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« Reply #15 on: March 01, 2005, 08:38:55 AM »
if it will be one of the worst to program for look at the Atari Jaguar........what happened to it...........forgotten....I hope the PS3 doesnt suffer the same fate..........
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« Reply #16 on: March 01, 2005, 09:48:26 AM »
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Every console ever made is sold at a loss initially, but you are kidding yourself if you think Sony is going to sell a $1000 machine for $300 as an example.  


I didnt try to say any details about the specs since I dont know.I just make speculations.Also you forgot the alternative solutions part and the probable decrease in expected manufacturing costs

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The cell chip is scalable, it\'s meant for all kinds of things ranging from a toaster to a super computer.  Depending on the function there will be different variants of the cell.  If you think the PS3 will get the top of line cell, what\'s been shown recently, then you are living in a dream world.


Did I say how much better PS3 will be from XBOX2?Did I say how much it will blow away XBOX2?
You can also say that Ninja Gaiden has blown away anything seen on PS2 as well.But does it say much?
You are taking my speculations way too seriously

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You make it sound as if MS won\'t do the same...MS screwed up with the Xbox because they bought off the shelf parts and made a horrible deal with Nvidia.  That\'s not the case this time.


I didnt make it sound like that.Thats your own assumption.I didnt mention anything about XBOX2 compared to PS3 costs.Lets forget that MS even exists for now.Since Sony has some control over its hardware usually they find ways of simplifying the manufacturing of the hardware.PS2 has changed lots of times its interior stracture of the EE and GS.
So I thing there is a possibility  that Sony already predicts huge costs that will be temporal and costs will be reduced later
Then again what I say is just speculation

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Also, Nvidia and ATi are building the GPU\'s on these next generation machines, both of which are at the top of their game.  I don\'t think there will be significant amounts of difference between the visuals of each console unless there is a serious oversight concerning other components of the system.



Good point.But my expectations on PS3 is also based on the Cell processor on which Sony has spend lots of millions on R&D.Lets not forget that Sony and Nvidia have been colaorating for some years too.
Its the combinations of the Cell and this colaboration that raises my expectations.On the other hand we dont know much about XBOX2.Thats why speculation on XBOX2 is scarce and thats why I have less expactations about i.Because there isnt much information released anyways to have expectations

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Hardly irrelevant, that\'s when we\'ll see what the machines can really do.  Until then everyone will still be figuring them out.


Irrelevant since I was refering to the early life of the consoles and also if you consider that I believe that PS3 will be the most powerful then it doesnt matter how much more developers can get from performance after some years.Still the most powerful will feature better graphics.
If we talked about each console separately then ok.

There is no point trying to convince me.We are speculating anyways.Anything can happen.We are talking about ghost facts
« Last Edit: March 01, 2005, 09:52:00 AM by Unicron! »

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« Reply #17 on: March 01, 2005, 09:59:42 AM »
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Are you talking about the unreleased upgrade
that was supposed to turn Saturn into a Model 3 console?Black belt or something it was called?
Or the extra RAM memory you put on the Memory Card slot that was used by some games only?


Not really, i was saying from going Sega Genesis to Sega Saturn.  But if you means these model 3 and the extra Ram which I believe are add-ons.  Then I guess those have something to do with its death too...

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« Reply #18 on: March 01, 2005, 10:10:38 AM »
oh ok :)
The add on that was supposed to transform the Saturn from a Model2 into a Model3 wasnt released at the end.Thank God ofcourse.
Although I think Saturn was going to die anyways I agree that the extra ram cardridge would have helped the Saturn to the worse

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« Reply #19 on: March 01, 2005, 11:01:56 AM »
My speculations  :

- MS Xbox 2 | tech will depend mostly again on raw power/speed with \'off the shelf\' components. In the endcomparison of overall hardware specs I think Xbox2 will be \'weakest\', even though it sports a nice Ati gpu.

However, I think MS is gonna try to set a firm foot in Japan with XNA for Japanese devs. So, I think MS is gonna put emphasis on winning developer support.

- Nintendo Revolution | a true wildcard.
NGC has known both high peaks and low lows. I expect the unexpected from Nintendo ; for real.

I guess their focus will be on re-evaluating what gamers of today and tomorrow really want.

Technically i think it\'ll wind up a bit more powerfull than Xbox2.

