HorrorScope wrote on Mar 11, 2014, 19:15:Panickd wrote on Mar 11, 2014, 14:23:
I am sure some brilliant game designer somewhere is going to come up with an idea that will absolutely require a cloud
As being said here, they are just confusing shit that already had names with the wondrous name "Cloud". The brilliant designers that have Company Run Dedicated Servers (CeRDS's why not) are still doing the same things but the platform has been rebranded to the user friendly name "Cloud". Titanfall is using the power of the server to manage the online parts a secured game needs, like any other game using dedicated servers, like all mmo's. So there is power that the cloud is doing, it is, but it's nothing new at all. But they word it like they are giving you something new, it's just PR hype, you've been had by a PR dept. Don't worry you are not the first.
I have to sit through our CIO wowing crowds with Cloud talk, which I know underneath all that is the same old servers, with some old and new apps being served to the users. That serving is now called "Cloud", ohhhh. It is still servers and clients, how much you use of each is always variable.
Panickd wrote on Mar 11, 2014, 14:23:
I am sure some brilliant game designer somewhere is going to come up with an idea that will absolutely require a cloud
Ozmodan wrote on Mar 11, 2014, 13:58:
All I know is that Titanfall runs much better on my PC than a friends new xbox. I am not impressed one bit with the new consoles, last years tech at best. Cloud servers are just another word for a not very good console.
I did not think that Dark Souls II was that good. The first one was better which does not say much for the developer.
mag wrote on Mar 11, 2014, 15:30:Ozmodan wrote on Mar 11, 2014, 13:58:
I did not think that Dark Souls II was that good. The first one was better which does not say much for the developer.
You, a couple days ago:Ozmodan wrote:
Most of the comments I have seen say it is not as good as the first one. Think I will pass unless I see better reviews.
I'm confused. When did you get to play it?
Verno wrote on Mar 11, 2014, 09:37:
Uhhh wow marketing... The bots in that game are horrible and the game runs at 792p on the Xbox One with noticeable slowdown and screen tearing.
harlock wrote on Mar 11, 2014, 14:21:NegaDeath wrote on Mar 11, 2014, 12:15:
To all the naysayers, The Cloud senses your treachery. The Cloud is not pleased. The Cloud is without mercy!
All praise The Cloud!
flashbacks to paranoia pnp
Ozmodan wrote on Mar 11, 2014, 13:58:
I did not think that Dark Souls II was that good. The first one was better which does not say much for the developer.
Ozmodan wrote:
Most of the comments I have seen say it is not as good as the first one. Think I will pass unless I see better reviews.
Creston wrote on Mar 11, 2014, 13:33:Panickd wrote on Mar 11, 2014, 12:55:
It seems like they built a "cloud" for the XBone without ever giving any real thought as to what it would be used for.
errr... Azure was around quite awhile before the Xbone showed up, and it's making Microsoft shitloads of money.
If you already have a perfectly valid cloud environment (at least until your moron administrators forget to renew the certificates again), why not link your Xbox environment to it? That just makes sense.
So, no, they didn't "build a cloud" for Xbone.
At the same time, all the shit that Microsoft pretends the cloud can do is just that: Shit. Horseshit to be more precise.
NegaDeath wrote on Mar 11, 2014, 12:15:
To all the naysayers, The Cloud senses your treachery. The Cloud is not pleased. The Cloud is without mercy!
All praise The Cloud!
Ozmodan wrote on Mar 11, 2014, 13:58:
All I know is that Titanfall runs much better on my PC than a friends new xbox. I am not impressed one bit with the new consoles, last years tech at best. Cloud servers are just another word for a not very good console.
I did not think that Dark Souls II was that good. The first one was better which does not say much for the developer.
jdreyer wrote on Mar 11, 2014, 13:26:Simon Says wrote on Mar 11, 2014, 11:23:nin wrote on Mar 11, 2014, 09:41:SpectralMeat wrote on Mar 11, 2014, 09:33:BitWraith wrote on Mar 11, 2014, 09:02:
If it's "absolutely essential", how can it possibly be running on the PC?
Shhh, it is the power of the magic cloud
I'm not seeing a huge bounce in console sales...
Simon Says, the power of the cloud commands you! Simon Says, the power of the CLOUD commands you! THE POWER OF THE CLOUD COMMANDS YOU! *Sky falls on head* *Silence* Ahhhhhhh! Peace and quiet.
Fixed.
Panickd wrote on Mar 11, 2014, 12:55:
It seems like they built a "cloud" for the XBone without ever giving any real thought as to what it would be used for.
jdreyer wrote on Mar 11, 2014, 13:25:nin wrote on Mar 11, 2014, 09:41:SpectralMeat wrote on Mar 11, 2014, 09:33:BitWraith wrote on Mar 11, 2014, 09:02:
If it's "absolutely essential", how can it possibly be running on the PC?
Shhh, it is the power of the magic cloud
I'm not seeing a huge bounce in console sales...
What about a trendline over the past month, or since the beta? I would think people would have stocked up early if they were anticipating playing this.
Simon Says wrote on Mar 11, 2014, 11:23:nin wrote on Mar 11, 2014, 09:41:SpectralMeat wrote on Mar 11, 2014, 09:33:BitWraith wrote on Mar 11, 2014, 09:02:
If it's "absolutely essential", how can it possibly be running on the PC?
Shhh, it is the power of the magic cloud
I'm not seeing a huge bounce in console sales...
Simon Says, the power of the cloud commands you! Simon Says, the power of the CLOUD commands you! THE POWER OF THE CLOUD COMMANDS YOU! *Sky falls on head* *Silence* Ahhhhhhh! Peace and quiet.
Panickd wrote on Mar 11, 2014, 12:55:
EA is already talking up how the Titanfall sequel probably won't be an Xbox One exclusive because they thought Microsoft was just going to stomp Sony in the Next Gen beauty pageant and that didn't happen. So that right there tells you how "absolutely essential" the cloud is to the game.
nin wrote on Mar 11, 2014, 09:41:SpectralMeat wrote on Mar 11, 2014, 09:33:BitWraith wrote on Mar 11, 2014, 09:02:
If it's "absolutely essential", how can it possibly be running on the PC?
Shhh, it is the power of the magic cloud
I'm not seeing a huge bounce in console sales...
BitWraith wrote on Mar 11, 2014, 09:02:
If it's "absolutely essential", how can it possibly be running on the PC?