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Re: Morning Consolidation
Dec 11, 2008, 19:17
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Dec 11, 2008, 19:17
 
I regularly use profiling applications which report in real-time the total % of CPU utilization
Of course, you have a point in that we have no idea what kind of resource they're referring to. But that in itself makes it even more of a ridiculous marketing-metric..

What they're basically saying, then, is that the overall resource utilization in Uncharted 1 is approx 1/3. Or are they talking "potential"? Which is another thing entirely..

Another thing is that, as occam points out in the eurogamer thread, the "all PS3 power" claim is particularly amusing considering this is on their page:
http://www.naughtydog.com/jak1/20Questions.htm (Q: What percent of the PS2’s power are you using?)

And kxmode: lol Jester

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Re: Morning Consolidation
Dec 11, 2008, 18:22
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Dec 11, 2008, 18:22
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Color me sceptical.

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Re: Morning Consolidation
Dec 11, 2008, 18:10
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Dec 11, 2008, 18:10
 
JM, you make a good point which makes me rephrase my claim. It seems that devs use this "power percentage" to try selling a game or show its awesomeness (i.e. Gear of War 2 using 90% of the 360s power). My point is that there are efficiencies that develop through the life of any system so that one can get more "power" from the system. What takes 90% now will most likely only need 50% of the same system years down the road because of the advancement of middleware and coding techniques.

I didn't mean to call bullshit on the 90%, I was more calling bullshit that it's gong to be the cat's meow because of it.

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Re: Morning Consolidation
Dec 11, 2008, 18:05
JM
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Dec 11, 2008, 18:05
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I call bullshit on anyone giving a percentage of the system's "power" that a game uses.

I'm not sure where your skepticism is coming from. As a software developer, I regularly use profiling applications which report in real-time the total % of CPU utilization, the amount of memory being allocated, the number of running threads, etc., giving me a pretty good picture of how efficiently my app is making use of available resources (i.e. the percentage of total "power" being used). Why is it so hard to believe that a professional development house wouldn't be using the same tools? It's a common practice in software development.

In other words, the game should look about twice as impressive on the graphical side of things in the sequel?

As graphics are only one part of the equation, it doesn't necessarily stand to reason that all of the additional resources will be directed at better graphics. The extra processing can be used for things such as more advanced AI routines or more realistic physics.

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Re: Morning Consolidation
Dec 11, 2008, 12:08
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Dec 11, 2008, 12:08
 
I call bullshit on anyone giving a percentage of the system's "power" that a game uses.

Uncharted is over 9000!!!!!!!!1oneoneone
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Re: Morning Consolidation
Dec 11, 2008, 10:53
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Dec 11, 2008, 10:53
 
I call bullshit on anyone giving a percentage of the system's "power" that a game uses. I mean really, as a console's life goes on, more middleware becomes available to make features easier to use and allows the developers to search the nooks and crannies for more resources to use. I'm sure some would say that games in the 3rd year of the PS2 used 90% of the system's power, then look what Kojima was able to do with MGS3, or what God of War II was able to do.
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Re: Morning Consolidation
Dec 11, 2008, 09:41
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Dec 11, 2008, 09:41
 
So, they claim Uncharted 1 uses about 30-40%, and going for, and I quote, "close to all power" for Uncharted 2.. So let's, for the sake of argument, say 90%.

In other words, the game should look about twice as impressive on the graphical side of things in the sequel? Quite a feat, as the original was no slouch in the glitz-department to begin with.

Color me sceptical.
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