Tue, Jul 06, 2010 | 09:10 BST
RAGE screens aim for biggest ever record
Bethesda’s released what are surely the biggest ever pictures of a video game, putting out three mega-texture-based RAGE images at 25,600×9,080 each.
The shots were used to cover the Bethesda booth at E3 this year, and are available in wallpaper packs as well as undiluted TIFs.
The super-shots will cost you a minimum of 282Mb. Only you know if you have a “rig” capable of handling these bad boys.
RAGE is id’s next game, an FPS with driving stuff set in what is apparently some of the most amazing tech you’re going to see this gen.
It’ll release next year for PC, PS3 and 360 (on two DVDs).
Check out our chat with id’s Tim Willits at Bethesda’s pre-E3 event while you’re waiting for the shots to download.
15 comments
#1
Phoenixblight
06/07/10, 9:23 am
Just added the Wasteland as my Background. I can’t wait for this game.
#2
djhsecondnature
06/07/10, 9:24 am
Don’t know exactly how big the Crysis one from last year was but it was 1.15 Gigapixels…
http://share.gigapan.org/gigapans/24413/
#3
Bulk Slash
06/07/10, 9:38 am
Photoshop uses about 1.7GB of RAM to display one of the TIFs!
#4
Sunshyme
06/07/10, 9:51 am
Too bad the download servers from the weblog are poor. Download doesn’t go over 50-100 kb/s
#5
bowenFTW
06/07/10, 9:55 am
@2 A GigaPan image is not the same thing. GigaPan creates gigapixel images from loads of smaller images. The Rage image is one single mega-texture.
#6
Erthazus
06/07/10, 10:04 am
Don’t understand the reason to play ID Games on consoles. to each their own i guess.
But for me is a PC version and my 285 GTX is ready + editor is going to be fun.
#7
endgame
06/07/10, 10:21 am
don’t understand the reason to play any FPS on consoles. but as Erth said “to each their own I guess”.
#8
Sunshyme
06/07/10, 10:21 am
If a 285GTX is still able to do the job when the game ships.
#9
Erthazus
06/07/10, 10:23 am
@8 It will able to do the job about 2 years without a problem.
I can even run RAGE with my previous 9800 GTX. It’s not a big leap in graphics in this generation.
#10
djhsecondnature
06/07/10, 10:24 am
@5 I know. It’s the only place that’s hosting it atm. There was a 1.15 Gigapixel image from Crysis last year though.
#11
Blerk
06/07/10, 10:31 am
I’ve can give you one very good reason to play FPS on a console.
/points at crappy laptop
#12
Johnny Cullen
06/07/10, 10:43 am
I installed Half-Life 2 a couple of days ago on my big laptop.
It actually runs alright when most of the settings are on medium. I think I might download Portal for it tonight.
#13
Gheritt White
06/07/10, 12:49 pm
@ 6 & 7: Enjoy.
#14
Erthazus
06/07/10, 12:57 pm
@13 Especially news like “Kotick To Be New Best Friend Of The PC?”
No. Thank you.
Even my console have some love with FPS genre, but it’s really not the best genre for consoles and with games like Darkness, Uncharteds and e.t.c. i have no choice but to shut up sometimes.
#15
ExclusivesMostly
06/07/10, 2:16 pm