AMD: Xbox 720 graphics will look like Avatar

[WHM Jofftastic]

http://www.examiner.com/game-news-in-national/amd-xbox-720-graphics-will-look-like-avatar#ixzz1SMcwzkyy


Technology company AMD, who supplied the graphics hardware for the Xbox 360, claims that the next Xbox will be capable of the level of graphical detail seen in James Cameron's movie Avatar.  Even on PC, that kind of technology just isn't here yet, but AMD claims the Xbox 720 will launch with it.

While AMD would not confirm they were actually working on the 360's successor, director of ISV relationships at AMD, Neal Robison, stated that gamers have a lot to excited about.

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Robison also mentioned that the A.I. and physics capabilities of the next-gen hardware will allow for every pedestrian in a game such as Grand Theft Auto or Saints Row to have a totally individual mentality, meaning when you shoot a gun or run someone over they don't all just do the same thing.  There will be no more mob mentality, where everyone just screams and runs away; every NPC will actually be an individual character.


 

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[WHM Sagebirt]

b*llocks.  If that kind of tech was available it would be on PC by now.  The PC is always ways ahead of consoles, so we would have seen something like it already, unless there's something coming in the next six months to a year PC-wise.

[XaiXo]

b*llocks.  If that kind of tech was available it would be on PC by now.  The PC is always ways ahead of consoles, so we would have seen something like it already, unless there's something coming in the next six months to a year PC-wise.

Yeah, it's total bullshit.


Avatar was rendered on a massive server farm with over a terabyte of RAM! Something like 30,000 cores processing it, and it reached an average of 17GB of data PER MINUTE.


Moore's Law dictates we're still a fair way off that...

[WHM Sagebirt]

Roger Moore?

Now the PS4, that will probably look like Avatar, lol.

New PC is up and running Xai,  Witcher 2 looks great.  Managed to get high settings which isn't bad at all.

[XaiXo]

Roger Moore?

Now the PS4, that will probably look like Avatar, lol.

New PC is up and running Xai,  Witcher 2 looks great.  Managed to get high settings which isn't bad at all.

Nah, neither next gen console will reach it. PS5, yeah, since that's like 11-13 years down the line. Easily do that.


Glad to hear the PC is working smooth. Witcher 2 is kickass. One of the best games I've played in years.

[WHM Sagebirt]

Well, the PC is smooth, Witcher 2 isn't.  I've had to tweak.  Oh well I like the look as i've got it better anyway.  and i'd rather frame rate over graphics (to an extent)   

Just need to master the bloody combat now and I'll be right.

[Clotty]

i got it on my laptop now, it's a little sluggish but it's playable, i may be able tot do some tweaks to get it to run smooth, but yeah the combat will take some time to master

[XaiXo]

Well, the PC is smooth, Witcher 2 isn't.  I've had to tweak.  Oh well I like the look as i've got it better anyway.  and i'd rather frame rate over graphics (to an extent)   

Just need to master the bloody combat now and I'll be right.

Yeah, W2 has a perpendicular of a learning curve. I started on Hard, and got royally f*cked in the tutorial.

It's a lot easier as you progress, though. Here's a (cheap) tip: Get the Quen spell sorted out.

[Clotty]

Yeah i'm rubbish witht the combat, i can't even do the bit at the begining when you got to kill the people to get to the balista

[XaiXo]

Roll, Strike, Strike, Roll back. Repeat.

[Clotty]

Cheers

[WHM Sagebirt]

I'd imagine they will nerf that sign at some point.  Riposte and and the spinny sword one is good too.  Try to get any skill which has mutagens on it too.  The bonuses from these are worth it even if you don't really want the skill........so i've heard.  I've been on Geforce.com which has a tweak guide for the game too, it's good for knowing the graphical settings which are a bit of a hog and not really contributing in terms of the visuals.

[WHM Jofftastic]

Rare is prototyping ideas for a new 'mature' game to launch on the next Xbox, fresh speculation suggests.

Fable developer Lionhead and Forza studio Turn 10 are also working on software for Microsoft's next console, according to rumours published in the latest issue of Xbox World magazine (seen by Sillegamer).

Are the rumours to be believed?

Eurogamer has heard from multiple industry sources that Microsoft will unveil its next Xbox at E3 2012, with plans for a Christmas 2013 launch.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-10-04-rare-making-mature-game-for-xbox-720

[FUN LOVIN KILLA]

is the new xbox going to use this new hd disc that MS is making or is it just internet rumours..?

[WHM Jonathan213]

still a good 2-3 years away yet