- Sony PS3 |  It will not get the 4 cell units ( PPE\'s was it called, right ? ) but 2 instead to keep within budget. It\'s power will be comparable to that of the other consoles, just maybe a bit more flexible to code for.

PS3\'s \'power\' however will imo come from the Nvidia collaboration for both gpu and development tools. Back then, devs complained about the PS2\'s VRAM and the Geforce FX series was Nvidia\'s little farce.

I think both Sony and Nvidia have been very hard at work to set that straight. So, whereas the PS2\'s graphics synthesizer was PS2\'s weak point I think the PS3\'s gpu and dev tools will be it\'s strong points. They\'ll make sure devs will love it.

To conclude ; MS will gain support in Japan but with the weakest of next gen consoles, Nintendo has a huge opportunity here and i cannot imagine they haven\'t learned a thing from the NGC lifetime.
PS3 will feature the best dev tools and a feature rich Nvidia gpu, while Ati\'s contribution will be more or less \'off the shelf\' gpu. The wildcard will be Mr. Miyamoto ; what tricks has he up his sleeve ?
« Last Edit: March 01, 2005, 11:03:47 AM by Knotter8 »
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« Reply #20 on: March 01, 2005, 02:27:11 PM »
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.Also you forgot the alternative solutions part and the probable decrease in expected manufacturing costs


I assumed you\'d get that since I said they are sold at a loss initially.

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Did I say how much better PS3 will be from XBOX2?Did I say how much it will blow away XBOX2?
You can also say that Ninja Gaiden has blown away anything seen on PS2 as well.But does it say much?
You are taking my speculations way too seriously


We obviously have different  interpertations of "blow away"...Ninja Gaiden is very nice looking but it hardly "blows away" the PS2.  Is there a noticeable difference? Yes, but it hardly makes the PS2 irrelavent.


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I didnt make it sound like that.Thats your own assumption.I didnt mention anything about XBOX2 compared to PS3 costs.Lets forget that MS even exists for now.Since Sony has some control over its hardware usually they find ways of simplifying the manufacturing of the hardware.PS2 has changed lots of times its interior stracture of the EE and GS.
So I thing there is a possibility  that Sony already predicts huge costs that will be temporal and costs will be reduced later
Then again what I say is just speculation


I know it will be sold at a loss and I know Sony has the advantage when it comes to hardware manufacturing costs, but I also know that they can\'t just throw whatever they want into the console and sell it for $300.  


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Good point.But my expectations on PS3 is also based on the Cell processor on which Sony has spend lots of millions on R&D.Lets not forget that Sony and Nvidia have been colaorating for some years too.


You don\'t think ATi has been spending mountains of money on R&D on their next generation graphics cards?  I can only assume they would like to keep in step with what Nvidia are doing.  MS is simply buying into the that technology.

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Irrelevant since I was refering to the early life of the consoles and also if you consider that I believe that PS3 will be the most powerful then it doesnt matter how much more developers can get from performance after some years.Still the most powerful will feature better graphics.
If we talked about each console separately then ok.


I don\'t think we\'ll see half of what any of them are capable of, including getting the one up on each other, during the first year or two since the system launches are so close to each other.  That\'s what I was getting at.

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There is no point trying to convince me.We are speculating anyways.Anything can happen.We are talking about ghost facts


True.
« Last Edit: March 01, 2005, 02:38:44 PM by Ginko »

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« Reply #21 on: March 01, 2005, 03:25:12 PM »
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PS3 will feature the best dev tools and a feature rich Nvidia gpu, while Ati\'s contribution will be more or less \'off the shelf\' gpu. The wildcard will be Mr. Miyamoto ; what tricks has he up his sleeve ?


The ATI Graphics card is being custom built for the Xbox 2, it\'s their next generation R500 card (once referred to as R400), not to be confused with the R520 which is still of the R320 line.  Sometime after the Xbox 2 launches ATi will then launch a customized version for the PC, named R600, both based on the same technology.

Nintendo\'s day are numbered, imo.  I haven\'t heard of any 3rd party developers, those having already announced projects for Xbox 2 and PS3, speak about the Revolution.  Namely Tecmo, EA, or Sega.  I know that\'s only three developers but I have a feeling it will be the same story from many more...

