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Forum: Console Technology 24-May-2013, 07:25
Replies: 134
Views: 3,470
Posted By patsu
Might as well just download the data and store...

Might as well just download the data and store locally on HDD, or precompute and burn to BR disc.
Forum: Console Technology 24-May-2013, 07:20
Replies: 197
Views: 9,158
Posted By patsu
I sure hope Sony won't go and find 3 OSes to fill...

I sure hope Sony won't go and find 3 OSes to fill 3GB, or leave the extra RAM untouched. ^_^



Cloud save is already in PSN since 2+ years ago.

Gaikai is cloud gaming. In its original form,...
Forum: Console Technology 24-May-2013, 07:12
Replies: 134
Views: 3,470
Posted By patsu
Simplest and cheapest technical solution usually...

Simplest and cheapest technical solution usually win.

For a server-based solution, the user may have to pay per-use, subscribe to the service, or yield their privacy.



User generated level ?...
Forum: Console Technology 24-May-2013, 03:54
Replies: 134
Views: 3,470
Posted By patsu
Yeah, not lighting within the frame time...

Yeah, not lighting within the frame time directly. He's referring to just some computations that can be pre-calculated before entering an area. I suppose you can also precompute it during...
Forum: Console Technology 24-May-2013, 03:24
Replies: 197
Views: 9,158
Posted By patsu
http://kotaku.com/the-five-possible-states-of-xbox...

http://kotaku.com/the-five-possible-states-of-xbox-one-games-are-strangel-509597078
Forum: Console Technology 24-May-2013, 02:59
Replies: 134
Views: 3,470
Posted By patsu
As long as the data is used in an asynchronous...

As long as the data is used in an asynchronous fashion, you should be able to offload it elsewhere. It's up to the designers how to tap on the additional computational power. e.g., they can try to...
Forum: Console Forum 24-May-2013, 00:41
Replies: 140
Views: 2,989
Posted By patsu
They will monitor a few parameters (e.g., search...

They will monitor a few parameters (e.g., search trend, coverage, conversation count, positive/negative opinion).

There are digital marketing companies out there that will crawl fora, blogs and...
Forum: Console Forum 24-May-2013, 00:39
Replies: 9
Views: 377
Posted By patsu
Ah, should have verified the authenticity first...

Ah, should have verified the authenticity first before posting here.
Forum: Console Technology 24-May-2013, 00:23
Replies: 197
Views: 9,158
Posted By patsu
From the grapevine, Xbox One is said to use...

From the grapevine, Xbox One is said to use TrustZone. PS4 may/did not. The pure VM model may not sit well with direct GPU access too. So the PS4 OS structure should be quite different.

We’ll have...
Forum: Console Technology 24-May-2013, 00:13
Replies: 134
Views: 3,470
Posted By patsu
Yes, that’s why I keep mentioning MMOs. The new...

Yes, that’s why I keep mentioning MMOs. The new machines should be powerful enough to handle large scale AI. It’s more robust to keep things locally. Someone has to pay for the online infrastructure...
Forum: Console Technology 24-May-2013, 00:09
Replies: 134
Views: 3,470
Posted By patsu
I gave a few examples above. The game servers of...

I gave a few examples above. The game servers of today already perform in-game computation of sorts. If they want, they can also generate a new map or model on-the-fly (e.g., to persistent the...
Forum: Console Technology 23-May-2013, 23:52
Replies: 134
Views: 3,470
Posted By patsu
In my view... Probably a more “connected”...

In my view...

Probably a more “connected” experience because the server can provide you with real-time data and stats about other players in the same world. Perhaps changing the world balance and...
Forum: Console Technology 23-May-2013, 23:29
Replies: 197
Views: 9,158
Posted By patsu
Nope !

Nope !
Forum: Console Forum 23-May-2013, 23:19
Replies: 140
Views: 2,989
Posted By patsu
You are *definitely* not alone. In one of the...

You are *definitely* not alone. In one of the first focus tests for webcams before they are prevalent today, the housewives felt compelled to cover the webcam instinctively when it’s not in use. That...
Forum: Console Technology 23-May-2013, 23:10
Replies: 134
Views: 3,470
Posted By patsu
Yeah, IMHO, “X times more FLOPS" is the wrong way...

Yeah, IMHO, “X times more FLOPS" is the wrong way to look at it (or market it).




Sounds similar to Apple’s Grand Central Dispatch framework. They are both based on the Actor parallel...
Forum: Console Technology 23-May-2013, 23:07
Replies: 134
Views: 3,470
Posted By patsu
A data center provides physically secured space,...

A data center provides physically secured space, connectivity, electricity and cooling to the servers. So they can host racks of servers for one or more customers.
Forum: Console Forum 23-May-2013, 22:55
Replies: 140
Views: 2,989
Posted By patsu
The folks over at Gaf see it as "instead of"...

The folks over at Gaf see it as "instead of" because they think MS is not giving the core games enough airtime. Plus the online and used games issues have been circulating for months. Yet MS seem to...
Forum: Console Technology 23-May-2013, 22:48
Replies: 134
Views: 3,470
Posted By patsu
Hmm... If the MMO game needs to update AI for the...

Hmm... If the MMO game needs to update AI for the players and NPCs collectively, they are already done on the servers. It helps to prevent cheating, and is generally easier to do "centrally".

If I...
Forum: Console Forum 23-May-2013, 22:21
Replies: 140
Views: 2,989
Posted By patsu
The difference is their focus, not whether they...

The difference is their focus, not whether they have games or not, or whose budget is bigger. I remember we breathed down Sony's neck years ago for not going after the casual gamers big time. When...
Forum: Console Forum 23-May-2013, 21:51
Replies: 140
Views: 2,989
Posted By patsu
Nintendo will have games alright. They already...

Nintendo will have games alright. They already have my son 2 weeks into first grade.

Came back with Pokemon cards from friends, and learned about Nintendo characters all from his schoolmates.
...
Forum: Console Forum 23-May-2013, 21:47
Replies: 140
Views: 2,989
Posted By patsu
I want to know where Steam stands amidst all of...

I want to know where Steam stands amidst all of these. Google will try to claim Androids. MS will want to pull Windows back in but their hands may be a little tied on Intel platform due to regulatory...
Forum: Console Games 23-May-2013, 21:22
Replies: 639
Views: 44,294
Posted By patsu
Looks like my Vita will take a break in mid June....

Looks like my Vita will take a break in mid June. ^_^

I risked potential spoilers and read some comments on reddit:...
Forum: Console Forum 23-May-2013, 19:18
Replies: 420
Views: 22,299
Posted By patsu
May be, may be not. If I were their competition,...

May be, may be not. If I were their competition, I wouldn’t count on it until I have seen the production motherboard. ^_^
Forum: Console Technology 23-May-2013, 19:10
Replies: 134
Views: 3,470
Posted By patsu
Hmm.... I wouldn’t put it that way. Their cloud...

Hmm.... I wouldn’t put it that way. Their cloud technologies are definitely for real.

It depends on what kind of services they want to roll out. They already have XBL authentication, party...
Forum: Console Technology 23-May-2013, 18:54
Replies: 134
Views: 3,470
Posted By patsu
I am not surprised by that number. MS already own...

I am not surprised by that number. MS already own a lot of sites. They can certainly reserve some for gaming use. Operationally, they need standby servers anyway. It’s one of the reasons Amazon...
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