Move Over PlayStation 3: Time To Start Gaming On The PC For That Ultimate Gaming Look

Posted by Jonathan in GAMING on 01-13-10    No Comments

Sure the Wii is supposed to be the king of sports. But for our money we prefer a rippin fabulous game running on the fastest possible gaming platform, which is usually the PlayStation 3. But If a new family of PC games optimized to run on new hardware and software is any indication, The PS3 is losing its rendering edge. Just check out this demo for car race game Dirt 2..

Now what makes this average racer important is the quality of the image, the speed of the rendering and the depth of information being managed and displayed. Even on a crap computer just look at the details on the image above.

The secret here is Microsoft’s Direct X 11 programming environment that is now being optimized for gaming titles. The code can be optimized with the gobs of new processing power coming from the latest generation of PCs and suddenly pure play gaming platforms, even the vaulted PS3 cannot keep up.

Besides just being flat out fabulous to look at, the Direct X environment offers a solid portal for rich media into Web-based coding. And for sports programmers looking to make their events more interactive, this is big news. With this kind of programming power at hand, how far are we from FoxSports building rippen Direct X apps that run with say NASCAR, MLB or even the NFL.

Look for the line between TV and sports gaming to blur.

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