GT5 is already performing at a much higher level than any competing game despite using the traditional MSAA method.
At this point I'd rather they spend their development time doing QA than adding new features.
Based on the listed specifications, the most expensive component is the motorized mount.
The sensors are just dirt cheap CMOS sensors similar in capability to key-chain cameras and low end web-cams.
One is QVGA (320x240) and the other is VGA (640x480).
Crysis is an old PC game built with older APIs in mind with outdated graphics technology.
PC GPUs are designed around the requirements of the APIs while the architecture of the Cell processor's SPEs (Synergistic Processing Elements) are completely open ended and have no such restrictions.
Hence, PS3 games that utilize the Cell processor are able to have effects that are simply not available on any PC game.
The fact is that those cumulative sales reflect how the 360 has been consistently outsold for a very long time, holiday season included.
2009 holiday season (September through December):
PS3: 7.7M
360: 5.6M
Last 12 Months:
PS3: 13.7M
360: 10.1M
The one week sales jump in the US is because of the massive discounts on the older units due to liquidation of old stock.
It's mos...
everywhere but the USA.
900% more in Japan
70% more in EMEAA (Europe, Middle East, etc...)
Quite simply, last week, the 360 experienced a huge jump in the USA.
Since there's no accompanying jump in software sales or degradation in sales of competing hardware, it seems to be simply a result of the "fat" 360 liquidation sales.
There's no discernible increase in actual demand for the product. It'...
It's a lenticular overlay on a regular TV.
This has the problem of limited viewing angle.
The other problem with TCL's 3D is that it cuts the horizontal resolution in half. So a 1080P (1920x1080) image becomes 960x1080.
I'm not a fan of glasses 3D either. Too many compromises.
However, a better glasses free 3D technology is coming. You only have to look at the patents out there.
Seriously?
Most internet connections don't even max out 802.11b.
Almst no households in the US have internet connections that utilize even 50% of 802.11g.
802.11n is just a cheap specification booster for marketing purposes. Virtually meaningless in the real world.
in describing the 3D used in Crysis as "concave" then it would require some kind of head tracking.
Here's an example of how concave 3D works. This is just one implementation (wiimote hack) but any webcam with good face/head tracking software can do it.
http://www.youtube.com/watc...
The advantages of head-tracking based "concave" 3D is that it doesn...
until hybrid OLED TVs that don't require glasses become available.
However it will do well with early adopters and that's who the manufacturers are aiming for.
When introducing a new technology you always start at the top.
Actually the Wii has the most complicated set up.
1 Wii system
2 IR Bar
3 Software
4 Controller
5 Motion plus add on
6 Nunchuck
They also state that the Move is somehow less family friendly than the others.
In the real world, Kinect is the most restrictive. Handicapped and older people would not be able to use it effectively or at all.
In contrast, the Wii and Move can be used from a ...
Microsoft said:
"This console is the culmination of years of continuous innovation in design, testing and learning."
Let's break it down. What exactly do the following mean and what's the relevance?
Continuous innovation in "Design." A black shiny console with touch sensitive buttons, extra USB ports and built in Wifi?
Continuous innovation in "Testing." Wow, they actually test them no...
It would dilute the brand and the mission.
Look at what happened to Microsoft. They have lost their identity and sense of purpose. No one knows what Microsoft is including Microsoft's own management.
Nintendo has a very promising platform in the 3DS and the possibilities are unlimited.
http://www.youtube.com/watc...
Looks like a 1/4 to 1/2 second lag in this particular demo.
Gesture control's been around for ages but the reason why it hasn't gone mainstream is because of "Gorilla Arm" syndrome. Google it.
Apparently, the head-quarters of "Bing" doesn't google.
Takes way too long to respond.
How do you operate the accelerator and brakes?
and many people, myself included, have set these up in our homes using standard webcams. My own set up, based on freeware, is a heck of a lot better than Kinect.
Eventually, motion/voice/face recognition will be our primary way of interfacing computers in certain applications where it makes sense (not a great way to write up your 400 page PhD thesis).
Kinect, however, is a very poor implementation of this kind of control.
It's not precis...
Nintendo just might revolutionize the portable world with this. All they need is a 3G version and they'll have every wanting one in order to video chat with each other in 3D.
It would be a uniquely compelling experience.
Let me pull a Pachter and predict a lot of naughty 3D pic/video sharing.
Is this what they're telling investors? This guy's nuts!
Fire the MS mgmt already. They're burning up cash at an incredible rate on idiotic products that make no money.
The entire consumer hardware effort has been a dismal failure.
They also failed in tons of online efforts.
Vista failed too.
Windows 7 is not that great either. The ads are ridiculously bad.
New management is ne...
We already know that the GT5 Premium interiors are vastly superior to Forza 3, NFS Shift, PGR4, etc...
So why bother comparing?
What we don't know is how the Standard interiors will compare.
leads to poor judgement.
They tried passing that Milo stuff off as real only to be caught by the press.
Since there's no actual "tech" behind Milo (it was found to be human operated), just what aspect of the "demo" will live on?