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[diaspora]

TressFX and PhysX are not proprietary tech.

IIRC TressFX and HairWorks are hardware agnostic, PhysX is not. Nvidia went out of their way to stop it from working if there was an AMD GPU in the system at all I think.

 

[Theonik]

Since 2006, they released a game every year up to 2013 when Dota 2 released. 2014 was the first year since 2005 where no new game was put out

So 2013 then.

 

[oceanskie]

What is Konami going to announce anyway?

1. Probably something about changing industry environment that leads to corporate restructure
2. Reiterate their commitment to the MGS and Silence Hills franchise along the lines of 'please be excited'
3. Do the above with the unique Konami hilarity

 

[Tovarisc]

TressFX and PhysX are not proprietary tech.

Yet when I owned AMD GPU PhysX choked life out of my CPU because that sucker doesn't run on AMD GPU's. Have they finally allowed it to run on them?

Vice versa with TressFX. Got to play TR and turned TressFX on, now running Nvidia GPU, and performance tanked like no ones business.

 

[DJIzana]

Man... PC conference the same day as Square Enix (and possibly Nintendo as well?)... decisions, decisions... what to watch?

I think, for me, the only thing missing really is Konami, Capcom and Sega. I'm also REALLY looking forward to what Level-5 and more importantly, CyberConnect2 but CC2 will likely be at TGS and not E3.

 

[Kinthalis]

IIRC TressFX and HairWorks are hardware agnostic, PhysX is not. Nvidia went out of their way to stop it from working if there was an AMD GPU in the system at all I think.

Physx isn't proprietary either... or it is, but it works fine on any CPU. Lots of game engines use Physx for physics calculations, Unity, for example.

There are more demanding features that can be leveraged in Physx, and those are hardware accelerated, and yes, are limited to Nvidia hardware only.

 

[T.O.P]

As long as they don't allow his cats with him on stage, it's going to be fine.

Fuck that cat, seriously

 

[BBboy20]

• Bethesda Dishonored goes open world?
• EA or more concept art
• Sony "everything still in 2016"
• Ubi Blood Dragon 2 is all that matters.
• Square Enix wonder how big Just Cause 3 will be for PC
• Nintendo gives everyone in LA free amiibos anyways
• PC so it's Charlie Day?

Hoping for a great showing from this man.

Some here will probably won't forgive him for that tweet he made last year. I wonder if he'll make a shout out or a mention to this site anyways.

I always imagined Steam or Gabe on stage when ideas of such came to be two years ago. I seriously can't believe it's finally happening. I hope they don't sacrifice all the good stuff for some fancy presentation. Everybody there ain't gonna' care for the glamor anyways. I would lose my shit if they had real time demos and matches with gaming desks sprawled all over the stage.

Valve seems like a pretty huge omission.

Anyway, I won't expect much from this.

D:

 

[Akai__]

There's no schedule for press conferences announced yet, right?

 

[Tregard]

Fez 2 surprise re-announcement, book it.

 

[Azar]

I fully expect this to be a complete disaster judging from the fact it is hosted by a GPU manufacturer (seriously, did either Nvidia or AMD ever produce a press conference that was not pure shit?). Still, I hope I am wrong and this turns out to be worthwhile (or at least the kind of disaster that is fascinating to watch).

AMD is sponsoring it. We (PC Gamer) are organizing it. We talked for years about how E3 should have a PC-focused event, and it never happened. So we decided to do it ourselves!

 

[Elsolar]

You mean like this ?

Most recent AAA PC releases are x64 only.

 

[Yuuichi]

AMD is sponsoring it. We (PC Gamer) are organizing it. We talked for years about how E3 should have a PC-focused event, and it never happened. So we decided to do it ourselves!

Doin' the lord's work, you are.

 

[alexandros]

Eh, I can't muster any excitement for it. I guess it's cool that the platform will be represented but E3 is a relic of the past in my opinion.

 

[Zia]

Seems like the perfect opportunity for this: Windows 10, Steam Machines, VR, Broadwell, Nintendo possibly being in a transitional phase and neither Microsoft or Sony have had an interesting E3 in years ("COD! Television! Ubisoft! Indies you played last year on your PC!").

That said, what a boring lineup. Valve definitely could've used the goodwill they've squandered this past year to show off really anything at all.

 

[MetroidPrimeRib]

Wow. Everyone getting a Press Conference this year.

 

[Mass Effect]

Everyone's getting a press conference this year lol

E3 2015: Like the days of yore.

 

[Linkyn]

I never thought I'd live to see the day that Blizzard returns to E3.

