thats an awesome article.. good share

This doesn't mean that's definitely what there going to do guys, it's just a patent...

It is an approach that could be taken, I just don't see it as being necessary ...

I could be wrong but I suspect that the typical use of an add on like this would be to increase the resolution, increase the frame rate, and/or increase the level of detail in the game. Depending on whether you wanted 2 or 3 add on cards, you could potentially create a platform that satisfied the typical cost-conscience gamer and the graphics whore who was willing to spend anything on games.

Right now ATI is still using the 40nm process for all of its GPUs and by the end of 2012 it is entirely plausable that they will have moved down to the 22nm process, which would mean that GPUs similar in processing power to the top of the line GPUs today will be energy efficient and very cost effective. These GPUs are so powerful that there is *almost* nothing that a developer would want to do that couldn't be done at 720p without an order of magnituded more processing power. If you add an additional GPU you could (potentially) maintain the quality of graphical assets and output at 1080p, or you could increase the quality of graphical assets (modestly) and output at 1280x1080; and if you added a third GPU you coupld potentially increase the quality of graphical assets even further while outputting at 1080p.

For the average Joe, you've produced a system that only costs $300 at launch and for the graphics whore you've produced a system that can (essentially) produce the best graphics a person could realistically expect at this point in time.

yea he's right

on another note: can't they make a patch for that?

This might happen with the PS4.