Borderlands 2 PC video shows off fancy PhysX effects

by Andrew Yoon, Aug 16, 2012 10:30am PDT

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Borderlands 2 for PC will predictably come with fancy graphics effects not found in the console versions. Among them is support for Nvidia PhysX. Accompanying today's announcement that the GTX 660 Ti will include a free copy of the game is a brand new video showing off the various particle and cloth effects that will be available only with GTX cards. While these features have no gameplay ramifications, they are quite dramatic.

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Andrew Yoon posted a new article, Borderlands 2 PC video shows off fancy PhysX effects.

Borderlands 2 for PC will predictably come with fancy graphics effects not found in the console versions. Among them is support for Nvidia PhysX.

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Borderlands 2 for PC will predictably come with fancy graphics effects not found in the console versions. Among them is support for Nvidia PhysX. : Shacknews
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  Ok, that's it. Now I have to get it for PC. I wanted to get it on 360 to play co-op... but this is just too much. It already looks so much better on PC... this threw me over the edge though.
  
  I'll probably end up getting it for both.. because I am weak.
  
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  Ok, that's it. Now I have to get it for PC. I wanted to get it on 360 to play co-op... but this is just... : Gwyndion
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  Ahah! Looks like my faith in the Hybrid PhysX Setup has come through. My primary is ATi 4870 and my secon... : Dragzeela
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    I have a 7970 - is there a cheap nvidia pci-e card that I could use at the same time to get PhysX working... : Milleh
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      I would not recommend it. It's hard to get working and sometimes doesn't work at all, it's a clusterfuck ... : at0micgarden
      
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      :( sigh, I hate that I have a $400 video card but cannot get that cool looking stuff, fuck this company s... : Milleh
      
      Well, you could always grab a GTS450 or something reasonable for 80 bucks and give it a shot. I've had it... : at0micgarden
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    I still need to get a dedicated physx card :( : OverloadUT
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      Wait if I have an old 9800 lying around I could use that! I DO have one lying around! Now to find out ... : OverloadUT
      
      I don't think I've ever found any facts on whether or not a weaker dedicated Physx card will bottleneck y... : at0micgarden
- That looks sick! Ooh, I will love it. :3 : vai90
- Thank you Gearbox! Looks amazing. : Zerbyte
- That is so unbelievably cool! : eorlas
- These posts really need to be formatted better. The title should be at the top, with the link to the arti... : rick
- The physX off shots - are those console shots? It looks like other things are turned off, other than phys... : Milleh
- That looks pretty damn sexy, I must say. : node
- Should of used bullet physics. Works on all GPUs : hyperwired

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