Sony Online Entertaiment unveiled their next-generation MMO game engine, Forge Light, at this year's Fan Faire in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The engine has a ton of amazing features that are streamlined for modern, state of the art computers and yet designed to scale back for older machines as well. The engine is set to make its debut in PlanetSide 2 but will also be featured in EverQuest III or EverQuest Next as it is known as right now.
Forge Light will feature:
- No zones - a purely seamless MMO universe for players to explore and enjoy.
- Real-Time Radiosity
- Fully scalable for older computers and newer, more state-of-the-art machines.
- Atmospheric scattering
- Volumetric Fog
- Complex Shaders
- Advanced occlusion
- Beautiful, dynamic environmental lighting
- nVidia PhysX
Many of these terms will be little more than industry jargon, but what it means is that Sony Online Entertainment is committing to staying cutting-edge in their games, graphics and gameplay. PlanetSide 2 will most likely be the first title to debut with Forge Light in tow but when it does, we feel like the experience will be incomparable.
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