Spec?

[Gluk Schmuck]

so, we know all about the unique gamplay via the Gamespeak(TM) and the frustration-free gaming potential of the (from what i've seen, lovely) camera. when are OI going to start talking technical specification?

[Eibu]

Because many (like myself) wouldn't understand (so for that matter, care)...

I'm sure we'll see them someday...

[Oddsville]

Im not sure I get ya there Gluk Shmuck. If I understand better Im sure I can help you out with your question.

[Gluk Schmuck]

I meant things like frames per second, how many polys in a meep, et cetera.

[Xavier]

do you find THAT intresting ???

I don't care about that...

[Conzumah]

OWI has hinted at these things here and there, but they never really get into much detail on all of that. they've said that fuzzles are prety low on the poly counts. abe and munch are much more advanced. i'm fairly sure that the game runs at 30fps. i know it did in the demo, because i played it. i was glad to see that there wasn't any slowdown, but then again there weren't any enemies.........or anything, really.

and yes all of this is VERY intersting to some people. especially if this is what you plan on doing for a living.

[Gluk Schmuck]

Originally posted by Xavier:
do you find THAT intresting ???

I don't care about that...

1. yes
2. i didn't ask if you found that interesting, i asked if you knew about it - it isn't the most important aspect of gaming, but it is very important

3. thankee Adam

[abe333]

here is something about this topic....... i think!!!
coooooooooooooool pici!!!!!


Features
Four game controller ports that allow easy multiplayer gaming and enable other peripherals, ranging from game pads to voice-activated headsets
A front-loading DVD tray
A multisignal audio-video connector that allows for easy hookup to televisions and home theater systems
An Ethernet port for rich, fast-action online gaming via a broadband connection
An NVIDIA graphics processing unit (GPU), delivering more than three times the graphics performance of other consoles
An Intel 733MHz processor, the most powerful CPU of any console
An internal hard drive, for massive storage of game information - a first in the console gaming industry


PS. ONE OF MY LONGEST POST YET!!!!!

[Xavier]

Originally posted by Gluk Schmuck:
1. yes
2. i didn't ask if you found that interesting, i asked if you knew about it - it isn't the most important aspect of gaming, but it is very important

3. thankee Adam

excuse me
I only know they are always to types of thing : one in the game and one in the movies, they are no the same

now intresting stuff: Munch hasn't dolby digital 5.11

[Jotch]

The XBOX, i can garuntee runs faster then 30fps. It has a NVIDIA GeForce3 video card, and i know for a fact with fast paced movement, and action, it would be at least 70 fps, and with the processor, it would help put a lot.

[ November 14, 2001: Message edited by: Jotch ]

[abe333]

didn't my stuff help?? i had all the main suff and a cooooool pic!!

[General Drippik]

Don't you hate it when people ignore you Abe 333? I get that alot, and I gotta admit, it's hard to put up with. And as for the Xbox, screw that. I'm getting a PS3!

[Oddsville]

Why would you get a PS3 when the next three Oddworld games won't be on it (and probably no other Oddworld game either.) and it won't be out for at least 7 years.

[Cloverfield]

Actually Gluk Schmuck is talking about the technical specificiations of the "game" not the Xbox (we all know this already)... see below quote.

Originally posted by Gluk Schmuck:
I meant things like frames per second, how many polys in a meep, et cetera.

So he's meaning (in graphics terms) what has been used to create the actual characters. You see this information quite often on sites about Quake and stuff like that.

Abe Babe...

[abe333]

Stuff XBox!!!!!!!!!! are you okay????????

[General Drippik]

Have you seen the graphics for Ps3? the dinosaur looks like one out of JP3!! About the oddworld games not being on Ps3, oh well. Who cares, Oddworld isn't the only game series in the world is it? So don't go getting any brain surgery tools, just chill.. FEEL THE BREEZE MAN!!

[Gluk Schmuck]

why are you two having a console debate in my topic about the spec of MO???

AB's absolutely correct, thank you anyway for giving me info about the Xbox...can't you make your own console debate topic? - or join another one?
if you can't tell me anything about MO's spec then don't say anything - what you're doing is SPAM - a banable offence (eventually)

[abe333]

sorry, but where did ya here about PS3??? email me!!

[Gluk Schmuck]

i think i read something about it in Edge 104 - but i can't find it now
anyway, the just was that the PS3 will be more powerful than the Xbox, but the Xbox 2 will be more powerful than the PS3...

[Xavier]

yeah
But the PS4 will be better than the Xbox2
But the Xbox3 will be better than the PS4
But the PS5 will be better than the Xbox3
...

lol

Here is an article of overgame (sorry it's in French)

A l’occasion de la sortie de la Xbox aux USA, Kutinake Ando, président de Sony, s’est exprimé dans le Financial Times. D’après lui, l’arrivée de la Xbox pourrait forcer Sony Ã* commercialiser la PlayStation 3 plus tôt que prévu. Il a déclaré : "la plus grosse menace pour la PlayStation 2 est que la Xbox change le cycle de vie de l’industrie". En effet, Ando craindrait que le modèle économique de la PS2 ne soit pas nécessairement viable, et que le cycle de vie de la console soit réduit Ã* 3 ans ! Bien que les ventes de PlayStation 2 soient massives, Sony chercherait toujours Ã* rentabiliser les grands coûts de développement de la fameuse puce Emotion Engine. D’où l’intérêt de sortir la PlayStation 3 plus rapidement pour freiner la Xbox. Le processus de recherche et développement de la PS3 serait en tous cas déjÃ* en route, avec Toshiba et IBM comme partenaire et 400 millions de $ d’investissement. La production de la puce pourrait commencer en 2004. Ce nouveau processeur sera davantage spécialisé dans les fonctions de communication et de services haut-débits.

