General Discussion

[st0rmbr1nger]

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revolver20 wrote:

Just been reading an interesting article on Final Fantasy 13, an anlaysis of the demo.

They seem to think there is nothing being done in the engine that cant be done on the 360 and they even go on to say they believe the 360 code will perform better. With the only exception being the HDR lighting on the 360 may need to be dropped but apart from that they should be identicle with the 360 having better performance.

All judged on a demo of course so much might change but its an interesting read and still leave me undecided on what machine i will eventually get the game on.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/final-fantasy-xiii-how-will-it-work-on-360-article

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Nice cherry picking.   How about these bits?


As it happens, 3D performance is the least of our concerns. The one thing that surprised us about the demo more than anything else was its incredible reliance on streaming HD video from the optical disc. Even in a demo you can finish in 30 minutes, there’s a ton of it. Assuming the final PS3 game is on a single layer 25GB BD, conceivably the game would work as is across four DVDs on 360. But all bets are off should the game migrate onto a dual layer 50GB BD as has been suggested.

Lower quality video is of course an option"

If Xbox owners are lucky, it will be a BD25 and come on 4xDVD and downgraded visuals, however considering MGS4 was a BD50, and the FFXIII demo was over 5GB, for a 30 minute demo, it's far more likely to be a BD50, and thefore upto 8x DVDs for the 360.   Those pics of the Xbox box set might turn out to be closer to the bone than originally thought...

http://www.finalfantasyunion.com/news/final-fantasy-xiii-demo-a-complete-waste-of-time--372.html

It's also been said, the PS3 final version will be look significantly better than the demo, as it uses a really old build of the engine from 2008, so whilst the 360 might just about be able to keep up with an old build of the engine (with HDR disabled), the chances of it staying able to keep up are remote.   The magical 10MB of EDO memory that's not even enough for 720p can only do so much...

Message Edited by st0rmbr1nger on 21-05-2009 07:38 PM

[Milky_08]

I though we were safe in here Sanctuary!!!

[DrTrouserPlank]

My God, there is so much Microsoft FUD here that we are going to need a shovel to remove it.

A Shovel would also be my tool of choice for removing most of what our new guest writes, as it seems to be the most apt tool when dealing with that kind of "material".

Message Edited by DrTrouserPlank on 21-05-2009 07:59 PM

[fizzyfunk]

wow! Tooms, you may have just made my year with that! I love Monkey Island so much!

Tom, you get a peck on the cheek for that info too.. hope it's the case for the rubbish gears guys like me

and lol about ff13

[TomBeta]

Gears later?

St0rmbr1nger, you annoy me, please leave.

[fizzyfunk]

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TomBeta wrote:
Gears later?

St0rmbr1nger, you annoy me, please leave.

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100% yes!

just report him, he'll soon be deleted from the thread..

[Milky_08]

I reported, we know that hes a die hard ps3 fan and doesnt like us so why bother comnig in here? I think you sohuld be able to ban certain people from certain threads

[TomBeta]

Well i'll order some food in in the next 20 minutes, once i've eaten that i'll be on

[fizzyfunk]

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Milky_08 wrote:
I reported, we know that hes a die hard ps3 fan and doesnt like us so why bother comnig in here? I think you sohuld be able to ban certain people from certain threads

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That's a good idea! or a certain amount of legit reports should block them. Funny thing is even the PS3 only owners don't like him! His "toast" thread was good though!!

[stig193]

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fizzyfunk wrote:

That's a good idea! or a certain amount of legit reports should block them. Funny thing is even the PS3 only owners don't like him! His "toast" thread was good though!!

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+1. It amazes me that he is in his 30's.