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[Zinix]

http://www.theinquir...pu-to-rival-ps4

 

GAMES CONSOLE MAKER Microsoft reportedly will reduce the amount of processing power reserved for the Xbox One's Kinect camera to boost the console's overall graphics processing.

 

According to a tweet sent by Pete Dodd, a source who has been reliable in the past for breaking video gaming news, Microsoft will free eight percent of the GPU to allow games developers to use the reserved power for graphics.

 

In an interview with Eurogamer last October, Microsoft technical engineer Andrew Goossen said the Xbox One's Kinect camera uses around 10 percent of the console's total GPU horsepower, eight percent for Kinect video and two percent for voice.

 

"Xbox One has a conservative 10 per cent time-sliced reservation on the GPU for system processing. This is used both for the GPGPU processing for Kinect and for the rendering of concurrent system content such as snap mode," said Gooseen. "In the future, we plan to open up more options to developers to access this GPU reservation time while maintaining full system functionality."

 

If the rumours a true, that will be happening rather sooner than later, with Microsoft scrapping the eight percent Kinect camera reserve completely, using just two percent of the GPU dedicated for voice and the leavng the rest completely up to developers.

 

The changes could have quite an effect on Xbox One frame rates, and could give developers more room to work with to hit 1080p native resolution. The move could also place the Xbox One in better position to compete with Sony's PS4, which is said to have the edge in graphics processing power and memory bandwidth.

 

 

[Auzzie Wingman]

Interesting. Did the 3DS ever get that extra power unlock it allegedly was capable of?

[Nollog]

Interesting. Did the 3DS ever get that extra power unlock it allegedly was capable of?

They unlocked the system memory for use by games.

They should've done this before launch.
It was dumb to allow Sony to get such perceived power/performance difference when your console is more expensive.
It's probably too late for most fangirls.

[3Dude]

They unlocked the system memory for use by games.They should've done this before launch.It was dumb to allow Sony to get such perceived power/performance difference when your console is more expensive.It's probably too late for most fangirls.

This actually makes mo difference.

Sony's gpu is more powerful because it has 50% more gcn cores in its gpu.

Thats assuming 100% power to graphics and 0% to kinect.

All microsoft had done previously is weaken it even more than that.

[Scumbag]

This is old news, it's 8% not 10. 2% will always be reserved for voice while developers have the option of not using Kinect for a little extra performance.

Shows how pointless Kinect is, if anything. PS4 will still be over 50% more powerful.

That extra 8% will make Xbone capable of a whopping 1080p 32fps. A huge 2fps faster lol

[Nollog]

This actually makes mo difference.

Sony's gpu is more powerful because it has 50% more gcn cores in its gpu.

Thats assuming 100% power to graphics and 0% to kinect.

All microsoft had done previously is weaken it even more than that.

Which means nothing when microsoft have more money than Sony.

[SailtheSeas]

http://www.bbc.co.uk...siness-25908494

 

Sony have bigger problems and that's despite the success the PS4 has been thus far.

[Scumbag]

Oh noes! Idustry insider claims resolutiongate will reappear for an upcoming Ubisoft game probably Watch Dogs. 720p Xbone and 1080p PS4 again?

 

http://www.nowgamer....80p_on_ps4.html

[SailtheSeas]

Oh noes! Idustry insider claims resolutiongate will reappear for an upcoming Ubisoft game probably Watch Dogs. 720p Xbone and 1080p PS4 again?

 

http://www.nowgamer....80p_on_ps4.html

 

While the PS4 pales into insignificance in comparison to the PC version.

Oh noes! Idustry insider claims resolutiongate will reappear for an upcoming Ubisoft game probably Watch Dogs. 720p Xbone and 1080p PS4 again?

 

http://www.nowgamer....80p_on_ps4.html

 

While the PS4 pales into insignificance in comparison to the PC version.

[Cozmo]

So this will be in only the newer ones or are the allowing devs to take it from the kinnect? If not and they are just downgrading the kinnect then what do you guys will think happen to the whole face recognition thing and how it will sign in whoever is holding the controller?

[thechamp80]

 

What are you talking about rivaling the PS4 lol? You obviously don't know specs if you think an 8% increase will close any gaps. The PS4 still is more powerful by a wider margin.

Which means nothing when microsoft have more money than Sony.

What does this have to do with anything? They have more money, and they should have beat Sony on performance easily. But they screwed themselves by putting out a console that gets outperformed pretty badly by a cheaper console. That 8GB reveal at the Feb Conference must have really surprised Microsoft.

[Nollog]

What are you talking about rivaling the PS4 lol? You obviously don't know specs if you think an 8% increase will close any gaps. The PS4 still is more powerful by a wider margin.


What does this have to do with anything? They have more money, and they should have beat Sony on performance easily. But they screwed themselves by putting out a console that gets outperformed pretty badly by a cheaper console. That 8GB reveal at the Feb Conference must have really surprised Microsoft.

You're going to get your DLC 6 months earlier on x1 than p4, and you're going to buy an x1 because of it.