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[playstation]

Next-Gen Consoles Rumors & Related NEWS

Ubisoft boss says next-gen platforms are 'coming soon'
Sony and Microsoft will roll out their next-generation consoles a lot sooner than anticipated, according to Ubisoft big cheese Yves Guillemot.

Apparently we’ve Nintendo to thank for it too, as Guillemot believes that the arrival of Wii U next year will put pressure on the competition to make the transition to next-gen earlier than they had hoped for.

“I think it’s sending the message that the new transition is going to happen – and we’re going to have new machines coming soon,” he told Gamasutra.

Furthermore, the executive pledged that Ubisoft will continue to support new consoles at launch, as it plans to do with Wii U and has previously done with Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii.

"We’re going to continue to take this approach,” said Guillemot. “We feel this console is coming with very innovative features that will change the video game industry and we want to be a part of that.”

http://www.psu.com/Ubisoft-boss-says-next-gen-platforms-are-coming-soon--a012296-p0.php

since everyone has been complaining abt too much of next gen news...thought will make one thread where all related news and rumors can go in..

[avkash]

good, now we can flame-bait in a single thread for all three platforms

[Rock Lee]

http://www.computera...-far-cry-3-dev/

'Definitely life left in PS3, 360,' says Far Cry 3 dev

Ubisoft says it wants to make sure it really pushes the boundaries on every platform Far Cry 3 is released for.

Somewhat at odds with Ubisoft CEO's calls for next-gen hardware, lead game designer Jamie Keen argues there's "definitely life in the current-gen consoles".

"We were very lucky with our engine in that we went through a lot of the things we had to work out in regards to consoles previously on Far Cry 2. That technical knowledge and expertise is really serving us well now.

[dabba]

good, now we can flame-bait in a single thread for all three platforms

only 2 platforms are rumored.... WII U is... errr.... troll bait....

[playstation]

^^actually technical people would better understand if consoles have life or not...these bosses just comment..

[Minion Three]

If a 6 year old console can run a game like gow 3, then dev\'s are oblivious, and incompetent. Most of the hardwares capability goes unused most of the time due to incompetence, and short cuts taken early in the products life cycle.

[Udham]

If a 6 year old console can run a game like gow 3, then dev\'s are oblivious, and incompetent. Most of the hardwares capability goes unused most of the time due to incompetence, and short cuts taken early in the products life cycle.

Welcome to the forums! Something tells me you will fit right in.

Good job on thread PS. One thread to rule'em all.

[Tom Hanks]

Welcome to the forums! Something tells me you will fit right in.Good job on thread PS. One thread to rule'em all.

Correcto !

[Aftrunner]

Freaking finally. There were too many threads poping up all over the place. Half the threads on the front page of the news section are next gen related.

Anyway, EG have a nice article on what to expect from next gen.

My link

[Zodak™]

.I hope RAM is near 2 or 4gb XDR or DDR 5

[playstation]

Freaking finally. There were too many threads poping up all over the place. Half the threads on the front page of the news section are next gen related.

Anyway, EG have a nice article on what to expect from next gen.

My link

Interesting. Repped...

[playstation]

.I hope RAM is near 2 or 4gb XDR or DDR 5

I am not aware of hardware architecture much ....but my 3-4 year old pc has 2 GB ram...dont u think 2 Gb will be very less..4Gb sound good though.

[Zodak™]

2GB DDR 2 ?


Iam talking abt 4GB XDR Ram

[playstation]

2GB DDR 2 ?


Iam talking abt 4GB XDR Ram

yes i have 2Gb ddr2....4gb sounds decent for next gen console.

[avkash]

My link

the article is more like a CryEngine 3 show off
was wondering though on how could they be sure that their engine will work and nicely at that, without having the exact knowledge of the hardware of next platforms
something is fishy there or they are plain boasting

[Aftrunner]

I think its pretty much safe to say that Crytek would have very good knowledge of whats to come with next gen. At least on the 360 side. They are already rumored to be working on Timesplitters for the next Xbox, so if anyone would know its them.

Ditto for Epic and Mark Rien. UE3 has been ubiquitous this gen, chances are it will be the same next gen for UE4. Both Sony and MS would want to work closely with them as well.

[supersim]

a much needed thread

[Zodak™]

I think both Crytek nd Epic are already working on Next Xbox

[Pushy]

yes i have 2Gb ddr2....4gb sounds decent for next gen console.

dude, there's sh*t-lotsa difference between DDR2 and XDR RAM

[Zeehunter]

yes i have 2Gb ddr2....4gb sounds decent for next gen console.

Comparing DDR2 with XDR

[Sunny Coffee]

Comparing DDR2 with XDR

Like a human

[playstation]

dude, there's sh*t-lotsa difference between DDR2 and XDR RAM

okay. but can u be bit more specific...like 2gb xdr ram even better than 4gb ddr2 ??

Comparing DDR2 with XDR

I was just posting my ram info ....i wasnt comparing ...until now that is...

[CarbonCore]

okay. but can u be bit more specific...like 2gb xdr ram even better than 4gb ddr2 ??

Its faster, way faster, almost runs at CPU speed. Its also like 10 times more expensive than DDR2/3.

[Rock Lee]

And why would consoles need 4 GB XDR is beyond me. 2 GB should be max. They are not running anything major during gameplay, like PC which needs to support an OS running a plethora of background processes. A fast but not huge amount of RAM will be enough for consoles.

[playstation]

Its faster, way faster, almost runs at CPU speed. Its also like 10 times more expensive than DDR2/3.

got to get one of these...

And why would consoles need 4 GB XDR is beyond me. 2 GB should be max. They are not running anything major during gameplay, like PC which needs to support an OS running a plethora of background processes. A fast but not huge amount of RAM will be enough for consoles.

yes ...the way cc put xdr features...i think 2 gb xdr will be enough...

[Rock Lee]

got to get one of these...

cant use those in PC.

[CarbonCore]

got to get one of these...

Its specialised memory (like GDDR5) custom made for consoles and graphics cards, you can't put it in one of your DDR slots

[playstation]

cant use those in PC.

Its specialised memory (like GDDR5) custom made for consoles and graphics cards, you can't put it in one of your DDR slots

yea man...was looking all over the net...tried to search on amazon...it shows ps3 and all....even look on computer websites....nowhere to be found...all i can seen is latest and expensive ones are - ddr3 rams....someone here was saying ddr5 is out....so how come ddr3 price so high and showing among the latest ones??

Edited by playstation, 21 July 2011 - 10:53 AM.

[Rock Lee]

meone here was saying ddr5 is out

DDR5 is specialized GPU memory, it cannot be used as system RAM.

[i_rock098]

Its specialised memory (like GDDR5) custom made for consoles and graphics cards, you can't put it in one of your DDR slots

ultimate lol