Current consoles are good enough for pushing pixels on to 2d planes with a limited rectangular window. What we really need is a real innovation in display technology, and I'm not talking this stereoscopic, trick of the eyes gimmick. I'm talking the 3d holographic displays you see in science fiction. The ability to project any object anywhere into mid air. Make this possible and then you'll see a real need for better processing power.
This. Welcome to The Internet. People are far more likely to voice themselves when it's about something they dislike. You seldom ever hear praise unless the person is getting paid, when people are happy they are quiet. The result is that the vast majority of discussion especially online is people complaining about something. I had to explain this phenomenon to my step father when he started commenting on there being so many bad reviews of stuff he was Googling.
Most of the time when I notice any stuttering is also the same time my hard drive lights up. Usually either the game or some background service decides to flood the disk with IO requests. In a few instances I've even had Windows become completely unresponsive until whatever disk operation that is running completes. It doesn't matter how much RAM I have. I haven't purchased any SSDs yet but I'm sure they help a lot to alleviate the problem. The question is is this a fault in how programs or the operating system handle secondary storage? Why should a disk intensive operation halt the rest of my OS especially when the entire OS could fit in RAM?
I have stacks of games that are years old I have not finished yet, some I have barely started, that doesn't mean I want them to be shorter in fact quite the opposite. I'm a collector, games are what I collect. I love long involved RPG titles, they are like a good novel or movie to me. I eventually make the time to get around finishing it but there are soo many good games out there and I have increasingly limited time, so it's no surprise how many of them I haven't finished yet.
Also consider that games take skill to complete. I'm not the most skilled gamer but I'm willing to keep trying that one annoying encounter granted I may shelve the game for a few weeks or month before getting back to it. The reward in finally completing the encounter comes when I get to continue the story, it definitely causes me to be more engrossed when I have to actually work to progress the storyline
What gets me about prices is how all new games are priced the same regardless of length or quality. A long AAA game costs more to make than the average movie so yes I expect to pay more in that case than a DVD or theater ticket. But not all games costs more to make than a movie. Why should someone pay the same price for a sequel to a shovelware game compared to a AAA title that actually took years to make?
Intel is filing a lawsuit against the laws Thermodynamics. It is their hope Thermodynamics will settle out of court on the condition that they no longer impose their law upon Intel chips.
I'm lucky if I even get 800Kbps over DSL. I tried upgrading to a faster speed but then my connection would drop for 5-10 minutes every hour. Verizons response, I'm too far away. I live in a well known highly populated Florida suburb, WTF?
Great just what I need, pop-ups while driving.
"Your oil is low! Confirm/Deny/Cancel"
*Click*
"You're low on fuel! Confirm/Deny/Cancel"
*Click*
"Do you wish to install ANTIVIUS 2011? Confirm/Deny/Cancel"
*Click*
"Low price on Viagra! Make your member longer! Confirm/Deny/Cancel"
*Click*
*CRASH*
Windows should have taught us that average people ignore little warning messages and continue until it's too late.
According to reading from the Mars reconnisance orbiter, they have detected sizable quantities of Jobtanium, a rare element currently found on Earth. NASA is proposing to congress and the Obama administration a manned mission to Mars to collect this Jobtanium
We have FIOS at my job, 25mbps. My home 2 miles up the same road is 768kbps DSL, FIOS not available there. Tried upgrading to 3mbps DSL and the connection kept dropping, after two weeks going back and forth with tech support they determined I was too far away from the "office" for anything over 800kbps. Fuuuuuuuuu.......
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I see your Duku and raise you 1 Magneto (waved over Dukus harddrive)
Current consoles are good enough for pushing pixels on to 2d planes with a limited rectangular window. What we really need is a real innovation in display technology, and I'm not talking this stereoscopic, trick of the eyes gimmick. I'm talking the 3d holographic displays you see in science fiction. The ability to project any object anywhere into mid air. Make this possible and then you'll see a real need for better processing power.
If my hypothetical faster than light starship had a front window that I could see through, wouldn't I get a really nasty sunburn?
Optimus Prime was a librarian before the war. Now, give me your face.
