bugrimmar said:
g911turbo said:
bugrimmar said:
Obviously, the Xbox One Cloud is still in progress so we don't really know yet whether it will deliver on all of Microsoft's promises. What do you guys think? Will this live up to the hype or will it be this generation's "Power of teh CELL"?
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"The cloud" is an open ended monster that is only limited by internet latency and bandwidth. The Cell is a processor. Completely different hurdles for the two, so stop comparing apples to goats.
The biggest problem that Microsoft has with the cloud is that they are not [completely] in control of the internet infrastructure it relies on. They can have the fastest most robust servers in the world, but it means squat if the web network to get to them is busted and/or gimped.
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One more thing. Other companies have the cloud too, including Sony, Google, Amazon, etc. Whereas the Cell was exclusive to the PS3 (partially because no one else wanted it).
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I'm only comparing their promises.
Sony sold the Cell on the promise of supercomputing potential. MS is selling their cloud with the exact same idea. I'm not comparing what they are, I'm comparing what the companies promise that they can do.
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Then I say MS has a chance where the Cell never did. One is a static piece of silicon, the other is a dynamic. Problem is, progress will be slower than what Microsoft is hinting at. First benefits of their cloud servers will be more dedicated servers, analytics, etc. Graphical offloading etc. are too hampered by latency right now, but it is getting better daily.
