I would trust a guy that knows how exactly how CPUs and graphics cards work as apposed to some guy just talking on the net. And he's not the only dev that says it. Anybody can be wrong, but Carmack has proven himself in gaming over and over. He has designed engine and new effects that are used industry wide. I bet some of them are used on those Sony titles you guys like to push so much. And have you seen the screens for Rage or Crysis. Both look better than any PS3 game to date. And they ...
Sony doesn't spend on marketing because they don't have the money to. Read their finacials. They have been cutting back and consolidating to save money. Microsoft and most companies spend hundreds of millions on advertising and Sony can't afford to right now. And a lot of the money spent on making those PS3 title is because they had to. It's expensive to develop for because of the Cells design. It was new and it took time for people to figure things out. And mistake cost money...
They comment on things and people they know zero about. Just to support what they like. The ones that say Carmack just doesn't know what he's doing obviously don't know a thing about John Carmack. Do a little research on the guy and then comment. I would bet there isn't a smarter developer in the world. He is an actual genius, not just a game developer. The guy taught himself Aerospace Engineering. He didn't have to spend $150,000 dollars at some university. He was interes...
Is this Kaz? Only someone working for Sony could say something like that. Or the worlds biggest fanboy. The PS3 has issues. The way the Cell was designed has issues. Sony had to admit that when they added the graphics card. And the graphics card was off the shelf tech which is never better than something designed from the ground up for the console.
The PS3 couldn't touch a high-end computer in gaming. It won't come close to the next generation of consoles. Sony really...
2011 would be six years after the 360. The 360 came four years after the original Xbox. They rushed once and now many think every time they release a console now that it had to have been rushed. All the while completely ignoring the facts. Just like when someone says five years was too soon to release a next generation. Everyone jump on board and agreed. Totally ignoring the fact that most new generations started 5 or 6 years after the previous. The 360 was Microsoft's first attempt at bu...
If you think about it, MS has their cost down on the 360 well below $200. Moving from 65nm to 45nm brought down cost a lot. Combining the CPU and GPU into the Valhalla chip did a lot for cost too. So by next year they should be paying no more than $140 per console. Bundle the 360 with Kinect and use the 360 to concentrate on the casual market. They could bundle it for no more than the Wii's original price, $250 and not lose a dime.
Then you release a new Xbox next year. A...
Do you really believe I was talking about a 3.2 in screen. Or is that you don't believe it's possible to apply the technology to a larger LCD.
Here's a article about 3D technology. Make sure you take note of the part that says 56% of 18 to 38 year olds can't even see 3D no matter what the technology.
http://www.engadget.com/200...
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They understand the early adopter niche and like Nintendo are working on 3D technology that doesn't need glasses. They have patents and Nintendo has the 3Ds already. You will never convince me that people would rather have a tech that needs over $400 of extra equipment for a family of four. On top of that it causes headaches for a good segment of the population.
Didn't Nintendo just demonstrate a 3D product that doesn't need glasses. I haven't heard one person say it doesn't work. In fact they say it does. The only problem with it is angle of view. But that was a problem for LCD in the beginning and it will change for Nintendo's 3D too. Sony is too late to the game. 3D with glasses is so 1970's.
This is what you call the early adopters. This happens with any new technology. It happened with VHS. DVD. Blu-ray. Mini-disc. The is a niche group of audio-videophiles that buys every new technology. They still probably have a Laser-disc machine. How well did that work out. It means nothing. The story even mentions what a small percentage of the market that 55 million represents.
It's usually just under 20. but the up is supposed to be 2 and it's usually 3.5. but Comcast is about to offer 100 down in DC. Not sure about how up. And my current service is 39.99. They say the 100 will be the same because of my current deal, but I don't believe them.
I gave you a bubble up though. I think you're exactly right. This is a Microsoft promotion all the way. The 360 has been profitable for the hardware for some time now. At this point the console itself is $200 to make. With the new Valhalla chip it should be no more than $160 or so to make. The HD in the Slim only cost them about forty bucks and the Wi-Fi less than that. So they're making close to $80 on each slim sold.
RRoD cost MS a ton. In the first year after ackno...
But there are things the site could do. I would separate the site into two sections like the comment section. A open section for fanboy sites and BS "articles" that either just regurgitate another article or others thoughts. And a filtered section with first hand articles by approved sites and writers that write real articles based on facts, first hand interviews and no bias. Too many sites push PR hype and are obvious shills for one company or another.
Also the si...
There are a lot of things that could be done using both. Especially in games like GRAW. Like simply using the same hand signals for your team like you see in every war movie. The Forza demo used head tracking to check mirrors.
Greek has the right idea. There are things people more imaginative than some of those posting here could ever imagine.
There is still no proof that most of those things are needed. Nobody buys Blu-rays but the people on a few forums. The Arcade sells well and the Wii sells far better than any console and neither has a hard drive. And it's crazy but a lot of people have cable modems and they are usually next to the TV, so those consoles don't need Wi-Fi. I have a 3 foot cable and it has length to spare.
By the way here are those Blu-ray numbers. Sony still hides actual disc numbers. ...
That's fine with paper glasses at the theater. Unfortunately no one is going to let us game in their theater everyday. For consoles you need it at home. $100 per pair of glasses. A new TV. Several thousand for a gimmick. A gimmick that seems to give many a headache.
http://web.archive.org/web/...
This is old 3DV info on the Z-Cam. It's been around longer than I thought. I remember MS commenting that it was based on old technology. None of the tech is new. The quality of the software is the key. I would bet that if iSupply did a teardown, there wouldn't be more than $50 worth of parts. It may be made up of high quality parts,...
They feel betrayed by developers because they are trying to survive and grow. I can imagine those people as kids when their fathers business got a new client. "Hey guys I just got a contract providing the bottles for the Pepsi plant. Now I have all of the beverage companies in the region.
"NO DAD. We're Coke drinkers. How could you do this."
I agree(sarcasm). It would be totally impossible to hire more quality people given the number of developers that have gone out of business in the last five years. I'd hate to see a company actually growing.
Also it's odd that you say Sony financed all of his games. I thought it was fanboy established that Sony doesn't pay for exclusivity. Funding would qualify as paying for it.
This is the article that makes Microsoft give up on the video games market. You win fanboy author. The force is strong with you. Steve Ballmer's desk will be available on eBay by morning. You finally tipped the scale in Sony fanboy favor. Congratulations!
Or, maybe they will ignore you completely and continue to makes hundreds of millions as you bleed money trying to hold onto your domain name.