Something just seems odd about this whole write-up. I dont know for certain if such a question was actually asked: "So David, what do you think of the PS4?" or if Gamingbolt is putting that implied question in front to make it appear more centric to the PS4.

Every other interview David has given has been rather general. No specific platform has come away as the focus of the interview except maybe the PC.

The title just does not fit the content of the quotes. If anything, the real title should be: "Next-Gen Architecture & 8GB RAM Makes Techniques......" Then it fits within the context of everything David has said in regards to the future of Unity.

GTFO Darth lol, The article clearly specifies the PS4 hardware setup and goes on to mention the X1 separately saying it plans to work on that console too. They have separated the description so why are you grasping at straws trying to lump them together? Did you even read the article?

The PS4 is using RAM that was previously only used for Graphics cards alone and it's using it in a unified pool for devs to access. As opposed to the PC having GDDR5 for the graphics card while having a separate pool of system RAM. It's "allowing science fiction scenarios" because no other system, PC or console, has had this setup before. The X1 IS NOT included because it uses standard RAM.

As far as the "sci fi" comment, as technology progresses and new techniques are created, things that weren't possible/didn't seem possible in the past become commonplace. It's just the theme of electronic progression.

@zod18:
Nov 29th for me as well, but the invasion starts Nov 15th.

ender wiggin... lol it's official the ps4 can help defeat the buggers

@family...read it again. This is not a transcript of the interview but more of a cherry picking of key components that can be made to look a certain way by how they are presented.

he never once mentioned the Ps4 or the specifics of that architecture. Here are all the quotes:

“Absolutely. This architecture simplifies development, and makes techniques that previously were in the realm of science fiction doable. We intend to make this extremely powerful and extremely easy to use, like everything else we do!”

“Unity is a facilitator. We want to make tools that make it as easy as possible to put games and other products in front of as many eyeballs as possible. We will, of course, offer complete compatibility with any unique features that the various platforms from Sony Computer Entertainment and Microsoft."

“As you’re likely aware, Unity’s own philosophy is largely about inclusiveness. We’re doing what we can to get professional and powerful tools in the hands of as many developers as possible. We want every developer, whether they’re large publisher funded studios or one man teams, to have the same chance at success. SCE, and more recently Microsoft, have been moving towards a position of being much more open to smaller developers putting games on their systems and we’re very happy to see that shift. It’s something that we think is good for the industry as a whole and the gamers themselves.”

Essentially we are being lead to believe this is about the PS4 due to the title of the write-up but i guess you could make of it what you will by the word "This architecture". All of those quotes speak more to the general tone than a specific one like the title implies.

Its not the first time context is twisted to fit a certain angle. It certainly wont be the last either.

@Darth

You're obviously the one cherry-picking here.

Without even looking at the article title the article itself states:

"On whether the 8 GB GDDR5 RAM and unified architecture posed an advantage to developers using the Unity Engine to develop on PS4, Helgason replied, “Absolutely. This architecture simplifies development, and makes techniques that previously were in the realm of science fiction doable. We intend to make this extremely powerful and extremely easy to use, like everything else we do!” "

"8 GB GDDR5 RAM and unified architecture"
^This statement is ONLY related to the PS4 as the X1 DOES NOT have that setup. So quit grasping at straws. The guy is clearly only talking about the PS4 in that comment.

He even goes on to mention the X1 separately to let people know that their technology will be helping that system too.

“Unity is a facilitator. We want to make tools that make it as easy as possible to put games and other products in front of as many eyeballs as possible. We will, of course, offer complete compatibility with any unique features that the various platforms from Sony Computer Entertainment and Microsoft."

^This comment is about both, the other was ONLY related to the PS4. It's clear as day and undeniable. If you want to pretend that the X1 has a "8 GB GDDR5 RAM and unified architecture" setup, that's on you.

@family, man you are funny. What i "cherry picked" are the exact quotes gamingbolt used. everything written outside of the quotes can be written to spin the quoted content in any direction they so choose.

If this were a transcript then we would have quoted questions and responses by the parties involved. as such...it is not so that is why the title does not seem to fit the context of the quoted content.

For all we know David could have been speaking about next gen in general which DOES fit the context of the quoted content. You believe the title fits then that is understandable to your position.

I dont think the title fits. We can agree to disagree. no harm no foul.

edit: it used to be that people took information at face value. We dont do that anymore especially in this day and age. Its too easy to manipulate what someone says when it lacks specifics.

@Darth

I'm not focusing on the title, the title is simply emphasizing the part of the article that the author deemed to be the most noteworthy.

What I'm focusing on is the fact that in the comment, relating to this statement:
"This architecture simplifies development, and makes techniques that previously were in the realm of science fiction doable."
He is talking about the PS4 specifically and you seem to be trying to deny this and make it seem like he's talking about both the PS4 and the X1.

You're saying that the article focus isn't the PS4 alone and that's true but the statement that brought everyone in here IS about the PS4 and it is ONLY about the PS4.

You were cherry picking when you decided to leave this part out of your above quote:
"On whether the 8 GB GDDR5 RAM and unified architecture posed an advantage to developers using the Unity Engine to develop on PS4, Helgason replied,"

You completely skipped that part to make it seem like he wasn't talking about the PS4 specifically. As if it were a vague, all system encompassing statement when that just isn't true. You were the one cherry picking and trying to be deceptive. There's is nothing negative being said about the X1 in this article yet it still seems like you're trying to defend it.

@family. You are right, i am wrong. to think a site like gaming bolt would mislead the public with a title that is very centric to a topic that is general is out of line on my part.

And go figure all of this would have been avoided had they just simply typed...: "This 'PS4' architecture simplifies development...."

You seem to think that just because the initial statement is written without quotes, that it is just as credible as if it were. I'll take your word for it. Thanks

Damage control Darth at his finest.

You have this habit of trying to reinterpret things to suit your needs or otherwise support your argument, but it usually amounts to something flimsy like this that's easily debunked.

Just like family guy has done here.

'darthv72' is a little slow.

The dude is clearly answering the question about the PS4.
There's no reason why he should be required to answer questions about the X1 and PS4 as one in the same in a completely neutral nonobjective manner and not individually.

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

OT:

The proof will be in the pudding, but since a number of PS4 games are 1080p and/or 60fps, I think I can give this dev guy a little leeway.

@darth ... You're wasting your breath. You're basically on FoxNews.com trying to explain that Obama isn't the devil. They're not going to hear it. The title of the article and the article itself are both extremely poorly written. Anyone with 12th grade level reading comprehension can see that. But go to the home page here...2 consoles are getting ready to launch but 90% of the stories are about Playstation. You're not going to get much unbiased feedback here.

@Campy da Camper Or just stream gameplay and we can watch from the phone app :)
More than likely the phone apps will be released worldwide at the same time. AC4 is even going to be out in Europe 22nd November on PS4, 1 week before the console is even released over here :0

@campy

Thanks for the generous offer but don't worry, I will be sent the game on the 22nd by Amazon, I can just stare at the box for a week or so, pretend to slide the disc into the PS4, watch youtube vids of my american cousins playing PS4 and cursing you to high heaven.

Don't feel bad for us. 2 weeks is a huge improvement over previous generations :-)

Killzone SF is the only game on PS4 so far that does 1080p 60fps. And that's just the multiplayer portion of the game.