The display technology employs thousands of highly trained termites and large blocks of wood. We're still working on upping the refresh rate
Sure its only black and white but if I can program my own designs and patterns into it that'd be awesome.
Thats right it was all Skynets fault, pay no attention to the Basestars orbiting overhead. - By your command, Number Six
What is SW:TOR?
Birth Control
*waves hand* You don't need to see beta information. This isn't the beta you're looking for. Go about your business. Move along.
Instead of the buildings running smoothly they break free and seek revenge against Godzilla.
Someone needs to get that recently discovered nuclear yellowcake from the Libyans.
This. Welcome to The Internet. People are far more likely to voice themselves when it's about something they dislike. You seldom ever hear praise unless the person is getting paid, when people are happy they are quiet. The result is that the vast majority of discussion especially online is people complaining about something. I had to explain this phenomenon to my step father when he started commenting on there being so many bad reviews of stuff he was Googling.
Most of the time when I notice any stuttering is also the same time my hard drive lights up. Usually either the game or some background service decides to flood the disk with IO requests. In a few instances I've even had Windows become completely unresponsive until whatever disk operation that is running completes. It doesn't matter how much RAM I have. I haven't purchased any SSDs yet but I'm sure they help a lot to alleviate the problem. The question is is this a fault in how programs or the operating system handle secondary storage? Why should a disk intensive operation halt the rest of my OS especially when the entire OS could fit in RAM?
I step away from the new PC for a minute and come back to find browser tabs open to newegg and the sound "awww yeah" coming from the speaker.
I have stacks of games that are years old I have not finished yet, some I have barely started, that doesn't mean I want them to be shorter in fact quite the opposite. I'm a collector, games are what I collect. I love long involved RPG titles, they are like a good novel or movie to me. I eventually make the time to get around finishing it but there are soo many good games out there and I have increasingly limited time, so it's no surprise how many of them I haven't finished yet. Also consider that games take skill to complete. I'm not the most skilled gamer but I'm willing to keep trying that one annoying encounter granted I may shelve the game for a few weeks or month before getting back to it. The reward in finally completing the encounter comes when I get to continue the story, it definitely causes me to be more engrossed when I have to actually work to progress the storyline What gets me about prices is how all new games are priced the same regardless of length or quality. A long AAA game costs more to make than the average movie so yes I expect to pay more in that case than a DVD or theater ticket. But not all games costs more to make than a movie. Why should someone pay the same price for a sequel to a shovelware game compared to a AAA title that actually took years to make?
Call me old fashioned but if they still made games based off the Doom 1&2 engines that had the same quality of artwork, I'd still buy and play them.
They shot down a comet?! With what, lasers or nukes? (I didn't bother to RTFS)
DMCA takedown notice.
Intel is filing a lawsuit against the laws Thermodynamics. It is their hope Thermodynamics will settle out of court on the condition that they no longer impose their law upon Intel chips.
I'm lucky if I even get 800Kbps over DSL. I tried upgrading to a faster speed but then my connection would drop for 5-10 minutes every hour. Verizons response, I'm too far away. I live in a well known highly populated Florida suburb, WTF?
Great just what I need, pop-ups while driving. "Your oil is low! Confirm/Deny/Cancel" *Click* "You're low on fuel! Confirm/Deny/Cancel" *Click* "Do you wish to install ANTIVIUS 2011? Confirm/Deny/Cancel" *Click* "Low price on Viagra! Make your member longer! Confirm/Deny/Cancel" *Click* *CRASH* Windows should have taught us that average people ignore little warning messages and continue until it's too late.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N34MmqmxqD0
According to reading from the Mars reconnisance orbiter, they have detected sizable quantities of Jobtanium, a rare element currently found on Earth. NASA is proposing to congress and the Obama administration a manned mission to Mars to collect this Jobtanium
You spoony bard.
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We have FIOS at my job, 25mbps. My home 2 miles up the same road is 768kbps DSL, FIOS not available there. Tried upgrading to 3mbps DSL and the connection kept dropping, after two weeks going back and forth with tech support they determined I was too far away from the "office" for anything over 800kbps. Fuuuuuuuuu.......