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« Reply #22 on: March 01, 2005, 03:43:15 PM »
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To conclude ; MS will gain support in Japan but with the weakest of next gen consoles, Nintendo has a huge opportunity here and i cannot imagine they haven\'t learned a thing from the NGC lifetime.
PS3 will feature the best dev tools and a feature rich Nvidia gpu, while Ati\'s contribution will be more or less \'off the shelf\' gpu. The wildcard will be Mr. Miyamoto ; what tricks has he up his sleeve ?
I just can\'t see Xbox2 being the weakest console and PS2 having the best development tools. The Xbox is going to use XNA which a developer friend of mine(worked on Freedom Force for PC) said is EXTREMELY developer friendly. I definately see developers going for ease of use and power over potential.

Microsoft is focusing on better software(the hardware will be there) while Sony is focusing on newer hardware(which initially will be at the expense of software)
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« Reply #23 on: March 02, 2005, 12:22:59 AM »
Well, imo MS is going the Sega way... as for being a console maker; early adopters style. Usually this means their, still impressive hardware, will be the weakest when all 3 consoles are in stores. DC was, compared to PS2, also very dev friendly ; now compare a DC game to MGS3 or GT4.....
Of course there\'s the big difference that MS has way better marketing strategies than Sega and some actual cash to back up the campaign.

Also, Nvidia has worked together for years with Sony on the Cell-to-gpu system and especially the development tools. Realtime graphics will grow more and more towards 3D apps like 3DsMax and Maya ; Nvidia is very very strong there with their Quadro cards and dcc OpenGL tools. Yes, they kinda crush ATi\'s FireGL\'s there. Thus Nvidia\'s expertise in that highpoly and visual FX workfield will benefit PS3 development.
Then there\'s Rambus\' XDR memory ; via PS3, Nvidia gets expierence creating a gpu design based on XDR memory. This is high speed bandwidth is probably mucho priority for Nvidia for their next gen pc gpu\'s as well. The anand tech article on Rambus XDR & Flexphase is interesting ; pretty much makes it probable for PS3 to be a console no bigger than PS2 and with good heat dissipation. Nvidia\'s next gen based videocards might not be as big and powerconsuming as current NV40\'s anymore thanks to Rambus\' innovations.

Rambus XDR & Flexphase article

Ati, btw, has to do work for both Nintendo and MS. I can\'t see those 2 agreeing they have the same gpu. Since Ati already has their hands full on their own pc card production (Nvidia doesn\'t actually make videocards). So.... Ati has to make 2 different off the shelf gpu\'s for these consoles, basically different versions of their next pc card.

So, yeah I can easily see Nvidia providing topnotch effort to make PS3 a both powerfull and developer friendly console. Of course , I respect anyones\' opinion if they think Sony wants to have the developer whining of early PS2 games on repeat :rolleyes:

The only thing that could possibly hold PS3 back is the amount of Cell processors in PS3, due to costs. For it\'s potential it\'s gotta have at least 2 of those cores
« Last Edit: March 02, 2005, 01:35:40 AM by Knotter8 »
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« Reply #24 on: March 02, 2005, 06:07:46 AM »
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Well, imo MS is going the Sega way... as for being a console maker; early adopters style. Usually this means their, still impressive hardware, will be the weakest when all 3 consoles are in stores. DC was, compared to PS2, also very dev friendly ; now compare a DC game to MGS3 or GT4.....
Of course there\'s the big difference that MS has way better marketing strategies than Sega and some actual cash to back up the campaign.


The DC launched a full year (maybe more) than the PS2, this is probably not the case this time.  Rumors are indicating a March \'06 launch for PS3 in Japan, just four months after the Xbox 2 lands in the US.  I doubt there will be a significant stride in technology given those four months.  If the PS3 is pushed back then I might give it a second thought.

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Ati, btw, has to do work for both Nintendo and MS. I can\'t see those 2 agreeing they have the same gpu. Since Ati already has their hands full on their own pc card production (Nvidia doesn\'t actually make videocards). So.... Ati has to make 2 different off the shelf gpu\'s for these consoles, basically different versions of their next pc card.


They have two different teams working on the consoles, inside reports say they have little to nothing to do with each other.
« Last Edit: March 02, 2005, 06:12:41 AM by Ginko »

 

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