Uncharted 2 characters have 30,000 polygons each

The November issue of Playstation the Official Magazine not only contains the first print review of the game, but also a foldout that reveals an abundance of technical information about the upcoming blockbuster. Of particular note: each character now has 30 thousand polygons each.

Below are some pics of the foldout, front and back.

The last picture is the middle portion of the three page foldout, and holds the bulk of the information. In case, for some reason reading the text in the fold out proves difficult to read, here are some of the more interesting statements.

"Animation Blending is a core feature of NDI technology that allows up to 20 or 30 layered animations to play on a character all at once. ..."

"The processing power of Uncharted: Drakes Fortune allowed for up to 150 objects to be displayed on screen at once whereas Uncharted 2:Among Thieves can display over 500."

"Characters now have over 30,000 polygons each."

That last tidbit regarding the poly count is especially interesting considering that later in the magazine, in a preview for Smackdown VS. Raw 2010, it is revealed that the characters in that game have approximately 20,000 polygons each. Uncharted 2 will have far more action on screen in comparison to SVR 2010, so the fact that the characters(main characters) will have fifty percent more polygons is mind boggling. Uncharted 2 drops in just a little over three weeks, which will seem like a lifetime if you're anticipating this game as much as I am. Maybe we'll get lucky and the game will get pushed up, or some retailers will break the street date.