Jackplug wrote on Nov 4, 2012, 19:53:Agreed.
What I would like to say is who gives a shit after the last piece of shit that was supposed to have all this "MASS" destruction with a mapping tools that is too brainy for us mappers to use...
So in not so many words, Dice can go fuck themselves...
Mordecai Walfish wrote on Nov 4, 2012, 19:28:
I was joking about the WiiU being "Next Gen" when I said "in a couple weeks".
According to some, the next generation of consoles is released in a couple weeks.
Personally I stick with what I said, regardless of what hardware they'll use the graphical jump won't be half as big as the jump was from the PS2 to the PS3 generation. Financially, with Sony on a bad spot and MS not wanting to spend to much, it makes perfect logic that the next hardware will be the equivalent of a 6670 in graphical power or something equivalent or slightly more powerful. They know the WiiU is weak in terms of graphics.
Rigs wrote on Nov 4, 2012, 18:55:
This rumor of the next-gen sporting a 6670 is a thing I like to call complete bullshit. No way any console is using off-the-shelf PC parts. Yes, they use parts similar but every new console has had it's own graphics chip developed especially for it. Maybe a derivative of the 6670? I find that doubtful as well. Each gen of console is meant to be a huge leap forward from the one before, which is why console's have 10+ year lifetime cycles. The PSX to the PS2, the PS2 to the PS3, while a smaller jump was still rather large. Just because most games on the PS3 haven't taken advantage of it's horsepower doesn't mean it's not there. The Xbox, while a little different in terms of where the horsepower is focused (ie more CPU dependent than GPU, though the GPU is no slouch), is the same way. The difference between the Xbox and 360 is sizable. They haven't squeezed everything out the current gen yet, especially when it comes to the PS3. Probably because the PS3 is apparently so much harder to develop for. I mean, look at the jump in quality in the HALO series each time, HALO3 to REACH to HALO4. Hell, look way back to the amazing power they pulled out of the SNES in it's twilight years. Everyone is looking to next-gen but there's still some left in the current hardware. And because of that, I think the next-gen systems are going to be FAR more powerful than what's been rumored. They have to be.
As for them coming out in a few weeks? It's nice to dream...The first PS4 dev kits just got sent out and they're not even on the hardware itself, just a box with similar spec. We have some ways to go until release, guys. Trust me on that...
=-Rigs-=
DangerDog wrote on Nov 4, 2012, 14:41:
BF1942 servers are still operational, EA hasn't shuttered the master server list. DICE have said they plan to continue support for BF3 beyond the release of BF4. The lack of support will come from the community when they either switch up to BF4 or something else.
DangerDog wrote on Nov 4, 2012, 14:31:fawker wrote on Nov 4, 2012, 14:21:
My bullshit meter is pinging pretty hard. Regardless, my only question is how long before they shut down bf3. I've got $100 invested in that now.
It'll shut itself down when people quit playing, most will switch to BF4.
The cycle for multiplayer longevity is getting shorter and shorter.
fawker wrote on Nov 4, 2012, 14:21:
My bullshit meter is pinging pretty hard. Regardless, my only question is how long before they shut down bf3. I've got $100 invested in that now.
Mordecai Walfish wrote on Nov 4, 2012, 14:22:
According to some, the next generation of consoles is released in a couple weeks.
Mordecai Walfish wrote on Nov 4, 2012, 14:22:
According to some, the next generation of consoles is released in a couple weeks.
ASeven wrote on Nov 4, 2012, 14:17:
If this is anywhere close to true, 1 year cycle development? That makes the BF series as bad as the CoD series in terms of development time.
Also, Oct 23 and coming out for both the new generation of consoles? If the rumor has any base on fact then it means the next generation of consoles will be out before Oct 23.