id, EA Show Support For Apple

The iPhone may have been the star at today's Apple event, but Joystiq points out that id software's debut of 'id Tech 5' is just as beautiful. There are no current details on the first title slated to use the engine. Just the same John Carmack had a few things to say, pointing out the technology's strong graphical and cross-platform performance: "What we've got here is the entire world with unique textures, 20GB of textures covering this track. They can go in and look at the world and, say, change the color of the mountaintop, or carve their name into the rock. They can change as much as they want on surfaces with no impact on the game ... We're going to be showing on a Mac, PC, PS3, and Xbox at E3, we'll have another Mac announcement at E3." Game|Life also points out that EA will be throwing support behind OS X, with releases of major titles like Command and Conquer 3, Battlefield 2142, Need For Speed Carbon, and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

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Enough with the apple stuff.

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Right now there is not a SINGLE story on the front page that is unrelated to apple. I know the WWDC is today, but be reasonable. 3% market share should not equal 100% slashdot front page share, even when there's a conference.

Danger Of Income Generating Machines For Gaming

[nick_davison]

I've got 3 macintosh computers sitting in front of me. They represent more than 4 thousand dollars total of hardware that I use for income. When I put Doom 3 into them - the game is wholly unplayable. I've got 3 PCs sitting in front of me. They represent more than 4 thousand dollars total of hardware that I use for income. When I put Doom 3 into them - the income is wholly unviable.

Re:Hope it actually works

[mgabrys_sf]

Mentioned my specs in another thread. Go fuck yourself.

Re:Apple NEEDS a mid-rage head less system and....

[Anonymous Coward]

I'm going to say this once and in caps so maybe you will get it.

YOU CAN GET A WOODCREST XEON MAC PRO FOR HOUNDREDS OF DOLLARS CHEAPER THAN DELL.

Yes go to apple.com and dell.com and spec out two dual core xoen machines match the specs as much as you want, you can even forget about the fact the Mac Pro comes with a better OS, and the whole iLife package, a better looking/designed machine and just look at specs and price and guess what? its STILL CHEAPER from apple.

Maybe you should look some things up before you open your mouth and look like a fool. See below for an education.

Priced at apple store:
Quad core 2.66 Ghz Woodcrest Xoen
2GB RAM
250 GB SATA2 HD
Mac OS X Cleint
iLife
Keyboard, Mouse
NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT 256MB (single-link DVI/dual-link DVI) (Far better then card on Dell box)

Total Price $2798

Priced at dell.com
2.66 Quad core Xeon
2 GB RAM
250 SATA2 HD
NO OPERATING SYSTEM
NO ADDITIONAL SOFTWARE
GENERIC VIDEO CARD

Total Price $3154

Thats a surcharge of $350 for a similiar Dell machine, with no OS, keyboard, mouse and a generic video card. You may now proceed to take your FUD and eat it.