where does everyone get this "inside info" about how UE3 runs? do you have any links or proof?I would love to see you play a game with Unreal Engine 3.0, since so far a 6800 Ultra can run it at medium settings only at 15fps
and btw....quake 4 is using the D3 engine (kind of "duh"). how can it "barely look different than Doom 3" yet "Doom 3's graphics suck, but Quake 4's graphics are competitive for next gen."? that makes no sense at all
you saying doom 3's graphics suck obviously shows how closed minded you are; that and/or you are blind.
judging by the Q4 screenies, the graphics are very comparable to D3...looks like they just made the player models better (thank god...the monsters looked great, but the NPCs looked pretty bad).