Conciliator
Banned
Seems pretty tough to swallow to me. Flies in the face of everything else we're hearing...hope it's true though.
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TALES FROM MY ASS: Durango rumors discussed by anonymous source
- Thread starter Cheesemeister
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EagleBurnn
Banned
I think the GAF remarks were directed to the people who were acting as if the EDGE rumors were fact and almost wanted them to be true...which there was a lot of. I don't think he's talking about the members that were just showing dislike of the always-online motive, just those who want to believe the negative rumors and throw out any positive ones as "damage control".
I think he's still bitter about Adam "vacuum cleaner without electricity" Orth.
Boom!
So true.
The average consumer was very different 7-8 years ago, too. The 360 is still selling incredibly well, so full, effortless BC would be a great means of bridging the upgrade gap seen by "average" consumers. Also, I would think that 100% BC would be extremely beneficial to studios who aren't able to shoulder the risk of developing exclusively on a brand new console with a small install base.
In any event, I don't believe any of this--it's all speculation until the info. comes directly from MS.
Hmm. Based on him talking about a previous post that was posted on IGN and then posted on GAF, I'm pretty sure he is talking about a post I made about a month ago. He talks about glasses there as well:
Here's my original post
Here is his original Pastebin
Here's my original post
Here is his original Pastebin
4d7220335f is actually hex. As a text string, it's Mr 3_
My gut feeling is saying this person is just playing games, and this is a hoax. The always-online thing annoys me, so I want it to be fake, but there's no way to verify this. On the other hand, Edge and Kotaku both claim their sources can be verified and are trustworthy. I know that's not much more reliable, but at least we know those sites are in a position to receive, verify and disseminate leaks whilst maintaining the leaker's anonymity. On the flip side, anyone can just upload any old crap to pastebin and tweet a few prominent NeoGAF members, and I get the feeling this is an instance of that.
Would like to be proven wrong, however.
My gut feeling is saying this person is just playing games, and this is a hoax. The always-online thing annoys me, so I want it to be fake, but there's no way to verify this. On the other hand, Edge and Kotaku both claim their sources can be verified and are trustworthy. I know that's not much more reliable, but at least we know those sites are in a position to receive, verify and disseminate leaks whilst maintaining the leaker's anonymity. On the flip side, anyone can just upload any old crap to pastebin and tweet a few prominent NeoGAF members, and I get the feeling this is an instance of that.
Would like to be proven wrong, however.
Well, the 'fanboy' comment doesn't make any sense. Fanboys of what exactly?
I've always qualified my statements with 'if' anyway. And just because it sounds stupid, it doesn't mean it isn't true. When a lot of rumours circulate in the way they have, you have to at least take notice of them.
This bit of information could be bullshit as well. It would be stupid to believe everything this guy says. Although, I've never really understood why someone would take the time to post completely false information like this. It seems pointless to me.
8 GB GDDR5 is overkill. There's just no use for it with the CPU and GPU that's in the PS4. The only reason why it's there is because Sony found out that Microsoft has 8 GB and had to equal it. Having 4 GB GDDR5 and 4 GB DDR3 would've meant a complete system redesign and loss of unified RAM, so they only had the choice to go to 8 GB GDDR5. Which is costly and not needed.
Aquamarine
Member
He was included in the pastebin tweets, so probably
People on GAF get banned for dropping "inside knowledge" that is completely unsourced and the poster is not at least confirmed legit by a mod.
I guess that's his problem with GAF in a nutshell. I doubt any of this is true.
:lol
Yes, the one thing developers have been fucking clamoring for over the entire last generation is now overkill. You have no idea what you are talking about.
I guess that's his problem with GAF in a nutshell. I doubt any of this is true.
:lol
Yes, the one thing developers have been fucking clamoring for over the entire last generation is now overkill. You have no idea what you are talking about.
Maybe I'm not remembering things correctly, -- but I could have sworn that it was confirmed that the old Xbox 360 pads weren't compatible with the new console. If virtually no changes have been made to the pad and the new console sports 100% backwards compatibility, why is that?
gutterboy44
Member
I guess you have to get clever with your reumes these days. But then again, someone has to take Adam Orth's job.
shinobi602
Member
Replaceable batteries are superior IMO.
Neuromancer
Member
What does SOC stand for.
Syphon Filter
Member
If true then shit just got real.
Phawx
Member
Since Oban is using 6670 gpu, perhaps the 'added horsepower' comes from running the two gpus in a crossfire config? Basically omitting IBMs PowerPC arch during 'Durango mode'.
Those PowerPCs chips are pretty craptastic nowadays anyway. Whereas that 6670 part in oban could ratchet up it's frequency to be on par with Durango's gpu.
Also this might be a reason why Durango is using DDR because Oban's SoC ram would be based on DDR. What I mean is, if you have two gpus with 2GB of VRAM, you don't have 4GB of VRAM, you have 2GB of VRAM.
Those PowerPCs chips are pretty craptastic nowadays anyway. Whereas that 6670 part in oban could ratchet up it's frequency to be on par with Durango's gpu.
Also this might be a reason why Durango is using DDR because Oban's SoC ram would be based on DDR. What I mean is, if you have two gpus with 2GB of VRAM, you don't have 4GB of VRAM, you have 2GB of VRAM.
System on a chip
Cheesemeister
Member
Good catch. I'm surprised I missed that. Must be time for bed.
Fuck that. I have saved so much money not buying chargers or batteries for my PS3 controllers.
I don't believe it but be great if was true. It would really be a great olive branch to the core gamers. It would really build up the trust of the XBLA eco system knowing games would be fully playable on the durango. Just don't see how they could pull it off with out adding to much to the price of the machine.
I dont care about random pastebin accounts. He should have contacted kotaku/eurogamer/vgleaks and then hoped that they recive 2nd confirmation from somebody.
x360 SoC sounds fake to me, but Win8 supports sounds like I though it would be. The only question remains, will Win8 have access only to 1-2 CPU cores and 2gb of ram?
x360 SoC sounds fake to me, but Win8 supports sounds like I though it would be. The only question remains, will Win8 have access only to 1-2 CPU cores and 2gb of ram?
Actually I hope this is true. Join the Eneloop team
Yes, fuck batteries, Eneloop are incredible.
REMEMBER CITADEL
Banned
Eneloops. Play for 30+ hours between charges.
Neuromancer
Member
Thanks
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
Stopped believing after seeing this.
Freshmaker
I am Korean.
Fake. Still has Kinect spyware.
shinobi602
Member
Umm, have you seen the way devs/execs in the game industry can talk? I wouldn't doubt it for a second.
Eneloops > built in rechargeable batteries. But if you have a 360 you could have just bought a play and charge kit and it would work just like the PS3 controller, minus the stupidly short cable.
NemesisPrime
Banned
I didn't leak this... So no worries.
BloodMoney
Banned
how many times can a single post reference "pastebin"... dumb word
More memory is never a bad thing. There are plenty of ways you can use excess memory to lessen the load on the CPU/GPU just by storing the same data in different data structures for faster searching and accessing. Programs don't need access to 100% of their RAM at all times, it just needs to sit there precomputed for when it is needed.