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[Guymelef]

Sigh... the ignorance.

Don't worry.... if you build it, they will come. I have seen unreleased cloud powered games.

And we have seen your post history.

 

[kaching]

I honestly believe that people would've taken much more positively to this feature if MS hadn't so horribly oversold it. This sounds a lot more reasonable and actually shows up potential and realistic implementations that we could see.

Not garbage about "unlimited power"

There'd still be the pesky detail of how well games would perform when they don't have a constant reliable connection - still gets us into that "online required" argument.

 

[MCD]

The cloud is real and I have seen it.

 

[UNCMark]

OK, that Welcome Back screen is much nicer than the one that leaked yesterday for PS4. Loving their new avatars.

 

[watership]

Penello: "The most powerful platform"

Selective quoting out of context is magical.

Penello, speaking of cloud integration: "The way we built the the platform was specifically designed to think about a future state, and to be the most powerful platform to enable these types of new experiences."

 

[jond76]

Penello: "The most powerful platform"

"...for these types of new experiences."

But hey, that doesn't fit with your agenda.

The video was good. UI looking slick.

 

[BakedSardine]

Is the name "Xbox Live Computer" indicating that this will only be available if you have Live?

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

OS looks awesome

 

[Nightengale]

Obviously for a fee, but it is MUCH cheaper then if the developer were to create their own dedicated servers.

Most developers don't 'create their own dedicated servers', they get them from their publishers. ( EA, Activision, MS, Sony, Ubi )

The main reason for the skeptism that MS has dedicated servers exclusivity for CoD: Ghost was because the way the language was presented implied that it was Activision's own servers, and not servers rented from MS.

 

[KrAzEd]

I like that you can change the color of the tiles, dashboard looks sexy in blue.

 

[IHaveCandy]

I find it funny how MS keeps having MS people interview MS people.

 

[Wishmaster92]

Pretty fast, i love it. But what's this?

Credit to XboxUncut on Reddit.

Last roar? Best name ever lol.

 

[SEGAvangelist]

Wow at that sign-in screen. Awesome.

 

[Andvary]

And we have seen your post history.

Yeah, his post history is sad.

 

[troushers]

Higher fidelity game experiences – As I mentioned before, cloud compute can enable developers to offload computations for all sorts of environmental elements. In a typical game development scenario, the game creator needs to balance resource allocation across each area – world management, rendering, controls, networking, lighting, physics, AI, as well as networking and multiplayer.

How can you balance a game without being absolutely sure that the connection is rock solid? I mean, if it isn't an online game, if you're designing a single-player game, you can't assume the cloud will be there when you need it every time. So really, you will have to have some sort of high fidelity cloud / low fidelity local solution.
Also, if I get to a tricky part of the game, I pull my network cable = enemy AI becomes stupid.

 

[shinobi602]

Pretty fast, i love it. But what's this?


Last roar?

The player's Gamertag maybe?

 

[3rdamention]

For a fee.

Yep, the perception that all of the Dedicated Servers and cloud "Benefits" is FREE, is simply wrong. Microsoft offers them cheaper than most Developers could run them themselves.





ALSO, it is really good to see that the CLOUD IS BACK! It has been a while and I was disappointed to see Microsoft run away from the CLOUD Talk. I am sure all of this is cyclical, and they are just on Round 2 now, going back and reiterating everything they talked about in the beginning, THE CLOUD being one of their first huge advantages over nearly everything.




EDIT: Wait, when did Microsoft Rebrand the cloud as Xbox Live Compute? This is new right? I have never heard of Xbox Live Computer before.

 

[ckohler]

No yosp said it has support for up to 4 concurrent logins. Each controller can have a profile attached to it.

That's good. I'm interested in seeing in what way the PS4 UI indicates this. The XB1's method of having their gamer tiles along the top is a pretty elegant solution.

 

[The Elite]

I find it funny how MS keeps having MS people interview MS people.

They aren't really hiding the fact that these are promotional videos though.

The interview style is a good way to get information across.

 

[Goku]

Just watched the video and this is the biggest bullshit there is. Microsoft is embarrassing themselves by keep stating that Cloud Computing will improve Xbox gaming while there is no game whatsoever that offloads core parts of the game (graphics or other stuff) now or announced for the Xbox One. This is a scheme, one of the worst I've seen in the gaming industry.

Actually, Respawn is doing some stuff in the cloud like AI.


As for the console itself, I'm really liking it more and more. Loved the SmartGlass DR3 feature.

 

[Wishmaster92]

The player's Gamertag maybe?

Must be a lion.

 

[Giggzy]

I personally love the XB1 UI, but I also haven't had any problems with Windows 8 either. I think it looks much more clean and minimalistic compared to what I've seen in the PS4 vids/screens.

