Originally posted by: waffleironhead
Originally posted by: Nemesis 1
Originally posted by: waffleironhead
i did not watch the video, i really do not care what it shows. My question is that if intel thinks it is going to make a game that will only run on their own hardware, then they will have a real hard time selling any units of it to make a difference. I mean seriously. the games that sell volumes are the ones that are playable on multi-vendor hardware at playable resolutions. if they think they can make a game that only looks good on their own hardware and poorly on everyone elses good luck to them.
Intel AMD/ATI are going in exact same direction. Intel only said at release it would be intel exclusive. Until ATI can get it coded for there cards. After ATI gets On same page both well play same modern games. Nv has a bit more work to do tho. You guys act like intel is doing something evil here . If ya don't like what intel is doing don't buy there products. Intel is the ONE going to software render. So if Intel makes a game don't you think it should be for intel hardware . Which in this case relies on software render.
Thats kinda my point. They can go ahead and make any game they want. But by making it so it runs only on their own hardware, I fail to see how they are going to move many units.
OK OK . Stop! You are not looking at this picture correctly. OK . ATI/NV have their GPU world they own the high end market . They are Masters of Hardware RENDER pipeline.
Intel is not intrudeing on ATI/NVs Hardware render world at all .
Intel is creating their own software render world . I think that is wonderful. It is Intel thats pushing raytracing and software pyhsics. It is Intel going down a differant world were use to .
So When intel decided to go magic(software) They bought 4 other game related business all having to do with software and x threading.
In a very short time will see more of what Intel is doing. Like this Demo . Which is outstanding. It really had everthing . But 2 elements. The cameria motion was great . The motion blur all the time takes getting use to but is very realistic. The softshades were perfect and light reflection was also very good.
Intel built hardware and put a bunch of software companies working together on a unified engine. This is Intel Risk . They are betting that they can do it better. From what I seen in this video I am a believer. This was game footage.
So when Intel releases there Larrabee and this game. If its a great game . Better than anything current by alot . If it plays on Intel only hardware. The crying will be loud and completely unfounded. AS Intel is creating a new space and not intrudeing on the OLD hardware render pipeline.
Intel is going a differant direction . If its not better they will fail its that simple.
If its great all the AMD ATI NV trolls will crawl out of woodwork saying how intel did this or that.
The only thing Intel is doing here is going another direction with graphics. Its a hugh gamble. But If software render is better(it is) Intel will be way ahead. Nv could have been working in that same direction but NO . Ati however has been working in that direct which is why the DX10.1 standard that NV tramples.
So if you have a problem with what intel is doing its because your a fanbois. If intel fails it changes nothing. If intel succeeds it changes everthing. The only way intel can succeed is by proving their tech superior To do that Intel needed a game publisher and many other elements Intel spent the money. This demo is First fruits we have seen of Intels efforts . Anyone who wasn't impressed with that scene simply doesn't understand everthing they are seeing here. Its remarkable actually.