http://www.ati.com/companyinfo/events/gdc/index.html
Mmmmm, now, let me think, I wonder what that might be a (bad) reference to...?
Mmmmm, now, let me think, I wonder what that might be a (bad) reference to...?
"Catch the “X†citement with ATI at GDC 2004."
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Bad puns make the Baby Jesus cry. (Or in this post-Gibson era, "Bloody Jesus.")
Megadrive1988
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anything on Xbox 2 will probably be R420 demos -
equivalent to GeForce 2 demos for Xbox, 4 years ago.
equivalent to GeForce 2 demos for Xbox, 4 years ago.
Radeon FX anyone?!?
I mean, we have Geforece FX, we have AMD Athlon 64 FX, i wouldn't be surprised to see a Radeon FX somewhere down the line...
Looking forward to see what next generation will bring us, being Sony, MS or Nintendo, i don't care. Seeing what a high end card (coupled with a nice Athlon64) can do TODAY, i can only start dreaming what 2 future generations of PC graphic hardware can do...
I mean, we have Geforece FX, we have AMD Athlon 64 FX, i wouldn't be surprised to see a Radeon FX somewhere down the line...
Looking forward to see what next generation will bring us, being Sony, MS or Nintendo, i don't care. Seeing what a high end card (coupled with a nice Athlon64) can do TODAY, i can only start dreaming what 2 future generations of PC graphic hardware can do...
Ati already has the XT series, that would be too much X'es for Ati.
Could be a hint for xbox next, or PCI Express (X-press) or both.
Could be a hint for xbox next, or PCI Express (X-press) or both.
rabidrabbit said:
Yeah, forgot about that...Then Xmen3 is coming out probably next year... Windows XP.... What's with the Xs everywhere?
You'd think the Xbox was the leading console, best seller EVER, known and loved by everyone!!!
PC-Engine said:
If Microsoft ditches the hard drive, I suspect much of the reason for doing so will be to make the overall size of the console smaller. Some think it would be for cost reasons, and I'm sure thats a factor, but they've got to sell more consoles in markets like Japan. The Japanese like things more compact.
Microsoft really made some bad decisions with X-Box 1 when it came to the physical design. A sleek design philosophy courses thru the veins of Sony because of their consumer electronic roots. Producing a universally well liked design is a big challenge facing the people creating the X-Box 2. The top management at MS probably doesn't have much talent or understanding of this aspect of design. On the other hand you hear of stories about Sony's president personally inspecting and judging the Playstation gamepad, and having the weight adjusted gram by gram. I just don't see Bill Gates sitting down in his office and making sensible conclusions on subtle things like the weight, shape, and color of the console.
I don't see PS2 being huge, even with the HDD...
jvd said:
Mine too! And u should see my PC... Humongous... Bloody GFFX 5900 with 2 (TWO) fans on the video card.....
Johnny Awesome
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I think that people think that size is the issue in Japan, but that it really won't help Xbox much there to reduce the size. Time will tell.
Evil_Cloud
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Johnny Awesome said:
Xbox needs games, Ninja Gaiden clearly shows the potential of the Xbox console in Japan.
gurgi said:
Some of the perception on size had to be influenced by the X-Box gamepad footprint. The X-Box pad looks like a large chunk of plastic and the PS2 pad has a more elegant sculpted design.
As far as inovation goes though, Microsoft did trump both Nintendo and Sony by having clickable thumbsticks. I'd perfer to have two shoulder buttons (ergonomically curved like the Gamecube pad) and then the two paddles triggers (I've grown to really love the X-Box shoulder trigger buttons) underneath those. The quad shoulder button layout by Sony is good.