Avec de telles déclarations aussi lourdes de sens, il est clair que pour Sony, Microsoft a remplacé Nintendo comme nouveau grand compétiteur. "La Nintendo GameCube a été une déception au Japon, ils n’ont vendu que le tiers de ce qu’ils espéraient " a t-il dit. Autre information intéressante : Sony ne pense pas entrer dans le monde de la console portable dominé par Nintendo, mais veut se concentrer sur le marché des consoles de salon.

Alors, Sony aurait-il peur de Microsoft ? C’est possible. Pourtant, toutes les projections du marché d’ici deux ans, voient la PlayStation 2 comme leader du marché des consoles. Plutôt prudent, Sony, alors…

[One, Two, Middlesboogie]

I ran that text through a translator; this is what it says:

With l.occasion of the output of Xbox in the USA, Kutinake Ando, president de Sony, s.est expressed in Financial Times. D.après him, l.arrivée of Xbox could force Sony to market PlayStation 3 earlier than envisaged. It declared: " the largest threat for PlayStation 2 is that Xbox changes the cycle of life of l.industrie ". Indeed, Ando would fear that the economic model of the PS2 is not necessarily viable, and that the cycle of life of the console is tiny room to 3 years! Although the sales of PlayStation 2 are massive, Sony would always seek to make profitable the great development costs of the famous chip Emotion Engine. D.où l.intérêt to leave PlayStation 3 more quickly to slow down Xbox. The process of research and development of the PS3 would be in all cases already on the way, with Toshiba and IBM like partner and 400 million $ d.investissement. The production of the chip could start into 2004. This new processor will be more specialized in the service high-flows and communication functions.
With such declarations as fraught with direction, it is clear as for Sony, Microsoft replaced Nintendo like new large candidate. " Nintendo GameCube was a disappointment in Japan, they n.ont sold that the third of this qu.ils hoped " has T-it says. Other interesting information: Sony does not think of entering the world of the portable console dominated by Nintendo, but wants to concentrate on the market of the consoles of show.
Then, would Sony be afraid of Microsoft? Possible C.est. However, all projections of the market d.ici two years, see PlayStation 2 as leader of the market of the consoles. Rather careful, Sony, then.

[General Drippik]

i emailed ya abe333.

[abe333]

yeah, i got it! Thanks.

[Xavier]

I found an Englich text on Xbox addict

Sony’s president feels that they can’t keep up with Microsoft because the Xbox is just too powerful for PS2 and Xbox is turning the heat up a little too hot for the obsolete chips in the PS2 and they can’t handle it so Xbox could force the company’s hand in releasing its PS3 console earlier than intended, too bad Sony. Hey, if you can’t beat ’em, why don’t you just join Microsoft and make games for them?

In a recent interview with The Financial Times, Kunitake Ando, president and CEO of Sony, said that the Xbox could force the company to transition to the PS3 earlier than Sony expected which in turn can cause the lifecycle of consoles to shorten dramatically. "The biggest threat to the PlayStation 2 is that the Xbox changes the industry’s life cycle," said Ando, who feels that it is unclear whether the current PS2 business model is sustainable and that its console life cycle could be reduced to three years as a result. Although sales of the PlayStation 2 console remain strong, Ando said that the company is still in the process of recuperating its high front-end chip manufacturing costs. Awww Sony, don’t worry, this is just the beginning, I don’t think your PS3 will be able to handle it either. Because before you know it, we’ll throw a Xbox 2 right back at ya and hey, if a console can change the industry like Xbox can, then nobody will trust anything other than the Xbox.

Furthermore, Ando had also commented that Nintendo is not considered a danger or a competitor to Sony in the games division. "Nintendo’s GameCube has been a disappointment in Japan, they have sold only a third of what they had hoped," he said. "The PlayStation 2 is viewed by gamers as the games console to own." Ando further stated that although there was interest within Sony to enter the handheld business to compete directly with Nintendo’s Game Boy Advance, Ken Kutaragi, president of Sony Computer Entertainment, requested that the company remain out of that market in order to focus its efforts exclusively on the PlayStation 2. Microsoft also did the same by focusing its efforts entirely on Xbox and hitting home with a well carried out launch and a delightful number of launch titles and units to keep everyone happy.

Research for and development of the PlayStation 3 is already under way. Sony has partnered with Toshiba and IBM, as part of a combined $400 million, five-year investment, to develop the technology for the PS3. Production of the chip, at last report, was slated to begin in 2004. According to Sony, the new chip design will be fundamentally different from what the company has used in the past and will have a greater focus on delivering communication and broadband services. So that means Microsoft doesn’t have to worry for now because by focusing its efforts entirely on the Xbox, the Xbox’s chip already have a greater focus on delivering communication and broadband services thanks to nVidia and Intel and other partners. With the Xbox, as a console gamer, you never have to worry about having the obsolete technology.