a favour. I imagine a lot of people would download the leak so they know how the game runs, but with these benchmarks, they won't have to!
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Because maybe it's running at twice the resolution and at higher settings? Also these aren't hardcore settings, the beta is locked at medium with all other higher assets missing. I don't know why Techspot didn't do better research on this.
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