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binary solo on 05 August 2015

I'm not a fan of halfway house processing. But if it's going to be implemented then implementing it for modes that require you to be online regardless of cloud processing (like online MP modes) is really the only way to do it.

What's the minimum internet speed required for cloud processing to work? I presume the speed minimums are different depending on what the cloud-side processing is being tasked with. Also how does ping affect this? If the processing is being done halfway round the world then the ping can be very high even when things are running with optimal efficiency? I assume MS will have processing cpacaity located all over the world so that the max ping is kept as low as possible.



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Mystro-Sama on 05 August 2015
binary solo said:
I'm not a fan of halfway house processing. But if it's going to be implemented then implementing it for modes that require you to be online regardless of cloud processing (like online MP modes) is really the only way to do it.

What's the minimum internet speed required for cloud processing to work? I presume the speed minimums are different depending on what the cloud-side processing is being tasked with. Also how does ping affect this? If the processing is being done halfway round the world then the ping can be very high even when things are running with optimal efficiency? I assume MS will have processing cpacaity located all over the world so that the max ping is kept as low as possible.


Good thing this is MS we're talking about. Because that'i'm sure its going to be really expensive.



starcraft on 05 August 2015

As far as I know, Xbox Live servers function on Microsoft's Azure platform? They'd have excellent economies of scale with this.

I am sure there is *some* maintenance needed to keep each individual game up and running (once the initial updating/DLC process is over), but by and large the resources for the servers themselves would be decided by the total number of people on Xbox Live to play *any* game.

As such, I view it as highly unlikely the servers would go off until some time after a major new iteration of the franchise released.

As they haven't said the game is online only, I also fully expect to be able to play the full single-player offline, but it would be nice if the physics were enhanced if I play online!



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Eddie_Raja on 05 August 2015

An average at best series, and tech that has so far consistently proven to be nothing but hype.

This game screams "I will believe it when I see it" for me.



Prediction for console Lifetime sales:

Wii:100-120 million, PS3:80-110 million, 360:70-100 million

[Prediction Made 11/5/2009]

3DS: 65m, PSV: 22m, Wii U: 18-22m, PS4: 80-120m, X1: 35-55m

I gauruntee the PS5 comes out after only 5-6 years after the launch of the PS4.

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KdxlavkdX on 05 August 2015

I just hope my internet speed is fast enough...



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Mystro-Sama on 06 August 2015
Eddie_Raja said:
An average at best series, and tech that has so far consistently proven to be nothing but hype.

This game screams "I will believe it when I see it" for me.


Even if the game was garbage most people would still give it a shot since this is brand new tech.



Eddie_Raja on 06 August 2015
Mystro-Sama said:
Eddie_Raja said:
An average at best series, and tech that has so far consistently proven to be nothing but hype.

This game screams "I will believe it when I see it" for me.


Even if the game was garbage most people would still give it a shot since this is brand new tech.


We will see if it is.  Again I will believe it when I see it!



Prediction for console Lifetime sales:

Wii:100-120 million, PS3:80-110 million, 360:70-100 million

[Prediction Made 11/5/2009]

3DS: 65m, PSV: 22m, Wii U: 18-22m, PS4: 80-120m, X1: 35-55m

I gauruntee the PS5 comes out after only 5-6 years after the launch of the PS4.

[Prediction Made 6/18/2014]

Ruler on 06 August 2015

I wouldnt trust MS with what they are saying about the cloud, if it exist why havent they used to make 1080P games so far? And if its really going to be improved with the cloud i wouldnt support such games. This generation is allready enough dependent on servers.



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Goatseye on 06 August 2015
Ruler said:
I wouldnt trust MS with what they are saying about the cloud, if it exist why havent they used to make 1080P games so far? And if its really going to be improved with the cloud i wouldnt support such games. This generation is allready enough dependent on servers.

Buy Forza games for 1080p son. Forza 5, Forza Horizon 2, Forza 6 are all 1080p.

You'll get a 3240p rainbow shooting out of all your orifices.



walsufnir on 06 August 2015
Ruler said:
I wouldnt trust MS with what they are saying about the cloud, if it exist why havent they used to make 1080P games so far? And if its really going to be improved with the cloud i wouldnt support such games. This generation is allready enough dependent on servers.

 

Is this real life? 1080p with the cloud? Whoever promised that?!

The tech itself is limited with what you can do in realtime. Rendering a frame is something different than offloading demanding things to a remote server.