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ICStats on 06 April 2014
Nem said:
JoeTheBro said:
Nem said:

ICStats said:

It's incorrect, PS3 has 256MB main RAM + 256MB dedicated GPU RAM for a total of 512.

Just to correct here, the ps3 has 256mb for video and 256mb for the system. Wich is the same as saying 256mb for games and 256mb for the operative system. 


Wow no no no no. Icstats was correct. The PS3 only uses about 50MB for the OS.

Your computer is the same way. You have maybe 8GB of system ram, but your OS is only taking a small chunk of that.


Are you sure any of that remaining RAM is used for games?

But then again you are contradcting yourself there. He said the PS3 has 512MB of RAM for games (not specifically but thats what he tried to say). We know that at least 50MB arent.

edit: alright i investigated the issue a bit more. The OS used to be 120MB but was later reduced to 52MB to free extra memory for developers. So, i guess games on the PS3 use 460MB. Thats the true available RAM for games... unless anymore is reserved for any other purposes.

Now you're arguing against what you think someone tried to say, even though they never said that?

I never mentioed OS/Game until you did, then you got corrected for being way off on that by 200+MB...



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hated_individual on 06 April 2014

PlayStation 3 has 256MB of System RAM and 256MB of Video RAM... Video RAM serves same purpose as eDRAM in Xbox 360 thus it can not actually be used for caching/storing game data. At first there was only 126MB available which was a crazy small amount and when Sony updated the OS and Firmware then developers finally had enough memory for their games... 204MB is trully available for games on PlayStation 3 and Wii U has five times that also Xbox one had like 256MB of RAM at first for developers which is twice as much as PlayStation 3 and later it was firmware/OS updated to allow developers 384MB of RAM.

It does not matter if visuals have "cartoonish" or "realistic" look since both are equally demanding and it all depends on complexity of visuals like resolution of texture, amount of geometry, draw distance, quality of shadows and amount of lightning plus what kind of shadows and lightning are being used then we have filters and bunch of other stuff let alone discussing AI and effects...

Dont believe me? Ask Pemalite, he already explained...

Wii U has five times more RAM available for developers compared to PlayStation 3 and nearly three times compared to Xbox 360 while Nintendo could "unlock"/free aditional 512MB of RAM which would meant nearly 5 times in comparison to Xbox 360 and nearly 8 times compared to PlayStation 3.

Wii U's CPU is being labeled as weak by many people and by Eurogamer yet that is untrue, Wii U may look on paper weak and yet in practice is stronger than Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 CPU... I would love to explain but it would be such a pain to type it out on my smartphoen and such a drag now to explain it and I am sure Pemalite could explain you and even ICStats but I believe he would not be up to the task.



manny10032 on 06 April 2014

So tempted to get a Wii U for this game



Lonely_Dolphin on 06 April 2014
manny10032 said:
So tempted to get a Wii U for this game


Then get one! I sure am! ^_^

PlayMatt on 06 April 2014

Cool Moo Moo Meadows looks a lot like how ModNation looked 4 years ago



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SONY Bring them BACK for PS4 and VITA!

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Gustaf89 on 06 April 2014
dahuman said:
You know, I see people talking about power and art style but I've yet seen a post on praising the game design which is the root of why it looks awesome. You guys are totally missing the point lol. If all I cared about was graphics then I would never touch consoles, and if you guys care so much, you all best be PC gamers with a good rig as well, cause I swear to fucking god.... there is way too much shit talking here.


yeah the thing is the Thread is called "Mario Kat 8 Grafix" so talk about Game Design, GamePlay and stuff, will be off-topic. nice sentiment tho.

is like the big bang theory, when sheldon neeede to pick a ps4 or xbox one, they discussed about 8 gigs of gddr5 vs 8 gigs of dd3 ram, and then about the eSRAM and that stuff, but never mentioned any freaking game



Nem on 06 April 2014
ICStats said:
Nem said:
JoeTheBro said:
 


Wow no no no no. Icstats was correct. The PS3 only uses about 50MB for the OS.

Your computer is the same way. You have maybe 8GB of system ram, but your OS is only taking a small chunk of that.


Are you sure any of that remaining RAM is used for games?

But then again you are contradcting yourself there. He said the PS3 has 512MB of RAM for games (not specifically but thats what he tried to say). We know that at least 50MB arent.

edit: alright i investigated the issue a bit more. The OS used to be 120MB but was later reduced to 52MB to free extra memory for developers. So, i guess games on the PS3 use 460MB. Thats the true available RAM for games... unless anymore is reserved for any other purposes.

Now you're arguing against what you think someone tried to say, even though they never said that?

I never mentioed OS/Game until you did, then you got corrected for being way off on that by 200+MB...


You said the PS4 uses 256 on main RAM and 256 on GPU against a post that claimed there were 256MB for games on the PS3.

It really isnt anyones else's fault if you are not beeing accurate.



Nem on 06 April 2014
Gremdude said:
Nem said:
Are we still entertaining ideas that the Wii U isnt next gen? For a non next gen system it sure is producing really good looking games that rival the so called "true" next-gen systems.


Seriously? Maybe it competes with Knack(although that game is 1080p) but what other true next gen game does this cartoony game compare against?


So... you already decided Mario Kart isnt 1080p? What matters is the visual experience in front of your eyes and how much entertainment it provides.It is irrelevant how many routines run in the background or how many teraflops the system can handle if it doesnt directly translate into a better visual experience in front of your eyes.

And i have a PS4. Nothing out on it atm is as impressive as MK8. Yes I:SS looks good, but MK8 is a feast on the eyes. And at the end of the day, that is what matters.



SubiyaCryolite on 06 April 2014
hated_individual said:

Wii U's CPU is being labeled as weak by many people and by Eurogamer yet that is untrue, Wii U may look on paper weak and yet in practice is stronger than Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 CPU... I would love to explain but it would be such a pain to type it out on my smartphoen and such a drag now to explain it and I am sure Pemalite could explain you and even ICStats but I believe he would not be up to the task.


Take your time and explain.



I predict that the Wii U will sell a total of 18 million units in its lifetime. 

The NX will be a 900p machine

SubiyaCryolite on 06 April 2014
Nem said:

And i have a PS4. Nothing out on it atm is as impressive as MK8. Yes I:SS looks good, but MK8 is a feast on the eyes. And at the end of the day, that is what matters.

Adding fuel to the flames. From a gameplay perspective Id agree but the other bit is wishful thinkng.



I predict that the Wii U will sell a total of 18 million units in its lifetime. 

The NX will be a 900p machine