I think the speed of GDDR3 will utilize this API well, but I think Azure processing is where the tiled resources will shine
Apologies if someone pointed this out already (I gave up reading comments) but it's astonishing that this writer (and half of the people here) don't understand what MS means by "break even".
If they had 2.5 billion dollars sitting in the bank at 10% interest that gives them a yearly income, so to speak, of 250 million dollars. In other words, they are going off the notion that the money spent on a developer (Mojang) is a better use for the 2.5 billion than the intere...
Cross-play is only very specific games so far (generally where keyboard and mouse are not an advantage). I would think the best way to do this (and justify some kind of "Live" branding) would be to 'force' PC users to use a controller (likely MS official) to cross-play with Xbox users, to keep playing field level)
Paying for Gold would likely be justified past servers, because obviously that's not going to fly. Neither will just the benefit of games on s...
So nobody else has to click through multiple pages...
10. Crackdown
9. Tenchu (because Tenchu Z was exclusive to 360)
8. Fable (like 1+2)
7. Brute Force
6. Halo
5. Mass Effect ("It always felt like an ‘Xbox franchise’ anyway")
4. Blue Dragon
3. Project Gotham Racing
2. Gears of War
1. Left 4 Dead (no real reasoning given why this would be an Xbox game)
Agree BUT this is a case where the developer clearly hasn't even explored the option (and isn't being very clear on what the Sony offer was, which is almost surely financial in nature)
The dev never had a conversation with Microsoft. They assume it can't go to Xbox One after (which isn't true).
Good for Sony in being more aggressive with Indies tho. Just don't like the lack of understanding on the devs part (and a lot of the comments).
To Phil's defense, it is pretty lame that PS4 seemingly just gets indie consideration first (and often only) with no real cause. For God's sake, a lot of these people are developing on Vita at the same tim...
My favorite is comparing a great selling product to a fantastic selling product and then assuming that it means the great selling one is not doing well at all. Such a stupid line of thought. Phil wants to be #1. Worldwide? Almost guaranteed never to happen (PS4 would have to literally stop selling in Japan for a year minimum and Xbox would have to sell gangbusters in that same period) but being profitable and exceeding Xbox 360 sales? Likely to happen considering the trajectory over the past ...
Pretty sure it says based on NDP right in the article soo.....
What are you thinking? Lighting tech? New texture-mapping technique? Either way I'm excited.
Came here to say the same thing. I'll add Age of Empires to the mix (essentially the same thing) or maybe a new IP?
Project Gotham Forza?
For all the crying that MS hasn't proven the cloud (I will hold reservations until I see it, but cloud processing is a thing, just waiting to see useful game application) the undisputable fact is that the tech could have been used a lot earlier had every console sold meant every console online.
@stuna1 - Tsunado absent for three years or working on this for three years? They're hiring now to take something from incubation to fruition it sounds like.
I don't understand how the cloud is not panning out. Forza and Titanfall implemented it well I think, and it's new technology so it will take a bigot to get it to full effect. Cell processor took a few years to prove itself, and when it was used properly it showed. Patience.
I agree with he first half of the statement. I won't commit myself to thinking Xbox will have much greater gains than PS4, but I agree (as it is pretty factual) that Sony went as off-the-shelf as possible with PS4 to right the wrongs with early PS3 development. It's also a big reason they could double the RAM at the 11th hour - there was little to consider compatibility-wise when it's essentially like doubling RAM on a home PC. It's doubtful they could have pulled the same thi...
Taking into consideration the amount of upgrade seen in each series (GT and FM) I think they scale well. Every two years for Forza with cosmetic and physics fine-tuning and Gran Turismo every...4? with upgrades that are substantial (usually) to the last entry but not that groundbreaking compared to the competition (including 3rd party stuff)
Edit: Just thought of this - Forza is like an iPhone, every two years it's "the best Forza ever made" but in reality it&#...
Two different core experiences though.
In the terms you're using, more a remake than a remaster for sure.
Same core game play and story elements, scaled differently to ensure gamers get to the meat sooner (the original almost changed game play entirely after a few hours -as Ken mentions- which threw many off (myself included) when they didn't stick with it.
First I want to clear up language used by @SliceOfTruth888 - I wouldn't say they released an incomplete game per-se. The way MS is tackling this they are able to make sure it's the game fighting fans want by the time it gets to a full 24 fighters. I think it's genius. S1 balance was changed with S2 and graphics keep getting touched up as well.
To the original poster - how is this worse than SFIV with a medium-sized roster then DLC to get the SSFIV characters and ...
The original SDK leak is from MrX? I was under the impression it was not, just that MrX jumped on it early because it 'confirmed' his earlier reporting.
Also, I'm survive seen the SDK info on reputable sites, just not reproduced in full. There's likely a reason for that (maintain healthy relations with MS as I'm sure if this is legit it likely has legal issues attached to posting it as an internal document)
Don't get me wrong, I'm loving these guys (and XboxMAD) but where in the hell did they appear from? Seriously. They seem to get nothing but big deal interviews on the regular. It has quickly become one of my go-to sources.