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AMD's Ian McNaughton blasts NVIDIA over PC Game Issues

GizmoGamer.com reports "AMD's very own self-proclaimed bad boy Ian McNaughton took a direct swing at NVIDIA and The Way it's Meant to be Played program today in a blog post that is worth taking a look at. Ian calls out some issues with several TWIMTBP titles, which is something you don't see being done everyday. If you already own or are thinking about getting Batman: Arkham Asylum, Need for Speed: Shift or Resident Evil 5 then you might want to see what Ian is upset about."

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Major_Tom6083d ago

Well apparently when Nvidia whines about AMDATi's unfair advantages it's news?

There's some fair things in here too, like anti-competitive strategies that Nvidia is starting up again.

Jdoki6083d ago

Nvidia seems happy to throw million in to the The Way It's Meant To Be Played scheme just to ensure an unfair advantage. As a business strategy it's brilliant - but as a customer I find it deplorable.

I have always been unbiased when it comes to GPU's (I buy whichever make/brand is the best I can afford at the time) - but since the whole 8 series debacle by Nvidia (which ranks up there with MS denying the RRoD issue) I have been favouring ATI much more.

My current rig uses a 4890, and although I know I'm missing out on some of the nicer PhysX effects I can't see me moving back to Nvidia while it continues underhand tactics and launches broken products (I have a laptop runing an 8 series GPU that I purchased before finding out about the substrate fault that is plaguing these GPU's)

BTW, I'm not saying AMD/ATI are above these sort of tactics - just that right now Nvidia is doing everything they can to push me away as a potential customer.

Chris3996083d ago (Edited 6083d ago )

For the price-point and performance ratio alone, it $hits all over any Nvidia product I have ever owned. Not to mention that the last 9 series card I owned would not save any settings that I made in the control panel - I tried everything from a system wipe and full install to exchanging cards, with NO success.

I am an ATI fan and buyer for the foreseeable future.

DiffusionE6083d ago

I have absolutely no use for the 3D-Vision or w/e crap that Nvidia is employing on RE5. And I find that delaying Batman-AA(PC) for PhysX is completely unnecessary. However, I had some strange issues with ATI cards on certain games, so I've decided to remain an Nvidia user until I find that the GTX-380 is a total crap. Then, I'll switch to ATI.

Kakkoii6083d ago

GTX 380 shall not be crap. It shall be epic. check it out:
http://n4g.com/tech/News-40...

roybatty6083d ago (Edited 6083d ago )

I have the same card and it kicks 4ss. I have always used ATi and they are great cards. The one exception was a 6800gt I had and it sucked.
Ran hot, and was loud as hell to the point were I had to install my own cooling.
Ati has better AA and better colour. FACT .
That is why 360 graphics and colours look more vibrant and brighter than ps3, Sony went with Nvidia and now have the good old slightly washed out look to their games.I'm telling you, Nvidia 'cooks' the benchmarks so their sh1t looks good, and blow tons of money on advertising etc, truth is, the Ati equivalent card is always cheaper and better and runs cooler and quieter.
So then Nvidia usually panics and then rush out a 'better' card, that runs even hotter, louder, and takes even more power......

screw Nvidia

iLoki6083d ago (Edited 6083d ago )

You do realize that both nvidia and ati provide their own tools for tweaking PC color settings? (I'll be the first to tell you I am an nVidia fanboy, but I value performance above brand name.. believe me if GTX300 tanks I will jump on the 5870 or 5870x2 without a second thought) ATI has different AA methods, which are better, in YOUR opinion. That doesn't make it fact. I actually prefer nvidia's AA methods, not to mention little to no performance drop for 4xMSAA on my setup.

As for being colors being "Washed out" on the PS3 vs the 360... do you own either console? Both? If you did you would realize that the way the systems process color is a little different, I do agree that some games do look a little washed out on the PS3 but those are few and far between. By the way this is a problem that generally plagues multi platform games, because the XB360 is easier to develop for, so the PS3 gets short end of the stick, and gets the majority of the ports. This is an almost immediate downgrade in quality with most things it seems... even if very minor, graphical differences.

Look at the PS3 exclusives, Uncharted, Little Big Planet, Gran Turismo, Ratchet and Clank... All have incredibly vibrant colors.

The PS3 has what's basically a beefed up 7900GTX, most of its processing is done through the cell before its passed to the GPU for actual rendering. Im not sure what AMD/ATi's chip in the 360 would be equivalent to.. maybe a 3870 or a little better?

The point is it's really not fair to lay down a blanket statement like that... its just not true in that broad a scope.

Nvidia's not really "blowing" their money if its working for them are they? ATI has not tried to compete with nvidia on terms of performance. They didn't WANT to be faster. They wanted to be a better value for performance. Which they achieved. the 4870 was direct competition to the GTX260, where it did well. The 4870X2 was more competition for the GTX280 at the time (and was faster), and was beaten later by the GTX295. The 4890 is direct competition for the GTX275.

