Quote Originally Posted by Carfax View Post
According to Nvidia, devs have access to the Physx code base, so they could have optimized it themselves if they wished, but they didn't.

I doubt it would be worth it though. Modern CPUs don't have the FP capability and bandwidth to run the advanced physics effects seen in games like Mafia 2, without severely bogging down the rest of the game...

I guess we'll have to see whenever they release it.
you say according to nvidia, which means they will NEVER say something negative. if the contract states they have to maintain a low quality for cpu usage, who would tell us? we might as well just ask everyone trying to be a president, did you ever do drugs or cheat on your wife, cause we know they wont just come out and say it out of kindness

i see no reason NOT to optimize. a developer trying to keep a high quality standard would take that little extra time and optimize physics for all cores, then let there be a few options for medium-high, high, high-ultra, and hardware.

we all know that gpus can do physics better, i will never argue against it. but we also know that cpus built in the last 4 years are all being underutilized in games. physics can fill that gap, but is it laziness, or someones hand in the cookie jar that gives us a sub-par gaming experiences.