Some amazing graphics with ray tracing turned on in Crimson Desert's BlackSpace Engine.
Some amazing graphics with ray tracing turned on in Crimson Desert's BlackSpace Engine.
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Pearl Abyss unveils graphics power of the BlackSpace Engine for Crimson Desert

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Pearl Abyss unveiled the believable, hyper-realistic graphics of the BlackSpace Engine that is at the heart of the upcoming Crimson Desert game.

Debuting in late 2025, Crimson Desert will showcase high-end visual fidelity thanks to the proprietary game engine, the developers said in a demo during the Game Developers Conference. The graphics look pretty extraordinary, when highlighted from certain perspectives. The open world action-adventure game is coming for Steam, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Mac. I got a good briefing on the tech and the strategy behind making the company’s own game engine.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.