Nvidia's cards are faster at the top end, that is fact. When nvidia's competition for the 5870 comes out, we will see if this holds true. As an nvidia fanboy I'm hoping it is, but as a consumer I want them to be close, because it means cheaper prices for everyone. ATi is still the underdog, but thats changing more and more with every generation of graphics that come out. The 5870 is a MASSIVE jump over the HD4000 series. It would seem that even ATI's drivers are finally maturing, my dad just upgraded to the latest drivers/CCC and all of the common issues he was having disappeared. Whether ATi "wins" this generation or not, they are definitely putting some pressure on nvidia, which can only be a good thing in the end. (Either they fall apart and ATI takes the lead back, or Nvidia comes out with a faster product, which makes ATI come out with their X2 or 5890 all while driving prices down to stay competetive)

chak_6083d ago

That's unfair. Might be childish, but he's right. I'm super happy with my 4890 o/c edition, which was 190€ a few mont back, compared to those 280/285 ermm

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Best Selling Resident Evil Games US Revealed by Circana Data

Circana data shows Resident Evil 5 as the best selling Resident Evil game in the US, ahead of Resident Evil 4 remake and Village.

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SimpleDad89d ago

So the most successful RE is the one where a white man is killing Africans.
This can't be real.

bryght88d ago

i love resident evil from 2006

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Insider Reveals Cancelled Resident Evil Projects, Denies RE5 Remake

New leaks from Dusk Golem detail cancelled Resident Evil projects, including a Rebecca focused Revelations game, while stating no Resident Evil 5 remake is in development.

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__y2jb104d ago

Capcom's willingness to invest in experiments and scrap them sets them apart form many other developers (Nintendo have a similar methodology). Far too often companies push a game setting or game mechanic that is just not that good and the final product is middling or poor.

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No Resident Evil 5 Remake Announcement This Year as Code Veronica Remake Is Scheduled Next

Dusk Golem claims a Resident Evil 5 remake is not coming this year, with a Code Veronica remake expected instead.

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Neonridr128d ago

I mean 0, 1 and Code Veronica should be way before we get into 5 or 6.

Darkseeker128d ago

5 and 6 are so bad that even Capcom want to pretend they don't exist.

Levii_92128d ago

Dude Code Veronica is bad too but RE5 and 6 were mega successful and to me it makes much more sense for Capcom to do them instead. Nobody cares about Code Veronica except niche fixed camera era RE fans, i bet most modern RE fans probably don't know Code Veronica even exists. Based on all that i don't believe CV remake is coming but we will see i guess.

MehmetAlperTR128d ago (Edited 128d ago )

Actually RE5-6 was not Classic RE game.. They are not even Survival Horror game.. They are just an action game with coop and named by RE... And for me RE Code Veronica was masterpiece.. I remembered the first time i played it in Dreamcast.. It was absouletly excellent game. And specially for RE6.. I was quit from game after the camera shakes when Leon's kick to zombies.. There's a video about RE6 and they are telling the truth about that shitty game https://www.youtube.com/wat... here it is.. Enjoy it..

Neonridr128d ago

people are DYING for a Code Veronica Remake. Not sure who you are talking to, but the die-hard RE fans of the series are very familiar with every entry. That's what it means to be called a die-hard fan.

neutralgamer1992128d ago

Levii

I am sure If they were to remake CV that it 2ont have fixed camera angle. I hope whatever they do they take their time like RE2/4 remakes and not rushed with cut content like RE3 remake

Before they should do RE5 they should go back and remake earlier games. In a perfect scenario we would get CV and RE/Zero before RE5/6

Tapani127d ago

Code Veronica on Dreamcast was absolutely AWESOME.

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LucasRuinedChildhood128d ago (Edited 128d ago )

It makes more sense for them to remake earlier games like Code Veronica. RE5 is a good game though - it's not THAT different from RE4.

RE5 just doesn't really need to remade in general. The co-op element makes it tricky - you'd probably add more moments where Chris is by himself enhance the horror but some would want co-op to stay.

thesoftware730128d ago

RE:5 Was and still is a great game, with hands down the best Merc mode, that I still play from time to time with my brother.

RE:6 blah, I agree, it was awful.

Redgrave128d ago

Other than Code Veronica, 6 is the one ai want to see remade the most only because pretty much everything has to be redone; can't streamline that hot mess.

DarXyde127d ago

6 was pretty bad. 5 just tried too hard in being an action-oriented RE4.

In some fairness to Capcom, 5 was the first Resident Evil on then-new hardware for them (X360 and PS3). And it was pretty damn hard to follow up RE4.

Imagine everyone's surprise when EA of all companies dropped Dead Space.

Alos88127d ago

The first half of 5 wouldn't be too hard to do in the more grounded style the remakes have gone for, but the second half gets pretty silly and uncomfortable at parts.
6 is a wash. You'd have to basically make a whole new game to salvage that one at this point.

__y2jb127d ago

6 is garbage. 5 is excellent.

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_Decadent_Descent128d ago

Hopefully if and when they do a RE5 remake, they give it the RE3 remake treatment, because this is certainly one title that I don't want a faithful remake of.

gerbintosh128d ago

I need a Parasite Eve remake

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