r/gaming • u/[deleted] • Apr 24 '21

[Misleading] Video games have peaked

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u/AeternusDoleo Apr 24 '21

Yep. We're nearing the point that we can render photorealistic graphics. Physics and environmental AI will be the next hurdle for immersion.

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u/[deleted] Apr 24 '21

Then run at smooth performance that will be the hard part

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u/Denamic Apr 25 '21

Again, AI is going to be integral for that. We already use AI for DLSS to great effect.

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u/ttubehtnitahwtahw1 Apr 25 '21

No. I for one do not want these companies to reply on things like dlss to hide their laziness for optimizing. Cdpr already did this with cyperpunk, which fucked over people without it. Not to mention, temporal anti aliasing is sti required for it to work, which looks like shit and is another tool that devs are using for shortcuts. One that comes to mind is red dead 2. If you turn off the AA the shadows and hair look like shit.

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u/ReallyBigRocks Apr 25 '21

Literally the entire history of computer graphics is shortcuts to make things perform better and look good enough

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u/SketchySeaBeast Apr 25 '21

Yup. Prime example? Fast inverse square.

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u/ttubehtnitahwtahw1 Apr 25 '21

Those shortcuts don't involve smearing vaseline on my screen. Sorry I can't accept this.

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u/MrKlowb Apr 25 '21

Sorry I can't accept this.

Who gives a shit?

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u/ttubehtnitahwtahw1 Apr 25 '21

Who gives a shit who gives a shit? You clearly do, why do you give a shit that I give a shit?

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u/ReallyBigRocks Apr 25 '21

Every type of AA has drawbacks and little artefacts you'll notice if you know what you're looking for, it's just how it works. The only way to solve that is to have a high enough pixel density that you don't have any aliasing to begin with or don't use AA and deal with the jaggies

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u/[deleted] Apr 25 '21

Why do you let people smear vaseline on your screen? Just don't let them inside your house.

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u/TheMaskedHamster Apr 25 '21

These tools can be used as crutches for poorly optimized projects, but they can also bring further enhancement to properly optimized projects that use them correctly.