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Forum: Console Technology 20-Jan-2013, 23:33
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Posted By Carl B
Moved a bunch of posts over to this thread:...

Moved a bunch of posts over to this thread: http://beyond3d.com/showthread.php?t=61753

Everyone - try to keep this discussion focused on the rumors themselves, technical discussion on merits of...
Forum: Console Technology 19-Jan-2013, 20:54
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Posted By Carl B
Sure - my angle wasn't the NDA, which is anyone's...

Sure - my angle wasn't the NDA, which is anyone's own business to break or not and which I don't care about, but rather that he might not know the final specs.

To the extent that he is giving...
Forum: Console Technology 19-Jan-2013, 20:30
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Posted By Carl B
As a complete aside, be it known that it will be...

As a complete aside, be it known that it will be the minority of developers that know the actual final specs at this time, even though they will all be NDA'd.
Forum: Console Forum 19-Jan-2013, 20:18
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Posted By Carl B
What I am telling you, is that the RSX was almost...

What I am telling you, is that the RSX was almost a straight PC chip derivative - the reason that PCs similarly spec'd at the time might not be playing Crysis 3 today is that the console environment...
Forum: Console Forum 19-Jan-2013, 20:11
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Posted By Carl B
RSX. That was a 2005 PC chip derivative.

RSX. That was a 2005 PC chip derivative.
Forum: Console Technology 19-Jan-2013, 20:09
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Posted By Carl B
No doubt it is superior in compression/decode and...

No doubt it is superior in compression/decode and other traditional signal processing tasks. The question for me is, is it needed? Because as inefficient as the AMD chips will be in that regard,...
Forum: Console Forum 19-Jan-2013, 19:58
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Posted By Carl B
Except that none of the signs are in place this...

Except that none of the signs are in place this time as they were last time. Last time, unified shaders was a known stop on the horizon - we were heading towards it, everyone knew it was coming, and...
Forum: Console Technology 19-Jan-2013, 19:41
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Posted By Carl B
Absolutely, in those areas where you would be...

Absolutely, in those areas where you would be able to sub it in for said CPU/GPU - but we're talking in addition to those chips. Is this CPU/GPU combo going to be unable to decode AVCHD streams,...
Forum: Console Forum 19-Jan-2013, 18:54
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Posted By Carl B
Why do you think that?

Why do you think that?
Forum: Console Forum 19-Jan-2013, 18:53
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Posted By Carl B
Outspend where though? Components? R&D? ...

Outspend where though? Components? R&D? Subsidization? Tools? Games?

Let's wait for the dust to clear before we declare any champions of the people so far as spending goes. If PS4 launches...
Forum: Console Forum 19-Jan-2013, 18:35
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Posted By Carl B
When 360 and PS3 were shaping up prior to their...

When 360 and PS3 were shaping up prior to their launches, there was mixed thinking. Some people felt that Microsoft after their losses with XBox1 would make a half-hearted attempt at the 360, that...
Forum: Console Forum 19-Jan-2013, 18:25
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Posted By Carl B
The Xenos project was one whereby MS was getting...

The Xenos project was one whereby MS was getting access to certain "advanced" GPU technologies in exchange for: a) the obvious role it has in determining DirectX specifications, and b) essentially...
Forum: Console Technology 19-Jan-2013, 18:10
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Posted By Carl B
I could see him being a big fan of FPGA's in...

I could see him being a big fan of FPGA's in general, and I could see some excitement concerning their applicability in things like BD players and smart TVs. As it applies to the PS4 though, my...
Forum: Console Technology 19-Jan-2013, 15:57
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Posted By Carl B
It's a matter of specific implementations though...

It's a matter of specific implementations though - in theory a DSP can be as incredible as its designers make it for its given taskloads... it just won't be reprogrammable after the fact.


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Forum: Console Technology 19-Jan-2013, 15:55
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Posted By Carl B
The SPEs were a full "core" for those (or most...

The SPEs were a full "core" for those (or most any) purposes. If the AMD cores are the smallest computational silicon within the system that can handle the task, then it makes sense that some of...
Forum: Console Technology 19-Jan-2013, 04:16
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Posted By Carl B
Honestly I would find the typical FPGA not much...

Honestly I would find the typical FPGA not much less uninspiring than the straight DSP scenario. What in the world applications are there where we are looking at future codec performance as...
Forum: Console Technology 19-Jan-2013, 04:06
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Posted By Carl B
I don't think anyone was suggesting - or even...

I don't think anyone was suggesting - or even hypothesizing - that SPEs would be incorporated into the AMD-derived cores.
Forum: Console Technology 19-Jan-2013, 00:34
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Posted By Carl B
That's just the thing though... I view the idea...

That's just the thing though... I view the idea and discussion revolving around these audio DSPs as a total non-event. As far as chips go, you could not get more straightforward. If there's...
Forum: Console Technology 18-Jan-2013, 23:37
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Posted By Carl B
In my mind it would honestly have to be something...

In my mind it would honestly have to be something more targeted and specific than simple compute resource availability to warrant inclusion, in part due to the extra silicon and PCB expense...
Forum: Console Technology 18-Jan-2013, 23:21
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Posted By Carl B
It's not a dumb question at all. It just seems...

It's not a dumb question at all. It just seems very unlikely, unless Sony has found some manner via which to exploit them constantly and for multiple purposes, rather than simply for BC and for...
Forum: Console Technology 18-Jan-2013, 21:51
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Posted By Carl B
I don't think the disparities will be too great,...

I don't think the disparities will be too great, one way or the other. I could be wrong of course...

Microsoft's focus is going to be finding a way to use XBox to springboard a larger push...
Forum: Console Forum 18-Jan-2013, 21:37
Replies: 1,446
Views: 81,697
Posted By Carl B
They will put out games for it? MS and Sony...

They will put out games for it?

MS and Sony are still going to be offering the "hardcore" consoles this gen, even if their core isn't hard enough for some. Remember also that where Kinect might...
Forum: Console Forum 18-Jan-2013, 21:34
Replies: 402
Views: 21,740
Posted By Carl B
There's no question that the HQ sale is being...

There's no question that the HQ sale is being viewed positively as well in isolation though, absolutely.
Forum: Console Forum 18-Jan-2013, 21:22
Replies: 402
Views: 21,740
Posted By Carl B
Well, the stock has been up most on the yen...

Well, the stock has been up most on the yen movement, rather than any other one thing. The weakening yen is a godsend for the entire Japanese export economy; look at the entire Nikkei over recent...
Forum: Console Forum 18-Jan-2013, 21:16
Replies: 402
Views: 21,740
Posted By Carl B
I don't know that I equate it to troubles per se,...

I don't know that I equate it to troubles per se, though it is indicative of a fall from previous strength. From a recent contextual standpoint though, I think it makes sense for them to do. On the...
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