A game modder modder by the name of K-putt has recently added a hack to Crysis 3 that gives the game a fresh paint of crispness. The mod is called "Crysis 3 resolution hack" and comes with 8k-resolution support.
The Crysis series, ever since launching in 2007 (Crysis 3 came out in 2013) have been labeled as graphical masterpieces of PC gaming and used to test hardware benchmarks across GPUs, and systems. With this showmanship, however, the titles also prompted many enthusiasts to upgrade their PC parts and were always seen as hard to run in high settins or to their maximum graphical potential.
With that said, no one really ever thought of upping the ante and giving the titles resolution support beyond the standard 1080p in gaming. K-putt, however, has and his work shows us a glimpse of gaming's future. The support of 8k resolution means the title can run at 8000 x 3,333 pixels, which is many times that of 1080p's 1920 x 1080 standard.
Despite this achievement, the game is simply unplayable at this resolution no matter how powerful your gaming rig is. "K-putt has a pretty beefy gaming rig, and yet it could only muster 2 fps when running at 8K resolution," said Sebastian Anthony from ExtremeTech.
As a gamer, you may be familiar with the type of slideshow you will get running instead of your game at 2 fps. Eventually, rigs will catch up to the potential however and the Crysis series seems to be destined as a benchmark for what we can accomplish. The detail in the screenshots is just astonishing.
K-putt is a modder and game hacker, but also has an incredible talent related to in-game screenshots. Take a look at his Flickr account for great in-game content shots, including ones from Crysis 3 in 8k. The mod may not be available for download, at least not yet, but you wouldn't want to just yet (until your rig can run it beyond a couple fps). It really shows the future of gaming, however, with more displays supporting higher resolutions.
