Real time network usage, movie sharing, play while installing etc. All of this can hog memory but really I have no idea.
Why would these consoles need anywhere near that much RAM reserved for OS use? Windows doesn't even use that much memory, well unless you have prefetch enabled.
How do we go from some fraction of 512mb total shared memory to the OS ballooning to 25x that amount? So Facebook, Twitter, and Google can have real time updates on how much health we have left?
I'd consider anything over 512mb to be unreasonable. My laptop is currently using less than 1.4gb running Windows 7, Firefox, and Skype.
Why would these consoles need anywhere near that much RAM reserved for OS use? Windows doesn't even use that much memory, well unless you have prefetch enabled.
Why would these consoles need anywhere near that much RAM reserved for OS use? Windows doesn't even use that much memory, well unless you have prefetch enabled.
How do we go from some fraction of 512mb total shared memory to the OS ballooning to 25x that amount? So Facebook, Twitter, and Google can have real time updates on how much health we have left?
I'd consider anything over 512mb to be unreasonable. My laptop is currently using less than 1.4gb running Windows 7, Firefox, and Skype.
I don't believe so, but I could be wrong. It's always been speculation. For those freaking out about this (especially over at NeoGAF, if they aren't all just trolling), I'm not sure how they think they were going to get game sharing/recording, fast switching, play during install, etc. Those features aren't "free".
After the whole 15 minute recording thing, I've been wondering if they were going to store the data on the HDD or on a ramdisk.
that is a very good point. saving it to RAM actually makes more sense if you think about it. the hdd would CONSTANTLY be churning 100% of the time you are gaming if it wrote to the HDD. i mean it's doable but if it was writing to the ramdisk instead for obvious performance reasons, that could totally be plausible in this situation.
that is a very good point. saving it to RAM actually makes more sense if you think about it. the hdd would CONSTANTLY be churning 100% of the time you are gaming if it wrote to the HDD. i mean it's doable but if it was writing to the ramdisk instead for obvious performance reasons, that could totally be plausible in this situation.
When I was thinking about using RAM, my thought was on your average video encode. For example, most scene videos are about 1.2GB at 720p for about 42 minutes. 1080p is 2.25x larger than 720p, so the resulting file size would be 2.7 with linear scaling (it's not really linear, it should be smaller). If you then take that from a 15/42 factor to scale the length down, you get about 1GB. Although, I would guess that the PS4 and X1 will probably store slightly more than the announced times which lets them keep a slightly overlapped buffer.
When I was thinking about using RAM, my thought was on your average video encode. For example, most scene videos are about 1.2GB at 720p for about 42 minutes. 1080p is 2.25x larger than 720p, so the resulting file size would be 2.7 with linear scaling (it's not really linear, it should be smaller). If you then take that from a 15/42 factor to scale the length down, you get about 1GB. Although, I would guess that the PS4 and X1 will probably store slightly more than the announced times which lets them keep a slightly overlapped buffer.
that's almost as stupid a bulletpoint as x1's "unlimited" friends list.
I read that yesterday but can't help but wonder what kind of person will have 2,000 real friends to add? I guess it could turn out like Facebook where people just request everyone.
I know my list will provably always remain small.
Even on a good upload connection (relatively speaking) at 10Mbps, a 1GB file would take over 13 minutes to complete, and that's assuming you're willing or able to saturate that pipe.
10Mbps would be more than "good" it would be flat out amazing as most of the US is limited to something under 2Mbps for a upload speed
Even on a good upload connection (relatively speaking) at 10Mbps, a 1GB file would take over 13 minutes to complete, and that's assuming you're willing or able to saturate that pipe.
As an xbox 360 owner, one of the best features is playing split-screen halo multiplayer with my gf's son. I'm pretty convinced to get a PS4 over an XB1 (for all the same reasons everyone else has) but I'm having trouble identifying games that would fill this need. What PS3/PS4 games allow you to play online with split screen?
The only one I've seen is Diablo 3 and sports games. We definitely like shooters best, though. Battlefield 4 seems unlikely to have split screen, but that would be fantastic. Any ideas?
As an xbox 360 owner, one of the best features is playing split-screen halo multiplayer with my gf's son. I'm pretty convinced to get a PS4 over an XB1 (for all the same reasons everyone else has) but I'm having trouble identifying games that would fill this need. What PS3/PS4 games allow you to play online with split screen?
The only one I've seen is Diablo 3 and sports games. We definitely like shooters best, though. Battlefield 4 seems unlikely to have split screen, but that would be fantastic. Any ideas?