Why do video game cutscenes look better than the actual game?
In: Engineering
Cutscenes are pre rendered. Meaning they are essentially just videos on playback.
When you’re playing a game the computer has to generate the entire scene from scratch. 60 times every second (or 30 or 144 etc depending on your monitor and display cables).
This is why back when e3 was a thing still having live engine footage was the only way to really “prove” your game looks THIS good and RUNS this fast.
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