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NVIDIA does $5 million deal with Ubisoft
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An ancient practice.
We'll still have games struggling for 30fps in 4K. ):
Wag
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Wag
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Too soon. Last I heard they were working on including HDMI 2.0 into the monitor. It's supposed to be out sometime early next year. They have the 31" monitor out but that's based on a more expensive tech ($3500).
First they took special effects (PhysX) now there taking textures.
There going to be special textures.
Well for one they get PC optimization for their 4k games.That's enough to get me to buy Assasins Creed and Watch Dogs on PC.
Since you're so concerned on what they get from funding multi-million dollar companies, explain to me how'd they benefit from funding kickstarter campaings?
Naturally, Now is enthusiast time, and that's why it would be a waste of resources for many people at this time. And yes we will need 4K+ @120hz to drive solutions like the Oculus Rift in the future, we maybe even will need 8k displays to make the experience seemless..... The problem at the moment there is a lot of marketing speak but the performance increase at the is relatively small, 20 nm seems unlikely for the next generations of cards, so big performance increase aren't coming soon, especially if AMD can't really push Nvidia when it comes to performace. Also not a big fan of "Mantle", the risk of having games that only run decently on one of the brands is just not very appealing.
Personally I'm not a fan of Multi GPU solutions, so I will not join the 4K club until there is a decently priced card that can produce decent Framerates on a 4k Display.
efyu_lemonardo
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slicedmass
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Whatever that cost would be, you would always be better off getting 2 cards for the same price and doing SLI. Or combining the money and getting the most powerful card you can with the money.
AMD made the better deal IMO. BF4 will probably see a lot more pc gamers and for a longer period of time then ubisoft's offerings.
The bad thing about 4k is that it is too good.
sure you could do that, but it'd require disabling hardware, switching plugs in the back of your cards, etc...... but it's definitely doable if you have the cash.......I'd just buy another card of whatever you have (nvidia or amd) and SLI/Crossfire instead to negate the differences you may encounter in certain games......
KoopaTheCasual
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Eh, I'm inclined to agree. On TV's 4k is practically useless for how demanding the tech is. Waste of an investment to the mass market, who won't care too much. Now, for VR, 4k is essential and a necessary step. So I'm cool with the advancements to the tech, just I hope they take it in the right direction.
Wag
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That's because the 39" uses a cheaper panel tech than the 31". Lower DPI.
Rawket Lawnchair
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BronsonLee
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Lolololo, why on earth would NVIDIA donate 5 mil to freaking Kickstarter games, that makes absolutely no sense
This is par for the course, though. Not surprising. Fun though! I'll gladly play in 4K...in 2018
This is par for the course, though. Not surprising. Fun though! I'll gladly play in 4K...in 2018
This has been going on for decades
I think optimization for 4K is a good thing. Means the improvements will filter down and performance should beast at 1080P.
efyu_lemonardo
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I've heard of driver optimizations done by the GPU manufacturer, never heard of straight up moneyhatting
AMD did it with BF4.
Eh?
http://youtu.be/cGQ2IkbZM3k
http://youtu.be/AYwITK3jOf4
3dfx was moneyhatting all over the place to get optimized games in the 90's.
neoexidous
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Perfect.
Lasthope106
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General Choomin
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I wish the card manufactures would spend this sort of money to bump up games to triple A status instead of dumping more money on already triple A games.
I also wish they would give money to devs that actually need it instead of dumping money on Ubisoft and EA who can afford to do this on their own.
I realize this is so that both card manufactures can have a showcase mainstream title for their respective card and code but a man can dream.
I also wish they would give money to devs that actually need it instead of dumping money on Ubisoft and EA who can afford to do this on their own.
I realize this is so that both card manufactures can have a showcase mainstream title for their respective card and code but a man can dream.
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It had Physx and MSAA options in the options menu for Nvidia.
The first was poorly implemented and worthless (classic Physx). The other was side stepped by forcing it externally.
Nvidia isn't desperate. They have the larger share and I believe it's been increasing for years. This is what both companies do often. Not a fan of this practice, but it's the norm.
Not so much as gimp, but code with a specific architecture in mind. This can cause problems with the competitor's cards. Also prevent the companies from updating drivers by giving game code late.
Not so much as gimp, but code with a specific architecture in mind. This can cause problems with the competitor's cards. Also prevent the companies from updating drivers by giving game code late.
childplease
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YES 4k gaming make it happen captain.
All we need now is under 1000 4k monitors with 60 hz refresh rate.
All we need now is under 1000 4k monitors with 60 hz refresh rate.
angular graphics
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Guys.. it's Fudzilla......
Dictator93
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angular graphics
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Just remembered this, same site: http://web.archive.org/web/20100329040919/http://www.fudzilla.com/content/view/15593/1
"Industry sources".
That argument makes no sense in the context of PC gaming.
In a fixed console platform you could argue that 4K is a waste and the GPU power should be devoted to pushing prettier 1080p worth of pixels instead but for PC the sky is the limit.
Let people buy US$ 6000 rigs and play at 4K with 60 fps if they want to.
SuperEpicGuy
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erm I don't see why anyone would need to invest 5 million dollars so that they can just render the game in higher resolution. it's literally like a few seconds of tweaking.
That would take more work and couldn't be as easily distilled into a bullet point on a box though...
If you can why not?
It's not like amd, nivida, and MS are going to do the right thing which is grow up and make a fucking low level api that all them can benefit from. Only alternative is that both amd and nvidia invest in the games themselves and help developers ensure their api's get support. Neither of what I mentioned is likely going to happen.
Gamers should start responding in kind but we are too concerned with playing games to get invested in the politics of performance and the like.
arts&crafts
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Why not spend that 5 Million to destroy all remnants of Uplay
NinjamicWZ
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$5M for Nvidia exclusive Theif costume pre-order DLC for Assassins Creed
SapientWolf
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If we're talking about computational resources, I think it's only a waste if you drop framerates and use slow LCD tech to get to 4k, because the judder and motion artifacts degrade the image to the point where the benefit is lost. Otherwise, if people feel the cost for 4k gaming is justified then that's their business. I personally don't at the moment but it's good that people have that choice.