Two very valid questions. I remember when the first 512mb cards came out, the benchmarks showed minimal performance gains. Occasionally, they even performed slightly below their 256mb equivalents (though never significantly). Since we're only just beginning to see 512mb cards come of age, this could be history repeating itself. That said, this is a FireGL, not a Radeon, so it's not really designed with gamers in mind. It is possible then that it might actually be worth it provided you're using it for its intended purpose.
Definitely true. If parents want to spend time with their kids, they're going to have to do it by doing the things the kid enjoys. Playing games with your kids strikes me as a very healthy habit. It allows the parents to maintain a good relationship with their child, and it keeps them aware of what kind of games their kids are playing so they can actually do something about it if the games do start to have a negative influence. And you certainly hit the nail on the head as far as TV goes. Video games have been shown to have a number of positive effects on the brain. If such benefits exist as far as television goes, I'm not aware of them.
...the soldier that never runs from battle. "Engineers funded by the US military have created a neural implant designed to enable a shark's brain signals to be manipulated remotely, controlling the animal's movements"
Seriously, this is some freaky technology. Oh, and I can't wait to see the reaction from PETA.
It's so that Nintendo fanboys will build muscles and be able to beat up all the Sony/MS fanboys!
On a serious note though, I have to say this has an enormous amount of potential. I can't wait for the first good sword fighting game.
Looks like they're not too keen on offering support for AGP motherboards. I had hoped they'd support it for one more generation so I wouldn't have to replace the motherboard on my year-old computer to get a really nice video card. Anyone in the same boat?
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It's true that a lot have, but there are others that maintain an enormous amount of open-endedness, such as the Elder Scrolls titles.
Two very valid questions. I remember when the first 512mb cards came out, the benchmarks showed minimal performance gains. Occasionally, they even performed slightly below their 256mb equivalents (though never significantly). Since we're only just beginning to see 512mb cards come of age, this could be history repeating itself. That said, this is a FireGL, not a Radeon, so it's not really designed with gamers in mind. It is possible then that it might actually be worth it provided you're using it for its intended purpose.
Definitely true. If parents want to spend time with their kids, they're going to have to do it by doing the things the kid enjoys. Playing games with your kids strikes me as a very healthy habit. It allows the parents to maintain a good relationship with their child, and it keeps them aware of what kind of games their kids are playing so they can actually do something about it if the games do start to have a negative influence. And you certainly hit the nail on the head as far as TV goes. Video games have been shown to have a number of positive effects on the brain. If such benefits exist as far as television goes, I'm not aware of them.
...the soldier that never runs from battle. "Engineers funded by the US military have created a neural implant designed to enable a shark's brain signals to be manipulated remotely, controlling the animal's movements"
Seriously, this is some freaky technology. Oh, and I can't wait to see the reaction from PETA.
I can't imagine how there wouldn't be one. I'm completely baffled that they think this is a good idea.
Oh come on! Dan Rather said it, so it must be true!
I knew I should've voted for the EPA to ban that blasted dihydrogen monoxide!
It's so that Nintendo fanboys will build muscles and be able to beat up all the Sony/MS fanboys! On a serious note though, I have to say this has an enormous amount of potential. I can't wait for the first good sword fighting game.
Makes sense. I was hoping they'd have a function like that so you could reposition it.
Looks like they're not too keen on offering support for AGP motherboards. I had hoped they'd support it for one more generation so I wouldn't have to replace the motherboard on my year-old computer to get a really nice video card. Anyone in the same boat?
Only this release requires a lot of us to buy new mobos if we want to benefit from it. Anyone else still running AGP out there?