 

[Ark]

Honestly I would be hugely surprised if Square Enix doesn't announce FFXV for PC, especially after seeing the crazy sales GTAV has had after already being out on other systems for two years.

They'd be throwing away money if they didn't.

 

[Momentary]

I thought PC sales were at a rapid decline from what that Wired article said. Why cater to a niche platform?

 

[Elitro]

More than deserved. PC has been huge since forever!

 

[mrlion]

PC Press Conference.

Those aren't tech demo CGIs those are actual gameplay footage.

 

[Sou Da]

They finally gonna announce the PC 2 or what?

 

[threelights]

WTF?

This E3 is getting reaaally crazy.

Bethesda, SE, and now a conference for PC too?

This will become one of the best E3's of all time or the worst one of all time =P

Either way, Devolver will be appearing, so I'll be watching. Also, Square is there for it's western studios people, don't expect stuff from the Japan side.

 

[Theonik]

I thought PC sales were at a rapid decline from what that Wired article said. Why cater to a niche platform?

Because it's organised by PC gamer and bankrolled by AMD. So pretty much a 'Nobody would hold this party so we are doing our own' thing.

 

[phoenix296]

I thought we would move away from the antiquated press conferences do more of what Nintendo did last year with a condensed well put together video and hours upon hours of gameplay demo from the Treehouse. We're going backwards, not forwards!

Anyways, I expect nothing to come out of this except companies advertising their games that are already or near release. Will watch for Day9.

 

[BadWolf]

Everything really is getting a conference this year lol.

 

[EMT0]

Paradox on a stage, goddamn. Never thought I'd see the day.

 

[AESplusF]

Will this be the best E3 of all time?

 

[DriftedPlanet]

Honestly I would be hugely surprised if Square Enix doesn't announce FFXV for PC, especially after seeing the crazy sales GTAV has had after already being out on other systems for two years.

They'd be throwing away money if they didn't.

And KH3. with the building pc audience its just money lying on the table. A Digital collector's edition with

Spoiler

the full HD collection as a bonus, fully customizable controls, a graphical options menu, and digital soundtrack

is something I'd pretty much do anything for.
Heck, I'd do anything for kingdom hearts on pc in general.

 

[tuxfool]

TressFX and PhysX are not proprietary tech.

GPU accelerated PhysX most certainly is. As is TressFX, but that will work well on any GPU that supports direct compute.

 

[BennyBlanco]

I thought PC sales were at a rapid decline from what that Wired article said. Why cater to a niche platform?

edit - I walked right in to that. I need a coffee.

 

[Parsnip]

 

[Grief.exe]

I thought PC sales were at a rapid decline from what that Wired article said. Why cater to a niche platform?

Almost took the bait.

 

[-tetsuo-]

Good luck getting anyone to watch it no one cares about Train Maker 2016.

 

[Hazaro]

Well okay then.

 

[Lingitiz]

With Obsidian/Paradox on that list we're probably going to see part 1 of the Pillars expansion.

 

[SmartWaffles]

Wait, Day9? I'm in.

 

[Nuknuk]

PC Engine 3 confirmed.

 

[Valdfellgar]

I feel like this'll be the biggest year for E3, heralding then E3's downfall over the next few years. The event will hit a saturation point, where it'll grow too big for itself and begin turning gamer's away as too much news simply hits too fast over those few days.

 

[Lingitiz]

I feel like this'll be the biggest year for E3, heralding then E3's downfall over the next few years. The event will hit a saturation point, where it'll grow too big for itself and begin turning gamer's away as too much news simply hits too fast over those few days.

A lot of people in the last two years have been talking about the decline of E3 since anyone can host their own stream anytime. It's very strange that everyone has decided to toss their hat in the ring and host live events during the conference instead of on their own schedule. I like it, but not what I expected.

 

[Mendax]

square enix is doing everyone and everything lol.

 

[Valdfellgar]

A lot of people in the last two years have been talking about the decline of E3 since anyone can host their own stream anytime. It's very strange that everyone has decided to toss their hat in the ring and host live events during the conference instead of on their own schedule. I like it, but not what I expected.

Oh I like it too. I find E3 to be a rather fun event, even if its a bit bloated and outdated.

 

[10k]

 

[Piercedveil]

No Valve seems odd to me. I'm glad this is happening though!

 

[RyudBoy]

BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT

Give me Warcraft 4 announcement!

 

[10k]

BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT

Give me Warcraft 4 announcement!

You. I like you.

 

[Doug Heffernan]

"The one thing I don't like about E3 2015 is that it's almost too good."

 

[Vulcano's assistant]

Sega why are you not on this?

 

[Mihos]

Bring on the VR