Valkyrie Profile and Star Ocean developer tri-Ace has published an impressive new technical demo showcasing real-time physically based rendering on their engine.

“This is a technical demo trailer of real-time physically-based rendering on current generation consoles,” said tri-Ace. “The contents in the video are not related to our developing titles at all.”

Technical facts about the demo:
– Rendered in real-time on Xbox 360 / PlayStation 3
– Runs at 30Hz with 720p and is directly captured from the video output on the devkit
– Real-time lighting and shadowing used (no baked light maps)
– Key features are physically-based shading models, physically-based lighting and image-based global illumination

Screenshots of the tech demo available below. More information on tri-Ace’s “physically-based rendering version 0.1” can be read on their official website.