My only issue is the hardware and the chaos happening with Microsoft execs right now. It makes me feel uneasy about the future of Xbox. I have both consoles preordered and I still don't know which one I'm going to keep. Gah! This is suppose to be easier as time has gone on!

 

[Chamber]

Credit to XboxUncut on Reddit.

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Man, that's really slick.

 

[IHaveCandy]

They aren't really hiding the fact that these are promotional videos though.

The interview style is a good way to get information across.

It just seems silly to me. Just gimme your sales pitch if that's what it's supposed to be. I'd rather they do interviews with impartial journalists instead.

 

[biRdy]

What I don't understand is, what happens when you lose connection? Does the game's ai become stupid all of a sudden?

 

[Zornack]

Sigh... the ignorance.

Don't worry.... if you build it, they will come. I have seen unreleased cloud powered games.

Is this guy an insider or a bullshitter?

 

[KrAzEd]

What I don't understand is, what happens when you lose connection? Does the game's ai become stupid all of a sudden?

I have a feeling that the cloud benefits will mostly apply to online only games...Titanfall is the perfect example, where the ai is loaded in from the cloud. This could be used for games like Destiny, The Division etc..

 

[E92 M3]

Credit to XboxUncut on Reddit.

That is actually really cool -- they need to show more stuff like that and stop this hardware battle.

 

[Milennia]

Credit to XboxUncut on Reddit.

This is really nice, i like how they went back and made the gamer pic the primary avatar now it seems, just like it used to be.

 

[Tripp Daily]

What I don't understand is, what happens when you lose connection? Does the game's ai become stupid all of a sudden?

I would imagine any game using cloud computing to a large extent would be "online only" anyway. We are starting to see games go this route. i.e. Titanfall.

I think Watch Dogs is online only as well. Am I wrong in that thought?

 

[biRdy]

I have a feeling that the cloud benefits will mostly apply to online only games...Titanfall is the perfect example, where the ai is loaded in from the cloud. This could be used for games like Destiny, The Division etc..

That makes more sense

 

[Gowans]

GAF should really use GIFCam over YouTubve videos more it's so quick and easy.

http://blog.bahraniapps.com/?page_id=21

 

[Busty]

Sigh... the ignorance.

Don't worry.... if you build it, they will come. I have seen unreleased cloud powered games.

I'm sorry but that's simply not going to cut it.

Elaborate.

 

[Zornack]

I would imagine any game using cloud computing to a large extent would be "online only" anyway. We are starting to see games go this route. i.e. Titanfall.

I think Watch Dogs is online only as well. Am I wrong in that thought?

Not WD but I think The Division is and maybe The Crew.

But no third party online only game is going to make use of cloud computation that wouldn't be available on the PS4 or PC, so I don't get what Microsoft is trumpeting here. Anything interesting from the cloud is either going to be the same on all platforms, only for first select first party titles or dedicated servers.

 

[Jack cw]

3 GB of RAM for fancy swipes and overlaps...

 

[JaggedSac]

Credit to XboxUncut on Reddit.

I like.

 

[CoG]

"Intangible benefits" = bullshit pipedreams that will never come to fruition.

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

nvm its the title of the article

 

[BruiserBear]

OK, that Welcome Back screen is much nicer than the one that leaked yesterday for PS4. Loving their new avatars.

Link?

It just seems silly to me. Just gimme your sales pitch if that's what it's supposed to be. I'd rather they do interviews with impartial journalists instead.

*facepalm*

 

[Malio]

Sounds alright, I guess. But let's get to the real issues here....

Will all this help my ads load faster?

 

[foxbeldin]

I'm sorry but that's simply not going to cut it.

Elaborate.

Read his post history, no need to elaborate...

 

[The Elite]

Appropriate thread title change.

First title was a little rough.

The video covers a little more than just the cloud.

 

[boi]

Actually, Respawn is doing some stuff in the cloud like AI.

So I'm unable to play Titanfall without online connection? No. Do I get a better experience with the cloud this way? Then I can tell you already this stuff isn't marketable at all. No gamer casual or hardcore cares if bots are better with the cloud or not.

 

[Hanmik]

"built for the future"... this really makes it sound like Microsoft has a 8+ years life expectancy for the Xbox One..

 

[Crawl]

Hmm 1080p must not be in microsoft's future plans.

 

[Impeccable]

Elastic scalibility? So it is basically as good as pussy?

 

[Zornack]

Actually, Respawn is doing some stuff in the cloud like AI.

Is what Respawn is doing any different than running bots on a dedicated server?

 

[SniperHunter]

the UI looks fantastic!

 

[dbztrk]

Question, In order for cloud to work, does the console have to connected to the internet?

 

[Nightengale]

Mmm, that sign-in screen design is sexy~

I'm not a big fan of the core Metro design ( W8 Start design ), but the highly simplistic 2 panel looks great, more reminiscence of the Swiss Typography Style that Metro is inspired from, rather than the actual Metro design language.